At the age of 61，Daddy Bruce opened his restaurant in a poor area of Denver．There is doubt about whether his ___1___ was the best in town but there is no doubt about the man himself．He was a ___2___ man，and he started a rare and fine tradition to feed people--not just his customers（顾客），___3___ the poor and the homeless．

Every Thanksgiving，Daddy and his son began cooking for the ___4___．He wanted them to have a great ___5___ on this important day of their country．

In the early years he ___6___ for everything by himself．But as ___7___ went on，the crowds grew and the costs rose．That's when Daddy's supporters joined ___8___ in his project．From then on，more and more people began to step in to help．

They donated turkeys and potatoes．And they ___9___ their time to stand behind and beside the old man and offer to cook and serve．___10___ seemed that there was an endless supply of food to feed the poor．No one ever walked away ___11__ from Daddy Bruce．Daddy started the whole thing and he didn't stop it until a few years ago ___12___ he aged towards ninety and had become too old to work on．

He was one of the few people who ___13___ to see a city street named in his honor．In 1991，one of the streets in his hometown was named “Daddy Bruce”．A few years later，he died．

When he was asked why he ___14___ to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over twenty-five years，his reply was simple．“You can't beat love．___15___ beats love．If you give just one thing，you get three things back，That's why I do it．” And he did it well，

1．A．breakfast             B．lunch              C．supper            D．food

2．A．selfish               B．kind               C．serious            D．stubborn

3．A．and                B．so                C．but               D．or

4．A．homeless            B．elderly             C．public             D．disabled

5．A．rest                 B．dinner             C．break              D．bath

6．A．looked               B．cared              C．sent             D．paid

7．A．life                  B．time               C．history             D．plan

8．A．actively              B．quietly             C．wildly             D．carefully

9．A．spared              B．spent            C．wasted             D．killed

10．A．What              B．There             C．It               D．This

11．A．satisfied           B．thirsty             C．hungry            D．happy

12．A．when             B．which             C．that               D．while

13．A．came            B．lived              C．wanted            D．wished

14．A．happened          B．had               C．volunteered         D．refused

15．A．Everything          B．Anything            C．Something          D．Nothing

One morning a student was walking with his teacher when they noticed a pair of old shoes by the roadside．They   1   the shoes might belong to a poor man．In fact，the   2   of the shoes was working in a field nearby，and he had nearly   3   his work．

The student said to his teacher，“Let's play a trick on the man：we hide his shoes，and wait to see what he will do   4    he can’t find them．”

“My young friend，we should never have   5   by tricking others like that，”answered the teacher．“  6  ，1et’s put a   7   in each of the shoes．and watch what he will do．”

The student did so，and then they   8   nearby．

The man soon came back to get his   9  ，but when he slipped his foot into one of his shoes，he felt something    10   in it．He bent down and found the coin（硬币）．

___11    appeared on his face．He looked at the coin for a minute，and then   12  ，but nobody could be seen．He then went on to put on the other shoe，  13    he was even more surprised to find the   14    coin．

He then knelt down（跪下），looked up to heaven and said   15   aloud，in which he spoke of his wife，  16    and helpless，and his children without bread．

The student was deeply moved（感动的），and his eyes were filled with tears．“Now，”said the teacher，“you must be much more pleased than if you had played your   17  ．”

The boy replied，“You have taught me a lesson which I'll never   18   ．I feel now the truth of these words，which I didn’t    19    before：‘It is more blessed（神圣的）to   20    than to receive．’”

1．A．believed                 B．found                  C．decided                  D．thought

2．A．owner                   B．maker                  C．seller                     D．repairer

3．A．enjoyed                 B．changed               C．finished                  D．started

4．A．since                     B．when                   C．while                     D．until

5．A．lessons                  B．experience            C．fun                        D．games

6．A．Instead                  B．Generally             C．Afterwards             D．Maybe

7．A．stone                     B．coin                     C．sweet                    D．clip

8．A．hid                        B．stood                   C．worked                  D．rested

9．A．lunch                    B．coat                     C．drink                     D．shoes

10．A．terrible                 B．hot                      C．hard                             D．soft

11．A．Surprise               B．Fear                    C．Pity                       D．Courage

12．A．looked up             B．looked around       C．looked down          D．looked out

13．A．for                      B．so                        C．but                        D．or

14．A．strange                B．second                 C．interesting              D．lost

15．A．goodbye              B．yes                      C．hello                      D．thanks

16．A．homeless             B．lively                   C．careless                 D．sick

17．A．trick                    B．role                     C．game                     D．cards

18．A．learn                    B．take                     C．forget                    D．accept

19．A．hear                    B．understand           C．remember              D．write

20．A．work                   B．refuse                  C．advise                    D．give

 Do you still have your toys from childhood? Do you have any old baseball cards or dolls? (16) you do，keep them．Old toys and other things can be (17) a lot of money．Many people collect old things，and they are often ready to pay( 18) prices for them．For example，a Matchbox toy car used to sell (19) about 25 cents in tile 1970s．Now，these toy cars sell for about 50 dollars．One collector (20) paid fourteen thousand dollars for a Matchbox car several years ago!

People collect almost (21) !But if you want a collector to pay top dollars，you must (22)

your toys because collectors are usually only (23) in toys in excellent condition．You’ll also have to wait quite a while．Toys usually aren’t valuable (24) they are at least 20 or 30 years old．So put your toys away carefully and be (25)．One day they may be like gold !

16．A．If                 B．So              C．But            D．And

17．A．valuable            B．worth           C．cost            D．spent

18．A．low                B．high            C．cheap          D．expensive

19．A．with               B．on              C．for             D．in

20．A．never              B．seldom          C．still            D．even

21．A．nothing            B．anything         C．something        D．none

22．A．take out of          B．put down on      C．put up with      D．take care of

23．A．involved           B．interested         C．satisfied        D．worried

24．A．after              B．before            C．while           D．until

25．A．patient            B．happy            C．active           D．realistic

You must have hobbies of your own．Are you interested in our hobbies? OK，now let me tell you something about my   1   hobbies．

My hobby is collecting stamps．When I began，I tried to collect the stamps of all   2  ，but there were too many, so now I collect only US and Chinese ones．I   3   a lot of friends in the US，so I often get letters from them．Some of my stamps are very pretty and some are unusual．We can   4   a lot from stamps，such as the history of the countries．

My younger brother，Peter，likes   5   trains．He often goes to the station nearby and watches them carefully．  6   a train goes through the station，he writes down its name and number．

My sister's hobby is sewing．She has no sewing machine，  7   she doesn't have to worry about it--she can use my mother's．She makes most of her  8   herself，and when I tear（撕坏）my shirt or my trousers，I always ask her for   9  ．

My father has a hobby，too．It is walking the   10  ．Every morning and afternoon he goes walking with his handsome dog．

1．A．classmates'           B．teachers'              C．friends'                   D．family's

2．A．countries               B．colors                  C．prices                    D．sizes

3．A．miss                      B．have                    C．meet                      D．remember

4．A．choose                         B．make                   C．learn                      D．take

5．A．collecting               B．taking                  C．making                  D．watching

6．A．When                    B．Although              C．Until                      D．Because

7．A．and                       B．so                       C．but                        D．or

8．A．decisions               B．plans                   C．cakes                     D．clothes

9．A．money                   B．help                     C．pity                       D．advice

10．A．cat                      B．sheep                   C．dog                       D．horse

About the year 1 900，a small dark-haired boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting

outside the back entrances of London theatres．He1  thin and hungry．He was hoping to get work in show business．He could sing and dance．and above all，he knew how to2  people laugh．But he couldn’t get work and walked up and down in the city．Sometimes he was sent away to a home for children who had no parents．

    But twenty years later，this same Chaplin became the greatest best-known and best loved comedian（喜剧演员）in the world．Any visitor to the cinema3  some of Charlie Chaplin’s films．People everywhere4  while seeing them until the tears ran down their faces．Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy Chaplin’s film because they are mostly5 ．His words in．the films can’t be heard at all，6 his comedy doesn’t depend on（依靠）words or languages．It depends on actions which mean the 7  thing to people all over the world．Performance without words：plays an important part in the dances and plays in many countries．It’s a kind of world language．People in China．Also love his films very much，8  today．We can see some short films on TV acted by Charlie Chaplin．

    Chaplin9  most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day 1 977 at the age of eighty-eight．The whole world was full of sadness at the news of his10 ．

1．A felt                    B．looked              C．looked like          D． liked

2．A．speak                B． tell                C． allow             D． make

3．A． must have seen       B． must see           C． must be seeing    D． must seeing

4．A． saw                 B． smiled             C． cried             D．laughed

5．A． loud          B． quiet              C． noisy             D．silent

6．A． though               B． so                C． but              D．when

7．A． same                B． different           C． funny             D．difficult

8．A． even if                B． even              C． even though       D．though

9．A． spent                B．took               C． paid              D．used

10．A．dead               B．dying              C．death              D．die