It was Mother’s Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn’t go back home. When he walked by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind. “I’ll send Mum some roses (玫瑰).”
While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The shop assistant told him that roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen (一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨). She told him they were a lot cheaper than roses.
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said, “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses, as the rose is her favorite.”
After hearing this, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the shop assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you two.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air. He thanked John, and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the shop assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked back to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.
【小题1】The shop assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because _____.

It was Mother’s Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn’t go back home. When he walked by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind. “I’ll send Mum some roses (玫瑰).”
While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The shop assistant told him that roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen (一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨). She told him they were a lot cheaper than roses.
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said, “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses, as the rose is her favorite.”
After hearing this, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the shop assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you two.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air. He thanked John, and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the shop assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked back to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself

1. 1.

   The shop assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because______.

   1. A.
      there were not enough roses in the shop
   2. B.
      carnations were much nicer than roses
   3. C.
      roses were more expensive than carnations
   4. D.
      carnations were special flowers for Mother’s Day
2. 2.

   John spent ______ in the flower shop that day

   1. A.
      $5
   2. B.
      $25
   3. C.
      $ 45
   4. D.
      $ 55
3. 3.

   The young man cried at the cemetery because he ______.

   1. A.
      had spent all his money on the roses
   2. B.
      wasn’t able to tell his mother he loved her himself
   3. C.
      felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers
   4. D.
      hadn’t got enough money for his sick mother
4. 4.

   At last John decided to take the roses home himself because he wanted to ______.

   1. A.
      tell his mother he loved her
   2. B.
      ask his mother for more money
   3. C.
      tell his mother the young man’s story
   4. D.
      ask his mother if she liked roses
5. 5.

   The writer wrote this passage to tell us “_______”

   1. A.
      Buy roses for your mother when she is ill
   2. B.
      Let your mother know how much you love her
   3. C.
      Work hard to get more money for your mother
   4. D.
      Send your mother flowers on Mother’s Day

Growing up is not always easy .When facing difficulties ,courage and a spirit of independence (独立)can be more useful than crying for help .That’s what’s the story I’ve heard recently tells me .

　 The young man was born in1982 in a 31 family in a small town .When he was only 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby (弃儿) girl .A year later ,his 32 left home with his younger brother because she couldn’t 33 hard life and pressure from her mad husband . The 12-year-old boy began to 34 his whole family : he took care of not only his sick father ,but also the little girl . 35 ,he didn’t give up studying .Later he went to college . To care for the little girl ,he rented a room near his college and 　36 her education by doing part-time jobs .

　 After the young man’s story went public ,people were deeply impressed by his behavior.

37 his life was hard ,he didn’t abandon his father and his sister because 38 needed his help very much . And he 39 donations from others . He said he felt 40　 because of kind offers ,but he could depend on his own work .With his hard –won money ,he 41 helped other students in trouble .

　 Today when many young people worry more about their own happiness, this young man’s behavior reminds us of what we don’t usually 　42　 : love and care for others .nobody could

Continue to live 　43 these .

　 Through his hard life ,the young man is regarded as a 44　 . So when facing difficulties ,don’t 45 bad luck .Consider what more you could do for your family and society ,and you’ll find the world smiling back .

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　　Agatha Christie was born on September 15th, 1890. She didn't go to school because her mother wanted to teach her at home. She studied the piano and singing in Paris.

　　She got married(结婚) in 1914 to a pilot and they had one daughter. During the First World War(战争), when she was working as a nurse, she began to write detective novels(侦探小说). In the hospital, she learned a lot about drugs, and she used these in her novels.

　　She wrote her first novel in 1920. The hero(主人公) was a detective, Hercules Poirot. The book soon became a best-seller and made her famous.

　　In 1928, Agatha Christie was lost. The police found her two weeks later. She didn't know anything. This was front page news in all the newspapers in Britain, and even today nobody knows what happened to her during those two weeks.

　　In 1929, Agatha Christie went on holiday to the Middle East. She came home to England in 1930.

　　After that, she travelled with her husband to the Middle East many times, and a lot of her later stories took place there, for example, Murder On The Nile. She also wrote the detective in the West End of London in 1952, and still on later.

　　During her life she wrote nearly eighty detective stories. She also wrote other novels under the pen name of May Westmacott. She died in January 1976 at the age of eighty-six.

　　Agatha Christie's detective novels are famous for their surprising endings.

1．Christie began to write detective novels ________.

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2．What may the word “drugs” here mean ________.

[　　]

3．Why was Christie lost for two weeks in 1928?

[　　]

A．Because she was ill.

B．Because she got married.

C．Because she wanted to write novels herself.

D．Nobody knows.

4．Who is Mary Westmacott?

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5．Why did her detective novels interest so many readers? Because ________.

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A．they have a sad ending

B．they have an unusual ending

C．there is always a murder in her novels

D．Christie was very famous

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Mabel is nine years old now. Her parents are both farmers. The little girl lives in a small   1   and never went to the capital. Last month, when her mother   2  in their field on a rainy day, an old man was ill by the river. She carried him on her hack to the hospital and gave him   3   clothes and some food and drink. Then she rang his daughter up and told her about it. The old man's daughter  4   her very much and asked her to visit London. She started the journey with Mabel. Of course the girl was very   5  . In London they visited some places of interest and the parks and zoos. And they  6  themselves there. The old man was friendly to Mabel and told her a lot of interesting stories. But it was   7  for the girl, to talk with him because he was deaf(聋的)and he often told her to  8  louder. Two weeks later they returned home with some nice presents. Mabel wanted to write a thank-you letter to the old man. Her mother  9  her. Yesterday evening, her mother came in when she was writing the letter. The woman looked at the letter and asked. “Why is your handwriting(字体) so   10  ?” “because Grandpa's deaf,”answered the girl. “And I have to write larger!”

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A. village　　　B. town　　　C. city　　　D. capital

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A. works　　　B. will work　　　C. is working　　　D. was working

[　　]

A. nice　　　B. dry　　　C. wet　　　D. new

[　　]

A. hoped　　　B. wanted　　　C. thanked　　　D. loved

[　　]

A. afraid　　　B. happy　　　C. angry　　　D. sad

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A. liked　　　B. thought　　　C. felt　　　D. enjoyed

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A. difficult　　　B. easy　　　C. important　　　D. interesting

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A. laugh　　　B. smile　　　C. speak　　　D. shout

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A. was angry with　　　　 B. agreed with

10.

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A. tall　　　B. short　　　C. large　　　D. small