Simon is a 17-year-old young man, but he was a famous champion(冠军). Everybody in New York University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody in New York University was sorry. People all over the country talked about Simon and often asked, “will he never jump again?” Simon’s mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his broken leg. Then she looked into his eyes. She knew what her son would. “You’re going to jump again, Simon, I know it,” she said. “Everything will be all right.” If Simon hoped to jump again, he would have a lot to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed. Simon started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his bed looked like a machine shop! It was May when Simon left the hospital. “is it all right if I go camping this summer?” he asked the doctors. “Yes” the doctors said. “But take it easy on that foot”. Simon took only short walks at first. He was taking it easy on his foot, but not on anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised until his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little more. In late summer Simon went back to school. He asked if he could practice with the football team. Football wasn’t his favourite, but he had to get that leg strong again.” He worked hard. “No one pushed him As hard as he pushed himself, said one of his friends. “To see a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch”.

35Simon is good at _____.

A. swimming  B. studying   C. jumping  D. playing football

36. When did Simon leave the hospital?

A.  In May   B. In April  C. In March  D. In June

37. Where did Simon start to exercise again?

A. In his home B. In the school  C. In his hospital bed  D. In the playground 

     38. From the passage we know that______.

A. Only everybody in New York University liked Simon. B.  His mother didn’t know what her son would do. C.  His teacher helped him to exercise. D. Simon had a strong personality.

In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his  16  .His music was so great that many people put money into his   17  .The next day, the young artist came to the   18  place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put   19  on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat  20  .Please come to get it soon.”   21  about half an hour, a(an)   22  man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked   23  , “Are you Mr. George Sang?”“Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?”“Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.
The violinist   24  a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist   25  it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you   26  play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “  27   I don’t have much money, I live happily; But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so   28  . But being   29  should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may   30   in a short period(短期). However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his  16   .His music was so great that many people put money into his   17   .The next day, the young artist came to the   18   place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put   19   on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat  20   .Please come to get it soon.”   21   about half an hour, a(an)   22   man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked   23   , “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.

The violinist   24   a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist   25   it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you   26   play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “   27    I don’t have much money, I live happily; But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so   28   . But being   29   should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may   30    in a short period(短期). However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.