One day, a 7-year-old boy held a dollar coin in his hand and asked the shop owners along the street, “Excuse me, do you sell God?”
All the day, the stubborn (倔强的) boy went in and out of many stores, asking the ________ question, but each time he was ________.
Then, at the sixty-ninth store, a 60-year-old grandpa ________ and asked the little boy “Why do you want to buy God?”
The boy told him that his parents had died when he was still a baby and his uncle was now ________ him. But several days before, his uncle fell off stairs and was unconscious (昏迷) in hospital. The doctor told the boy that only God could save his uncle.
“How much do you have?” the old man asked.
“One dollar,” ________ the child.
“My boy, God’s price is ________ one dollar,” said the old man
Then the storekeeper took a bottle of “God” from the shelf. “________ it, boy! When your uncle drinks it, he will get well soon.”
The little boy ________ to the hospital and shouted happily to his uncle, “Uncle, I bought God back and you will get well soon.”
The next day, a medical team ________ the world’s top medical experts (专家) came to the hospital. The ________ was very successful.
When the little boy’s uncle saw the large medical bill he almost passed out. ________, the hospital told him the bill had already been paid by a rich elderly man.
The little boy’s uncle went to the ________ to thank the old man. But he was away on holiday, ________ a letter.
“You don’t need to thank me. The bill has been paid by your nephew (侄子). To save you, he brought a ________ and went into every store to buy God. Thank God, ________ was the one that saved you!”
1.A.silly B.same C.serious D.strange
2.A.pitied B.stopped C.supported D.refused
3.A.agreed B.smiled C.silenced D.complained
4.A.raising B.serving C.protecting D.controlling
5.A.repeated B.replied C.reminded D.require
6.A.exactly B.really C.hardly D.truly
7.A.Buy B.Get C.Take D.Accept
8.A.moved B.jogged C.rushed D.jumped
9.A.made of B.made from C.made up D.made up of
10.A.story B.patient C.medicine D.operation
11.A.Instead B.Otherwise C.However D.Anyway
12.A.store B.hospital C.company D.street
13.A.writing B.posting C.leaving D.answering
14.A.card B.bill C.letter D.dollar
15.A.I B.he C.God D.the storekeeper
—I heard NBA star Kobe Bryant’s private helicopter (直升机) crashed. I wonder________.
—All the nine people died including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.
A.where the accident happened B.that his daughter died too
C.what was the weather like that day D.if there were any survivors in the accident
— Why not go out for dinner? My treat this time.
— ________. But I’m busy preparing for an interview.
A.Not at all B.In your dreams C.Sounds great D.Don’t mention it
—In China, many students feel stressed because of too much homework.
—Don’t worry. Our government has realized this problem. I’m sure there ________ be good news for them soon.
A.can B.must C.should D.need
Sandy seldom goes out at weekends because reading ________ most of her free time.
A.takes up B.takes on C.takes off D.takes out
Father is too tired today. Don’t call him ________ it is necessary.
A.if B.unless C.when D.whether
