I was walking around in a store. I saw an assistant pass this little boy his money back, saying, “I’m sorry, but you don’t have enough money to buy this doll.” I walked toward him and asked him who he wished to give this doll to.
“It’s the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas. She was so sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her.” he said.
I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her, and he shouldn’t worry. But he replied to me sadly, “No, Santa Claus can’t bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.” His eyes were so sad while saying this. “My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.” My heart nearly stopped. I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy, “What if we checked again, just in case (万一)you do have enough money?”
“Ok,” he said. “I hope that I have enough.” I added some of my money to his without letting him see and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money left . The little boy said, “Thank you God for giving me enough money!”
I left the store, feeling as if my life had been changed forever.
【小题1】Whom did the boy want to give the doll to?

I was walking around in a store. I saw an assistant pass this little boy his money back, saying, “I’m sorry, but you don’t have enough money to buy this doll.” I walked toward him and asked him who he wished to give this doll to.

“It’s the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas. She was so sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her.” he said.

I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her, and he shouldn’t worry. But he replied to me sadly, “No, Santa Claus can’t bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.” His eyes were so sad while saying this. “My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.” My heart nearly stopped. I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy, “What if we checked again, just in case (万一)you do have enough money?”

“Ok,” he said. “I hope that I have enough.” I added some of my money to his without letting him see and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money left . The little boy said, “Thank you God for giving me enough money!”

I left the store, feeling as if my life had been changed forever.

1.Whom did the boy want to give the doll to?

A．His mother        B．His friend          C．His sister          D．The writer

2.The boy finally had enough money for the doll because_________.

A．he didn’t count correctly at first           B．the writer added some money

C．the assistant added some money            D．the assistant made the doll cheaper

3.How did the writer feel at last?

A．Shy.              B．Nervous.          C．Happy.            D．Angry.

4.What does the story tell us?

A．We should help other people in need.       B．Money does not matter.

C．We should believe in Santa Claus.           D．We should borrow money when necessary

Knowing about yourself means not only you find what you are good at and what you like，it 1  means you find what you are not good at and what you don’t like．Both help you to  2  your aim（目标）in life．

Although most students would be  3  if they found they always failed a maths exam，they have learned a lot about  4  ．They know they should not become engineers  5  physical scientists，and they should not be good at  6  work．So failure（失败）can help a student have a much happier life if he or she draws the  7  conclusion（结论）from the failure．They may then make a decision  8  their aims and choose the kind of work they would like to do．

It is impossible to decide  9  or not you like something until you have tried it If you decide that you would like to play  10  ，you need to take  11   one lesson before you know whether you have any interest or ability．  12  is not enough to want to be a violinist．You also have to like the hard and long training  13  you become one．If you enjoy being a great violinist but  14   the work，forget it，please．It’s a good plan to try more when you are still young．And then you will come to a clever  15  ．

（    ）1．A．also         B．too                      C．either                     D．ever

（    ）2．A．look         B．see                      C．seem                     D．watch

（    ）3．A．excited       B．happy                  C．sad                        D．interested

（    ）4．A．himself      B．themselves           C．yourself                  D．herself

（    ）5．A．and         B．with                    C．or                          D．but

（    ）6．A．draw       B．drawing               C．count                     D．counting

（    ）7．A．right        B．wrong                 C．properly               D．bad

（    ）8．A．in            B．with                    C．on                         D．to

（    ）9．A．what        B．if                         C．where                    D．whether

（    ）10．A．basketball    B．the basketball   C．violin                     D．the violin

（    ）11．A．more than    B．less than       C．many more            D．no more than

（    ）12．A．These     B．Those                  C．It                          D．One

（    ）13．A．after      B．before                  C．when                     D．while

（    ）14．A．like        B．hate                     C．enjoy                     D．unlike

（    ）15．A．way      B．idea                     C．hope                      D．decision