The day is like any other day in his life. Tom walks past the shop on the street corner. He stops to look at the front row of shoes, and he feels happy to see that the pair of shoes he wants very much is still there. Looking down at his old shoes, he feels sorry for himself. He really wants to have them for his birthday.

He sadly walks away and thinks how to tell his mother about it. He knows very well she has little money. He decides not to go home at once , as he looks sad and his mother will notice(注意) it. So he goes to the park and sits on the grass. There he sees a boy moving a wheelchair（轮椅）with his hands . Tom looks at him and is surprised to see that the boy has no feet. He looks at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet”, he thinks. There is no reason or him to feel so sorry and sad. He goes away and smiles, thinking he is happier.

1.Tom passes the shop ______.

2.Tom stops in front of the shop because he wants to ______ .

3.Why did Tom go to the park? Because ______.

4. We can learn from the story that Tom ______ .

Here’s the story about Ming’s life on the waters. Ming has lived all his life on a wide r    (1)  in China. His home is a large house-boat with a roof, one of hundreds that move up and down. In about six years he has not once been on l    (2) , but he is never lonely. He is a strong swimmer. In fact（实际上), he could swim before he could walk . When he wants to play with his f    (3) , he just swims across to their boats or asks them to v    (4)  him.
Ming’s father is a fisherman but he never u    (5)   a line or a net（网）. Great black birds called cormorants（鸬鹚）do the fishing for him. Rings （圈） have been put around the birds’ n    (6)  so that they cannot eat the fish they catch. They have been taught to b    (7)  the fish to people. And then people reward （奖励） them with a fine big fish as soon as their work is f    (8)  . Ming loves watching the cormorants, but better still he likes going s    (9)  with his mother. The shops, of course, are boats very like his o    (10) .

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Shane Battier (肖恩巴蒂尔) is a famous basketball player. Now he plays in Houston Rockets (休斯顿火箭队). Yao Ming is also in the team. Shane Battier was born in 1978 in Michigan. He is 2.03 meters tall. He loves his parents very much. He always remembers their words: Be kind to others. In Shane Battier's everyday life, he likes playing golf and tennis. He also likes playing chess. His favorite film is Meet the Parents. His favorite singer is Marvin Gaye. He hopes to be a boss (老板) in the future.

He began to play basketball at the age of four. In 2006, he joined Houston Rockets, and became one of the most important players. 31, a familiar number, is often shouted in the game More and more basketball fans regard him as a hero! He is a team-player. He once said, "There are many excellent players in our team, so I shouldn't only try to show myself, instead I will try my best to help my partners to play well. Teamwork is the most important."

It is his hard work that makes him successful and famous. Let's wish him good luck in the future.

1.Shane Battier likes playing golf, tennis and chess.

2.He wants to be a singer like Marvin Gaye in the future.

3.Shane Battier and Yao Ming play in the same team.

4.His number in Houston Rockets is 31.

5.Shane Battier only wants to show himself in any games.

Shane Battier (肖恩 巴蒂尔) is a famous basketball player. Now he plays in Houston Rockets (休斯顿火箭队). Yao Ming is also in the team. Shane Battier was born in 1978 in Michigan. He is 2.03 meters tall. He loves his parents very much. He always remembers their words: Be kind to others. In Shane Battier's everyday life, he likes playing golf and tennis. He also likes playing chess. His favorite film is Meet the Parents. His favorite singer is Marvin Gaye. He hopes to be a boss (老板) in the future.

He began to play basketball at the age of four. In 2006, he joined Houston Rockets, and became one of the most important players. 31, a familiar number, is often shouted in the game More and more basketball fans regard him as a hero! He is a team-player. He once said, "There are many excellent players in our team, so I shouldn't only try to show myself, instead I will try my best to help my partners to play well. Teamwork is the most important."

It is his hard work that makes him successful and famous. Let's wish him good luck in the future.

1.Shane Battier likes playing golf, tennis and chess.

2.He wants to be a singer like Marvin Gaye in the future.

3.Shane Battier and Yao Ming play in the same team.

4.His number in Houston Rockets is 31.

5.Shane Battier only wants to show himself in any games.