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three legs when it walks,but only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” the farmer said, and gave him $50. ( )1. The story happened_____. A. on a farm B. in a shop C. before a long plane journey D. between two passengers ( )2. What does the word “riddle” means in this story? A. Something to win money B. Something to help to make rules. C. A difficult question to find the answer to. D. A kind of game in doing business. ( )3. Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost? made much more money than the farmer. B. He thought he knew more than the farmer. C. He was interested in making riddles. D. He was better at playing riddle games. ( )4. The farmer_____. himself on his long journey B. didn’t want to pay even one dollar. C. spend all his money on the plane ticket D. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game ( )5. Which of the following is NOT true? _____. A. The two men made rules for their riddle B. The farmer was more clever than the businessman. C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money. D. The businessman knew the answer to his riddle. B Now machines are widely used all over the world. Why are machines so important and necessary(必要的 ) for us? Because they can help us to do things better and faster. A washing machine helps us to wash clothes fast. A printing machine helps us to print a lot of books, newspapers, magazines and many other things fast. Bikes, cars trains and planes are all machines. They help us to travel faster than on foot. The puter is a wonderful machine. It was invented not long ago. It not only stores(貯存 ) information (信息 ) but also stores numbers millions of times as fast as a scientist does. Let’s study hard and try to use all kinds of machines to build China into a modern country. ( )6. Machines can help us to do things better and faster, so they_____. A. are difficult to make B. are expensive C. are important but not necessary D. are very helpful ( )7. We have to travel on foot without_____. A. bikes