Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An     1   had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.

He was Matthew.   2  he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told    3  would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about   4  and succeeding and seeking（追寻）his dreams.

When we finished talking, I went to my    5 and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about    6   and overcoming obstacles（克服障碍）than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it   7  to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”

Last summer I got the news that Matthew had   8   and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:

Dear Rick,

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are   9  to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.

I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll      10   . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.

Thank you for loving me.

Your friend

Matthew

1.                A．excuse         B．effect          C．operation D．illness

2.                A．While          B．When          C．Although  D．Because

3.                A．they           B．he             C．she  D．I

4.                A．winning        B．teaching        C．playing   D．working

5.                A．home          B．desk           C．classroom D．bag

6.                A．failure         B．success         C．luck D．smile

7.                A．around         B．in             C．back D．down

8.                A．went away      B．passed away     C．stayed away   D．moved away

9.                A．surprised       B．brave          C．sorry D．happy

10.               A．never          B．ever           C．often D．seldom

Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An     1   had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.
He was Matthew.   2  he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told    3  would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about   4  and succeeding and seeking（追寻）his dreams.
When we finished talking, I went to my    5 and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about    6   and overcoming obstacles（克服障碍）than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it   7  to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I got the news that Matthew had   8   and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are   9  to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.
I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll      10   . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.
Thank you for loving me.
Your friend
Matthew

  Mrs. Brown, a rich woman, lived with Benny. She liked Benny very much. She made little coats for him and gave him the ___1____ food. Benny grew fatter every day. Mrs. Brown didn’t want to take him out for long walks because she ___2____ long walks herself, for she was also very fat.

    One day Benny became ill. He lay on the floor and would not eat anything. Mrs. Brown was very afraid, so she ___3____ him to the doctor. As soon as the doctor saw Benny, he knew what had happened. “Will you leave your ___4____ behind with me for two days?”he asked Mrs. Brown. “I am sure I will make him eat.”She ____5____. When the woman had left, the doctor told his man to put Benny in a little room and give him only cold water.

    Mrs. Brown came to the doctor’s house two days later. The doctor brought Benny to her. He looked like a ____6____ dog. He jumped into Mrs. Brown’s arms.“Does he eat now?”the ____7____ asked. Then the doctor gave some bread to Benny, “Bread!”cried Mrs. Brown.“Benny ____8____ eats bread!”But before she finished speaking, Benny had eaten up the bread!

    Mrs. Brown ____9____ the doctor. She paid some money to him, “What ___10____ did you use?”“Water only!”the doctor smiled.

  1. A. best                         B. least                  C. worse                      D. bad

  2. A. liked                        B. took                  C. preferred                  D. hated

  3. A. caught                         B. gave                  C. took                         D. sent

  4. A. son                          B. dog                   C. daughter                   D. husband

  5. A. thought                    B. spoke                C. said                         D. agreed

  6. A. different                   B. same                 C. fat                           D. bad

  7. A. girl                          B. boy                   C. woman                    D. man

  8. A. always                         B. never                C. often                        D. usually

  9. A. saved                       B. laughed at          C. caught                            D. thanked

  10. A. food                      B. fruit                  C. medicine                  D. way

Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don’t give up trying. Even if you have 1  for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.
When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 2  .  They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn’t become  3  . She didn’t believe what the doctor said  4  started to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she  5  . The doctor and his team in the hospital did  6 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some  7 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me  8   . I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn’t believe  9   eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good  10  . Day by day, I could walk by myself.
When I grew up, my mother  11   told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met  12  , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very   13  person.. I get best grades in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer.   14  my mother’s strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says,   15_: Never give up.

Mr Chen is a farmer who   1  in western China with his wife and two sons. One year ago, he discovered that he had cancer. The doctor told him that he needed   2  at once. And he said the operation would   3  thousands of yuan. It was too much money for Mr Chen and his wife. They had no job and    4   were at school. The situation seemed  5 .

Two weeks later, however, Mr Chen got some   6  news. He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for poor patients in   7  China. They  8  to pay only half the cost or even less. Thanks to the project and the kindness of  9  family and neighbours, he was able to receive an operation just   10  to prevent the illness from getting worse.  11  he has returned to his family.

The   12  of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in western China. So far, the project has helped more than 5,000 people   13  medical aid. The Chinese government is   14  working together with other countries and international organizations to do this. They hope to develop a new health care model   15  China. As our country develops, we must remember the responsibilities(责任) of caring for the weakest members.

1.                A．live            B．lives           C．are living  D．lived

2.                A．a treatment     B．a rest          C．an operation   D．training

3.                A．pay            B．spend          C．have D．cost

4.                A．both their sons   B．both their daughters  C．all their sons   D．all their daughters

5.                A．hopeful        B．hopeless        C．harmful   D．harmless

6.                A．sad            B．bad            C．terrible   D．good

7.                A．eastern         B．southern        C．western  D．northern

8.                A．want           B．need           C．prefer    D．like

9.                A．my            B．your           C．his  D．her

10.               A．in time         B．on time         C．at the same time D．for a long time

11.               A．Already        B．Just            C．Ever  D．Now

12.               A．chance         B．advice         C．example   D．goal

13.               A．receive        B．receiving       C．received  D．receives

14.               A．too            B．also           C．either D．as well

15.               A．to             B．at             C．for   D．on