“Don’t care”— so they say—fell into a goose-pond; and “I won’t” is likely to come to no better an end. At last，my grandmother tells me that was how the Miller had to quit his native town，and leave the tip of his nose behind him.

It all came of his being allowed to say “I won’t” when he was quite a little boy. His mother thought he looked pretty when he was pouting（撅嘴），and that willfulness gave him an air which distinguished him from other people’s children. And when she found out that his lower lip was becoming so big that it spoilt his beauty，and that his willfulness gained its way twice and stood in his way eight times out of ten，it was too late to change him.

Then she said，“ Dearest Abinadab，do be better-mannered ! ”

And he replied (as she had taught him)，“I won’t.”

He always took what he could get，and would neither give nor give up to other people.

He quarreled with his friends till he had none left，and he quarreled with the tradesmen of the town till there was only one who would serve him，and this man offended him at last. “I’ll show you who’s master!” said the Miller. “ I won’t pay a penny of your bill-not a penny.” “ Sir ，” “ said the tradesman，“ my giving you offence now，is no just reason why you should refuse to pay for what you have had and been satisfied with. I must beg you to pay me at once.” “ I won’t，”said the Miller，“ and what I say I mean. I won’t. I tell you，I won’t.”

So the tradesman summoned (传唤) him before the justice，and the justice decided that he should pay the bill and the costs of the suit.

“I won’t，”said the Miller.

So they put him in prison，and in prison he would have remained if his mother had not paid the money to obtain his freedom. By and by she died，and left him her blessing and some very good advice，which would have been more useful if it had come earlier.

68. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means “to say ‘I won’t ’ is ______.”

A. as good as to say ‘Don’t care’                 B. as bad as to say ‘Don’t care’

C. less good than to say ‘Don’t care’            D. much better than to say ‘Don’t care’

69. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. the mother died because the Miller was in prison

B. the Miller’s willfulness did more good than harm to his growth

C. the mother’s allowing the Miller to say “I won’t” badly influenced him

D. the Miller refused to pay the tradesman for being unsatisfied with the trade

70. The writer thinks the mother’s advice was ______.

A. late                     B. useless                     C. timely               D. honest

71. What will probably be talked about after the story?

A. How the Miller saved his trade.                 B. How the Miller started his new trade.

C. How the Miller offended his customers.    D. What made the Miller leave his native town.

　　Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She couldn't walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs, she was soon out of 1 .

　　“ 2 I had better g o to the doctor.” she thought.

　　She went to the doctor and told him her 3 .

　　“I'm not at all 4 .” he said.“It is clear what your problem is.”

　　He examined her and then gave her some 5 .“If you don't do what I say, Mrs Parker.” he said. “ 6 you will have a heart attack. It could 7 you.”

　　Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor's.

　　She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be 8 and that it would 9 time.

　　The 10 day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a 11 shop.

　　“I'd like ten pounds of steak, please.” she said.

　　“ 12 , madam.” the butcher replied and went into the cold storage room and 13 a large piece of steak.

　　He brought the huge piece of meat 14 into the shop and placed it on the scale (秤).

　　“That's 15 under ten pounds.” he said.

　　The butcher worked out the 16 .

　　“ 17 $4.99 a pound that will be $45.5, please. 18 I cut it up into small piece for you?”

　　“Oh, I don't want to buy the meat.” Mrs Parker said.

　　“If you don't want to buy it,” the butcher 19 ,“why did you ask me to get it for you?”

　　“I just want to see 20 10 pounds of meat looked like.”

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　　Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She couldn't walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs, she was soon out of____1____.

　　“I____2____I had better go to the doctor,”she thought.

　　She went to the doctor and told him her____3____.

　　“I'm not at all____4____,”he said.“It is clear what your problem is.”

　　He examined her and then gave her some____5____. “If you don't do what I say, Mrs. Parker,”he said,“____6____you will have a heart attack. It could ____7____you.”

　　Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor's.

　　She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be____8____and that it would____9____time.

　　The____10____day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a____11____shop.

　　“I'd like ten pounds of steak, please,”she said.

　　

　　“____12____, madam,”the butcher replied and went into the cold storage room and____13____a large piece of steak.

　　

　　He brought the huge piece of meat____14____into the shop and placed it on the scale（秤）.

　　

　　“That's____15____under ten pounds,”he said.

　　The butcher worked out the____16____.

　　“____17____$ 4.99 a pound that will be $ 45.5, please.____18____I cut it up into small piece for you?”

　　“Oh, I don't want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

　　“if you don't want to buy it,”the butcher____19____,“why did you ask me to get it for you?”

　　“I just want to see____20____ 10 pounds of meat looked like.”

(1)A.order	B.hope
C.strength	D.breath
(2)A.suppose	B.believe
C.hear	D.know
(3)A.problem	B.address
C.name	D.work
(4)A.interested	B.surprised
C.pleased	D.worried
(5)A.treatment	B.knowledge
C.advice	D.medicine
(6)A.but	B.also
C.then	D.and
(7)A)Affect（影响）	B.kill
C.cost	D.harm
(8)A.possible	B.easy
C.useful	D.difficult
(9)A.spend	B.take
C.use	D.save
(10)A.followed	B.other
C.another	D.next
(11)A.tailor's	B.chemist's
C.butcher's	D.baker's
(12)A.Certainly	B.That's 　　 right
C.Exactly	D.Very 　　 good
(13)A.brought	B.took
C.found	D.cut
(14)A.away	B.down
C.out	D.back
(15)A.just	B.even
C.nearly	D.about
(16)A.meat	B.time
C.dollars	D.price
(17)A.With	B.For
C.At	D.By
(18)A.Would	B.Could
C.Shall	D.Will
(19)A.laughed	B.replied
C.joked	D.thought
(20)A.what	B.which
C.whether	D.how