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　　 　Mr Price was the owner of a shop. He lived alone in a small room above his　1　　　 . He was 　2　　 　afraid that one night someone 　3　　 　break into his shop.

　　4　　　 Friday night, when he checked his money after 　5　　 　up, he found that he had taken in almost 1,000,000 pounds that 　6　　 　. So, he thought that keeping 　7　　 　money in the shop was a dangerous 　8　　　 .

　　 　He 　9　 　　 the money with him to the bedroom, put it in the pocket of his 　10　　 　and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the loud 　11　　 　of the doorbell made him 　12　　 　.

　　 　He got out of 　13　　 　and called out in shaky (发抖的) 　14　　 　, “What do you 　15　　 　?” Under the street light was a 　16　　 　.“Sorry to wake 　17　　 　,” the policeman 　18　　 　,“but all the lights are 　19　　 　in your shop. I think you just forgot to 　20　　 　them off when you closed up.”

With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I ' m blind, please help. "

Only a few people put 　 16　 in the hat. A man was walking by. He 　 17　 some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign 　 18 . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people 　19　 to give money to the blind boy.　　That afternoon the man came to see 　 20 　 things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who 　 21　 my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a 　 22　 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day, 　23　 I cannot see it. "

Both the 　 24　 told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 　25　　people to help by throwing some money into the 　26　 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the 27 of the day, but the boy couldn't 　 28　 he was blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn 　29　 this story. First, be thankful for what

you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can. 30 , be creative. Think differently.

　There is always a better way !

(　 )16. A. eggs　　　　　　　　 B. coins　　　　　　　　 C. toys　　　　　　　　 D. pencils

(　 )17. A. got　　　　　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　 D. dropped

(　 18. A. on　　　　　　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　　　　 D. around

(　 )19. A. asked　　　　　　　 B. began　　　　　　　 C. hoped　　　　　　　 D. continued

(　 )20. A. how　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. whose　　　　　　　 D. which

(　 )21. A. put　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　 C. changed　　　　　 D. cleaned

(　 )22. A. usual　　　　　　　 B. simple　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　 D. dangerous

(　 )23. A. as　　　　　　　　　 B. so 　　　　　　　　 C. for　　 　　　 D. but

(　 )24. A. signs　　　　　　　 B. men　　　　　　　　 C. boys　　　　　　　　 D. lessons

(　 )25.A. told　　　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　 C. helped　　　　　　　 D. ordered

(　 )26. A. bag　　　　　　　　 B. hat　　　　　　　　　 C. pocket　　　　　　　　　　 D. basket

(　 )27. A. food　　　　　　　　 B. songs　　　　　　　 C. beauty　　　　　　　 D. pictures

(　 )28. A. because　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. though

(　 )29. A. about　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　 D. except

(　 )30.A. First　　　　　　　　 B. Second　　　　　　 C. Third　　　　　　　 D. Fourth

My father often works very hard. And he 　31 goes to the movies. Here I will tell you a 　32 story about him.

　　　 One afternoon, when he finished his work, and was about to go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 　33 to have not much work to do that day and 　34 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.

　　　 So he came back home and 　35 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left.

　　　 But to our 　36 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the 　 37　 .He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the 　38　 .

　　　 Whey my father was sitting in his seat, a woman came to father’s seat and said that the seat was hers. My father was 　39 , he took out the ticket and looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, Seat 3. And then he looked at the seat. It was 　40 . So he asked her to 　41　 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat 　42 in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　　　 Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The 　43 of the tickets are different.” 　44　 they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am sorry, I made a mistake. My ticket is for the 　45　 a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left.

　　　 31. A. always　 B. seldom　　　　　　 C. often　　　　　　　　 D. sometimes.

　　　 32. A. funny　　　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　　　　 D. strange

　　　 33. A. happened　　　　　 B. liked　　　　　　　　 C. pretended　　　　 D. wanted

　　　 34. A. it　　　　　　　　　　　 B. this　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　 D. which

　　　 35. A. early　　　　　　　　　 B. quietly　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. suddenly

　　　 36. A. surprise　　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　　　 C. sorrow　　　　　　 D. delight

　　　 37. A. matter　　　　　　　　 B. date　　　　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　 D. price

　　　 38. A. hall　　　　　　　　　　 B. theatre　　　 C. office　　　　　　　 D. cinema

　　　 39. A. interested　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. frightened　 D. disappointed

　　　 40. A. different　　　　　　 B. unusual　　　　　　 C. the same　　　　　 D. strange

　　　 41. A. bring　　　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　　 C. see　　　　　　　　　 D. show

　　　 42. A. said　　　　　　　　　 B. named　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　　 D. shown

　　　 43. A. designs　　　 B. colors　　　 C. prices　　　 D. owners

　　　 44. A. .But　　　　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

　　　 45. A. exhibition　　　　　 B. play　　　　　　　　 C. concert　　　　　　 D. film

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　A young man once went into town and bought himself 　1　 trousers. When he 　2 　home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them 　3 　He found that they were about two inches too 　4　 .

　He went downstairs and there his mother and two sisters were 　5 　up the tea things in the kitchen. “These new trousers 　6　 too long.” he said. “They need to be shortened by about two inches. Whould one of you mind 　7 　this 　8 　me, please?”His mother and sisters were busy and 　9 　of them said 　10 　.

　But as soon as his mother was free she went 　11 　upstairs to her son's bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs 　12 　saying anything to her daughters.

　Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She was a kindhearted girl, 　13 　she went upstairs and shortened the trousers by two inches.

　The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came in, she, too, remembered 　14 　her brother 　15 　. So she ran upstairs 　16 　her scissors（剪刀）and took two inches 　17 　legs of the new trousers.You can imagine the look 　18 　the young man's face 　19 　he put the trousers on the 　20 　morning.