When he was 16, his father seriously said to him, “I’ll give you whatever you want before you are 18. But after that, I won’t care much about you, and you should give me whatever I want.” When his 18^th birthday was coming, the young man began thinking about looking for a job. So he sent resumes(简历) to many companies he liked on the Internet. But, most got no reply, he said, “Maybe they were surprised about my primary school education.”

By chance, one of his friends was looking for someone, who could work as an egg porter(搬运工) in the supermarket, for 0.5 Yuan a box. Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job, he said, “I’ll take this job. At least I can make some money for my petrol(汽油).” Then every day, he drove his car, his 18^th birthday gift, to work in the supermarket. He did that for three months.

Later, he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician(网络技术员), so he asked for it. But they were also worried about his school education. He practiced his skill right in front of the computer, and showed the managers web pages he had designed. He started to work the next day, and became the director of network department in less than a year.

And now, the 23-year-old man is a boss. In January 2005, he started a magazine for children, with himself as the editor in chief（主编）. And the only writer was his father.

1.It was difficult for the young man to get a job because _______.

A. he was only 18 years old

B. his father cared too much about him.

C. he had an expensive car

D. he didn’t have enough school education

2.What did the 18^th birthday mean to the young man?

A. He could get a car as a gift.

B. He had to make a living all by himself.

C. He had to leave his parents.

D. He had to work in a supermarket.

3.The young man’s father might be_______.

A. a well-know and rich writer          B. a computer programmer

C. a very old and kind man             D. a manager of a big company

4.The magazine the young man started was perhaps______.

A. about network technicians           B. about working for newspapers

C. made of many funny stories          D. sold only in supermarkets

A nurse took a tired soldier to an old man , “Your son is here ,” she told the old man. The old man could hardly  1 the young soldier clearly. He reached out his 2 .The soldier held the old man’s hand. The nurse brought a chair so that he could sit  3 the bed. All through the night, the young soldier sat there   4  the old man’s hand. Now and then he heard him say a few words. The dying man said 5 . He only held his son’s hand tightly all through the night.
The next morning, the old man died. The soldier freed his hand and went to  6  the nurse .While the nurse did  7 she had to do, he waited. Then he asked her, “Who was that man?”
The nurse was  8“Wasn’t he your father?” she said.
“No, he wasn’t”, the soldier answered.” I 9 saw him before.”
“Then  10 didn’t you say anything when I took you to  11 ?”
“I knew right away there had been a  12 , and I also knew he needed his son ,_13  his son just wasn’t here. When I found that he was too  14 to tell whether or not I was his son, I knew  15 he needed me, I stayed.

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No visitor was left in the museum now, and John was walking around to check if everything was all right. __1__ he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John _2_ and gave it to the curator (馆长).

The curator called several museums to check if it was a stolen painting _3_ no one claimed (认领) it. So the curator decided to hang it. __4__ said it was beautiful and had a very deep meaning. The curator was __5__ to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery.

Some weeks later a woman and her __6__ came to the museum. While they were looking at that painting, the little boy began to __7__. The curator went over and asked what was making him so sad.

The child pointed to __8__ and said, “That’s my painting and I want it back.”

“Yes,” said his mother. “He __9__ it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully, you can see the name on the painting.” The curator __10__ believe his ears when he heard the truth.

On a cold afternoon in winter, Robert was walking on the bridge. There was hardly any   1   on the river. Near the bridge, however, there was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was not    2   many clothes. He was going to walk when he heard a cry, “Help!” He looked down and saw the boy was in water and his canoe was far away.

Robert was a good   3 . Taking off his clothes, he jumped into the river. The cold water made him tremble(颤抖)all over. Soon he 4  the boy and started to swim towards the river bank. Just then he saw a motor boat under the bridge. There were some people on it, all 5 in his direction. Robert 6  to swim towards the boat.

“Help me,” he shouted   7  he got near the boat. He looked up into a row of faces. “Why?” he thought. “They look so    8 .” Silently they helped the boy into the boat. But they did not move to save Robert.

“Aren’t you going to help me  9  , too?” Robert asked.

“You!” said one of the men, who was standing next to a large camera, “Why, we were making a film and you spoiled (搅乱) the whole afternoon’s work! You can   10  in the water.”

1.                A．sounds         B．boat           C．water    D．fish

2.                A．wearing        B．putting         C．taking    D．dressing

3.                A．sportsman      B．worker         C．soldier   D．swimmer

4.                A．reached        B．swam          C．arrived   D．catch

5.                A．smiling         B．seeing          C．looking   D．shouting

6.                A．hoped         B．thought         C．decided  D．agreed

7.                A．till             B．as             C．for  D．though

8.                A．pleased        B．excited         C．afraid    D．angry

9.                A．out            B．off             C．away D．on

10.               A．stay           B．leave          C．play  D．swimming

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A little boy invited his mother to the teacher-parent meeting of his school. This would be the first       that his classmates and teachers met his mother.she was a beautiful woman,      there was a big scar（伤疤）on her right face. The boy never asked his mom why or how she got the scar. He didn’t want her to go to his school. However, his mother said she would go.

At the meeting, the boy was surprised to see other people having a good talk with his mother. But he felt        for his mother’s face and sat in a chair       his mother. Just then he heard a talk between his mother and his teacher.

“     did you get the scar on your face, Madam?” the teacher asked.

The mother said, “When my son was a baby, his room caught fire（火）one day. Everyone was      scared（惊呆的）to get into his room, but I did. When I was running to his bed, something fell down and I put      over my son trying to help him. The next morning, when I woke up, I found I was in the hospital. The doctor told me someone had sent us there.” She touched her right face, “I have never felt sorry about what I did for my son. You see, he is strong, and       now.”

Hearing that, the little boy       and ran to his mother with tears in his eyes. He put his       around his mother and stayed with her for all day.

1.A. day                       B. week                       C. time                         D. year

2.A. But                       B. And                          C. Though          D. Because

3.A. glad                      B. sorry                        C. excited          D. tired

4.A. next to                 B. close to                   C. far from                  D. beside

5.A. Which                  B. How                         C. When                 D. Where

6.A. such                     B. as                    C. so                    D. too

7.A. we                        B. myself                C. my                    D. mine

8.A. health                  B. healthy          C. healthier                 D. healthily

9.A. saw                       B. thought                   C. left                           D. cried

10.A. hands                B. arms                        C. legs                          D. feet