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One night a hotel caught fire(失火), and the people in the hotel ran out in their   61  clothes. Two men stood outside and looked at the fire. “  62  I came out, ” said one, “I ran into some of the rooms and found a lot of  63  . People don’t think of money when they are   64  . When anyone leaves paper money in a fire, the fire  65  it. So I took all the money I could find.   66   will become poorer because I took them.” 

“You don’t know me, ” said the other, “and you   67   my work.”

“What’s your work?”

“I’m a policeman.”

“Oh!”   68  the first man. He thought quickly and said, “And do you know my   69  ? I’m a writer. I’m always telling stories about the things that   70  happened. ”

I looked carefully at the face of my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be 　 41 to France. He would be staying there for at least a year to learn another language and experience another style of 　42 in a different country far from the USA.

It was a(n) 　43 time in Daniel life, a step from college into the adult world. I wanted to 44 him some meaningful words. But 　45 　came from my lips(嘴边). I stood quietly, looking into the searching eyes of my son.

It was 　46　 to say something to my son. I knew this was not the first time I had let such a moment 47 . When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. I felt he was very 　48 as the bus turned the corner. I saw his face turned red as the bus 49 . He looked at me-as he did now.

My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always regretted(后悔)never hearing him put his feelings into words and 　50 having the memory of that moment. Why is it so hard to tell a 　　51 something from his heart? My mouth turned 52 , and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly.

“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.”

I wasn’t sure whether he understood 　53 I meant. Then he came toward me and threw his 54 around me. For a moment, the world and all the people 55 , and there was just Daniel and me in our home by the sea.

(　 )41. A. flying　　　 　 B. shipping　　 　　 C. riding　　　　　　 D. driving

(　 )42. A. study 　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　 C. art　　　　　　　　 D. fashion

(　 )43. A. easy　 　　　 　 B. comfortable　　　 　　 C. boring　　　　　　 D. important

(　 )44. A. record　　　 　　　 B. leave　 　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　 D. write

(　 )45. A. something 　 B. everything 　　 C. nothing　　 　 D. anything

(　 )46. A. difficult　　 　 B. easy　 　　　　 C. surprised　 　 D. rare

(　 )47. A. remember 　 B. pass　 　　　　 C. forget　　　 　 D. waste

(　 )48. A. gentle　　　　　　　 B. famous　　　 　 　C. happy　　　 　 D. nervous

(　 )49. A. stopped　　　　　 B. opened　　　　 C. shook　　　　　　 D. drove

(　 )50. A. always　　　　　　 B. seldom　　　 　　 C. usually　　　　　 D. never

(　 )51. A. father 　　　 B. mother　　　　　　　　　　 C. daughter　　　　 D. son

(　 )52. A. wet　　　　　　　　 B. sour　　　　　　　　 C. dry　　　　　　　　 D. sweet

(　 )53. A. what 　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　 D. that

(　 )54. A. legs　　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　　　 C. arms　　　 　 D. feet

(　 )55. A. cheered　　　　　 B. disappeared　　　 C. laughed　 　 D. cried

There was a very thin dog in the street too. The boy said to it very kindly. “Come here, good dog. Do you want a piece of bread?”

The dog was very hungry and went to the boy, but he didn’t give it any of his bread. Instead, he kicked(踢) the dog. It ran away and the boy laughed.

Then Mr. Stilwell came out of his house and said to the boy, “Do you want a shilling?”

The boy was happy and said, “Yes, I do.”

“Come here,” Mr. Stilwell said. The boy went to Mr. Stilwell, but Mr. Stilwell didn’t give him a shilling. Instead, he hit him with a stick.

The boy cried and said, “Why did you hit me? I didn’t ask you for any money.”

“No,” Mr. Stilwell said, “and the dog didn’t ask you for any bread, but you kicked it.”

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1.Mr. Stilwell stood ______ and looked out.

A. before the window　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.in the street

C.on his house　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.at the table

2.The thin dog was ______.

A. Mr. Stilwell’s　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. the boy’s

C.Mr. Stilwell’s neighbor’s　　 　　　　　　 D.a wild one

3.The boy was Mr. Stilwell’s son, wasn’t he?

A. Yes, he was.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. No, he wasn’t.

C. Yes, he wasn’t.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. No, he was.

4.The boy______.

A. kicked the dog, then gave bread to it　　

B. gave the dog bread, then kicked it away

C. kicked the dog, then laughed at it　　

D. was kind to the dog to give it bread

5.From this story, we can see that______.

A. the boy was bad

B.Mr. Stilwell was bad

C.the people in West countries liked the dogs

D.the people in West countries didn’t like the dogs