Robert had just moved into the street and he felt strange that he was not wanted. He knew that perhaps the other boys were trying to get an idea of what kind of boy he was. This did not help to make him less lonely. He was new and he had to be tested. Still, proving himself would not be all that easy. He did not want to run with bad boys or get into something against the law to prove that he was strong. No! He must show what he was made of in a more helpful way. That was when he got the idea. The next day was Saturday. He knew that most of the boys would be down on the playground and choose upsides for the Saturday game. Robert knew he could play well and what just might be enough to prove he was strong—and to make friends with them.
He arrived early and did his step exercises. He shot (投掷) the ball some times and did some other exercises—the most difficult and most wonderful in basketball. Then the boys came. Robert went through what he had done before the game and showed what he could do.
No one said a word. The boys just looked at each other, and thought about it. In the end, when it was all over, the biggest of the group just smiled and shook his head. Robert knew he had made it.
1.What does “This did not help to make him less lonely” mean?
A. Robert felt more lonely because the other boys wanted to test him.
B. Robert did not feel lonely in fact.
C. Robert felt as lonely as before when the other boys tried to find out what kind of boy he was.
D. The other boys did not want to make Robert feel less lonely.
2.When did Robert decide to prove himself by playing basketball?
A. After he had thought about the two wrong ways.
B. Long before he moved into the street.
C. When the other boys came down to the playground.
D. As soon as he showed what he was made of in front of the other boys.
3.What did the biggest of the group mean by shaking his head?
A. He did not want to say anything about what Robert had done.
B. He had not thought Robert could play so wonderfully.
C. He did want to make friends with Robert.
D. He did not think Robert played basketball well.
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Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a good children’s book. Either the author has aimed too , so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, ________ the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books are very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy the child who hears the story and the adult who reads it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, ________ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as works of children’s literature were in fact written for . “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious（明显）of this.
Children, left for themselves, often the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a library and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative way, or have a look at the most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop ________ to brainwash（洗脑）children into accepting our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so ________ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise over the bedtime story.
1.A. to B. in C. with D. around
2.A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult
3.A. and B. but C. or D. so
4.A. both B. neither C. either D. very
5.A. but B. however C. so D. because
6.A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast
7.A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children
8.A. are B. show C. find D. add
9.A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring
10.A. same B. friendly C. different D. common
—I really want to give up my dream of being a singer.
—_________. You are so young that you still have more chances.
A. Don’t do it like that. B. It’s a good idea.
C. Why not start again. D. How lovely you are!
She _________her lovely pet dog last week. She was very sad for the _________of the dog.
A. lose, loss B. lost, losing C. lost, loss D. lost, lost
The Smith are considering _________ to England because they __________ the cold weather there.
A. not moving, aren’t used to
B. not moving, didn’t use to
C. not to move, didn’t use to
D. not to move, aren’t used to
My teacher was so angry at _______________ he walked out of the office without a word.
A. what he did and B. what did he that
C. he did what that D. what he did that
