once there was a fisherman. He lived with his wife in a small house near the sea. They were very poor. The fisherman had dreamed of becoming rich and having a big house by selling his fish in the market.

One day，he took his boat to the sea and spent the whole day fishing. At last，he caught five fish. He was very happy and thought to himself，“I will sell these fish in the market and get some money for buying a big house.”

The next morning，he took the fish to the market and sold them. When he got home，he found a letter from the landlord waiting for him. The letter said，“Your rent is due. If you don’t pay it，you will have to leave your house.”

The fisherman was very angry and thought，“I have caught five fish，but I can’t even pay the rent with them!” The fisherman’s wife suggested that they go to the city to look for work. The fisherman agreed and they went to the city.

1.The fisherman’s dream was _______.

A. to catch five fish

B. to have a house with a big room

C. to live a rich life

D. to have a wife and family

2.What does the fisherman do when he catches five fish?

A. He sells them in the market.

B. He keeps them for himself.

C. He gives them to the landlord.

D. He throws them back into the sea.

3.Why does the fisherman's wife suggest going to the city to look for work?

A. Because they can't pay the rent with the fish.

B. Because they are tired of fishing.

C. Because there is no work in the sea.

D. Because they want to make more money.

4.What does the word "agreed" mean in the sentence "The fisherman agreed and they went to the city"?

A. Disagreed

B. Forced

C. Promised

D. Consented

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The importance of hard work.

B. The story of a poor fisherman and his wife.

C. The power of dreaming and working hard to achieve goals.

D. The struggle of a poor family to survive in difficult times.

參考答案：

1.答案：C. to live a rich life。

在第一段中提到，漁夫的夢(mèng)想是通過(guò)在市場(chǎng)上賣(mài)魚(yú)變得富有，擁有一座大房屋。因此，他的夢(mèng)想是過(guò)上富裕的生活。選項(xiàng)C符合題意。

2.答案：A. He sells them in the market.

在短文中提到，漁夫決定將魚(yú)拿到市場(chǎng)上去賣(mài)，因此他賣(mài)了魚(yú)，選項(xiàng)A是正確答案。

3.答案：A. Because they can't pay the rent with the fish.

漁夫賣(mài)了魚(yú)卻仍然沒(méi)辦法支付房租，所以他的老婆建議去城市找工作。這是由于他們不可以用魚(yú)來(lái)支付房租，所以需要探尋其他的工作來(lái)增加收入。因此，選項(xiàng)A是正確答案。

4.答案：D. Consented

在句子中提到漁夫贊同了老婆的建議，所以可以判斷出agreed的意思是贊同。因此，正確答案是D。

5.答案：D. The struggle of a poor family to survive in difficult times.

文章主要講述了一個(gè)貧窮的家庭在困難時(shí)期為存活而奮斗的故事。漁夫想通過(guò)賣(mài)魚(yú)變得富有，但最后沒(méi)辦法支付房租，所以他和他的老婆去城市找工作以增加收入。因此，文章的主要思想是一個(gè)貧窮家庭在困難時(shí)期為存活而做出的努力和奮斗。