Richard’s father died when he was five. Later on he   36  his mother. The poor boy had to   37  on his own, so he went to work for a rich farmer, who paid him nothing except food and clothes. An old woman felt   38  for him and often helped him. The boy wanted to go to (the)  39  very much, but he had no money. But he   40  lost heart and found some old books near the school and   41  himself to read and write.
There was a narrow   42  between two mountains which connected the village and the town. One morning people   43  there was a big stone on the path. It brought them   44 : they had to move it away, or they had to cross the mountains to the town.   45  the stone weighed thirty tons at least and even the strongest young man couldn’t move it. They   46  for a long time, but nobody knew what to do.
Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a   47  to move it away.” But   48  men believed him. Some villagers even   49  him. The night   50  and people went back. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was   51  the next morning. They didn’t   52  who had moved it away. The old woman said Richard had done it all by himself.
“How could he?” the rich farmer called out, “He’s   53  fifteen! He couldn’t move it at all!”
“He   54  a big hole beside the stone.” said the old woman, “and then he could   55  push it into the hole!”
Looking at each other, the villagers couldn’t say a word.

Richard’s father died when he was five. Later on he   36  his mother. The poor boy had to   37  on his own, so he went to work for a rich farmer, who paid him nothing except food and clothes. An old woman felt   38  for him and often helped him. The boy wanted to go to (the)  39  very much, but he had no money. But he   40  lost heart and found some old books near the school and   41  himself to read and write.

There was a narrow   42  between two mountains which connected the village and the town. One morning people   43  there was a big stone on the path. It brought them   44 : they had to move it away, or they had to cross the mountains to the town.   45  the stone weighed thirty tons at least and even the strongest young man couldn’t move it. They   46  for a long time, but nobody knew what to do.

Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a   47  to move it away.” But   48  men believed him. Some villagers even   49  him. The night   50  and people went back. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was   51  the next morning. They didn’t   52  who had moved it away. The old woman said Richard had done it all by himself.

“How could he?” the rich farmer called out, “He’s   53  fifteen! He couldn’t move it at all!”

“He   54  a big hole beside the stone.” said the old woman, “and then he could   55  push it into the hole!”

Looking at each other, the villagers couldn’t say a word.

1.                A．lost            B．loved          C．supported D．helped

2.                A．study          B．think           C．live  D．work

3.                A．a(chǎn)ngry          B．proud          C．sorry D．excited

4.                A．town           B．mountain       C．school    D．bed

5.                A．still            B．even           C．ever D．never

6.                A．a(chǎn)sked          B．taught          C．a(chǎn)greed   D．caused

7.                A．window         B．path           C．door D．river

8.                A．found          B．believed        C．a(chǎn)sked    D．counted

9.                A．happiness       B．money         C．good D．difficulty

10.               A．For            B．So             C．And D．But

11.               A．discussed       B．stayed         C．played    D．cried

12.               A．book          B．question        C．text  D．way

13.               A．few           B．most           C．many D．some

14.               A．cared about     B．looked at       C．looked after    D．laughed at

15.               A．fell            B．went           C．made D．worked

16.               A．broken         B．heavier         C．gone D．smaller

17.               A．forget          B．remember      C．know D．notice

18.               A．mainly         B．only           C．nearly     D．a(chǎn)lready

19.               A．put            B．set            C．dug  D．filled

20.               A．excitedly       B．easily          C．luckily D．happily

Richard’s father died when he was five. Later on he      his mother again. The poor boy had to live on his own, so he went to work for a rich farmer, who paid him nothing except food and clothes. An old woman felt      for him and often helped him. The boy wanted to go to      very much, but he had no money. But he never gave up and found some old books near the school and      himself to read and write.
There was a narrow path（小路） between two mountains which connected the village and the town. One morning people      there was a big stone on the path. It brought them difficulty: they had to cross the mountains to the town, or they had to move it away.      the stone weighed at least thirty tons and even the strongest young man couldn’t move it. They      for a long time, but nobody knew what to do.
Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a      to move it away.” But      people believed him. Some villagers even laughed at him. The night fell and people went back. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was       the next morning. They didn’t know who had moved it away. The old woman said Richard had done it all by himself.
“How could he?” the rich farmer called out, “He’s      fifteen! He couldn’t move it at all!”
“He dug(挖掘) a big hole beside the stone.” said the old woman, “and then he could       push it into the hole!”
Looking at each other, the villagers couldn’t say a word.

Richard’s father died when he was five. Later on he 36 his mother. The poor boy had to 37 on his own, so he went to work for a rich farmer, who paid him nothing except food and clothes. An old woman felt 38 for him and often helped him. The boy wanted to go to (the) 39 very much, but he had no money. He 40 lost heart and found some old books near the school and 41 himself to read and write.

There was a narrow 42 between two mountains which connected the village and the town. One morning, people 43 there was a big stone on the path. It brought them 44: they had to move it away, or they had to cross the mountains to the town. 45 the stone weighed thirty tons at least and even the strongest young man couldn’t move it. They 46 for a long time, but nobody knew what to do.

Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a 47 to move it away.” But 48 men believed him. Some villagers even 49 him. The night 50 and people went back. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was 51 the next morning. They didn’t 52 who had moved it away. The old woman said Richard had done it all by himself.

“How could he?” the rich farmer called out, “He’s 53 fifteen! He couldn’t move it at all!”

“He 54 a big hole beside the stone.” said the old woman, “and then he could 55 push it into the hole!”

Looking at each other, the villagers couldn’t say a word.

36. A. loved       B. lost         C. supported     D. helped

37. A. study        B. think C. work     D. live

38. A. angry       B. proud C. sorry        D. excited

39. A. school      B. town        C. mountain        D. bed

40. A. hardly       B. even        C. ever           D. never

41. A. taught       B. asked       C. allowed          D. caused

42. A. window      B. path        C. door         D. river

43. A. believed     B. asked           C. found      D. agreed

44. A. happiness  B. money      C. good         D. difficulty

45. A. But          B. For         C. So        D. And

46. A. stayed           B. discussed C. played    D. cried

47. A. book       B. question     C. way       D. text

48. A. most     B. many     C. some      D. few

49. A. cared about      B. laughed at       C. looked at    D. looked after

50. A. went       B. made C. fell            D. worked

51. A. broken     B. gone       C. heavier         D. smaller

52. A. know        B. forget       C. remember     D. notice

53. A. mainly       B. nearly      C. already         D. only

54. A. put          B. set          C. dug            D. filled

55. A. easily      B. excitedly   C. luckily           D. happily

Richard’s father died when he was five. Later on he 1 his mother again. The poor boy had to live on his own, so he went to work for a rich farmer, who paid him nothing except food and clothes. An old woman felt 2 for him and often helped him. The boy wanted to go to 3 very much, but he had no money. But he never gave up and found some old books near the school and 4 himself to read and write.
There was a narrow path（小路） between two mountains which connected the village and the town. One morning people 5 there was a big stone on the path. It brought them difficulty: they had to cross the mountains to the town, or they had to move it away. 6 the stone weighed at least thirty tons and even the strongest young man couldn’t move it. They 7 for a long time, but nobody knew what to do.
Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a 8 to move it away.” But 9 people believed him. Some villagers even laughed at him. The night fell and people went back. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was 10 the next morning. They didn’t know who had moved it away. The old woman said Richard had done it all by himself.
“How could he?” the rich farmer called out, “He’s 11 fifteen! He couldn’t move it at all!”
“He dug(挖掘) a big hole beside the stone.” said the old woman, “and then he could 12 push it into the hole!”
Looking at each other, the villagers couldn’t say a word.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      lost
   2. B.
      loved
   3. C.
      supported
   4. D.
      helped
2. 2.
   1. A.
      angry
   2. B.
      proud
   3. C.
      sorry
   4. D.
      excited
3. 3.
   1. A.
      town
   2. B.
      mountain
   3. C.
      school
   4. D.
      bed
4. 4.
   1. A.
      asked
   2. B.
      taught
   3. C.
      agreed
   4. D.
      caused
5. 5.
   1. A.
      found
   2. B.
      believed
   3. C.
      asked
   4. D.
      counted
6. 6.
   1. A.
      For
   2. B.
      So
   3. C.
      And
   4. D.
      But
7. 7.
   1. A.
      cried
   2. B.
      stayed
   3. C.
      played
   4. D.
      discussed
8. 8.
   1. A.
      book
   2. B.
      question
   3. C.
      text
   4. D.
      way
9. 9.
   1. A.
      few
   2. B.
      most
   3. C.
      many
   4. D.
      some
10. 10.
    1. A.
       broken
    2. B.
       heavier
    3. C.
       gone
    4. D.
       smaller
11. 11.
    1. A.
       mainly
    2. B.
       only
    3. C.
       nearly
    4. D.
       already
12. 12.
    1. A.
       excitedly
    2. B.
       easily
    3. C.
       luckily
    4. D.
       happily

The day was Thankful Thursday. It's a weekly tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive contribution. On this particular Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were going to do. At noon, I drove to a McDonald’s with my daughters because they kept complaining that they hadn’t had enough to eat at breakfast. There we saw some homeless people in the street and we bought lunch for them.
We were about to complete when we found a small woman standing at the corner, asking for change. We handed her some food, and then started to head home. Suddenly from the mirror of the car, I saw the woman waving at us, so I had to turn around and stopped where the small woman stood. She walked to our car, and said, "Thank you, lady! No one has ever done anything like this for me before." I replied, "Well, I'm glad that we were the first." Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, "So, when do you think you'll eat your lunch?"
She just looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, "Oh honey, I'm not going to eat this lunch." I was confused, but before I could say anything, she continued. "You see, I have a little girl of my own at home and she just loves McDonald's, but I can never buy it for her because I just don't have the money. But you know what…tonight she is going to have McDonald's!"
I don't know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our Acts of Kindness were too small to have effect on those poor people. Yet at that moment, I realized the truth of Mother Teresa's words: "We cannot do great things — only small things with great love."
【小題1】
According to this passage, the small woman was ______.

The day was Thankful Thursday. It's a weekly tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive contribution. On this particular Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were going to do. At noon, I drove to a McDonald’s with my daughters because they kept complaining that they hadn’t had enough to eat at breakfast. There we saw some homeless people in the street and we bought lunch for them.

We were about to complete when we found a small woman standing at the corner, asking for change. We handed her some food, and then started to head home. Suddenly from the mirror of the car, I saw the woman waving at us, so I had to turn around and stopped where the small woman stood. She walked to our car, and said, "Thank you, lady! No one has ever done anything like this for me before." I replied, "Well, I'm glad that we were the first." Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, "So, when do you think you'll eat your lunch?"

    She just looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, "Oh honey, I'm not going to eat this lunch." I was confused, but before I could say anything, she continued. "You see, I have a little girl of my own at home and she just loves McDonald's, but I can never buy it for her because I just don't have the money. But you know what…tonight she is going to have McDonald's!"

    I don't know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our Acts of Kindness were too small to have effect on those poor people. Yet at that moment, I realized the truth of Mother Teresa's words: "We cannot do great things — only small things with great love."

1.

 According to this passage, the small woman was ______.

A. too happy to stand at the corner       

B. too eager to ask for more food

C. too poor to buy McDonald’s             

D. too busy to care for her daughter

2.

What can we know from the passage?

A. The author finally realized what she did was of use to the poor.

B. The author would stop doing her acts of kindness to the poor.

    C. The author’s daughters found their mother cried at the end of the day.

    D. The author’s daughters would make friends with the woman’s daughter.

3.

What would be the best title of the passage?

A. No Pains No Gains                           

B. No Pleasure Without Pain

C. No Small Act of Kindness                

D. No Sweet Without Sweat

The day was Thankful Thursday. It's a weekly tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive contribution. On this particular Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were going to do. At noon, I drove to a McDonald’s with my daughters because they kept complaining that they hadn’t had enough to eat at breakfast. There we saw some homeless people in the street and we bought lunch for them.
We were about to complete when we found a small woman standing at the corner, asking for change. We handed her some food, and then started to head home. Suddenly from the mirror of the car, I saw the woman waving at us, so I had to turn around and stopped where the small woman stood. She walked to our car, and said, "Thank you, lady! No one has ever done anything like this for me before." I replied, "Well, I'm glad that we were the first." Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, "So, when do you think you'll eat your lunch?"
She just looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, "Oh honey, I'm not going to eat this lunch." I was confused, but before I could say anything, she continued. "You see, I have a little girl of my own at home and she just loves McDonald's, but I can never buy it for her because I just don't have the money. But you know what…tonight she is going to have McDonald's!"
I don't know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our Acts of Kindness were too small to have effect on those poor people. Yet at that moment, I realized the truth of Mother Teresa's words: "We cannot do great things — only small things with great love."

1. 1.

   According to this passage, the small woman was ______.

   1. A.
      too happy to stand at the corner
   2. B.
      too eager to ask for more food
   3. C.
      too poor to buy McDonald’s
   4. D.
      too busy to care for her daughter
2. 2.

   What can we know from the passage?

   1. A.
      The author finally realized what she did was of use to the poor.
   2. B.
      The author would stop doing her acts of kindness to the poor.
   3. C.
      The author’s daughters found their mother cried at the end of the day.
   4. D.
      The author’s daughters would make friends with the woman’s daughter.
3. 3.

   What would be the best title of the passage?

   1. A.
      No Pains No Gains
   2. B.
      No Pleasure Without Pain
   3. C.
      No Small Act of Kindness
   4. D.
      No Sweet Without Sweat

Richard's father died when he was five. Later on he lost his mother. An old woman felt sorry for the poor boy and often helped him. Of course he had no money to go to school. He had to work for a rich farmer. The man paid him nothing except food and clothes.    __71__    He found  some old books near the school and taught himself to read and write.

__72__   It connected the village and the town. One morning people found there was a big stone on it. It stopped them from going to town. They had to move it away，or they had to cross the mountain if they had something to do in the town. But the stone weighed thirty tons  at  least  and  the  strongest  young  men couldn't do that.   __73__

Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a way to move it away.” But few men believed him.   __74__   Night fell and people went home. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found  the stone was gone the next morning. They didn't know which spirit had moved it away.   __75__

“How could he？” the rich farmer called out, “He's only fifteen! He couldn't move it at all！”

“He dug a big hole beside the stone，”said the old woman，“And then he could easily push it into the hole ！”

Looking at each other, the farmers couldn't say a word.

A. There seemed to be nothing strange in the village.

B. The old woman said Richard had done it all.

C. There was a narrow path between two mountains.

D. But the boy didn't lose heart.

E. Some farmers even laughed at the boy.

F. The boy hoped he could do something for the    villagers some day.

G. They discussed for a long time, but nobody knew    what to do.

Richard's father died when he was five. Later on he lost his mother. An old woman felt sorry for the poor boy and often helped him. Of course he had no money to go to school. He had to work for a rich farmer. The man paid him nothing except food and clothes. __1__ He found some old books near the school and taught himself to read and write.

__2__ It connected the village and the town. One morning people found there was a big stone on it. It stopped them from going to town. They had to move it away, or they had to cross the mountain if they had something to do in the town. But the stone weighed thirty tons at least and the strongest young men couldn't do that. __3__

Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a way to move it away.” But few men believed him. __4__ Night fell and people went home. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was gone the next morning. They didn't know which spirit had moved it away.__5__

“How could he？” the rich farmer called out. “He's only fifteen! He couldn't move it at all！”

“He dug a big hole beside the stone ”， said the old woman, “And then he could easily push it into the hole！”Looking at each other, the farmers couldn't say a word.

A. There seemed to be nothing strange in village.

B. The old woman said Richard had done it all.

C. There was a narrow path between two mountains.

D. But the boy didn't lose heart.

E. Some farmers even laughed at the boy.

F. The boy hoped he could do something for the villagers some day.

G. They discussed for a long time, but nobody knew what to do.

When I was twelve years old. I went with my dad to his work—a car showroom. I was 21  around carelessly and saw a poor woman with a child beside her  22 outside the showroom. I saw that she was crying and went inside to tell my  23 . He went out and  24  the woman to come into the showroom. He offered her some water and then asked her what was  25 .
The woman said that her husband had died and she didn’t have anyone else in her family who could  26   her. she did some manual(體力的) labor to earn some money to  27   her daughter but she was sick for the last three days and was  28  to go to work. Now she didn’t have a grain of food to eat. While she was telling this story to my father, she was unable to   29  her emotions（情緒）and started crying again. My father and I were deeply   30  by her story.
We got some food for her and her baby. My father then took them to the nearest hospital for her baby to be  31  as she did not seem to be very well. On the way, we 32  her a 5kg-bag of wheat from the market. My father gave her some money before we left. The lady was so   33  .
It is eight years later,  34 that event is still very  35  in my mind. My father’s   36 to this woman moved me   37  and since then, I have decided to try and walk a similar path and serve others. I’m   38  to see so many other people in this world are also ready to help others when they meet people   39 . They have  40   to walk a service path also.

When I was twelve years old. I went with my dad to his work—a car showroom. I was 21  around carelessly and saw a poor woman with a child beside her  22 outside the showroom. I saw that she was crying and went inside to tell my  23 . He went out and  24  the woman to come into the showroom. He offered her some water and then asked her what was  25 .

The woman said that her husband had died and she didn’t have anyone else in her family who could  26   her. she did some manual(體力的) labor to earn some money to  27   her daughter but she was sick for the last three days and was  28  to go to work. Now she didn’t have a grain of food to eat. While she was telling this story to my father, she was unable to   29  her emotions（情緒）and started crying again. My father and I were deeply   30  by her story.

We got some food for her and her baby. My father then took them to the nearest hospital for her baby to be  31  as she did not seem to be very well. On the way, we 32  her a 5kg-bag of wheat from the market. My father gave her some money before we left. The lady was so   33  .

It is eight years later,  34 that event is still very  35  in my mind. My father’s   36 to this woman moved me   37  and since then, I have decided to try and walk a similar path and serve others. I’m   38  to see so many other people in this world are also ready to help others when they meet people   39 . They have  40   to walk a service path also.

1.                A．showing        B．walking         C．driving   D．working

2.                A．reading         B．joking          C．reporting D．standing

3.                A．boss           B．father          C．leader    D．teacher

4.                A．a(chǎn)sked          B．begged         C．expected D．encouraged

5.                A．funny          B．special         C．wrong    D．strange

6.                A．help           B．meet           C．teach D．remember

7.                A．get tired of      B．take care of      C．join in    D．be fond of

8.                A．glad           B．proud          C．unable   D．unwilling

9.                A．prove          B．improve        C．understand    D．control

10.               A．moved         B．frightened      C．satisfied   D．surprised

11.               A．calmed         B．taught          C．watched   D．treated

12.               A．sold           B．showed        C．bought    D．cooked

13.               A．grateful        B．trustful         C．hopeful   D．successful

14.               A．or             B．but            C．unless D．so

15.               A．weak          B．similar         C．fresh D．possible

16.               A．promise        B．suggestion      C．patience   D．kindness

17.               A．greatly         B．simply          C．nearly D．finally

18.               A．free           B．foolish         C．happy D．careful

19.               A．a(chǎn)t present      B．a(chǎn)t peace        C．in general  D．in difficulty

20.               A．invited         B．chosen         C．forced    D．a(chǎn)llowed

When I was twelve years old. I went with my dad to his work—a car showroom. I was 21 around carelessly and saw a poor woman with a child beside her 22 outside the showroom. I saw that she was crying and went inside to tell my 23 . He went out and 24 the woman to come into the showroom. He offered her some water and then asked her what was 25 .

　 The woman said that her husband had died and she didn’t have anyone else in her family who could 26　 her. she did some manual(體力的) labor to earn some money to 27　 her daughter but she was sick for the last three days and was 28　 to go to work. Now she didn’t have a grain of food to eat. While she was telling this story to my father, she was unable to 　29　 her emotions（情緒）and started crying again. My father and I were deeply 　30　 by her story.

　 We got some food for her and her baby. My father then took them to the nearest hospital for her baby to be 31 as she did not seem to be very well. On the way, we 32 her a 5kg-bag of wheat from the market. My father gave her some money before we left. The lady was so 　33　 .

　 It is eight years later, 34 that event is still very 35　 in my mind. My father’s 　36 to this woman moved me 　37　 and since then, I have decided to try and walk a similar path and serve others. I’m 　38　 to see so many other people in this world are also ready to help others when they meet people 　39 . They have 40　 to walk a service path also.

21. A.showing　　　 B.walking　　　　　 C.driving　　　 　　　 D.working

22. A.reading　　　　 B.joking　　　 　　　 C.reporting　　　　　 D.standing

23. A.boss　　　　　　 B.father　　　 　　　 C.leader　　　　 　　　 D.teacher

24. A.asked　　　　　 B.begged　　　　　　 C.expected　　　　　 D.encouraged

25. A.funny　　　　　 B.special　　　　　　 C.wrong　　　　　　　 D.strange

26. A.help　　　　　　 B.meet　　　　　　　　 C.teach　　　　　　　　 D.remember

27. A.get tired of　 B.take care of　　　 C.join in　　　　 　　　 D.be fond of

28. A.glad　　　　　　 B.proud　　　　　　　 C.unable　　　　 　　　 D.unwilling

29. A.prove　　　　　 B.improve　　　　　 C.understand　　　　 D.control

30. A.moved　　　　 B.frightened　　　　 C satisfied　　　　　　 D.surprised

31. A.calmed　　　　 B.taught　　　 　　　 C.watched　　　　　　 D.treated

32. A.sold　　　　　　 B.showed　　　　　 C.bought　　　 　　　 D.cooked

33. A.grateful　　　　 B.trustful　　　　　　 C.hopeful　　　　　　 　　　 D.successful

34. A.or　　　　　　　　 B.but　　　　　　　　　 C.unless　　　　 　　　 D.so

35. A.weak　　　　　 B.similar　　　　　　 C.fresh　　　　　　　　 D.possible

36. A.promise　　　 B.suggestion　　　 C.patience　　　　　　 D.kindness

37. A.greatly　　　　 B.simply　　　　　　 C.nearly　　　　 　　　 D.finally

38. A.free　　　　　　 　　　 B.foolish　　　　　　 C.happy　　　　　　　 D.careful

39. A.at present　　 B.at peace　　　　　 C.in general　　　　　 D.in difficulty

40. A.invited　　　　 B.chosen　　　　　　 C.forced　　　　 　　　 D.allowed