Arthur sat at the desk in his room, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to write about,” he complained to his dog Toby, who was asleep at his feet. Arthur was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write.

By bedtime Arthur had drawn a picture of Toby smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches blowing in the strong wind. He had also written a note asking his friend Lee to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story.

On Wednesday, Mrs. Solomon, Arthur’s English teacher, asked the class to turn in the first draft of their stories. His heart sinking, Arthur turned in the only work he had—the page with his name, the drawings and the note.

Arthur wasn’t surprised when Mrs. Solomon asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. “This is an attractive story, Arthur. The dog, the movie, the tree in the wind—I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together.”

“That isn’t my story, Mrs. Solomon,” Arthur admitted. “I haven’t been able to think of one yet.”

“Oh, I think you have the seed(种子of a story there,” Mrs. Solomon replied, “Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you.”

That night Arthur sat at his desk, and this is what he wrote: “One Saturday Mike went downstairs to meet his friend Julio at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain, so Mike carried his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in, bending the trees. The noise of the wind sounded like the barking of Mike’s dog Toby. Toby really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Mike realized that it wasn’t the sound of the wind. It was Toby. The dog was running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was filled with blame. Mike felt guilty because he had left Toby outside. He turned and headed home with Toby running beside him. Mike let Toby in the door just as the rain started to pour down.”

Arthur had a story in the end. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page.

1.Why did Arthur turn in the page with only his name, the drawings and the note at first?

A.Because he had no time to fit them together.

B.Because he had difficulty in writing a story.

C.Because he wasn’t willing to do his homework.

D.Because he wanted to show his talent for drawing.

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A.Toby is an imaginative and lovely dog.

B.The small tree will grow into a big one.

C.His friend Lee can give him a lot of support.

D.He can develop his story based on the first draft.

3.What kind of teacher do you think Mrs. Solomon is ?

A. She is a strict teacher                     B. She is a wise teacher

C. She is an honest teacher                   D. She is an energetic teacher

4.What can we infer(推断from the story?

A. Arthur is a shy and quiet student

B. Arthur isn’t very satisfied with his story

C. There will be a storm on Saturday

D. Encouragement is important in teaching

【小题1】I lost my pen and I looked for it e__________.
【小题2】The price i_________ both house and furniture. There isn’t extra pay.
【小题3】Does he have any e_________ of teaching? Will he be a good teacher?
【小题4】The boy can speak s_________ languages, such as English, Japanese, French, etc.
【小题5】He had a very bad cold and c_________ day and night.
【小题6】My pet dog feels n_________ when it sees a stranger.
【小题7】Jack r______ a special gift from his classmates when he had his birthday party yesterday.
【小题8】Bob never does his homework as c_________ as Mary. He makes lots of mistakes.
【小题9】There will be difficulties on the road to make your dream come true, but the biggest difficulty comes from y_________.
【小题10】–What would you like to c_________ for your mother?
--I’m not sure. Maybe a photo album.

1.I lost my pen and I looked for it e__________.

2.The price i_________ both house and furniture. There isn’t extra pay.

3.Does he have any e_________ of teaching? Will he be a good teacher?

4.The boy can speak s_________ languages, such as English, Japanese, French, etc.

5.He had a very bad cold and c_________ day and night.

6.My pet dog feels n_________ when it sees a stranger.

7.Jack r______ a special gift from his classmates when he had his birthday party yesterday.

8.Bob never does his homework as c_________ as Mary. He makes lots of mistakes.

9.There will be difficulties on the road to make your dream come true, but the biggest difficulty comes from y_________.

10.–What would you like to c_________ for your mother?

   --I’m not sure. Maybe a photo album.

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　　There is a bar in our town with the name “The White Horse”. It is Mr. Webster's. Few people went to the bar last year, but things are quite different now.

　　There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead.”

　　“But the name of the bar is ‘The White Horse', ”Mr Webster said.

　　“Yes, but do it.” the man said. Then he went out of the bar.

　　Mr. Webster went to an artist and said, “I want a picture of a black horse.”

　　The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a roan came in and said ,“There's a mistake on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the   name.” The man looked, sat down and drank something.

　　Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong,” and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster's bar.

　　(1)The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because he knew ________.

[　　]

　　A. a picture of a black horse showed good luck

　　B. the picture of the white horse wasn't good for the bar

　　C. people would understand the picture different from the name

　　D. people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name

　　(2)Mr Webster agreed with the stranger ________.

[　　]

　　A. though he wasn't ready to do it like that at first

　　B. though he didn't like the black horse

　　C. because he knew he was an artist

　　D. because he also wanted to change the picture

　　(3)More and more people came to the bar because ________.

[　　]

　　A. it changed its name

　　B. the black horse was better than the white horse

　　C. the bar had a black horse

　　D. they wanted to show the mistake

　　(4)The stranger ________.

[　　]

　　A. was cleverer than Mr. Webster

　　B. didn't like the white horse at the beginning

　　C. knew Mr. Webster and the artist

　　D. got much money by teaching Mr. Webster

　　(5)From the story we have learnt that ________.

[　　]

　　A. if your business is not good, you'd better change the name or the picture

　　B. if you are in trouble, you should take others' ideas

　　C. when you have difficulty, don't give up

　　D. when a good name is given, it can cause success