When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. "You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman. "It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, 1 know you will feel as good about it as I do now."
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say '"thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets (毯子) and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
1.When did the story probably happen?
A. On Christmas Day. B. Before Christmas Day,
C. On New Year's Day. D. After New Year's Day.
2.Why did the writer want to say '’thank you" to the woman?
A. Because she bought Mark a nice present.
B. Because she always paid money for others.
C. Because she collected clothes for the homeless.
D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need.
3.What's the best title for this passage?
A. A big supermarket B. A kind woman
C. A happy family D. A wonderful gift
Norman Bethune is one of China’s most famous heroes, but he wasn’t Chinese—he was Canadian. He gave his life to helping the Chinese people Norman Bethune 51 born in 1890. He became a 52 in 1916, and he went to the front to look after injured soldiers in the First World War. He saw many soldiers die in the war. Later he invented new treatments to 53 soldiers, and medical tools to use outside hospital.
In 1938 he came to treat the Chinese soldiers in the mountains north of Yan’an. There were 54 doctors, so he had to work very hard. He opened hospitals to give treatment to local people and soldiers, and to train doctors and nurses. He also wrote books so that doctors could learn about new treatments.
Dr Bethune worked very hard without stopping to 55 . Once, he preformed operations 56 69 hours without stopping, and saved 112people. He 57 working in spite of cutting his hand during an operation. In the end, he died because he did not take care of his 58 .
Dr Bethune’s work with the Chinese soldiers made 59 a hero in China. There are books and films about him, and he is 60 remembered in both Canada and China.
1.A. is B. was C. has been D. be
2.A. doctor B. nurse C. teacher D. worker
3.A. understand B. believe C. help D. count
4.A. little B. few C. much D. many
5.A. rest B. act C. agree D. think
6.A. from B. since C. with D. for
7.A. allowed B. continued C. forgot D. stopped
8.A. face B. leg C. foot D. hand
9.A. his B. he C. him D. one
10.A. still B. never C. hardly D. Regularly
Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large 41 .The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not 42 that we share all the rice. I’m 43 and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and 44 across the field 45 their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.
At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to 46 me when I am 47 . However, my brother has no one to take care of his 48 .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.
Several months passed by. They found 49 strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears 50 their eyes at once.
1.A. group B. family C. class D. team
2.A. right B. popular C. interesting D. wrong
3.A. poor B. happy C. alone D. rich
4.A. jumped B. played C. went D. rode
5.A. from B. through C. off D. between
6.A. look after B. look for C. look out D. look at
7.A. worried B. old C. healthy D. dead
8.A. hope B. children C. farm D. future
9.A. them B. this C. it D. that
10.A. appeared B. filled C. dropped D. rose
We were when we heard of the news that the plane was crashed in the storm.
A.shocking B.shocked C.worried D.worrying
After the new technology was brought in, the factory produced cars in
1999 as the year before.
A.as twice many B.as many twice C.twice as many D.twice many as
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