David is a middle school student. He had lived in a small village for fifteen years. ?? 1.??? His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and later on he opened a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His family moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had few friends here. 2.???

His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. ???? 3.? Now they’re good friends.

One afternoon, Cathy told David, “???? 4.??? I'll have a birthday party. Would you like to come?”

“Certainly. I’m glad to,” the boy said happily.

David got home and thought of a present he could give to Cathy. ? 5.??? He couldn’t telephone her because he didn’t know her number. At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, “What’s the matter, dear?”

“What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mom?”

“Nothing,” the woman said, “I just wish I were sixteen.”

Mabel is a beautiful girl. She likes all kinds of clothes, but she didn't  1  her heart into her lessons when she was at school. With her friend's help she finally finished middle school,  2  she learned little there. Of course, she can't do any important work and now she is a salesgirl in a  3   . She has to work there and hopes to find a better one.

One afternoon the girl argued with her mother angrily. So the following morning, when she served an old man, she was very   4  The old man chose a pair of shoes and bought them. Before he left, he asked, "How  5  will the shoes last?"

      "It depends. If you don't use them, the shoes will   6  be broken."

      The old man  7  nothing and went away. That afternoon, while Mabel was  8  for supper, she cut her finger. She had to go to a hospital. That old man happened to be on duty. After Mabel got the medicine from him, she asked, "When will I get   9  ?" "It depends," said the old man. "If you don't use  10  , you'll lose your finger. "

1．A．take                   B．bring          C．put                 D．get

2．A．but                  B．and           C．or            D．so

3．A．hospital               B．shop            C．bank          D．hotel

4．A．happy                 B．polite           C．unhappy        D．surprised

5．A．often                B．soon          C．much          D．long

6．A．never                 B．always         C．seldom         D．usually

7．A．told                   B．said           C．spoke          D．talked

8．A．doing                   B．making         C．preparing       D．looking

9．A．good                  B．bad            C．worse       D．better

10．A．it                      B．them           C．theirs            D．its

David is a middle school student. He had lived in a small  46   for fifteen years. It was a small place with only five families living there. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and later on he   47   a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His  48  moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had  49  friends here. At first he often played by  50  .

His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. David  51  staying with her and talks to her a lot. Now they're good friends.

One afternoon, Cathy told David, “It'll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. I'll have a birthday party. Would you like to come?”

“  52  . I'm glad to,” the boy said happily.

David got home and thought about what  53   he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he  54   to ask the girl what she liked. He couldn't telephone her because he didn't know her  55  . At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, “What's the matter, dear?”

“What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mom?”

“Nothing," the woman said, "I just wish I were sixteen.”

（   ）46. A. town          B. city          C. village         D. country

（   ）47. A. open          B. opens         C. opened        D. opening

（   ）48. A. home         B. shop          C. building       D. family

（   ）49. A. a few         B. few           C. a little         D. little

（   ）50. A. himself       B. him           C. his            D. he          

（   ）51. A. like          B. enjoyed        C. liked           D. enjoys

（   ）52. A. Well         B. No            C. Sorry           D. Certainly

（   ）53. A. book         B. dress          C. present          D. pen      

（   ）54. A. forgot        B. forget          C. remember       D. remembered

（   ）55. A. home         B. number        C. place           D. address  

I watched a little girl playing basketball every day from my bedroom window. One day, I asked her why she practiced so much. She said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship(奖学金). I like basketball and I want to be the best player in college. My dad told me, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” She never changed her mind. Whenever she was in junior high school or senior high school. One day, before she graduate from senior high school, I saw her sitting on the grass sadly. I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was too short to be a good basketball player, so she should stop dreaming about going to college. She was heartbroken and it made me feel bad, too. Then she smiled and told me her father said to her, “If you really want to play for the scholarship of a good college, nothing but yourself can stop your dream.” The next year, she and her team went to a big game she was seen by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the women’s basketball team of their college. She was getting the college education that she had dreamed of. “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.
【小题1】What’ s the girl’s dream!

I watched a little girl playing basketball every day from my bedroom window. One day, I asked her why she practiced so much. She said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship(奖学金). I like basketball and I want to be the best player in college. My dad told me, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” She never changed her mind. Whenever she was in junior high school or senior high school. One day, before she graduate from senior high school, I saw her sitting on the grass sadly. I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was too short to be a good basketball player, so she should stop dreaming about going to college. She was heartbroken and it made me feel bad, too. Then she smiled and told me her father said to her, “If you really want to play for the scholarship of a good college, nothing but yourself can stop your dream.” The next year, she and her team went to a big game she was seen by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the women’s basketball team of their college. She was getting the college education that she had dreamed of. “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.

1.What’ s the girl’s dream!

A．to be a super basketball player

B．to get a scholarship

C．to go to college.

D．to play for NBA

2.How long has the little girl practiced the basketball until she was seemed by a coach of a famous college team?

A．about three years                       B．About four years

C．About five years                        D．More than six years

3.Did the girl’s family have a lot of money?

A．Yes, it did.                             B．No, it didn’t.

C．We don’t know.                       D．It isn’t mentioned(提及).

4.Why did the little girl look sad one day?

A．She failed in test.

B．She was late for training.

C．She was blamed(责备) by her coach.

D．Her coach said she was too short to be a good player.

5.Put the sentence “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count” into Chinese.

A．志存高远         B．任重道远          C．梦想成真         D．梦寐以求