He was struggling(费劲) to tie his shoes. I was struggling with whether I should help him.

I did, and he was grateful.

“Thank you,” he said.

“I’m glad I could help. I just thought it would be easier for me to reach,” I said.

He was a disabled man, and forced to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were twisted(扭曲的) terribly, and he couldn’t do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks. He always managed to look up to see how you reacted(反应) to his words, however. He had a big smile, making me feel comfortable.

I was still on my knees by his wheelchair.

“ Nice shoes,” he said.

“Thanks. No one ever complimented me on them before,” I said.

“No one has the same view of the world as I do,” he replied.

“Tell me about the world as you see it,” I said smiling.

“Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes. I see it in their feet.” he said. “If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they’re impatient with me. I don’t want to make people uncomfortable.

“What about me? I asked.

“I could see your compassion. And then you came down to my level. I was the one who was nervous.” he said. “I don’t normally have someone look me in the eye.”

“They don’t know what they’re missing,” I told him.

“My old face is nothing to brag(自夸) about.” he said.

“But that smile is so big.”

Yes, and it’s not only a big smile but an attitude.

1. The disabled man knew people were impatient mostly by their _________.

2. The unlined word compassion is the closet in meaning to ___________.

3. We learn that the disabled man _________.

4. The writer felt comfortable because _________.

5. We can infer from the passage that _________.

—Where's my music disc? I can't see it!
—You'd better             the disc carefully in your bedroom.
A. look up     B. look through    C. look for

One day Jack met his good friend Sue in the park. A dog was looking up at the woman beside her.

　  Jack walked up to Sue and said, “Hello, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a moment?” “Of course, please sit down,” Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if( 似乎) waiting to be given some food.

　 “That's a nice dog, isn't he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.

　 “Yes, he is. He's handsome. He's strong and healthy.”

“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him.”

　 “That's true,” Sue said. “But I haven't.”

　　They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite（咬）?”

　　“No, ”Sue said, “ He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and friendly.”

　　Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.

　　“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said your dog didn't bite.”

　　Sue answered in surprise, “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog is at home.”

1.Jack and Sue were ________.

A．friends                               B．neighbors

C．classmates                             D．brother and sister

2.The dog looked at the woman because _______.

A．the woman wanted to feed him             B．the woman was friendly

C．he was strong and healthy                 D．he was hungry

3.Jack touched the dog because he believed _______.

A．the dog was handsome                   B．Sue's dog was unfriendly

C．the dog belonged to Sue                  D．Sue's dog was at home

4.We can guess from the story that _______.

A．Sue gave a wrong answer                 B．Jack made a mistake（错误）

C．the dog wasn’t dangerous                D．both Jack and Sue liked the dog

5.Which of the Following can be the best title of the passage?

A．A Wrong Question                      B．Sue's Dog

C．A pleasant talk                          D．Sue's Friend

When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What’s the best way to know it?

You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?

First, all the English words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D…. That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth… For example, “pardon” is before “plough”, “judge” before “just”, etc.

Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary?

The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English study.

1.This passage is about______.

2.In the dictionary you may not find_______.

3.In an English-Chinese dictionary, the last word______.

4.Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?

5.In the passage the writer tries to tell us that_______.

We have to ____ ourselves when we are away from home.

A. look at   B. look for  C. look up   D. look after