One day, there were a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, “I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist (广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized (识别) his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said, “I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read, “Spring has come, but I can’t see anything.”
1.What’s the blind man’s name?
A. Tom B. John
C. Tony D. Sorry, I don’t know.
2.Who wrote a new message?
A. The blind man. B. The teacher.
C. The publicist. D. The farmer.
3. How did the blind man recognize the publicist?
A. By his sign. B. By his footsteps.
C. By his voice. D. By his coins.
4. When did the story happen?
A. In spring. B. In summer.
C. In autumn. D. In winter.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Publicists are always friendly and helpful.
B. We can get more money by changing a sign.
C. The blind man is very stupid, so he has little money.
D. The power (力量) of language is great.
A: Hello, Wu Wei.
B: Hello, everyone. You are all here. 1. ?
A: We are planning for a good-bye party, for the three-year middle school life will be over.
B: That’s great. Can I join the party?
A: 2. . Everyone in our class is welcome.
B: Great! Is anything I can give a hand?
A: Let me see. Oh, 3. ?
B: Yes. I have a digital camera.
A: We want to take photos. They may remind us of the time we had in middle school in the future. 4. ?
B: Not at all. I’m sure that I must bring it to the party. Anything else?
A: Well. Would you like to get some fruit and snacks for the party with me?
B: 5. . Let’s go.
Tom brought a box of biscuits to a summer camp. He ate a few and placed the rest under his bed. After lunch, he found the box was gone. He went to tell his camp about it.
The next day, the coach saw a boy eating Tom’s biscuit behind a tree. He an idea to solve the problem. He found Tom and said to him, “I know who your biscuits. Will you help me to teach him a lesson?”
“Well, yes…are you going to punish , sir?” Tom asked. “No, I am not,” the coach explained “That would only make him hate you. I want you to write to your mother and ask for more .”
Tom received another box of biscuits by mail from his mother a few days later. “Now,” said the coach, “go and them with the boy who stole your biscuits.” Tom didn’t understand the coach’s intention, he still followed his advice.
Half an hour later the coach saw the two boys come up the hill, arm in arm. The boy was trying to ask Tom to his toy robot in payment for ( 赔偿 ) the stolen biscuits. And Tom was refusing the gift from his new friend. He said that a few biscuits were not so .
In some situations, forgiveness ( 原谅 ) is better than punishment.
1.A. cook B. doctor C. coach D. cleaner
2.A. got on with B. went on with C. came up with D. caught up with
3.A. took away B. ran away C. went away D. threw away
4.A. me B. him C. us D. them
5.A. shyly B. angrily C. excitedly D. patiently
6.A. gifts B. biscuits C. candies D. toys
7.A. share B. choose C. divide D. fill
8.A. if B. but C. since D. though
9.A. steal B. mend C. make D. accept
10.A. cheap B. delicious C. different D. important
— What a nice day! How about playing football after school?
— __________! Let’s ask Li Ming to go with us.
A. Sounds great B. No problem
C. Good luck D. That’s OK
Many foreigners prefer things that are made in China _____________.
A. with hand B. in hands
C. by hands D. by hand
Students always have a study plan _____________ the new term.
A. at the beginning B. at the beginning of
C. at the end D. at the end of
