With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I ' m blind, please help. "

Only a few people put 　 16　 in the hat. A man was walking by. He 　 17　 some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign 　 18 . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people 　19　 to give money to the blind boy.　　That afternoon the man came to see 　 20 　 things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who 　 21　 my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a 　 22　 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day, 　23　 I cannot see it. "

Both the 　 24　 told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 　25　　people to help by throwing some money into the 　26　 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the 27 of the day, but the boy couldn't 　 28　 he was blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn 　29　 this story. First, be thankful for what

you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can. 30 , be creative. Think differently.

　There is always a better way !

(　 )16. A. eggs　　　　　　　　 B. coins　　　　　　　　 C. toys　　　　　　　　 D. pencils

(　 )17. A. got　　　　　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　 D. dropped

(　 18. A. on　　　　　　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　　　　 D. around

(　 )19. A. asked　　　　　　　 B. began　　　　　　　 C. hoped　　　　　　　 D. continued

(　 )20. A. how　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. whose　　　　　　　 D. which

(　 )21. A. put　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　 C. changed　　　　　 D. cleaned

(　 )22. A. usual　　　　　　　 B. simple　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　 D. dangerous

(　 )23. A. as　　　　　　　　　 B. so 　　　　　　　　 C. for　　 　　　 D. but

(　 )24. A. signs　　　　　　　 B. men　　　　　　　　 C. boys　　　　　　　　 D. lessons

(　 )25.A. told　　　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　 C. helped　　　　　　　 D. ordered

(　 )26. A. bag　　　　　　　　 B. hat　　　　　　　　　 C. pocket　　　　　　　　　　 D. basket

(　 )27. A. food　　　　　　　　 B. songs　　　　　　　 C. beauty　　　　　　　 D. pictures

(　 )28. A. because　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. though

(　 )29. A. about　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　 D. except

(　 )30.A. First　　　　　　　　 B. Second　　　　　　 C. Third　　　　　　　 D. Fourth

Reading comprehension. 阅读理解.

　　Once there was a man. He could run very fast. He was proud of this and he was always ready to show people how fast he could run.

　　One day, a thief broke into his house and took some of his things. When the man saw him, the thief ran hurriedly. The man ran after the thief and shouted, “Hey, stop! Stop! Don't you know you can't get away from me?” But the thief only ran faster. The man got so angry that he ran even faster. He was soon miles away from his home. He was still rushing along when he ran into a friend. “Why are you in such a hurry?” the friend asked. “I'm trying to catch a thief,” said the man, quite out of breath (气喘吁吁). “But where is the thief?” asked his friend. “Miles and miles behind!” said the runner, smiling with pride. “He thought he could run faster than I, but you see he was quite wrong.”

True or False. 判断下列句子是否符合短文内容, 符合的用 “T” 表示, 不符合的用 “F” 表示, 填入括号内.

(1) The man was proud that he could run faster than any thief.

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(2) The man ran and shouted, but the thief was little afraid.

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(3) The man was too angry to run even faster.

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(4) The man's friend couldn't understand why the man was running so fast.

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(5) The man caught the thief at last.

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阅读理解

　　He never laughs at (嘲笑) people when they are in trouble. In the bus, he gives his seat to an older man or a lady who is standing. If he knocks into(撞上)someone, or gets in his way(挡路), he says, “Excuse me.” or “ I'm sorry.”

　　He says “Please…” when he asks for something, and “Thank you”when he gets some thing. He stands up when he speaks to a lady or an older man. He does not talk too much him self. He does not talk loudly or laugh loudly in public (在公开场合). He uses a handkerchief (手帕) when he sneezes (打喷嚏) or coughs.

根据短文判断下列各句正误 (T or F).

1．A man with good manners thinks of (考虑) others before himself.

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2．When people are in trouble, it is right to laugh at them.

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3．A schoolboy should (应该) not stand when he speaks to an old man.

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4．A schoolboy should stand up when he speaks to a woman.

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5．When a man is talking, you should stop him.

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