It snowed again.My seventh Christmas was round the corner.I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb.“There is no Father Christmas.” 
I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth.Grandmother was at home. I told _1_everything.“No Father Christmas?”she was a little_2_.“Don’t belive it.Put on your coat,and let’s go.”
“Go?Where，Grandma?” I asked.
“Kerby’s Store.”
As we walked through its doors. Grandma handed me the dollars and said.“Take the _3_and buy something for someone who needs it.I’ll wait for you in the car.”Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby’s.
For a few seconds I just stood there，holding the money，wondering_4_to buy，and who to buy it for.
I thought of_5_I knew my family，my friends，my neighbours…I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decbar， a _6_with bad breath and messy hair.He sat right  behind me_7_Mrs. Polack’s class.
Bobbie_8_went to any party during the winter.His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, _9_we all knew that he didn’t have a cough,and he didn’t have a coat.I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat_10_he would like.
That evening, grandma helped  me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and_11_“To Bobbie.From Father Christmas”on it.Grandma told me Father Christmas never let  people know that he _12_ them.Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s home ,telling that I was helping Father Christmas_13_ the presents.
Grandma parked the car along the street.and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s home .Then Grandma said to me.“All right , Father Christmas get going.”
I took a deep breath，rushed to his front door，put the present down_14_the door，rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the _15_and Grandma.We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open.Finally it did and there stood Bobbie.
That night ,I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well.and we were on his team.

When Millie got up this morning, it was a beautiful spring day. She saw  1  clouds far away, but she didn’t think about them. She got her dog, Eddie, and put him in the car. Then she drove out into the country  2 a picnic with her dog.

An hour later, the wind began to blow and it turned  3 . Millie and Eddie were warm from running, so they weren’t cold. Then when Eddie  4  with the ball, Millie saw snowflakes ( 雪花 ) in the sky. She called Eddie, picked up the picnic things and got back in the car. As she was driving home, the snow became  5 . Soon all Millie could see was white all round  6  . The road became slippery ( 滑的 ) and she had to drive very  7 . Then the car hit into a piece of ice and it went around in circles . It went down a hill and finally stopped.

Millie reached over for Eddie. He was shaking because he was cold,   8 he was OK. She got her mobile phone and asked for  9  . At last, the police  10  them. Next time Millie will listen to the weather report before going for a picnic.

1.                A．little           B．a little          C．a few D．much

2.                A．on            B．for            C．with D．in

3.                A．warm          B．hot            C．cold D．cool

4.                A．play           B．playing         C．is playing  D．was playing

5.A. larger and larger   B thinner and thinner   C. smaller and smaller   D. heavier and heavier

6.A him          B. us             C. her            D himself

7.A slowly        B. easily          C. carelessly       D. happily

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

9.                A．helping         B．helped         C．help D．helps

10.               A．shouted        B．hit            C．ran   D．saved

Jackson was driving back home along a road one evening. He just lost his job. It was winter and it was very cold, just like his feelings.
An old lady with her car was standing on one side of the road. She needed help. No one stopped to help her. Jackson stopped in front of her and got out of his car. The lady looked very worried. Even when he put a smile on his face, the old lady still looked worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe, and he looked poor and hungry.
Jackson knew how she felt. He said." I'm here to help you, madam. Why don't you wait in my car? By the way, my name is Jackson."
The lady thought for a while and then went into his car. There was something wrong with her car. Jackson went under her car to repair it. When he finished, he got dirty and his hands hurt. Then the lady told him that her name was Anie. She asked Jackson how much she should pay for his help.
Jackson never thought about getting money. This was not a job to him. This was helping i someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should give that person help.
【小题1】Jackson felt      when he drove home that evening.
A. strange         B. happy      C. sad
【小题2】Why did the lady look worried?
A. Because she lost her way.        B. Because her car broke down.
C. Because she felt very cold.
【小题3】 It was     for Jackson to repair the lady's car.
A. difficult        B. interesting       C. impossible
【小题4】Jackson helped the lady because      .
A. the lady would pay him          
B. the lady felt cold
C. he wanted to help someone in need
【小题5】The old lady should     the next time she met someone who needed help.
A. help that person            
B. leave that person alone
C. call Jackson for help again