A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo (柔道), although he had lost his left arm in a car accident.

　　The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo teacher, Mr. Tanaka. The boy was doing well, but his teacher had taught him only one move in three months of training.

　　“Mr. Tanaka,” the boy finally asked, “shouldn’t I be learning more moves？”

　　“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” his teacher replied.

　　Several months later, Mr. Tanaka took the boy to his first tournament (锦标赛). The boy won his first three matches, using his one move to win. The boy was now in the finals, and was amazed by his own success.

　　This time, his opponent (对手) was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. The referee (裁判) wanted to stop the match.

　　“No,” the teacher insisted, “let him continue.” Soon, his opponent lowered his guard. At that moment the boy used his move to pin (钉住) him. The boy won the match and became the champion.

　　On the way home, the boy and his teacher reviewed every match. Then the boy asked what was really in his mind.

　　“Mr. Tanaka, how did I win the tournament with only one move？”

　　“You won for two reasons,” his teacher answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only defense (防守) for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”

　　The boy’s biggest weakness had become his biggest strength (优点).

1.The boy decided to study judo though ____________.

A．he was only ten years old

B．he would have an old teacher

C．he had lost his left arm in a car accident

D．he knew he was not clever

2.How did the boy feel when he was in the finals？

A．Proud.   B．Surprised.   C．Worried.   D．Happy.

3.What can you infer (推断) from the passage？

A．The boy wasn’t doing well at first.

B．Mr. Tanaka is a good teacher because he knows his student’s strength and weakness.

C．The referee believed the boy would win.

D．The boy had predicted that he would win.

Mary’s dime（一毛钱）

It was Sunday afternoon. I decided to clean up the room nicely so that my parents would feel   1  when they returned from a long ride! Then, I sat in the room, having nothing to do.

　　 What else could I do? Then, with no reason, I suddenly  2  the pale face of that little beggar(乞丐) girl. I could see the glad light   3  her eyes when I put the dime in her little dirty hand.

　　  How much I  4  that dime, too! Grandpa gave it to me a whole month ago, and I had kept it ever since in my red box upstairs, but those sugar apples looked so attractive, and were so   5  — only a dime a piece — that I wanted to have one.

　　  I could imagine the little girl stood there in front of the  6  in her old dirty dress, looking at the   7  that were put all in a row in the window. I wonder what I should say, “Little girl, what do you want?” I gently asked. She felt   8  and looked straight at me, just as if（似乎）nobody had spoken so   9  to her before. She realized what I had meant, so she said seriously and sadly. “I was thinking how good one of those delicious hamburgers would  10 . I haven’t had anything to eat today.”

　　 Now I thought to myself, “Mary Williams, you have had a good breakfast and a good lunch today,   11  this poor girl has not had a mouthful yet. You can give her your  12 . She needs it a great deal more than you do.”

　　 I could not run away from that little girl’s sad,  13  look — so I dropped the dime right into her hand. How  14  the girl was! I am so glad I gave her the dime,  15  I had to go without the apple lying there in the window.

1.                A．disturbed       B．unhappy        C．satisfied  D．interested

2.                A．saw            B．remembered    C．forgot    D．described

3.                A．filling          B．protecting       C．attracting D．touching

4.                A．hated          B．loved          C．missed   D．noticed

5.                A．valuable        B．meaningful      C．expensive D．cheap

6.                A．market         B．library          C．store D．bookshop

7.                A．dresses         B．magazines       C．books    D．candies

8.                A．surprised       B．excited         C．pleased   D．worried

9.                A．happily         B．kindly          C．angrily   D．sadly

10.               A．taste           B．sound          C．feel  D．smell

11.               A．since          B．so             C．and  D．but

12.               A．apple          B．hamburger      C．dime D．candy

13.               A．proud          B．angry          C．calm  D．hungry

14.               A．grateful        B．unlucky        C．lonely D．friendly

15.               A．unless         B．if              C．though    D．because

　　　 Betty and I are best friends.Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together.But this year, we had a costume party (化装舞会) instead.

While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John？” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class.I wrinkled (皱起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day.How could he even afford a costume？” Mum said nothing.The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn't want to make John embarrassed.We discussed it for a long time.Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.

On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently.John arrived, in an old sheet (床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual.We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups.Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it's time for the great prize game.It's the following riddle...” It was a math game.None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.

Everything went on well as we planned.John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week.He felt happy.So did we.

When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.

(　　)6.The two girls and John were in the same________.

　　　 A.group　　 B.family　　　　　　　 C.team　　　　　　 D.class

(　　)7.John's family may be very ________ according to the passage.

　　　 A.far　　　 B.poor　　　　　　　 C.rich　　　　　　 D.small

(　　)8.How did John get the prize, during the party?

　　　 A.By helping others. B.By asking for help.

C.By getting good grades in study.　　 D.By winning the math game.

(　　)9.John ________with the shopping certificate after the party.

　 　 A.watched a basketball match　　　 B.saw a movie

C.bought something to wear　　　　 D.made a phone call

(　　)10.The passage mainly tells us ________.

　　　 A.we can do anything to help others

　　　 B.we should find a proper way when helping others　　 　　　　

　　　 C.helping others means giving them what they need

　　　 D.we should find a surprising way when helping others