There was once an old farmer with a horse．He used the horse to pull a plow(犁)so that he could plow his field．He used him to pull a cart(马车)．Sometimes he used him to ride to market．They were good friends．

  One day the farmer found there was something wrong with his horse．He was very sick．The farmer called a vet and asked him to come and look at his sick horse．

  “He’s a very good horse，”the farmer said to the vet，“I can’t do anything on the farm without him．Please make him better for me．He doesn’t want to stand up，and he doesn’t want to eat，either．Is he going to die?”

    “I don’t know yet．”the vet said．“I’II tell you after I’ve examined  him．”

    The vet examined the horse， and then said，“You’re lucky．There is nothing seriously wrong with him．Give him one of these pills twice a day. He'll soon be better．”

    He gave the farmer a box of large pills．

    The farmer looked at them and said．“But my horse won’t eat．How Call l make him swallow(吞)the pills?”

  The vet said，“Get a tube(管子)．Put a pill in the lube．Put on end of the tube in the horse’s mouth and the other end i11 your own．Then blow hard．The pill will shoot out of the tube and go down the horse’s throat．”

    “OK，”the old farmer said happily．

     A few days later the farmer went to see the vet．He looked really ill．

    “You look sick．”the vet said．“What’s the trouble with you?”

    “oh．my dear vet．My horse blew first!” the old farmer said sadly．

1．What’s wrong with the horse?    ，

A．He got a headache．

    B．He didn’t want to stand up or eat anything．

    C．He was going to die．

    D．He had a fever．

2．How did the vet suggest giving the pill to the horse?

    He suggested                 .

    A. mixing it with water       B．dropping it in the horse’s mouth

    C．blowing it out of a tube    D．putting it in the horse’s food

 3．The word “blow”in the story means“    ”．

    A．take air in    B．be without air    C。move air D．push air out

 4．Why did the farmer look sick?

    A.Because he swallowed the pill．    B．Because the horse died．

    C．Because his horse kicked him．    D．Because the vet gave him the wrong pill．

We went into a secondhand shop to get out of the rain.

I took my 6-year-old daughter’s hand and we started to walk around. Suddenly she reached out her hand to touch a pair of shiny black shoes.?

“Buy for me?” she asked.

“Oh, Sweetie, they are tap dancing (踢踏舞) shoes. You aren’t taking tap dance.”

“Buy for me?” she repeated.

“Well, let’s try them on.”

She sat on the floor and took off her bright pink rain boots . When she stood up we heard “click”. She took a step, “click, click, click.”

The sun came out and we went on our way. Our next stop was the grocery store(杂货店).

“Click, click, click…” people turned to look as we entered the store. People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store .?

“Excuse me, dear. Why would you allow your daughter to wear tap dancing shoes here? They make such a noise.”

“Isn’t it wonderful?”

“Wonderful? My dear, this is not the place to wear those shoes.”

“You don’t understand. When she was a baby, doctors told us that she would never walk or talk. It has taken a lot of hard work and patience, but she asked for the shoes and the ‘click, click, click’ says that she can walk,” I said.

My daughter is 18 now and will graduate from grade 12 in June. It has not always been easy, but it has all been worthwhile (值得做的). She has taught me that it doesn’t matter what others think. They don’t walk in your shoes.

1.Why did the mother and daughter go to the secondhand shop?

A. They just went window shopping.

B. The daughter loved the place.

C. They just found the place to hide from the rain.

D. The mother wanted to buy cheap shoes for her daughter.

2.People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store because _________.

A. they make noise B. they are expensive

C. they are dirty D. it is not allowed
3.According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The mother didn’t buy the tap dancing shoes for her daughter.

B. The mother allowed her daughter to do anything she wanted.

C. The mother had once thought of giving her daughter up.

D. For the mother, the “click” noise sounded beautiful.

4.What does the sentence “They don’t walk in your shoes” mean? __________.

A. They don’t have the same shoes as yours.

B. They don’t know how you feel.

C. They don’t walk the same way as you.

D. They don’t know the size of your shoes.

5.The story wants to tell us ______.

A. the love between mother and daughter is strong

B. sometimes you shouldn’t care what others say

C. you should wear the wrong shoes for your feet

D. wearing your own shoes helps you walk faster