When Ben delivered milk to my home one morning before Christmas，he wasn’t his usual sunny self. He told me a customer had left without paying the bill，$79，nor leaving her new address. So it meant that he had to cover the loss.
“She was a pretty woman，”he said， “with six children and another on the way. She was always saying. ‘I’m going to pay you soon when my husband gets a second job.’ I believed her，but she left. Isn’t it annoying?”
“Give her the milk. Make it a Christmas present to the kids who need it.” I said.
The holidays came and went. On a sunny January morning two weeks later，Ben was rushing to deliver milk when he saw a woman running down the street，waving money. He recognized her immediately--the woman who didn’t pay her bill.
“I’m so sorry.” she said. “I really have been meaning to pay you.”
She explained that her husband had come home one night and announced he' d found cheaper apartment. He' d also got a new job. With all that happened, she' d forgotten to leave the new address. “But I've been saving,” she said. “Here's $20 toward the bill.
“That' s all right,” Ben replied. “It's been paid.”
“Paid!” she exclaimed (惊叫). “What do you mean? Who paid it?”
“I did,” Ben said, “It went to the children as a Christmas present!”
1.Ben was upset one morning because _______.
A. a customer left without paying the bill
B. he lost $ 79 on the way of the delivery
C. he had to buy a present for the children
D. he was going to lose his job
2.The author helped Ben by offering him _______.
A. a Christmas present B. the debtor' s new address
C. some money to cover the loss D. a suggestion to cheer him up
3.We can probably infer from the passage that the woman _______.
A. cheated to raise her children B. moved to escape paying back the debts
C. was a person with honesty D. wanted to give her children a Christmas gift
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. An Unhappy Christmas B. An Unusual Present
C. A Poor Couple's Life D. A Helpful Customer
Once upon a time, there was a boy who would go into the forest and gather food and herbal medicines(草药) with some of his fellows every spring. However, one year, a tiger 36 in the forest and no one dared go into the forest again. One day, the boy’s father became 37 ， and the family couldn’t afford the 38 that the father needed. The boy decided to try and find some herbal medicines as well as some food in the forest.
It was a perfect sunny day. At first, it was quiet and 39 happened. But later, when the boy bent down to reach one more mushroom, he was suddenly pushed to the ground. A large shadow 40 him. He rolled over and looked 41 in shock as the tiger said in a deep voice. “You are my 42 . Say good-bye to this world.” 43 his sick father, the boy knew he couldn’t die. He quickly calmed down and put a(n) 44 into his mouth, and chewed and swallowed.Then he said, “45 you can kill and eat me, but I 46 you to know that these mushrooms are 47 poisonous(有毒的). You can eat me, 48 you will die too. My family will 49 me and find you. They will 50 your stomach and eat your meat. Your fine 51 will carpet the floor of a rich man’s house and your tiger bones will get a good 52 in the medicine shops. My family will have enough for a year or more and I will be given a good funeral（葬礼） and long53 .
The tiger hesistated. He saw the frightful mushrooms in the basket and 54 his appetite(胃口). He slowly walked away. The boy saved his own life with his quick 55 .
1.A． broke out B. woke up C. showed up D. set out
2.A． hungry B. ill C. angry D.mad
3.A． love B. medicine C.care D.doctors
4.A． anything B. everything C. nothing D.something
5.A． covered B.followed C. caught D. pushed
6.A． down B. out C. around D. up
7.A． energy B. power C. enemy D. supper
8.A． Looking after B. Thinking of C.Bringing back D. Believing in
9.A． stone B.leaf C. mushroom D. apple
10.A． Of course B.No way C. In the beginning D. In any case
11.A．choose B. wish C. persuade D. order
12.A． expensive B. delicious C. deadly D. magic
13.A． as B. so C. but D. because
14.A．look for B. call for C. take care of D. get rid of
15.A．feed B. open C. sell D. kick
16.A．head B.tail C. paws D.skin
17.A． price B. seller C. reward D. doctor
18.A． understood B.encouraged C.needed D.remembered
19.A． lost B. increased C. regained D. forgot
20.A． skill B. warning C. thinking D.word
—I must thank you for taking the trouble to look after my sick mother.
—_______.
A. With pleasure B. It doesn’t matter C. It was no trouble at all D. By all means
The teacher had the students __________ all the words they didn’t know.
A. looked up B. looking in C. look up D. look at
Did you notice the little boy __________ away?
A. took the candy and run B. take the candy and run
C. taking the candy and run D. who taking the candy running
His family, which _______ rather a large one, ______very fond of their old house.
A. were, were B. was, were C. were, was D. was, was
