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A mother and her young son got on a bus in a small city and sat down. The bus conductor(售票员) came to them for their money. The mother said, “I want one ticket to Oxford,” and gave her a shilling (="12" pence).

The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then said to him, “How old are you, young man?”

The mother began speaking, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, “I’m four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains.”

The mother took six pence(便士) out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.

1.One day the mother took a bus _____.

2. The mother gave the conductor ______ pence in all(总共) that day.

3. The mother was _____.

4. The conductor asked _____ how old he was.

5. The boy was ______ years old in fact.

This is Betty’s bedroom. Please come in and have a look at the pictures in the room. Let’s look at the one on the desk first(首先), please. It’s small but very good. It’s a photo of a man, Bob Brown, and a boy, Richard Brown. Mr. Brown is Richard’s father. And Richard is the son of the man. He’s twelve years old and is a middle school student. 

  Can you see that big one on the wall? It is a picture of a nice woman, Helen Brown, and a lovely(可爱的)girl, Betty Brown. Helen is Bob’s wife, and she is Betty and Richard’s mother. Betty is young. She’s only six.  

1.It’s Richard’s bedroom. 

2.Bob is father of Richard. 

3.Betty isn’t Richard’s sister. 

4.Helen Brown has two children. 

5.Helen has a sister. 

The train started moving. It was full of people of all ages. Near the   46  sat an old man with his 30-year-old son. As the train passed by, the son was very   47  as he looked out of the window. “Dad, look! The green trees moving away from us are very beautiful.”
This behavior from a 30-year-old son made   48  people feel strange about him. Everyone started murmuring (小声嘀咕) about the son. “This man seems to be stupid.” Ross said to his wife. Suddenly it started   49 . Rain drops fell on the travelers through the window. The 30-year-old son said with joy, “Dad, look! See   50  beautiful the rain is.”
Ross’ wife got angry   51   the rain drops made her new suit wet. “Can’t you see it’s raining, old man? If your son is not feeling well, get him to a   52  , and don’t let him annoy(打扰) us.”
The old man didn’t say anything   53  . Then he answered in a low voice, “We are on the way back from the hospital. He was blind when he was born, and he only   54   his vision(视力) last week. Everything is new to his   55   Please excuse us for the trouble...”
【小题1】A. floor                  B. window                  C. door
【小题2】A. excited            B. sad                     C. surprised
【小题3】A. another                B. other                   C. the other
【小题4】A. raining                B. shining             C. blowing
【小题5】A. what                   B. how                 C. which  
【小题6】A. because            B. because of              C. why   
【小题7】A. restaurant             B. hospital               C. hotel 
【小题8】A. at first               B. at last                 C. at times
【小题9】A. has got                B. gets                    C. got  
【小题10】A. ears                  B. eyes                    C. nose

Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father asked him 36  on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 37  with his father’s idea.“That isn’t my job. I have  38 school work to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise to give you the best present if you  39  finish one year’s work.” Tom thought for a while and 40  .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening, just like  41 farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(庄稼) grew well. 42  the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me  43  you want.”
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread   44  his wheat. I’ve already got the best present: No pain, no gain. I think this is what you wanted me to know.” His father was  45  to hear that.