Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mother’s tummy(肚子), she had had an accident, which 36 that Charlie couldn’t walk. But that had never been a(n) 37 for him; he had always been happy. When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and 38 nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him.
There wasn’t a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn’t 39 to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr Postman, that way you’ll 40 more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr Taxi Driver. You 41 that thing better than anyone else.” He also had great ideas and 42 for everything; and he shared them so 43 that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or 44 something new, thanks to Charlie’s ideas.
One day, though, he came up against a real 45 . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some 46 to be sad: “I don’t have many sweets…my parents didn’t buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasn’t going to be 47 , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks, 48 trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone.
Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone 49 a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed 50 on Charlie’s head. He got such a fright that he couldn’t even move his lips. He was speechless, and 51 Waterworks was just about to cry, he 52 Charlie’s happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that’s a nice clown mask (小丑面具) you just 53 !”
On saying those words, Waterworks felt so 54 that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlie’s enthusiasm that he couldn’t help but see the fun 55 of everything.
1.A. reflected B. meant C. told D. predicted
2.A. problem B. mistake C. excuse D. topic
3.A. sensitive B. humorous C. responsible D. enthusiastic
4. A. surprised B. moved C. pleased D. disappointed
5.A. send B. write C. print D. find
6.A. paint B. play C. park D. repair
7.A. theories B. solutions C. comments D. impressions
8. A. eagerly B. carefully C. quickly D. generously
9.A. cleared B. noticed C. enjoyed D. invented
10.A. difficulty B. surprise C. risk D. disaster
11.A. means B. reason C. method D. value
12.A. let down B. taken up C. set free D. driven away
13.A. hardly B. quickly C. constantly D. specially
14.A. aimed B. moved C. threw D. dropped
15.A. ahead B. right C. almost D. even
16.A. because B. but C. therefore D. although
17.A. missed B. loved C. envied D. disliked
18.A. set on B. put on C. build up D. make up
19.A. ordinary B. sorry C. good D. curious
20.A. result B. wonder C. side D. influence
— It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.
— That’s right. __________.
A. Many hands make light work B. Something is better than nothing
C. The more the merrier D. The sooner begun, the sooner done
By improving reading skills, you can read faster and understand more of ________you once thought impossible to understand.
A. that B. whether C. which D. what
—How do you find Johnson’s last party?
—Well, it couldn’t have been . In fact, I won’t go to his party next time.
A. any better B. any worse C. any worst D. any best
—I’m going to Beijing next week. Do you have anything ______to your son?
—No，thanks.
A. taken B. to take C. to be taken D. take
Although he was disabled, he tried to lead as possible.
A. as normal a life B. so normal a life C. as a normal life D. so a normal life
