When Ben Franklin was only a boy，he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers “What？”and “How？” and “Why？”

They couldn't always tell him what he wanted to know．

When they couldn't tell him，Ben tried to find out for himself．

Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say，“That Ben Franklin！He's always finding out something new！”

Ben lived close to the water．He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water．

One day Ben said to himself，“Why can't the wind help me float（漂浮）across the water？And I'm going to try.” Ben got his big kite．He took hold of the kite string（线）and ran with it．The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water．

The wind blew the kite high into the air．Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side，and he had not worked at all．

One boy shouted，“Look at Ben floating across the water！His kite takes him to the other side without any work！”

“Yes,” said another．“He's always finding new ways to do things.”

1.When he was only a child，Ben  ________．

2.His father and brothers ________．

3.In the passage，the sentence “and he had not worked at all” means“_______”．

When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a ??? .

It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. ???? a result, no one knew who I was. I was very ? , and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I??? the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart ? . I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to??? me.

Then one day, my classmates talked ?? with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. ???? , a boy came into the classroom. I didn’t know ? he was. He passed me and then turned back. He ???? me, without a word, but a smile.

?? , I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and? ???? .

That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became???? to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember??? at me!

I have been happy every day ??? all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and smiles will come back to you.

1.A. kiss????????????? ????????????? ? B. smile????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? C. hug????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. bow

2.A. For????????????? ????????????? ? B. Because????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? C. As????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Since

3.A. lonely????????????? ? B. happy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? C. hungry????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. popular

4.A. heard????????????? ? B. listened????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? C. listen to ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. heard of

5.A. sing????????????? ????????????? ? B. playful????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? C. broken????????????? ????????????? ?? D. dance

6.A. look for????????????? ? B. worry about ????????????? ????????????? ? C. feel glad like????????????? ????????????? D.know about

7.A. loudly????????????? ? B. quietly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? C. sadly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. happily

8.A. At present? B. Just at that moment? C. By the time????????????? ????????????? D. For a moment

9.A. whose????????????? ? B. that????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? C. which????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. who

10.A. looked at? B. looked for????????????? ????????????? ? C. looked like????????????? ????????????? D. looked after

11.A. Suddenly? B. Luckily????????????? ????????????? ?? ?? C. Hurriedly????????????? ????????????? D. Seriously

12.A. cold????????????? B. warm????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? C. sad????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. alone

13.A. near????????????? ? B. nearly????????????? ????????????? ?? ?? C. closer????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. closely

14.A. laughing????????????? B. looking????????????? ????????????? ? ??? C. meeting????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. smiling

15.A. though????????????? B. because????????????? ????????????? ? ??? C. even if????????????? ????????????? ?? D. until

When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk about anyone with my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.
Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy came into the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, without a word, only a smile.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.
That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me!
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
11. Why was the smile an important gift?
A. Because the writer’s old school was far away.
B. Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was.
C. Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy.
D. Because it made the writer feel happy, lively and warm.
12.The writer didn’t talk to anyone in her new school about her problem because   .
A. she was always unhappy
B. she didn’t have any friends there
C. she was in the first year at the junior high school
D. she didn’t want her parents to worry about her
13. How did the smile change her life?
A. She started to make friends.
B. She became the best friend with the boy.
C. Her parents didn’t worry about her any more.
D. She realized that she was lonely.
14. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?
A. From her old school      B. From her parents.
C.. From herself.           D. From her classmates at the new school.
15. Who has become the writer’s best friend now?
A. The writer herself        B. The writer’s parents
C. The writer’s classmates     D. The boy with the smile

When Ben Franklin was only a boy，he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers “What？”and “How？” and “Why？”
They couldn't always tell him what he wanted to know．
When they couldn't tell him，Ben tried to find out for himself．
Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say，“That Ben Franklin！He's always finding out something new！”
Ben lived close to the water．He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water．
One day Ben said to himself，“Why can't the wind help me float（漂浮）across the water？And I'm going to try.” Ben got his big kite．He took hold of the kite string（线）and ran with it．The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water．
The wind blew the kite high into the air．Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side，and he had not worked at all．
One boy shouted，“Look at Ben floating across the water！His kite takes him to the other side without any work！”
“Yes,” said another．“He's always finding new ways to do things.”
【小题1】When he was only a child，Ben  ________．

No one knew what        because of the thick fog.

A．he had happened                       B．had happened to him

C．had he happened                       D．has happened to him