There lived a young man in a village. He was born in a  1   family. His parents had a lot of farms and got much money . He was in school for only four years, but he thought he knew all. 

  2   the villagers called him Mr. Know-All. And he told his servants not to tell him the results（结果） directly (直接地). The servants . were afraid of  him and had to listen to him.

    One day Mr. Know-All went to  3  his friend who lived in a town. He stayed there for nearly a week. Suddenly one of his servants came and called out, “  4  , sir!”

“What happened?”

“Your cat has died!”

“What’s there to be surprised at （吃惊）?” said the young man. “Throw it to the river. By the way, of what illness did it die?”

“It  5  much meat of the horse and died.”

“What? Has my horse died, too? And what illness did it die of, then?”

“It pulled(拉) the carried (马车) to the hospital,” said the servant. “ We made it  6  as fast as possible. When we reached the hospital, it was so tired that  it couldn’t  7  up any longer and died.”

“Wait a minute,” said Mr Know-All. “What did you go to the hospital for?”

“To  8  your mother there.”

“What’s the matter with my mother?”

“She  9  down stairs and hurt her head. We sent her to the hospital, but it was too late. The doctors operated on（动手术）her at once, they tried their best to save her, but they dialed!”

Mr Know-All became angry and shouted, “Why didn’t you tell me about a  10  ?”

“You never let us tell you the results directly, sir.”

(  )1. A. worker’s        B. teacher’s         C. farmer’s         D. soldier’s

(  )2. A. But            B. Then            C. Or              D. So

(  )3. A. look after       B. hurt             C. look for         D. visit

(  ) 4A. Good news     B. Bad news     C. Good morning   D. Good afternoon

(  )5. A. ate            B. saw              C. touched         D. cut

(  )6.A. run           B. walk             C. jump            D. fly

(  )7.A. sit            B. lie               C. sleep           D. stand

(  )8.A. post           B. bring             C. take           D. put

(  )9.A. went          B. lived             C. stayed          D. fell

(  )10.A. early          B. earlier            C. earliest         D. the earliest

　　Charlie was born in a poor family in London. When he was five his 1 left home. His mother had to 2 and dance for the soldiers in order to 3 the family.

　　One day Charlie's mother was very 4 and couldn't sing loudly. The 5 were not happy. They screamed：“Louder! Sing louder!” But Charlie's mother couldn't sing any 6 . The soldiers began to 7 at her, 8 she stopped singing and started to cry.

　　Charlie was not far away. He 9 to help his mother very much, but he didn't know 10 . Suddenly he had a good 11 . He jumped onto the 12 and shouted:“I'll sing for you!”At first the soldiers didn't think such a 13 boy could really sing, so they laughed at him. But one of them said：“Let him try.”

　　Charlie began to sing and dance. The soldiers 14 it. They 15 money on the stage. Charlie stopped to pick up the 16 . Then he 17 to sing and dance. More money rained 18 on the stage. That day the five-year-old Charlie 19 a lot of money. Though the money didn't 20 long, the boy was to become a well-known film-star.

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Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent communication with his mother changed his life. In the past, He didn’t give his mother many problems. , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding(寄宿) school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.

Now Martin has changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself.

1.A. So B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However

2.A. very B. many C. much D. too

3.A. could B. had to C. should D. would

4.A. soon B. quickly C. well D. good

5.A. angry with B. tired of C. crazy about D. interested in

6.A. worried B. patient C. careful D. serious

7.A. made B. took C. got D. thought

8.A. that B. this C. he D. it

9.A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. surprises

10.A. always B. hardly C. really D. just

The famous research scientist Stephen Glenn, who had made very important medical achievements. was being interviewed by a new  reporter asked Stephen Glenn so much more creative than other.

He said that it all came  from an experience with his mother that happened when he was two years old. He tried to carry a bottle of milk form the refrigerator. But tried to carry a bottle of milk sprinkled all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of complaining about it ,she said , “Robert, what a of complaining about it ,she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! Well, the terrible thing has already been done . Would you like to get down and play in the milk form a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes , his mother said ,”You know , Robert , whenever you make a mess like this , you have to clean it up . We could use a sponge or a towel. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the milk.
His mother. then said, “You know , what we have here is a failed experiment in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands .Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it “  The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the op near the lip(容器的嘴)with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it What a wonderful lesson! At that moment he knew that he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes and mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new.
【小题1】What does Stephen Glenn do?