One day a lonely girl found two weak birds while she was walking in the woods(树林).She took them home and put them in a small cage. She fed them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last forever.
One day the girl left the cage’s door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as it circled(盘旋) high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she grasped(抓) at it wildly. She was very happy that she held it tightly within her hand! Suddenly, she felt something had happened to the bird. She opened her hand and was surprised to find the bird was dead. Her love for the bird killed it.
She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. She lifted(举起) it from the cage and flew it into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times…
When the bird was flying happily in the sky, she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it tight; the best way to keep love is to let it fly!
【小题1】The girl loved the two birds very much because _____.

A．they greeted her every morning	B．they were hungry but very strong
C．they liked staying in the cage quietly	D．they didn’t eat much food

【小题2】One day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and _______ of the two birds flew out of the cage.

A．the sick	B．the female
C．the larger and stronger	D．the white and blue

【小题3】The girl held the bird rightly in her hand because she was afraid that ________.

A．it would be killed	B．it was feeling cold
C．the other bird felt lonely	D．it would fly away

【小题4】The girl felt that the other bird ____ when it was jumping in the cage.

A．wanted to see what happened	B．wanted to be free
C．wanted to sing a beautiful song again	D．wanted to eat something

【小题5】What does the story want to tell us?

A．We should protect the endangered birds.	B．The cage is used to keep birds.
C．The birds are easily killed.	D．To keep love is to let it fly.

One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.
Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”
“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.
“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.
“Mum, do you have courage?”
“Certainly.”
The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.
【小题1】The girl walked back because __________.

A．the bathroom was too far away.	B．her mother wouldn’t go with her
C．she was too afraid of the dark	D．the bedroom door was locked

【小题2】 We learn from the reading that ___________.

A．the girl went to the bathroom by herself	B．the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing
C．the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath	D．the girl’s mother was very proud of herself

【小题3】To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.

A．held out her little hands	B．clenched her fists
C．talk to her mother	D．held her own breath

【小题4】The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A．adults are always brave enough	B．children learn to be brave quickly
C．the fear in one’s mind is the real problem	D．the mother can deal with anything with breath

【小题5】Which is the best title of the passage?

A．The Fearless Mother	B．One Lonely Girl
C．One midnight	D．The Breath of Courage

根据句意及所给的汉语，补全所缺的单词，每空限填一词。
【小题1】The girl often helps me with my __________（最糟糕的）subject.
【小题2】I think you made a good _________（决定）.
【小题3】We looked at each other in _________（沉默）.
【小题4】I had an unusual           (经历) last Sunday.
【小题5】You shouldn’t _________ (播放) your CDs too loudly.
【小题6】Now many students are under too much __________（压力）.
【小题7】If Paul _________（失败）the exam again, his teacher will talk with his parents about it.
【小题8】He had an accident. But ___________（幸运地）, he was not badly hurt.
【小题9】It is very __________（危险的）to play football in the street.
【小题10】He didn’t know what was __________（发生）outside.