Once my father and I went to see a circus（马戏团）. A family was standing in front of us 51 for tickets.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not 52 but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns（小丑）and elephants excitedly.

“I want  53  tickets, eight for children and two for adults（成年人）.” Said the father to the ticket lady.

The ticket lady told him the 54 . When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his 55 . He asked again, “How much?”

The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have 56   money.

My dad took a $ 20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then he 57 the bill, and said to the man, “Sir, this fell out of your pocket.” 

The man knew what was 58 on. He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the 59 . “ Thank you, Sir. This 60 means a lot to me and my family. ”

We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.    

(  ) 51. A. waiting       B. looking     C. working        D. preparing

(  ) 52. A. common      B. cheap       C. old            D. expensive

(  ) 53. A. eight         B. ten         C. two            D. five

(  ) 54. A. ticket        B. number      C. price           D. time

(  ) 55. A. eyes         B. ears         C. nose           D. head

(  ) 56. A. spare        B. any          C. little           D. enough

(  ) 57. A. picked up    B. took away     C. put down       D. looked up

(  ) 58. A. walking      B. going        C. looking         D. holding

(  ) 59. A. book        B. pocket        C. bill            D. bag

(  ) 60. A. hardly       B. nearly        C. only            D. really

  

Once my father and I went to see a circus （马戏团）. A family was standing in front of us   1   for tickets.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not   2   but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns （小丑）and elephants excitedly.

“I want   3   tickets, eight for children and two for adults（成人）.” said the father to the ticket lady.

The ticket lady told him the   4  . When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his   5  . He asked again, “How much?”

The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have   6   money.

My dad took a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then he   7   the bill, and said to the man, “Sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was   8   on. He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the   9  . “Thank you, thank you, sir. This   10   means a lot to me and my family.”

We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.

1. A. waiting          B. looking              C. working            D. preparing

2. A. common        B. cheap                C. old                    D. expensive

3. A. ticket             B. ten                    C. two                  D. five

4. A. ticket             B. number             C. price                 D. time

5. A. eyes                     B. ears                  C. nose                 D. head

6. A. spare             B. any                   C. little                  D. enough

7. A. picked up       B. took away         C. put down          D. looked up

8. A. walking         B. going                C. looking              D. holding

9. A. book             B. pocket               C. bill                    D. bag

10. A. hardly          B. nearly                C. only                  D. really

Once my father and I went to see a circus（马戏团）. A family was standing in front of us 51 for tickets.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not 52 but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns（小丑）and elephants excitedly.

“I want  53  tickets, eight for children and two for adults（成年人）.” Said the father to the ticket lady.

The ticket lady told him the 54 . When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his 55 . He asked again, “How much?”

The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have 56   money.

My dad took a $ 20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then he 57 the bill, and said to the man, “Sir, this fell out of your pocket.” 

The man knew what was 58 on. He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the 59 . “ Thank you, Sir. This 60 means a lot to me and my family. ”

We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.    

(  ) 51. A. waiting       B. looking     C. working        D. preparing

(  ) 52. A. common      B. cheap       C. old            D. expensive

(  ) 53. A. eight         B. ten         C. two            D. five

(  ) 54. A. ticket        B. number      C. price           D. time

(  ) 55. A. eyes         B. ears         C. nose           D. head

(  ) 56. A. spare        B. any          C. little           D. enough

(  ) 57. A. picked up    B. took away     C. put down       D. looked up

(  ) 58. A. walking      B. going        C. looking         D. holding

(  ) 59. A. book        B. pocket        C. bill            D. bag

(  ) 60. A. hardly       B. nearly        C. only            D. really

  

  Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.

But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.

No doubt you're wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There's no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).

Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you're at now, how you've been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.

Don't be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt（高峰）during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later ----between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.

You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty. 

1.. The Chinese for the word “puberty” is 　　　　　　　　　.

   A. 童年时期          B.婴幼儿时期        C.习惯养成期        D. 生长发育期

2. If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _____.

   A. you should have enough exercise   B. you can ask doctors for help

   C. you should save the environment   D. You can record your growth during puberty

3. This passage is mainly about 　　　　　　　　　.

   A. how the genes work in your body           B. when is the time you grow fast

   C. why you look like your parents                D. how you grow to a certain height 

4. After reading this passage, we can explain 　　　　　　　　　.

   A. how good it is to be a doctor             B. how much sleep time we need

   C. why genes can’t decide everything            D. what healthy diet is

5. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A. Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are.

   B. Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’.

   C. The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.

   D. You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.

 

 

Height is just one of the thousands of features (特征) that your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then maybe you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you’re going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.

But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting enough sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the right height.

No doubt you’re wondering how fast you should grow. There’s no perfect or right answer. Kids grow about 2 inches (5 centimetres) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).

Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimetres here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you’re at now, how you’ve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.

Don’t be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a very quick growth during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later – between 7 and 13 for girls, 9 and 15 for boys.

You’ll usually begin to notice that you’re growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

1.The Chinese for the underlined word in the third paragraph “puberty” is           .

A．童年时期

B．婴幼儿时期

C．习惯养成期

D．青春期

2.If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow,          .

A．you should have enough exercise

B．you can ask doctors for help

C．you should protect the environment

D．you can record your growth during puberty

3.This passage is mainly about            .

A．how the genes work in your body

B．when is the time you grow fast

C．why you look like your parents

D．how you grow to a certain height

4.After reading this passage, we can explain ___________.   

A．how good it is to be a doctor

B．how much sleep we need

C．why genes can’t decide everything

D．what an unhealthy diet is

5.Which is NOT mentioned (提及) in the passage?

A．Your height most probably depends on (取决于) how tall your parents are.

B．Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’.

C．The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.

D．You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.