A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…”He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
注：urchin顽童, hesitate犹豫, , crippled残疾,cent 美分
【小题1】The street urchin was very surprised when _______________

At the beginning of the world, it was Bear who owned Fire. Bear and his people carried Fire with them ________ they went.

   One day, Bear and his people came to a great forest, where they found many acorns(橡子) ________ on the forest floor. Bear set Fire at the edge(边缘) of the forest, and he and his ________ began eating acorns. They went further and further away from Fire, eating the delicious acorns and looking for________.

Fire blazed (发出火焰) up happily for a while  ________ it had burned almost all of its wood. It started to smoke. "_______ me! Feed me!" Fire shouted to Bear. But Bear and his people did not hear Fire's ________.

   At that moment, Man came walking through the forest and saw the small Fire.

   "What should I feed you?" Man asked, He had________ seen Fire before.

   "I eat sticks and wood of all kinds," Fire said.

   Man ________ a stick and put it on Fire. Man got a second stick and then a third one... By this time, Fire's hunger was satisfied.   

   Man warmed himself by the Fire, enjoying the changed colors. Man and Fire were very happy together, and Man fed Fire sticks whenever it got hungry. And now Fire ________ to Man.

1.A. whatever       B. however                 C. wherever                     D. whenever

2.A. blessing                B. playing           C. sleeping          D. lying

3.A. people          B. sister                    C. brother         D. parents

4.A. less                    B. more                       C. little              D. few

5.A. until                    B. unless                C. if                D. but

6.A. Hire                    B. Twist                        C. Feed             D. Mend

7.A. education              B. step                         C. voice             D. cries

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

9.A. picked up               B. took up          C. looked up       D. put up

10.A. lowers       B. cheers               C. likes                     D. Belongs

A friend of mine named Paul received（收到） an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked． Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised（惊奇）．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything？Boy，I wish…”He hesitated(犹豫)．
Of course， Paul knew what he was going to wish for（希望）．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”
“Oh yes，I’d love that．”
After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind （介意）driving in front of my house？”
Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？ the boy asked．
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled（残疾的） brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent（美分）. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable（难忘的） holiday ride.
【小题1】The street urchin was very surprised when ________．

Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to
1   a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of   2 ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a   3  situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will find an   4   builder．And together with the builder you will make a
5 ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also   6  the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must   7 ，because the prices may   8 ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
9   the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can  10   a little more and add something to your original plan．