This dog was born on Christmas Eve in 2002. He was different from other dogs because he was born with only two legs. The poor dog of course could not walk and even his mother Sarah did not want him. His first owner Michael Johnson also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of killing him. But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him. She decided to teach and train this little dog to walk by himself. She called him “Faith”.

     In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard (滑板) to let him feel the movement… Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure (诱惑) and reward for him for standing up and jumping around. Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk. Amazingly, after only six months, Faith learned to balance on his legs and jump to move forward. After further training in this snow, he could now walk like a person.

     Faith loves to walk around now. Wherever he goes, he attracts people’s attention. He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows. A book named With a Little Faith is now being published about him. He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.

     Jude Stringfellow, his present owner, has stopped working and plans to take him around the world to tell people “that even without a perfect body, one can have a strong will (意志)”.

     Faith is a good example of the strong will and wonder of life. In life there are always unpleasant things. So, in order to feel better, you just need to look at life from another direction. I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone and that everyone will appreciate and be thankful for each beautiful day.

1.Faith is different from other dogs because _______.

   A. he doesn’t have a tail                  

B. he has only two legs

   C. he was born on Christmas Day         

D. his mother loves him best

2.Faith’s present owner is ________.

   A. Sarah         B. Michael Johnson     

C. Harry Potter D. Jude Stringfellow

3.Which of the following is the correct order for Faith to learn to walk around like a person?

   ① jump to move forward

   ② train in the snow

   ③ feel the movement on a surfboard

   ④ balance on his legs

   ⑤ use peanut butter on a spoon as a reward

   A. ③①④②⑤        B. ③⑤④①②       C. ②⑤③①④   D. ④⑤①③②  

4.What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Faith’s mother can walk with two legs like a person.

   B. If we don’t have a perfect body, we can’t be successful.

   C. When we meet with difficulties, we should never give up.

   D. When we have difficulties, we should wait for others’ help.

Tom was three years old. He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper, but his parents never let him stay long. Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now. It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom.”

“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked.

“We are adults (大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late.”

One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple.

“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime. “The apples are already asleep.”

“But not all of them, Mom.” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake.”

1.Tom liked to watch TV with_________ after supper.  

A. his father and mother                B. his sister 

C. his grandparents                     D. his brother

2.His parents _______let him stay long.  

A. never        B. sometimes        C. often            D. usually

3.One evening Tom asked his mother for_________.

A. an egg       B. an apple             C. an orange    D. a pear

4.His mother didn’t want to give anything to him to eat________.

A. in the morning                   B. in the afternoon        

C. at bedtime                       D. at noon

5. From the story we know__________.

A. Tom was a quiet boy              B. Tom was a bad boy

C. Tom was a lazy boy                   D. Tom was a clever boy