1 . Two weeks ago, a 5-year-old girl named Sunshine Oelfke emptied out her piggy bank (存钱罐) onto the living room floor and immediately started counting. Her grandmother, Jackie Oelfke, thought she was playing as she carefully lined up the coins, but then she saw the girl put the coins into a plastic bag and place it in her backpack.

“What are you doing with that money?” Jackie asked her granddaughter.

“I’m taking it to school,” Sunshine replied. “I’m going to take it for milk money. My friend Layla doesn’t get milk— her mom doesn’t have milk money and I do.”

Jackie’s heart melted at Sunshine’s words. Choked with strong feelings, Jackie held her sweet granddaughter tightly in her arms.

Last week, Jackie and Sunshine met with her teacher, Rita Hausher, and handed her the $30 the kindergartner had saved. There are 20 kids in Sunshine’s class and about half don’t get milk. It costs $ 0.45 a carton (纸盒). The total adds up to about $180 a month for every child in the class to have milk every day.

After dropping Sunshine off at school, Jackie posted a tearful video on Facebook to explain her granddaughter’s plan. To her surprise, many people offered to donate toward the cause. Within a week, Jackie raised more than $1,000. Now every student in Sunshine’s class can get free milk for the rest of the year.

Jackie said Sunshine doesn’t see her kind act as a big deal. She was just trying to look out for her friends. “She doesn’t understand the effect she’s brought about,” Jackie said. “But now she knows she can do whatever she puts her mind to.”

1. Why did Sunshine empty her piggy bank?

A．She hoped to show off her savings in class.	B．She needed to train her counting skills.
C．She wanted to play with the coins.	D．She intended to pay for her friend’s milk.

2. How did Jackie feel upon hearing Sunshine’s words?

A．Relieved.

B．Touched.

C．Curious.

D．Proud.

3. In Jackie’s eyes, what did Sunshine learn from the experience?

A．Two heads are better than one.	B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.	D．There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

4. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Small Coins, Big Changes.	B．Jackie’s Piggy Bank.
C．Piggy Bank and Carton Milk.	D．A Moved Grandmother.

3 . Before she passed away from cancer, A.J. Walters made her husband Sean and daughter Brittany promise her one thing: Sean would accompany Brittany, a high school senior, to the homecoming game, where she was in the running for homecoming _________. A. J. was a beloved administrative assistant at Brittany’s high school. It was _________ to her that her daughter go. Brittany and Sean _________

Days later, on the morning of Friday, A.J. _________. Keeping their _________, that very afternoon, an emotional Brittany walked arm in arm with her father. They crossed the football field with the other candidates to await the_________ of the voting.

Brittany wasn’t_________ homecoming queen that day; Nyla was. But, like many in the community, Nyla had also_________ A.J. Out of _________, moments after receiving the crown, Nyla walked over to Brittany, removed the crown from her head, and__________ it on her friend’s. The two__________, tearfully holding each other for support. “She’d rather have her __________ than a crown,” Nyla said. By__________ it to Brittany, “I was telling her that she was her mom’s queen, and that she was loved by many, __________ me.”

“I felt so much love from her, and I just felt so much__________ for her,” said Brittany, “I can __________ my mom through Nyla. They have the__________ caring and giving spirit.”

Nyla is no less perfect for __________ of a crown. A friend of the Walters family said, “There’s an old__________ goes, “Real queens fix each other’s crowns.” But the fact is, real queens __________ their crowns to let other queens shine.”

1.

A．king

B．queen

C．lady

D．master

2.

A．important

B．regretful

C．obvious

D．easy

3.

A．admitted

B．replied

C．forgot

D．agreed

4.

A．died

B．escaped

C．arrived

D．approached

5.

A．seal

B．balance

C．promise

D．secret

6.

A．right

B．result

C．delay

D．loss

7.

A．warned

B．sent

C．paid

D．named

8.

A．debated with

B．suffered from

C．heard about

D．called up

9.

A．order

B．curiosity

C．happiness

D．kindness

10.

A．carried

B．threw

C．placed

D．abandoned

11.

A．hugged

B．trembled

C．smiled

D．creamed

12.

A．teacher

B．cash

C．mom

D．scholarship

13.

A．owing

B．handing

C．driving

D．submitting

14.

A．especially

B．possibly

C．basically

D．luckily

15.

A．information

B．blame

C．advice

D．love

16.

A．meet

B．see

C．touch

D．contact

17.

A．mild

B．opposite

C．special

D．same

18.

A．fare

B．sake

C．lack

D．love

19.

A．saying

B．finding

C．thinking

D．reading

20.

A．show off

B．give up

C．knock down

D．take in

4 . My father often works very hard. And he _________ goes to the movies. Here I’ll tell you a(n) _________ story about him.

One afternoon, when he finished his work, and _________go home, he found a film_________under the glass on his desk. He thought he _________ to have not much work to do that day and it was quite wonderful to pass the _________ at the cinema. So he came back home and_________finished his supper. Then he said _________ to us and left.

But to our_________, he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the__________. He smiled and told us about the funny thing that happened at the__________.

When my father was sitting in his seat, a __________ came to my father’s seat and said that seat was hers. My father was__________. He took out the ticket and looked at it carefully. It was Row17, __________. And then he looked at the seat. It was__________. So he asked her to show her ticket. She took out her ticket at once and the seat __________ on it was Row 17, Seat 3.

Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were__________, suddenly the woman said, “The__________ of tickets are different.” So they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I’m __________, I made a mistake. My ticket is for the__________ a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words he left.

1.

A．seldom

B．often

C．sometimes

D．never

2.

A．bad

B．strange

C．funny

D．interested

3.

A．will

B．would

C．was about to

D．ought to

4.

A．ticket

B．glass

C．box

D．shoes

5.

A．liked

B．planned

C．took

D．happened

6.

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．evening

D．day

7.

A．surely

B．quickly

C．early

D．suddenly

8.

A．sorry

B．hello

C．goodbye

D．luck

9.

A．joy

B．surprise

C．delight

D．fun

10.

A．matter

B．thing

C．film

D．story

11.

A．cinema

B．office

C．theatre

D．party

12.

A．woman

B．boy

C．man

D．doctor

13.

A．interested

B．surprised

C．frightened

D．disappointed

14.

A．Seat 1

B．Seat 2

C．Seat 3

D．Seat 4

15.

A．different

B．usual

C．the same

D．likely

16.

A．shown

B．taken

C．named

D．told

17.

A．wondering

B．wanting

C．looking

D．making

18.

A．design

B．prices

C．shapes

D．colors

19.

A．sorry

B．shy

C．worried

D．right

20.

A．action

B．speech

C．film

D．play

5 . After 20 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to _______. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you too.”

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow (寡妇) for 19 years, but my busy life had made it impossible to visit her _______. That night I called to _______ her out for dinner.

“What’s wrong? are you well?” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night _______ is a sign of bad news.

“I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I _______.

She thought about it for a moment, and _______. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation — _______ extraordinary but recent events of each other’s life.

Before we _______, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, _______ only if you let me invite you.”

A few days ________, my mother died of a heart attack. It ________ so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her. A few days after the funeral, I received an envelope with a receipt (收据) from the same place where mother and I had ________. An attached note ________:

“I paid this bill ________. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two ________ —one for you and the other for your ________. You will never know what that night meant for me. I ________ you, son.”

At that moment, I ________ the importance of saying in time: “I LOVE YOU”. Give your family the ________ they deserve, because sometimes things cannot be ________ till “some other time”.

1.

A．home

B．talk

C．movie

D．dinner

2.

A．directly

B．frequently

C．rarely

D．exactly

3.

A．bring

B．take

C．force

D．invite

4.

A．visit

B．meal

C．ring

D．date

5.

A．argued

B．whispered

C．committed

D．responded

6.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．promised

D．nodded

7.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

8.

A．met

B．parted

C．left

D．divided

9.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．or

10.

A．before

B．earlier

C．ago

D．later

11.

A．broke

B．formed

C．fell

D．struck

12.

A．sat

B．waited

C．gathered

D．dined

13.

A．saw

B．read

C．showed

D．wrote

14.

A．in advance

B．on purpose

C．by accident

D．with patience

15.

A．tables

B．dishes

C．seats

D．chances

16.

A．mother

B．family

C．wife

D．child

17.

A．miss

B．admire

C．love

D．hug

18.

A．sensed

B．accepted

C．checked

D．pursued

19.

A．time

B．money

C．comfort

D．calls

20.

A．ensured

B．delayed

C．forgotten

D．forgiven

6 . A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.

Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated.

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He wished he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I'd love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said. “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast.

He was carrying his little. crippled (残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his cat. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in and three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

1. The street urchin was very surprised when ________.

A．he saw the shining car	B．Paul told him something about the car
C．he was walking around the car	D．Paul received an expensive car

2. From the story we know that the urchin ________.

A．wished to give his brother a car	B．wished Paul’s brother to give him a        car
C．wished Paul could be a brother like that	D．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s

3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________.

A．to show he had a rich friend	B．to show his neighbors the car
C．to tell his brother about his wish	D．to let his brother ride in the car

4. We can infer from the story that ________.

A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin.	B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother	D．the urchins wish came true in the end

7 . There once lived a young man who thought himself to be poor. One day he went to a wise man to ask how to become rich. The wise man said, “Young man, you are already rich now.”

“But where is my wealth(财富)?” the young man asked.

“It is with you. Your eyes are your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the beautiful things in this world. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your legs are your wealth. You can go to any place...” the wise man said.

“You call these wealth? But everyone has them,” the young man said.

“These are wealth. What you have now is not what someone else can luckily have. Would you like to give your eyes to me? I'd like to give you a lot of money to exchange for them,” the wise man said.

“No, I'm not going to do so! My eyes are important to me!” the young man said.

Everyone is rich. We should treasure(珍惜)our wealth, and take care of it. We should not overuse it because once it is gone, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.

1. Why did the young man go to visit the wise man?

A．Because he was ill.

B．Because he was the wise man's friend.

C．Because he wanted to know how to be rich.

D．Because he wanted to be wise.

2. The wise man thought the young man himself___________.

A．was rich	B．was poor
C．was wise	D．was silly

3. The wise man called ______ wealth.

A．the young man's money	B．the young man's eyes and feet
C．the young man’s buildings	D．the young man’s cars

4. The young man wasn’t willing to exchange his eyes for money because ________.

A．he was rich

B．he didn’t like the old man

C．he thought his eyes were important to him

D．he didn’t like money