Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   31   very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   32    of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally  33    a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go  34  into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱),   35   his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   36   .  

     James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   37   than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   38  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

        39   James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  40  up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear   41   .  He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   42    will come true. I will take care of you. "

     But Jack said   43   , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too  44   . Now I can' t even hold a glass. "

     To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   45   towards the sky.

He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

1.A. paintingB. booksC. schoolD. money

2.A. anyB. allC. bothD. neither

3.A. looked outB. worked outC. took outD. got out

4.A. offB. awayC. upD. down

5.A. supportB. agreeC. followD. let

6.A. homeB. mineC. collegeD. school

7.A. betterB. worseC. cheaperD. older

8.A. arrivedB. graduatedC. walkedD. waited

9.A. BeforeB. WhenC. ThoughD. While

10.A. pickedB. turnedC. lookedD. stood

11.A. brotherB. sisterC. fatherD. mother

12.A. wayB. ideaC. dreamD. practice

13.A. happilyB. surprisedlyC. angrilyD. softly

14.A. earlyB. lateC. goodD. helpful

15.A. legsB. feetC. armsD. fingers

–Will you get there by ______ train.
--No, I will take ______ taxi.

--- I will take an important test tomorrow.

--- Oh, really?________!

A．Good luck                             B．Have a good time

C．Well done                             D．Good idea

Once upon a time all feelings went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of a strong storm was announced ,so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds darkened, Love realized it was time to leave. But there were no boats to spare. Love looked around with hope.
Just then Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love shouted, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."
Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣) who was also passing by in a beautiful boat for help, But Vanity said with a cold voice, “No, I can’t take you with me. My boat will get dirty with your mummy feet.”
Sorrow passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was useless. “No, I can’t take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be by myself.”
When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that it hardly concerned about anyone else.
Love was growing restless and hopeless. Just then somebody called out, “Come, Love, I will take you with me.” Love did not know who was being so kind, but jumped onto the boat happily.
After getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Love asked, “Knowledge, do you know who was so kind to give me a lift when no one else wished to help?”
Knowledge smiled, "Oh, that was Time,"
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."
【小题1】According to the passage, which one did not go to an island for a vacation?

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Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   1  very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   2   of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally   3   a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go  4 into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱),   5  his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   6  
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   7  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   8  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
  9  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  10 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear   11    He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   12   will come true. I will take care of you. "
But Jack said   13  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too   14   Now I can' t even hold a glass. "
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   15  towards the sky.
He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.