When I looked at the grade on my math paper my jaw (下巴) almost dropped to the ground: a big “65” in bright red ink. I had never received such a terrible grade before.
when I got home that afternoon I lied to my dad. I told him I got 85 and that the report wouldn’t come until the end of the month. Dad smiled. His daughter would never lie about her grade, so he didn’t doubt my words.

A month later. Dad casually (随意地) asked me again about the report at the dinner table. He looked right into my eyes and asked for an answer. Having no choice. I told him that I had in fact got just 65 in my math final. I had lied because I didn’t want to let him down.
For a moment, he just looked at me. I would have preferred a telling off(斥责) than that silence. Finally, Dad said, in a hurt voice, “You have already let me down, with your lie. I am not disappointed at your math score. No one can be perfect all the time. But I am very disappointed in you. If you can’t be honest with your dad. who can you be honest with? It’s much easier to get a better grade than rebuild someone else’s trust in you.”
Dad’s words touched my heart. I could not forgive myself for having hurt his feelings. I took out the report that I had been hiding for weeks, handed to him and apologized(道歉）sincerely. I realized that my honesty is not only important to me , but to those around me that truly care about me.
In one of Shakespeare’s plays a character says: “No legacy (遗产) is so rich as honesty.” After the crisis between Dad and me, I began to understand those words.
(　 )61. The first paragraph may suggest that the author ________.
　 A. was punished by her father for a bad grade　　 B. usually got a higher grade
　 C . never expected teachers to give her bad grades D. was bad at math
(　 )62.How many marks did the author get in this math exam?

　　 A 95　　　 B 85　　　 C 56　　　 D 65

(　 )63.The author lied to her father because ________.
A. she thought her father would believe her story

B. she didn’t want to let her father down
C. her father wouldn’t get her grade report

D. her father got angry whenever she got a poor grade
(　 )64. Why did her father stay silent after his daughter told him that she had lied?
　　 A. He didn’t understand what his daughter had said.
　　 B. He was angry that his daughter lied to him again.
　　 C. He was unhappy with his daughter’s bad score.
　　 D. He was hurt that his daughter had lied to him.
(　 )65. The purpose of the article is to tell us that ________.
　　 A. Dishonesty may work sometimes, but there is a price to pay.　　

B. we should study hard to make our parents happy

C. sometimes a lie can make things easier

D. we can change the marks

He looks sad.  Let’s cheer him up.

He looks sad.  Let’s cheer him up.

A．let him down.                          B．Make him happy

C．make him pleasure                      D．disappoint him

He looks sad.  Let’s cheer him up.

1. A.
   let him down.
2. B.
   Make him happy
3. C.
   make him pleasure
4. D.
   disappoint him

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.

Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…”He hesitated.

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

“Oh yes, I’d love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

注：urchin顽童    hesitate犹豫    neighbour邻居

crippled残疾　　     cent 美分

1.The street urchin was very surprised when _______________

2.From the story we can see the urchin _______________

3.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ___________

4.We can infer（推断） from the story that___________

5.The best name of the story is____________