When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.

I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket ... Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.

Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”

Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.

I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.

1.When did the story probably happen?

A．On Christmas Day.                       B．Before Christmas Day.

C．On New Year’s Day.                     D．After New Year’s Day.

2.When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in ________.

A．by himself                             B．with the writer

C．with the woman                        D．with his friends

3.In paragraph 2, what may happen when Mark put his hand into the pocket?

A．His gifts were stolen                     B．His basket was broken.

C．He lost his money.                       D．He lost his way.

4.In the last paragraph, what does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．Collecting blankets and clothes for homeless people. B．Helping others.

C．Enjoying gifts                           D．Saying thank you.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A．A broken pocket                        B．A kind woman

C．A happy family                         D．A wonderful gift

The ability to forgive others is a great thing that can certainly help to make life happier for everyone. However, some people think that it is very     1     to do, and they don’t know how to forgive others, especially their family and friends. This is all because they don’t understand the meaning of “forgiveness”.

In the dictionary, “to forgive” means “to     2     feeling angry with somebody that has done something bad to you.” I’m happy that many people have     3     in doing this. I have succeeded, too, and I know how hard it is.

I lived with a friend for two years. During that time, he did cause me many     4    . I easily got angry when communicating with him. However, we     5     had a talk about our problems. When he pointed out (指出) that I wasn’t treating him like a friend, I was     6    . I never knew that I also needed to be forgiven for doing something wrong. I thought however     7     I might get, I did love my friend deep in my heart. Then I understood the saying, “To love is to forgive.” And when we     8     each other, we feel great. After that long talk, we both     9     those bad moments. Our friendship became fresh again. 

Now I understand the     10     of forgiveness better.

1.A. useless            B. difficult        C. strange          D. late

2.A. stop               B. suffer           C. keep             D. consider

3.A. spent              B. continued        C. succeeded        D. enjoyed

4.A. dangers            B. mistakes         C. questions        D. problems

5.A. firstly            B. finally          C. suddenly         D. always

6.A. surprised          B. excited          C. satisfied        D. bored

7.A. worried            B. frightened       C. angry            D. nervous

8.A. control            B. help             C. protect          D. forgive

9.A. learn              B. forget           C. imagine          D. consider

10.A. meaning           B. purpose          C. process          D. reason

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I am John．I am l7 years old，and I live in England．My father works in a horse-riding school．I have been riding since I（61） _____ （be）six．I go horse-riding every Saturday．Now, I can ride quite well．I often（62） _____ （spend）all Saturdays at the riding sch001．I help to get the horses ready．I also help the new students．

Look，there are some people（63） _____ （train）horse-ridin9．The girl named Xinyi （64） _____ （walk）the horse around（遛马）and getting ready to get onto the horse．She is from China．She looks beautiful．She（65） _____ （study）here three times．Last time，I helped her move up and down at the same time as the horse（随着马动的频率）．while we were learning how to jump the horse，suddenly she fell off the horse and（66）_____（hurt）her knees badly．I felt sorry that I（67）_____（not help）her at that time．I thought she wouldn’t come this Saturday．To my surprise。she came again! What a brave girl! Last month，she（68） ____ （invite）to come to England for a fashion show．She said she was glad to have the chance to come here and she enjoyed herself．

    Oh，Xinyi is riding towards me．

    “Hi，Xinyi! You’re great! I have never seen such a brave girl like you．”

    ‘Thanks．John! I am leaving for Beijing tomorrow．Thanks for helping me these days．I will never forget the exciting experience．I（69） _____ （share）it with my friends．”

    “I hope（70） _____ （meet）you soon．”