Ⅳ. Read 2d and answer the following questions. 阅读 2d，回答下列问题。
1. Why was Alice mad at Nancy?

2. What does Bert advise Nancy to do?

1. Nancy and Julie have been spending more time together lately and that makes Alice think Julie is now better friends with Nancy than with her. 2. He advised Nancy to ask Alice to join them each time she does something with Julie.

Ⅴ. Complete the passage according to 2d. 根据 2d，完成下面短文。每空词数不限。
Nancy thinks she has Alice and she's not sure what to do about it. Julie is Alice's best friend, but Nancy and Julie have been together lately. Because Nancy gets to know Julie, the more she has realized that they have a lot . It Alice because she thinks Julie is now better friends with Nancy than with her. Bert thinks Nancy should ask Alice each time she does something with Julie, then she won't . And that can their friendship .

made, mad; spending more time; the more; in common; makes, unhappy; to join them; feel left out; make, stronger.

Ⅰ. Choose the proper words from the box and complete the sentences.
从方框中选择恰当的单词，完成下列句子。每空一词，每词只用一次。

1. It is said that lions are the of all the animals.
2. The boy's face looks . What's wrong with him?
3. He stopped his car on the side of the road so that he could it carefully.
4. The mother missed her son so much that she slept at night.
5. The prime minister of this country has a lot of and wealth.
6. The businessman has much money, but he is always about losing his money.
7. I'm just a young student. I have time nor money for such things.
8. The little girl often cries for no . We don't know how to help her.

1. king 2. pale 3. examine 4. badly 5. power 6. worried 7. neither 8. reason

Ⅱ. Read 3a and answer the questions. Then retell it according to the answers.
阅读 3a，回答下列问题，然后根据答语复述 3a。
1. When and where did the story happen?

2. What was the matter with the king?

3. Could the doctor help the king? Why?

4. What advice did the doctor give?

5. Was the prime minister happy? Why?

6. Did money make the banker happy? Why?

7. What did the palace singer say about himself?

8. What was the king's top general finally told to do?

1. It happened in a rich and beautiful country a long time ago. 2. He slept badly and didn’t feel like eating. He often cried for no reason. 3. No, he couldn’t. Because there was nothing wrong with the king’s body. Neither medicine nor rest could help the king. 4. The doctor said that the king needed to wear the shirt of a happy person. 5. No, he wasn’t. Although he had a lot of power, he was always worried about losing his power. 6. No, it didn’t. Because he was always worried about losing his money. 7. He said he was famous but he was not happy because he was always worried about being followed by others. 8. Finally, he was told to go out and find a happy man in three days’ time.