One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench（长条椅）with a hat by his feet and a sign that read,“I am blind. Please help me.”

A creative publicist(广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.

Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized（认出，识别出）his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.

The publicist said,“I just wrote the message a little differently.”He smiled and went on his way.

The new sign read,“Spring has come, but I can’t see anything.”

1.What’s the blind man’s name?

A．Tom.                                 B．John.

C．Tony.                                 D．Sorry, I don’t know.

2.Who wrote a new message?

A．The blind man.                         B．The teacher.

C．The publicist.                           D．The farmer.

3.How did the blind man recognize the publicist?

A．By his sign.                            B．By his footsteps.

C．By his voice.                           D．By his coins.

4.When did the story happen?

A．In spring.                              B．In summer.

C．In autumn.                             D．In winter.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Publicists are always friendly and helpful.

B．We can get more money by changing a sign.

C．The blind man was very stupid, so he had little money.

D．The power（力量）of language is great.

Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

    It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.

    Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile.

    Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

    One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldn’t remember doing so!

    It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

1.When did the writer get the gift?

A. At the age of 16.

B. After making friends with the boy. [来源:Zxxk.Com]

C. In the first year at a middle school.

D. After becoming closer to everyone in the class.

2. Why was the smile an important gift?

A. Because the writer’s old school was far away.

B. Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was.

C. Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy.

D. Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm.

3. Why didn’t the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems?

A. Because she was always unhappy.

B. Because she didn’t know anyone at the time.

C. Because she was in the first year at the junior high school.

D. Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her.

4.How did the smile change her life?

A. She started to make friends.

B. She became the best friend of the boy.

C. Her parents didn’t worry about her any more.

D. She realized that she was lonely.

5.Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?

A. From her old school.                                 B. From her parents.

C. From herself.                                                D. From her classmates at the new school.

We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.  It stood outside a furniture（家具）shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack（车顶架）. I’ve always wanted one like that.” What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.  As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake（超车）?” Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers（警官）inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church（教堂）. One of the officers came to me. “Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?” I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.” He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was--er, something else.” My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

1.From the story we know that _________.

2.What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?

3.Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

4.When did the officers begin to realize（意识到）they had made a mistake?

– When did the terrible earthquake in Wenchuan happen?

-- It happened _________ the afternoon of May 12, 2008.

A．on               B．at                C．in               D．/

Go to Thailand(泰国)—it’s a great place to spend your holidays. I spent my last summer vacation in Thailand. It’s really a beautiful place to travel to. Thai people are very helpful. They helped me a lot during traveling. I enjoyed outdoor activities like swimming, biking and diving(潜水). All of these were wonderful. I visited many temples(寺庙)and learned about their history. Their history is very old and interesting. It’s very different from ours. I shopped at the special(特殊的)market. It’s on a river and everyone sells their goods(货物)from their boats. Thai food is delicious, too! I also learned a little Thai boxing(拳击) from their schools. You’ll love Thailand, too.
【小题1】When did the writer go to Thailand?
A. last month               B. last week                C. last summer
【小题2】How are Thai people?
A. They’re friendly.           B. They’re excited.            C. They’re strange.   
【小题3】Their history is _____.
A. short and interesting        B. long and interesting     C. old and boring
【小题4】Where did the writer shop?
A. In a supermarket         B. In a bookstore           C. In a boat market
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT TRUE(不正确)?
A. The write didn’t learn their history.
B. The write did a lot of outdoor activities such as swimming and diving.
C. The write also learned some Thai boxing.