A poor boy Howard Kelly was trying to make some money for school by selling goods. He found that he had only one coin left. He was so  16  that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young  17 opened the door. Instead of asking for a meal, he asked for a drink of  18 . She smiled understandingly and brought him a  19  glass of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked, “How much is it?”
“You need pay nothing.” she replied. “Mother has  20 me never to accept pay for a  21 .” As Howard  22  that house, he not only felt stronger 23  , but it also made him believe in God and the human beings more. He was about to give up before this.
24 later, the young woman became very ill. She was sent to the big city,  25  Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the treatment. When he heard the name of the  26  she came from, a  27  light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He  28  her at once. From that day on, he gave   29  attention to her case and  30   to do his best to save her life.
After a long time, she recovered. The bill was sent to her room. She was  31  to open it because she knew it would 32  the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked at the bill and saw these words on one side of it,
"Paid in full with  33 ."
                    Dr Howard Kelly
Tears of  34  ran out of her eyes as she cried, "Thank you,  35 . Your love has got around through human hearts and hands. "

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 　31 a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his 　32 when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 　33 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me 34 ,” she replied. “Mother has taught me never to accept 　35 for a kindness.” He said, “Then I 　36 you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger　 37 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and 　38 before this point.

39 later the young woman became critically 　40 . The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be 　41 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous was called in for the consultation. When he 42 the name of the town she came from, a strange light 43 his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He 　44 her at once and determined to do his best to save her life. Form that day on, he gave special attention to her 45 .

After a long struggle, the battle was 　46 . Dr. Kelly requested the business office 　47 the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to 48 . Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill 49 her attention. She read these words…

“Paid in full with a glass of milk.” (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly

Tears of joy 50 her eyes as she prayed silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread trough human hearts and hands.”

31．A．care for　　　　　　　 B．wish for　　　　　　 C．beg for　　　　　　　 D．hope for

32．A．nerve　　　　　　　　 B．heart　　　　　　　　　 C．way　　　　　　　　　 D．meal

33．A．mad　　　　　　　　　 B．polite　　　　　　　　　 C．cold　　　　　　　　　 D．hungry

34．A．anything　　　　　　 B．everything　　　　　 C．nothing　　　　　　　 D．something

35．A．pay　　　　　　　　　　 B．present　　　　　　　 C．gift　　　　　　　　　　 D．milk

36．A．thank　　　　 B．appreciate　　　　　 C．praise　　　　　　　　 D．owe

37．A．physically　　　　　 B．carefully C．emotionally　　　　 D．spiritually（精神上地）

38．A．continue　　　　　　 B．work　　　　　　　　　 C．stay　　　　　　　　　 D．quit

39．A．Years　　　　　　　　 B．Centuries　　　　　　 C．Months　　　　　　　 D．Weeks

40．A．mad　　　　　　　　　 B．rich　　　　　　　　　　 C．had　　　　　　　　　　 D．ill

41．A．sent in　　　　　　　　 B．left for　　　　　　　 C．called for　　　　　　 D．called in

42．A．listened to　　　　　 B．heard of　　　　　　 C．heard　　　　　　　　 D．heard from

43．A．filled　　　　　　　　　 B．blanked　　　　　　　 C．blocked　　　　　　　 D．hit

44．A．knew　　　　　　　　 B．saw　　　　　　　　　 C．recognized　　　　　 D．realized

45．A．health　　　　　　　　 B．situation　　　　　　 C．disease　　　　　　　 D．life

46．A．defeated　　　　　　 B．won　　　　　　　　　 C．beaten　　　　　　　　 D．lost

47．A．passed　　　　　　　 B．passes　　　　　　　　 C．to passing　　　　　 D．pass

48．A．pay for it　　　　　　 B．pay it off　　　　　　 C．answer of it　　　　 D．see it off

49．A．paid　　　　　　　　　 B．gave　　　　　　　　　 C．caught　　　　　　　 D．took

50．A．flooded 　　　　 　B．ran　　　　 　　 C．passed　　 　　 D．flowed

Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house.“Look！In comes one，”she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside，“She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him，so he said，“Let us two try to crawl into the house together.”At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house，too. The woman saw the mice and shouted，“In come two，catch them！” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said，“You saw them come in but where are they？ I will catch them tonight.”The two thieves started running away at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rein（缰绳）broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said，“How they look like the two of last night.”The man said，“I asked you to fetch a rope，why don’t you hurry for it？”The two thieves ran away quickly without their sweet potatoes.
【小题1】The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because______.

Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.

There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house.“Look！In comes one，”she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside，“She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him，so he said，“Let us two try to crawl into the house together.”At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house，too. The woman saw the mice and shouted，“In come two，catch them！” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said，“You saw them come in but where are they？ I will catch them tonight.”The two thieves started running away at once.

The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rein（缰绳）broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said，“How they look like the two of last night.”The man said，“I asked you to fetch a rope，why don’t you hurry for it？”The two thieves ran away quickly without their sweet potatoes.

1.The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because______.

A．they were found out

B．they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C．they didn’t work together well with each other

D．mice stopped them from doing so

2.From the last paragraph，we know that ______.

A．the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes

B．the woman recognized the two thieves

C．the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them

D．the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

3.“______”is the best title for this passage.

A．Two Clever Thieves                      B．Terrible Mice

C．Hit the Mark by a Fluke                   D．A Clever Couple

4.Which of the following statements is FALSE？

A．The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.

B．Whenever they found mice，the people in the house would try to catch them.

C．The two thieves ran away at once，because they thought the woman had seen them.

D．The man let the woman go home for a rope，which would be used for catching the thieves.

I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed, when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room and to my surprise, Santa himself stepped out from behind the Christmas tree.

    He placed his finger over his mouth so I would not cry out. “What are you doing?” I started to ask. The words choked up in my throat, and I saw he had tears in his eyes. His usual jolly manner was gone. Gone was the eager, boisterous soul we all know.

    He then answered me with a simple statement“TEACH THE CHILDREN！”

    I was puzzled; what did he mean?

    Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a FIR(杉木) TREE .“Teach the children that the pure green color of the stately fir tree remains green all year round，describing the everlasting hope of mankind，all the needles point heavenward, making it a symbol of man's thoughts turning toward heaven.”

He again reached into his bag and pulled out a brilliant STAR. “Teach the children that the star was the heavenly sign of promises long ago. God promised a savior(救世主) for the world, and the star was the sign of fulfillment of his promise.”

    He then reached into his bag and pulled out a CANDLE. “Teach the children that the candle symbolizes that Christ is the light of the world, and when we see this great light we are reminded of he who displaces(取代) the darkness.”

    Suddenly I heard a soft twinkling sound, and from his bag he pulled out a BELL. “Teach the children that as the lost sheep are found by the sound of the bell, it should ring mankind to the fold. The bell symbolizes guidance and return.”

    Santa looked back and was pleased. I saw that the twinkle was back in his eyes. He said, “Remember, teach the children the true meaning of Christmas and do not put me in the center, for I am but an humble servant of the one that is, and I bow down to worship HIM, our LORD, our GOD.”

1.Author opened the door when he was going to sleep because________.

A. he heard something unusual

B. he was not sleeping at the moment

C. he saw the Santa at the moment

D. he wanted to step out of the room

2.According to Santa, the star was ________.

A. a symbol of man's thoughts turning towards heaven

B. the sigh of fulfillment of the Santa's promise

C. the symbol of the light of the world

D. the sound of the bell which ring mankind to the fold

3.What does the underlined word “twinkle” refer to?

A. Tears.　　B. Smiles.　　C. Glasses.　　D. Eyes.