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o D. send to ( ) 2. A. asked B. said C. told D. spoke ( ) 3. A. almost B. nearly C. badly D. hardly ( ) 4. A. trouble B. wrong C. matter D. problem ( ) 5. A. ever before B. never before C. ever ago D. never ago ( ) 6. A. time B. lucky C. healthy D. health ( ) 7. A. as B. during C. before D. until ( ) 8. A. start B. begin C. end D. e ( ) 9. A. good B. nice C. kind D. well ( ) 10. A. the same B. as C. so D. the different 四 . 閱讀理解 Several years ago there was an old man in a village .He had a lot of money, horses and sheep. He had only one son. But he never bought any books, exercisebooks and things like that for him .Even he didn39。t teach his son. And four years passed, the boy didn39。t read or write. The teachers didn39。t teach him himself. He thought and thought. At last he decided to get a governess to teach the boy, but he wanted her to work more and eat less. One of the villagers learned this and decided to play a joke on him. He said to the old man, “I know a young woman. She can teach your son and she wants no pay.” “Does she eat much?” “No, nothing but the northwest wind.” The old man was happy. Just as he was going to get the young woman, his wife came out and said, “Don39。t the teachers teach the boy? A. Because he didn39。t want to pay the teachers. D. Because his father didn39。t want to go to school B. learned nothing when he was 12 C. looked very like his father D. liked to play football 3. In this passage, the word “governess” means . A. 家庭教師 B. 家庭醫(yī)生 C. 家庭廚師 D. 家庭護士 4. Why was the old man happy? A. Because a villager was ready to help him. B. Because a young girl would teach his son. C. Because he wouldn39。s wife . A. was clever than her husband B. was as miserly( 吝嗇的 ) as her husband C. wanted to give the governess some food D. did