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A Long, long ago, there were a lot of donkeys. The donkeys worked hard every day. They had no time to play or to relax, but they never felt appreciated for the work they did. One day two donkeys got bored. They wanted to live a comfortable life. So the donkeys went to see a wise old man. They told him their problem. The wise old man agreed that they worked too hard, and he wanted to help the donkeys. “I have an idea，” he said. “What is your idea” asked the donkeys. “I will paint you and no one will know you are donkeys，” said the man. The man went off to find some paint and he returned in just a few minutes. He had two pots of paint. One pot was filled with white paint, and the other black paint. The old man first painted them white, and then painted black stripes 条纹 over the white paint. When he finished, the donkeys did not look at all like donkeys. “You no longer look like donkeys，” the old man said. “Everyone will be fooled. I will call you something else, zebras.” The zebras went to a field to eat grass. Now they did not have to work. Soon, other donkeys saw the zebras. They asked the zebras where they came from. When the zebras told the donkeys their secret, the donkeys all rushed to see the old man. “Make us into zebras, too，” they pleaded. So the wise old man painted more donkeys. As he did, more and more donkeys came. The old man could not paint fast enough. Soon the donkeys became impatient. They began to kick about, and they knocked over the paint pots. There was no more paint. The painted donkeys ran off to become zebras. The unpainted donkeys, because of their impatience, had to return to work. This is why it is important to be patient. 21. The two donkeys went to see a wise old man in order to ________. A. tell him their problem B. ask him for help C. change into zebras D. get some grass 22. When the two donkeys returned, why didnt they have to work A. Because they didnt eat enough grass. B. Because they didnt want to work. C. Because no one knew they were donkeys. D. Because they were no longer donkeys. 23. What does the underlined word “pleaded” mean A. Advised.B. Ordered. C. Agreed.D. Begged. 24. Many donkeys were not painted by the old man because ________. A. no more paint was left B. all the paint was used up C. they couldnt wait any longer D. he was too tired to paint B This isnt what the Burger King fastfood shop means when they say you can get it your way. Henry Snowden pulled into the driverup window at a Burger King for a burger, some fries and drinks on Friday. Not only did he get his order, he also got US 4,175 of the restaurants earn 收入 put inside a brown paper bag. “We looked at the money as we ate. We knew immediately we should take it back. But Ive got to admit I really wanted the money.” Snowden said. Snowden, 31, the owner of an Internet provider based in Lake Helen，Florida, returned the money on Saturday morning and learned that the restaurant placed the days earnings in the same bag used for food orders, as a disguise 伪装 to prevent robberies. The clerk working at the pickup window mistakenly gave Snowden the money package, which the store manager had put near Snowdens food. Snowden was met with tears, thanks and free lunch when he returned to the Burger King. But Snowden said he_has_something_better_a choice his conscience 良心 could be comfortable. “Im not a great fellow，”he said. “Im glad I was able to do the right thing. And I felt better than Ive ever felt.” 25. Snowden ________ to the Burger King fastfood shop. A. drove a carB. rode bike C. walkedD. was invited 26. Snowden gave the money back to the shop ________. A. right thenB. on Friday C. the next dayD. two days later 27. “... he has something better”means ________. A. he has a good idea B. he is a great man C. hes got a lot of money D. hes glad to do the right thing C If we are asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we might have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and written in it an account 陈述 of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question. It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep records of the important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a great deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write