>【题文】用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空， 使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

A Bag of Kindness
“Boys and girls, tomorrow I want you to bring a cup of macaroni（通心粉）for our craft class, OK?” These     1   from my teacher rang in my mind all evening. I was afraid of the next day because I knew we had no macaroni at home. Living in an alcoholic（嗜酒的）family, we never had too much of anything      2    beer bottles.
I went home after school. Where could I find macaroni? I knew that the local bottle shop gave ten cents for a beer bottle, so I decided to sell some bottles to get money for macaroni. I started to
3   the bottles. After selling those bottles, I earned eighty cents. Although I did my     4   ,I still had no macaroni for my craft class.
“Weren’t you     5   when I asked you to bring it, John?”my teacher asked.
I went red in the face. I didn’t know what to say and other children started laughing. Then a little girl, Rosalyn, who sat beside me turned to me and said, “You can have some of     6   .”She offered a bag of macaroni to me. The k    6   in her eyes made me cry and I ran out of the room. I     8   took her macaroni or thanked her for her bag of kindness. However, I often think about Rosalyn and the way she turned to save me t hat day. I used to spend a great deal of my life complaining and keep kind people like Rosalyn a     9   ,After that class, I     10   .I am grateful  to all the people like Rosalyn that made this world a better place to live in.

—I did badly in my English exam.

—            .

A. Congratulations           B. That’s great          C. I’m sorry to hear that 

 

My earliest memory of dad is grabbing (抓住) his hand while we walked together. As I       older, I remembered my father and I listened to many basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep                the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet (计分表) with the       score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.

On cold mornings my father would drive his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered (分送) the bread to the stores. The       and the warmth from the bread made me hungry and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.

My father would attend all my games. One night before an important game my father told me           that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour       from his route. The next day as the game time drew near, I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and       saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He tried to make the game. I’ll always remember that.

Years later I became a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. I       up the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing was very important to me. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the         way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my       in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, spirit and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day I started. I’ll always remember that!

1.A. went                              B. changed                           C. turned                              D. grew

2.A. when                       B. although                      C. because                          D. before

3.A. public                            B. final                        C. official                             D. lucky

4.A. smell                            B. color                                C. taste                                 D. shape

5.A. happily                    B. sadly                             C. slowly                              D. simply

6.A. ride                               B. walk                                 C. race                        D. drive

7.A. successfully             B. peacefully                  C. surprisingly                      D. unusually

8.A. set                               B. picked                   C. put                                  D. hung

9.A. strange               B. safe                         C. same                          D. special

10.A. pleasure                 B. purpose                    C. problem                          D. progress

 

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”

When I was a young boy, I was 1_shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often _2_me.I was sad but could do nothing, Later, _3_happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to _4_it .What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.

“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to 5_the contest.”Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself.”I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 _6_.With my mother’s great love, I did _7_in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place, I heard the cheers _8_the teachers and the students. Those classmates_9_once looked down on（看不起）me ,now all said “Congratulations!”to me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.

Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell _10_to be sure and I will find myself. This is not only for a person but also for a country.

1.	A．too B．so C．quite D．very

 

2.	A．made faces at B．looked after C．caught up with D．laughed at

 

3.	A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything

 

4.	A．take part in B．join C．get D．make

 

5.	A．lose B．win C．pass D．beat

 

6.	A．words B．topics C．times D．sentences

 

7.	A．well B．good C．bad D．interested

 

8.	A．for B．at C．from D．to

 

9.	A．when B．what C．which D．who

 

10.	A．someone B．me C．everything D．myself

 

I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean(刻薄的) mother as I did.?
My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school.?
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do. ?
My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of us have ever been arrested(taken away by the police) or divorced. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me “mean”. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.?
【小题1】 How many children does the writer’s mother have??

A．Four.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Six. ?

【小题2】 What can you infer(推测) from the passage??

A．My family was rich, so I ate a sandwich for lunch.?

B．My mother was a great success. We love her.?

C．If we didn’t want to go to school, the best way was to pretend to be sick.?

D．We needn’t share the housework at home. ?

【小题3】The best title for this passage may be     . ?

A．My childhood	B．The meanest mother?
C．I do as my mother did	D．Unforgettable memories