One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet .He held a sign which said,“I am blind. Please help me.”

　　There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat .He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.

　　Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”

　　The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”

　　What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”

　　Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

　　Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.

　　The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.

　　There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.

　　The first is: Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.

　　The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.

1  From the passage we know that________.

   A. the boy is the man’s son.                    B. the man is one of the boy’s neighbors.

   C. the boy is blind and needs help.               D. the boy works for the man.

2  On the sign what the man wrote was, “________”

   A. Treasure what we have already had.

   B. Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.

   C. We are so lucky that we are not blind.

   D. Try your best to help those who need your help.

3  According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

   A .The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.

   B. The man took away all the few coins from the hat.

   C. The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.

   D. Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy.

4  The word “recognized” here in Chinese means________.

   A.承认                  B.接受                         C.表扬               D.认出

5  The best title for this story is _________.

   A. Giving makes receiving!                  B. Be kind and creative!

   C. Be kind to the blind!                     D. Do not always get, but offer!

It was Christmas Eve. It was very cold. A  1  girl was selling flowers on the street. Her parents were ill,  2  she had to get money  3  food. She felt cold and hungry. She  4  in front of a beautiful house. The girl knocked at the door and a man came out. She asked him if he  5 some flowers. The man said he didn’t want any. She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the foot of  6  tall wall. She looked at the flowers. The flowers smelled very nice. She suddenly had a strange feeling. She felt she was becoming light, and slowly she began to fly into the sky. She flew higher and higher and at last she found  7  above the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them was her granny. Granny welcomed her and asked her  8  she didn’t stay at home. The girl told her that she  9  to sell flowers to get money because her parents were badly ill. Granny told her not to worry and gave her  10  of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed happily.

A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggle（奋力）with a large box. It was half in and half  1  of her car. He was a helpful man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very   2 . ” “That’s very kind of you,” the woman said. “I’m having a lot of  3  with it. I think it’s stuck（卡住）. ” “Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. He  4_  into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “I’m ready. ” And he began to_ 5  hard. For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were  6  in the face. “Let’s rest for a minute,” the man said. “I’m sorry, but it  7  stuck. ” A few minutes later, the man said, “Let’s try again. Are you ready?”  8  of them took hold of the box again. “One, two, three!” the man said, and they went on with their struggle.

At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “You are  9 . It really is stuck. I don’t think there’s any way we can get it out of the car. ” “Get it out of the car!” The woman cried. “I’m trying to get it  10 !”

1.                A．in             B．out            C．on   D．off

2.                A．heavy          B．strong          C．dear     D．new

3.                A．trouble         B．questions       C．matter    D．accidents

4.                A．got            B．stepped         C．came     D．walked

5.                A．pull            B．carry           C．push     D．take

6.                A．white          B．tired           C．red D．hurt

7.                A．goes           B．falls            C．grows    D．seems

8.                A．Every          B．All             C．Either    D．Both

9.                A．ready          B．right           C．clever    D．sure

10.               A．of             B．in             C．out   D．fro

完形填空。
A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggle（奋力）with a large box. It was half in and half 1______ of her car. He was a helpful kind of man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very 2______.”
“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said. “I’m having a lot of 3______ with it. I think it’s struck（卡住）.”“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. He 4______ into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “I’m ready.” And he began to 5______ hard.
For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were 6______ in the fact. “Let’s rest for a minute,” the man said. “I’m sorry, but it 7______ stuck.” A few minutes later, the man said, “Let’s try again. Are you ready?” 8______ of them took hold of the box again. “One, two, three!” the man said, and they went on with their struggle.
At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “You are 9______. It really is stuck. I don’t think there’s 10______ we can get it out of the car.”“Get it out of the car!” The woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in!”
1. A. in        B. out         C. on         D. off
2. A. heavy     B. strong      C. dear        D. new
3. A. trouble    B. questions    C. matter     D. accidents
4. A. got       B. stepped     C. came       D. walked
5. A. pull       B. carry       C. push       D. lift
6. A. white     B. tired        C. red        D. hurt
7. A.goes      B. falls         C. grows     D. seems
8. A. Every     B. All        C. Either      D. Both
9. A. ready     B. right        C. clever      D. sure
10. A. anything  B. anywhere   C. any one     D. any way