根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A: 1. ?
B: I want to buy a miracle.
A: 2. ?
B: It’s for my little brother. He has something bad growing inside his head. My daddy said only a miracle could save him. 3. ?
A: How much do you have with you?
B: Two dollars and twelve cents. If it’s not enough, I can get some more later. 4. .
A: What kind of miracle does your brother need?
B: 5. . He needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it. So I’ve brought all my savings to buy a miracle to save him.
A: Ok, little girl. It’s the exact price of a miracle for your brother. Leave your address and the miracle will be delivered to your house.
(Some days later, enough money was raised to help the family. The operation was done and the little girl’s brother was saved. So how much is a miracle? It’s two dollars and twelve cents plus faith and love. )
Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I give up first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies and always speak the truth.” The man 36 to do so and went home.
At night, the man was about to go out to steal. Before 37 , he 38 for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out stealing? No, I can’t say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will start 39 me and call me a thief. I would be 40 for stealing.” So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he wanted to drink wine. He was 41 to do so when an idea stopped him. “What shall I say to the wise man if he asks me what I did during the day? I can’t tell a lie.” And so he dropped the idea of drinking wine.
42 , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth 43 . One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very good person.
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you always speak the truth, you can 44 yourself from a lot of trouble and become a person everyone likes and favors.
Make a promise: I 45 always speak the truth.
1. A. decided B. promised C. settled D. agreed
2.A. setting out B. putting out C. giving out D. looking out
3. A. stopped B. remembered C. thought D. forgot
4.A. hating B. catching C. disliking D. recognizing
5.A. noticed B. hurt C. ignored D. punished
6. A. thought B. plan C. about D. expected
7. A. In a way B. In this way C. In many ways D. On the way
8. A. at times B. in time C. at all times D. at a time
9.A. save B. take C. bring D. draw
10. A. may B. have to C. need D. shall
— How do you find the new book by JK Rowling?
—__________. I guess she is out of her talent.
A. With the help of my mother. B. By accident.
C. Very boring D. In the library.
French _________ English _________ having gender(性的区别) for all nouns.
A. different from; in B. is different; from
C. differs from; in D. differs, from
I asked him to come at 8 o’clock, but he _________. It’s already 9 now.
A. didn’t show up B. hasn’t shown
C. hadn’t shown D. wasn’t showing up
It being Sunday, rather than _________ at home, I preferred ________.
A. stay; to travel B. to stay; to travel C. to stay; traveling D. stay; travel
