With a hat by his feet, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said, “I’m blind, please help.”
Only a few people put   1  in the hat. A man was walking by. He   2  some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign   3 , wrote some words, put the sign back and left.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people   4  to give money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man came to see   5  things were. The boy recognized his footsteps （认出他的脚步声）and asked, “Were you the one who   6  my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a   7  way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day,   8 I cannot see it.”
Both the   9  told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply   10  people to help by throwing some money into the   11 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the   12  of the day, but the boy couldn’t   13  he was blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn   14  this story. First, be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can.   15  , be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way!

With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I ' m blind, please help. "
Only a few people put    1   in the hat. A man was walking by. He    2   some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign    3  . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people   4   to give money to the blind boy.　　That afternoon the man came to see    5  things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who    6  my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a   7 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day,   8  I cannot see it. "
Both the   9  told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 　10　people to help by throwing some money into the   11  . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the  12  of the day, but the boy couldn't    13   he was blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn   14  this story. First, be thankful for what
you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can.  15  , be creative. Think differently.
　There is always a better way !

With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I ' m blind, please help. "

Only a few people put    1   in the hat. A man was walking by. He    2   some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign    3  . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people   4   to give money to the blind boy.　　That afternoon the man came to see    5  things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who    6  my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a   7 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day,   8  I cannot see it. "

Both the   9  told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 　10　people to help by throwing some money into the   11  . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the  12  of the day, but the boy couldn't    13   he was blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn   14  this story. First, be thankful for what

you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can.  15  , be creative. Think differently.

　There is always a better way !

1.                A．eggs           B．coins           C．toys D．pencils

2.                A．got            B．lost            C．took D．dropped

3.                A．on            B．off             C．back D．around

4.                A．asked          B．began          C．hoped    D．continued

5.                A．how           B．what           C．whose    D．which

6.                A．put            B．found          C．changed  D．cleaned

7.                A．usual          B．simple          C．different  D．dangerous

8.                A．as             B．so             C．for  D．but

9.                A．signs           B．men           C．boys D．lessons

10.               A．told           B．took           C．helped    D．ordered

11.               A．bag            B．hat            C．pocket    D．basket

12.               A．food           B．songs          C．beauty    D．pictures

13.               A．because        B．unless          C．before    D．though

14.               A．about          B．with           C．from  D．except

15.               A．First           B．Second         C．Third D．Fourth

Armida Scarpa is an English teacher. She believes that stories can be used from the very beginning. She uses a real text of Goldilocks with her class.   1 . They are in their second year at school. They are learning to read in Italian, and have English three times a week. She doesn’t expect the children to learn the difficult grammar.   2 . She only asks them to really learn the words. This method is to give children an experience of real English and allows the teacher to use almost any story.   3  and if the teacher uses it carefully, the children can understand it.
Children are used to living in a world where they do not understand a lot of things.   4 , but they can also notice all the other information around them. If we deprive (剥夺) children of every experience except those we want them to master, then we take away the chance for them to experience this natural growth.

用恰当的词语填空，完成对话。每空一词。（每小题1分，共5分）
A: Hi, Li Ping. Why do you look upset?
B: I ___【小题1】____ my English exam again. Could you give me some advice on how to learn English?
A: Sure. What’s your biggest problem ___【小题2】______ learning English?
B: I can’t remember the words.
A: Well… I always copy words on cards and put them in my pockets. When I have time, I Always take them out and _____【小题3】____ them aloud.
B: Sounds great. I will try it. By the way, I want to__【小题4】______ my listening skill.
A: I think the best way is to do lots of listening practice, such as listening to the tapes,
____【小题5】______ TV programs and seeing English movies.
B: Oh, I see. Thanks a lot.