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　　 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 neighbours 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 _______________

A. Paul received an expensive car 　　B. Paul told him about the car
　　C. he saw the shining car 　　　　 　D. he was walking around the car
( 　) 2. From the story we can see the urchin _______________
　　A. wished to give his brother a car
　　B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car
　　C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s
　　D. wished Paul could be a brother like that
( 　) 3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ____________
　　A. to show his neighbours the big car
　　B. to show he had a rich friend
　　C. to let his brother ride in the car
　　D. to tell his brother about his wish
( 　) 4. We can infer（推断） from the story that___________
　　A. Paul couldn’t understand the urchin
B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother

　　D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end
(　 ) 5. The best name of the story is ____________
　　A. A Christmas Present　　 B. A Street Urchin
　　C. A Brother Like That 　　　D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

　　1．Who will be guests at the party?

　　A．The children of Mr. Wilson．　　　　　　       B．The Marleys．

　　C．Mr. Wilson and his wife．　　　　　　　　      D．Mr. and Mrs. Marley．

　　2．What will they have the party for?

　　A．New Year's Day．　　　　　　　　　　　　   B．Mr. Wilson’s coming．

　　C．Christmas Day．　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Richard’s birthday．

　　3．What will people do at the party?

　　A．Swim and dance．　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Ask for directions．

　　C．Buy a swimsuit．　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Ride a bike．

　　4．People without a car________to the party．

　　A．can ask for a ride　　 B．can't go　　　 C．Can write a letter　 D．can’t ride

　　5．The invitation does not include__________________．

　　A．an email address　　　　　　　　　　　　     B．a time and a date

C．directions　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D． a telephone number

The six-year-old Billy was seriously ill.

“Billy, what do you wish to do in the future?”

“Mom, I always want to be a fireman.”

His mom went to a fire station. She told a fireman about her son. She asked if it might be possible to give him a ride in a fire engine（消防车）. The fireman said, “We can do better. We’ll  make him an honorary（名誉的）fireman for the whole day. He can come to the fire station, eat with us and go out on all the fire calls. If you give us his sizes, we’ll get a real fire uniform for him.”

Three days later, that fireman dressed Billy in his fire uniform and drove him to the fire station. Billy was so excited. There were three fire calls that day. Billy rode in different fire engines and went out all the three calls.

Billy’s dream came true. He lived three months longer.

1. Did Billy want to be a policeman?

2. Who dressed Billy in his fire uniform?

3.. How many fire calls were there that day?