One day, I saw a boy shop alone at the shop I worked. He chose some school things he wanted and went to the checkout (付款台).
The young shop assistant (店员) told him he needed to pay $37.60. The boy became very sad and said he only had $20. He took out one thing at a time, and at last he got down to his $20. With eyes full of tears, he asked if he could call his mom to pick him up. When he got through, it seemed that his mom was too busy to pick him up in a minute.
He tried to stop the tears and walked outside to wait on the chair in front of the shop. This was too much for the young assistant. She kept looking outside to see if the boy was all right. Then she said, “I wish I could pay for the rest (剩余部分) of his things.” One of the other girls said she had a few dollars. Then two others said they could help, too.
These four young girls pooled their money and found they had more than enough to pay for the boy's things. Then they chose more school things, and gave them all to the boy. The boy laughed happily. His mom arrived much later, but he didn't just run to the car; he ran back into the shop and called out, “Thank you!”
I was so proud (骄傲的) of my team that day. They did something wonderful for that boy and also found the pleasure (快乐) of giving.
1.How much money did the boy spend in the shop?
A. $17.60. B. $20. C. $37.60. D. $57.60.
2.After the boy called his mom, he ______.
A. laughed happily B. chose more things
C. asked the young shop assistant for help D. went outside the shop and waited on a chair
3.The underlined word “pooled” in Paragraph 4 means “______”.
A. won B. used C. asked for D. put together
4.How did the boy go home?
A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By car. D. By subway.
5.By telling this story, the writer wants to tell us that ______.
A. money is important B. giving brings us happiness
C. helping others is helping ourselves D. it's hard to give people the help they need
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Bao Gong was a famous official (官员) in China about 1,000 years ago. One day, he saw a boy crying in the street. He asked the boy what h1. .
“I sold meat this morning and got 100 coins (硬币). Then I had a short 2.. But when I woke up, I couldn’t find my coins,” said the boy.
Bao Gong looked the boy up and down and 3.(思考) for some time. Then he pointed at a horse and said it was the thief (小偷). He shouted at the horse and asked it to give the boy’s m4. back.
People around laughed and said 5.(轻声地),“What is he doing? Shouldn’t Bao Gong be very s6.?” Bao Gong heard that and shouted,” How could you say bad words 7. an official? You are all fined (被罚款) one coin.”. Then he took out a large bowl full of water and asked e8. to put a coin into it.
When one man put a coin into the bowl, Bao Gong said, “This is the 9.(真正的) thief! When he put the coin into the bowl, there was a film of oil (一层油) on the water. All the boy’s coins have oil from the meat on10..”
At last the boy got his 100 coins back and people said that Bao Gong was a really smart man.
My mom lives alone (独自) and works at a hotel. One day, on her way home from work, she saw a_____. It was very small and had white and black hair. At first, she just walked by________— it was a really windy afternoon. But the cat_______my mom a long way. It seemed very hungry and _______. At last it walked into my mom’s heart and life.
A week later, I went to _______my mom. She told me excitedly about her little cat. I saw it for the first time. It wasn’t ______ of me at all, and jumped up onto my lap (大腿部). When I ______its name, it looked at me with its big eyes and said “meow” to me. It was so cute that I ______ it right away.
This cat makes my mom ______. She is always happy with the cat around. She_______ it very much and gives it fish all the time. The cat will stay in the room ______ it feels cold or just doesn’t want to be outside. My mom loves it and always tries to make it feel_______. The cat loves my mom, too. It must ______ my mom as its mom. It is really attached to (依恋) her. It makes her ______ full of love and happiness. It makes me happy, too, because I love to ______ the smile in my mom’s eyes.
1.A. dog B. bird C. cat D. cow
2.A. easily B. quickly C. seriously D. beautifully
3.A. followed B. asked C. thanked D. helped
4.A. lazy B. cold C. bored D. busy
5.A. answer B. miss C. join D. visit
6.A. free B. sure C. afraid D. careful
7.A. read B. heard C. called D. remembered
8.A. saved B. loved C. chose D. found
9.A. grow B. stay C. move D. laugh
10.A. cares about B. listens to C. waits for D. shouts at
11.A. before B. so C. if D. though
12.A. popular B. healthy C. funny D. comfortable
13.A. think of B. feel like C. play with D. look at
14.A. work B. story C. heart D. dream
15.A. keep B. put C. bring D. see
—Little Peter stopped crying (哭). How did you make it?
—I just ________ a funny story to make him happy. He was very interested in the story.
A. put up B. made up C. cut up D. dressed up
—I got up late this morning, with the ________ that I missed the school bus. So I ran to school.
—As I know, it’s about 5 kilometers from your home to our school. You’re so crazy!
A. result B. reason C. information D. plan
—Why do you have to clean the classroom after school?
—Because I ________ the school rule. I listened to music in class.
A. shared B. disliked C. broke D. lost
