--I went to see you yesterday evening． But you weren’t in． Where were you then？

--I _　 _ a walk by the lake with my husband．

　 A． was having　 B． am having　　　 C． have had　　　 D． have

With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I ' m blind, please help. "

Only a few people put 　 16　 in the hat. A man was walking by. He 　 17　 some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign 　 18 . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people 　19　 to give money to the blind boy.　　That afternoon the man came to see 　 20 　 things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who 　 21　 my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a 　 22　 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day, 　23　 I cannot see it. "

Both the 　 24　 told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 　25　　people to help by throwing some money into the 　26　 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the 27 of the day, but the boy couldn't 　 28　 he was blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn 　29　 this story. First, be thankful for what

you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can. 30 , be creative. Think differently.

　There is always a better way !

(　 )16. A. eggs　　　　　　　　 B. coins　　　　　　　　 C. toys　　　　　　　　 D. pencils

(　 )17. A. got　　　　　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　 D. dropped

(　 18. A. on　　　　　　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　　　　 D. around

(　 )19. A. asked　　　　　　　 B. began　　　　　　　 C. hoped　　　　　　　 D. continued

(　 )20. A. how　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. whose　　　　　　　 D. which

(　 )21. A. put　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　 C. changed　　　　　 D. cleaned

(　 )22. A. usual　　　　　　　 B. simple　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　 D. dangerous

(　 )23. A. as　　　　　　　　　 B. so 　　　　　　　　 C. for　　 　　　 D. but

(　 )24. A. signs　　　　　　　 B. men　　　　　　　　 C. boys　　　　　　　　 D. lessons

(　 )25.A. told　　　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　 C. helped　　　　　　　 D. ordered

(　 )26. A. bag　　　　　　　　 B. hat　　　　　　　　　 C. pocket　　　　　　　　　　 D. basket

(　 )27. A. food　　　　　　　　 B. songs　　　　　　　 C. beauty　　　　　　　 D. pictures

(　 )28. A. because　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. though

(　 )29. A. about　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　 D. except

(　 )30.A. First　　　　　　　　 B. Second　　　　　　 C. Third　　　　　　　 D. Fourth

Mr Grant moved to another town. One day he went to see a doctor. He sat down in the waiting room and looked round. The doctor’s degrees (学位证书) were on the wall. Suddenly Mr Grant remembered there had been a classmate with the same name in his class at school, and he had become a doctor.

　　As he went in to see the doctor, he remembered a young, handsome student and he was sad to see how old this man looked. He said to him, “Good morning, Doctor. Did you go to King High School?”

　　The doctor answered, “Yes, I did.”

　　“Were you there from 1942 to 1946?” Mr Grant asked.

　　“Yes, I was.” the doctor answered. “How did you know?”

　　Mr Grant laughed and said, “You were in my class!”

　　“Oh?” the doctor said and looked at him carefully for a few minutes. “What were you teaching?” he asked.

　　( )1. Mr Grant went to see the doctor because _________.

　　A. he had nothing to do that day　　B. he was ill that day

　　C. he knew the doctor very well　　D. he was very busy that day

　　( )2. Mr Grant suddenly found the doctor’s name was the same as one of his ________.

　　A. teachers　　　 B. students 　　　C. classmates　　 D. friends

　　( )3. When Mr Grant found the doctor was old, he __________.

　　A. became worried　B. got angry at once　　C. felt very happy　D. was very sorry

　　( )4. Who was in King High school from 1942 to 1946?

　　A. Both Mr Grant and the doctor were in King High School.B. Only the doctor was there.

　　C. Neither of them was in King High School.　　D. Only Mr Grant was there.

　　( )5. Mr Grant thought the doctor was old, but the doctor thought Mr Grant _________.

　　A. was as young as he 　　B. was even older

　　 C. was much younger 　　　 D. was as old as he