One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, 'It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they lad a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.
1.Who picked up the horseshoe at last?
A. Thomas. B. The old father.
C. Both the father and the son. D. Neither the father nor the son.
2.The farmer bought _______ with the money after lie sold the horseshoe.
A. some food B. some water C. some cherries D. some pennies
3.When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.
A. felt very happy B. didn't say anything C. beat the son D. became a little angry
4.The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.
A. he wanted his son to eat them all B. he wanted his son to do more exercise
C. lie wanted to teach his son a lesson D. he wanted his son to pick them up
5. From the story, we can learn that _______.
A. cherries are so delicious that most of is like to eat-them
B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money
C. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe
D. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones
John loved basketball. One day, as he was walking to a basketball game, he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters 36 .
John woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball 37 was over. John did what the doctors told him. but it 38 . When he left the hospital, John was sent to a rehab center(康复中心).
A week 39 he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach(教练). His legs were badly hurt in a skating accident.
Though he couldn't move his legs, Sunny became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. It was an on-wheelchair basketball team, because 40 on the team played from a wheelchair(轮椅). Sunny invited John to 41 the game. John played badly, but for the 42 time since the accident. he stopped feeling sorry for himself.
After becoming a part of the Suns. John improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. John was much 43 than before. When John became unhappy, Sunny was there to comfort him. The day before John 44 the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy even with his broken legs.
Sunny 45 and said, "It's really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun. the shadows will fall behind."
1. A. away B. from C. out D. in
2.A. game B. dream C. team D. coach
3.A. worked B. affected C. didn't work D. didn't affect
4.A. until B. when C. before D. after
5. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody
6.A. join B. show C. study D. watch
7. A. next B. last C. first D. early
8.A. worse B. better C. busier D. smarter
9.A. arrived B. got to C. went to D. left
10.A. smiled B. shouted C. cried D. turned
－ Thank you so much for the gift.
－_______.
A. It's not good B. Don't say so C. I'm glad you like it D. No, thanks
_______ points you get, _______ levels you'll go to.
A. More; higher B. The more; the higher C. Much; high D. The more; higher
Boys, don't stop-please _______ with your work.
A. carry on B. get on C. turn on D. work on
－ Can you help me clean the room?
－ OK, _______ I have to wash the clothes first.
A. so B. but C. because D. as
