John Thomas was a student, but he had been a famous champion(冠军). Everybody at Boston University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody at Boston University was      . People all over the country       about John Thomas and often asked, "Will he ever jump again?"

     John's mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his       leg. Then she looked into his      . She knew what her son would      . "You're going to jump again, John, I know it," she said."      will be all right."

    If John hoped to jump again, he would have a      to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed John started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his      looked like a machine shop!

It was May when John      the hospital. "Is it all right if I go camping this summer?" he asked the doctors.

"Yes," the doctors said. "But take it easy on that foot."

John took only      walks at first. He was taking it easy on his foot. But not on anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised        his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little        . In late summer John went back to       . He asked if he could practise with the football team. Football wasn't his favorite, but he had to get that leg         again! He worked hard. "No one pushed him as hard as he pushed himself," said one of his friends. "To          a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch."

1.A. sorry            B. scared            C. alone                  D. tired

2.A. thought       B. talked                 C. heard               D. moved

3.A. broken                B. lost                     C. missing               D. dead

4.A. face             B. foot             C. eyes               D. leg

5.A. make          B. use                     C. agree              D. do

6.A. Nothing         B. Anything              C. Something          D. Everything

7.A. little            B. lot                     C. few                 D. bit

8.A. chair            B. classroom         C. home                 D. bed

9.A. reached      B. called                 C. left                  D. found

10.A. short                 B. long             C. quick              D. fast

11.A. after          B. if                      C. until                D. when

12.A. later           B. better            C. more            D. less

13.A. school         B. hospital                C. shop                           D. church

14.A. thick           B. strong            C. straight                   D. hard

15.A. look              B. hear                  C. know                   D. see

--- Whose T- shirt is this ?

--- It be John’s . It’s much too small for him .

A.shouldn ’ t B. may

C. can’t D. mustn’t

----What were you doing this time yesterday?
----I ________ my homework at John’s house.

John and Henry studied in the same school. John lived in fear of Henry — every day he gave his lunch money to Henry, but Henry still beat (揍) him up. He said that if John told anyone he would beat him up in front of all the other kids in his class. John had to ask his mom for more and more lunch money, but he seemed   1   than ever and came home from school hungry every day.

John even cried one day, and a girl told everyone that he was just like a baby and had cried. John was   2   and felt so bad about himself and about school.

One day, John met Jimmy, a boy   3   also had to give his lunch money to Henry. John told Jimmy how he    4   bullying (欺侮), and found that Jimmy felt the same. They finally thought of a good way of dealing with their   5  .

The following day, Henry came to John to ask him for his lunch money.

“I don’t want to give my money to you,” said John.

“What?” Henry shouted.

John said   6  , “I want to have my lunch today, and you, get away (滚开)!”

“You want to get beaten up?!”

Just then Henry’s fist (拳头) was hitting John’s face, they heard   7   shout, “Stop!” Henry was very angry to hear that. He turned around   8   found that his teacher Ms Brown was standing just behind him. He felt very surprised. Jimmy had taken Ms. Brown to John’s class and she   9    the bullying with her own eyes. Henry was taken to the head teacher’s office.  10  that, he never bullied others again. John and Jimmy helped not only themselves but Henry and other kids.

1.                A．better          B．thinner         C．heavier   D．happier

2.                A．embarrassed     B．excited         C．relaxed   D．pleased

3.                A．which          B．whom          C．who D．/

4.                A．liked           B．suggested       C．appreciated   D．hated

5.                A．accident        B．task            C．trouble   D．friendship

6.                A．strongly        B．politely         C．sincerely  D．fortunately

7.                A．nobody         B．anyone         C．everybody    D．someone

8.                A．but            B．and            C．or   D．however

9.                A．listened        B．saw            C．looked   D．heard

10.               A．Before         B．Behind         C．After D．Except