Now throwing shoes at President Bush is a popular game on the Internet. It turns out that there are times when it’s good to throw shoes.
After leaving his office in the center of the city， a young man bought a new car and drove it from the city to his home. He was very happy and the car ran very fast. Suddenly， a shoe hit the car door . The man got very angry. He jumped out of the car and caught a boy who still had a shoe in his hand.
“Who are you? Why did you do that?” the young man shouted at the boy.
“I’m sorry. But I don’t know what else to do. My sister has been hurt. I cried for help but nobody stopped，” the boy said.
The man looked around and saw a girl by the road. Her leg was bleeding(流血).
“She is my sister. She wanted to cross the road but fell out of her wheelchair. She is too heavy for me. I can’t get her back into the wheelchair. ”The man was moved. He helped the bleeding girl back into her wheelchair.
“Thank you. You’re so kind，” said the little boy. Life speaks to our hearts. Sometimes we don’t have time to listen and it will throw a shoe at us.
1.The young man drove his new car ______.
A．to the city B．home
C．to his office D．to his school
2.Who threw a shoe at the car?
A．A small boy B．A bleeding girl
C．A young man D．An old lady
3.The underlined word “wheelchair” means ______ in this passage.
A．自行车 B．电动车 C．手推车 D．轮椅
4.Why did the boy throw the shoe?
A．Because he liked the car.
B．Because her sister was hurt.
C．Because he was hurt.
D．Because he was naughty.
5.What can we learn from the story?
A．We should be kind and helpful.
B．We should drive slowly and safely.
C．Life always throws shoes at our cars.
D．Nobody wants to be hit by a shoe.
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I got out of the train station with my father. A woman came to him and said that her money had been stolen（偷）. She asked if he could ____ her some money to go back home. My father gave her what she asked for and told her not to worry about paying it back. I was ____ . How could my father be so silly？ Anyone could see that she was telling a lie(谎言)， staying at the station all day long____ for money.
"She was lying!" I said. "____ did you give her the money? "
My father looked at me. He was a bit angry. "And what would you like me to do?" he said.
"Should I tell her that I am a college professor and I can see through her scam(骗局 )?" I did not ____ his meaning at all， and then he told me something that I have ____ forgotten. "First， she would not do this ____ she didn't need the money. Second. I made her day， because now she thinks that she's ____ than me. It is more important to ____ than the money， but I don't mind this."
A week later， we were at the same station， and the same woman came to my father with the same story. "Not this time，" my father told her. "In your business. you should learn to recognize（认出) people. Try another ____ on me next week."
1.A. borrow B. keep C. lend D. pay
2.A. excited B. angry C. sad D. surprised
3.A. asking B. looking C. waiting D. going
4.A. Where B. When C. Why D. How
5.A. find B. know C. hear D. believe
6.A. never B. sometimes C. always D. usually
7.A. because B. until C. as D. if
8.A. smarter B. younger C. taller D. better
9.A. them B. her C. you D. me
10.A. coat B. story C. station D. Man
When my mother ____ ， I was playing computer games .
A. got B. gets C. get
Mariah used to _____interested in music， but now she’s used to _____tennis.
A. be， play B. being， play C. be， playing
My parents don’t allow me _____TV_____ school nights.
A. to watch， on
B. to watch， in
C. watching， on
_____he was busy， _____he often helped us with our studies.
A. Although， but B. /， although C. Although， /
