Mr. Smith liked travelling. One day, at noon, he came to a small town. He was too tired and hungry to go on. So he went to a restaurant and tie his horse to a tree outside. There were so many people in it that he couldn't find a seat for himself. Mr. Smith thought for a moment and then he looked at one of the servants near the door. He shouted at him.“My horse is in the street. Give it some meat.”

　　All the people in the restaurant looked surprised. The servant asked,“Did you say 'meat', sir?”

　　“Yes, I did,”said Mr. Smith.“The horse is hungry. Give it some meat.”

　　The servant went to the kitchen and took some meat. Then he brought it to Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith looked at the meat and said,“Take it to my horse.”

　　The servant went into the street. All the other people in the room went out, too, and they said,“A horse is going to eat meat. Come and have a look at it.”Now the restaurant was empty.

　　After a few minutes, the servant came into the restaurant again, and all the other people came back, too. The servant went to Mr Smith and said,“Your horse didn't want to eat the meat.”

　　Mr. Smith smiled and said,“Really? Oh, perhaps…er…well, well, take it to the kitchen and cook it, then bring it to me. I'll eat it. All right? But, please take some oats to my horse. Will you?”

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A．his horse was very hungry

B．his horse liked meat

C．he wanted to take a seat

D．he wanted the servant to do something for him

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A．to leave Mr. Smith alone

B．because they thought it wasn't strange for a horse to eat meat

C．as they believe a horse could eat meat

D．all the answers above are wrong

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A．hurried to take a seat and drank his beer happily

B．went to get a big glass of water, put it on a table and began to drink

C．went out after them to see his horse

D．closed the door, got a cup of tea and sat down

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A．the people in the restaurant were very kind

B．Mr. Smith's horse was very strange

C．the servants of the restaurant were very interesting

D．Mr. Smith was clever but not good

I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was really inspiring. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people.
I am a very   1  person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be    2 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to   3  away, and then even my husband did.
As I turned around I   4  a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor   5  men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “  6 ”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for   7 . He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been   8 .
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all Miss” because that was all they could   9 . He just wanted to be warm.
Then I really   10  it—the compulsion（冲动）was so great that I almost reached out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.
That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging(判断) my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a   11  tray（托盘）.
I then walked around the corner to the   12  that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s   13 hand. He looked up at me, with   14 in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”
I   15  with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: acceptance without condition.

I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was really inspiring. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people.

I am a very   1  person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be    2 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to   3  away, and then even my husband did.

As I turned around I   4  a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor   5  men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “  6 ”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for   7 . He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been   8 .

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all Miss” because that was all they could   9 . He just wanted to be warm.

Then I really   10  it—the compulsion（冲动）was so great that I almost reached out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.

That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging(判断) my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a   11  tray（托盘）.

I then walked around the corner to the   12  that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s   13 hand. He looked up at me, with   14 in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”

I   15  with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: acceptance without condition.

1.                A．friendly        B．healthy         C．proud    D．willing

2.                A．treated         B．served         C．welcomed D．greeted

3.                A．give           B．put            C．move D．throw

4.                A．sounded        B．tasted          C．felt  D．smelled

5.                A．happy          B．careless        C．homeless D．pleasant

6.                A．smiling         B．crying          C．thinking  D．nodding

7.                A．help           B．acceptance      C．money   D．pocket

8.                A．saving          B．hoping         C．holding   D．counting

9.                A．save           B．share          C．afford    D．drink

10.               A．felt            B．made          C．got   D．took

11.               A．different       B．clean          C．expensive D．clean

12.               A．corner         B．door           C．kitchen    D．table

13.               A．warm          B．clean          C．dirty  D．cold

14.               A．fear           B．tears           C．hope D．desire

15.               A．began          B．met           C．graduated D．filled

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Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground.

We listen to music, and we  1 the national flag(国旗) go up.

Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was  2 and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too. Can I really do it?

Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher 3 me, "I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. Get ready for it, I'm sure you'll do well." "Thank you ," I answered, It was such a great  4 for me ! When I got home , I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents  5  . I wanted to make my teacher happy.

Monday morning came. I began to feel  6  When did I last give a talk to so many people ? Never! This was my first time. Could I really do it?  Maybe I couldn't finish the talk.

When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I  7  in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything. "Take it easy," I said to 8 . " Don't be nervous. You can do it."

Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn't even stand up. I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying , "You can do it! Don't be afraid, just talk !" I  9 a big breath(呼吸). Then I began to talk. It wasn't hard. It was easy. I don't know  10 I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself

to everyone what I can do.

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Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we  1 the national flag go up.
　 Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was   2 and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.
　 Can I really do it?
　 Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher   3 me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday morning, I want you to give the talk. Go and write something down.  4 for it, I’m sure you’ll do well.”
“Thank you.” I answered. It was such a great  5 for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents  6 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.
Finally Monday morning came. I began to feel  7 .
When did I last give a talk to  8 many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really  9 it? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to the playground. I  10 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything.
“Take it easy,” I said to  11 . “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.”
Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t  12  stand up.
I took a look at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes seemed to say, “You can do it! Come on!   13 afraid, just talk!”
I took a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy.
I don’t know 14 I finished my talk, but I tried my best to do it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself  15 everyone what I can do.