A teacher had been made very angry by some of his boys making a high sound during school hours. At last he was forced to____any one who should repeat the wrong act. The next morning, a loud sound was heard in the quiet room. The students were very much surprised, and the teacher at once looked around to_____the person who had made a high sound.

When a boy who was often in bad act, was told he was wrong, he_______said he hadn’t done it, yet his words were not believed, and he was brought up for punishment. Seeing what was about to take place, Charles, a little boy, got up suddenly from his_____“Don’t punish John, air. I made the high sound. I’m very sorry, I didn't mean to whistle.” He held out his hand to be punished. Taking the little boy’s____, the teacher said “ Charles, you have done right. I can't punish you after you____so nobly.” Even the youngest child in the school felt_____of Charles, for every child could see how bravely he had acted.

Charles was truly a brave boy. He had done______he knew to be right. True courage may also be shown by_____to do that which we know to be wrong,_____bad people may laugh at us,

1.A. punish B. praise C. fix D. hurt

2.A. hide B. discover C. pay D. wake

3.A. actively B. aloud C. strongly D. softly

4.A. bag B. board C. desk D. seat

5.A. hair B. arm C. finger D. hand

6.A. have given B. have run C. have acted D. have fallen

7.A. afraid B. proud C. sure D. careful

8.A. what B. which C. who D. when

9.A. refusing B. continuing C. dreaming D. wanting

10.A. but B. though C. after D. until

When he was small, Hill was a famous bad boy.

At the age of 9, his father married his stepmother. At that time they lived poor in the countryside while his stepmother was from a wealthy family.

His father introduced Hill to his stepmother as he said, “Dear, I hope you notice in the entire shire this is the worst boy, who has made me have no other way. Maybe before tomorrow morning he will throw a stone at you, or do a bad thing you will never imagine.”

To Hill's surprise, his stepmother went up to him with a smile, held up his head and looked at him carefully. She then turned around to tell her husband, “You’re wrong. He is not the worst boy in the entire shire, but the cleverest and creative boy. Only he doesn’t find a place to show himself. ”

His stepmother’s words warmed his heart, his eyes full of tears. With this, he started building friendship with his stepmother. And this became the drive of his life, making him create 28 successful golden rules, which helped tens of thousands of ordinary people walk on the road to success.

Before his stepmother came, no one praised him smart, and his father and neighbors considered him as a bad boy. However, his stepmother’s words changed his life.

When Hill was 14 years old, his stepmother bought him a used typewriter and said to him, “I believe you will become a writer.” Hill accepted his stepmother’s gift and expectation, and started writing things to a local newspaper. He understood his stepmother’s strong feeling of interest in his family while he saw with his own eyes she had changed his family. Therefore, he would do as well as she expected him to.

The strength from his stepmother made him a rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important persons in the 20th century.

Praise will never be unnecessary, especially for children. A sincere (真誠的〉praise may be better than 10, 000 bad words.

1. What did people think of Hill before the age of nine?

A. Clever. B. Creative.

C. Unfriendly. D. Foolish.

2.Hill started making friends with his stepmother after she ______.

A. smiled at him

B. looked at him carefully

C. said good words about him

D. said bad words about him

3. Which of the following is wrong about Hill?

A. He accepted his stepmother's typewriter.

B. He failed to do as he was expected.

C. He started writing to a local newspaper.

D. He understood his stepmother.

4.The writer is most probably an expert of______.

A. house building B. diet

C. news writing D. education

5.The passage was written mainly to tell us that ______.

A. children should be praised

B. Hill’s father married again

C. Hill's stepmother wan kind to him

D. Hill'S father was cruel to him

“I just gave birth to 5 babies last weekend.” Isn't that exciting? Oh, you don't believe me? “Okay then，I stole some money from a bank on Saturday night.” Now do you believe me? Actually, I hope you don't. April 1st, or April Fool's Day is the day when we play jokes on people. Do you have it in your country?

April Fool's Day started in the sixteenth century in Europe. Before that time, New Year's Day was celebrated on April 1st.If they were teased, they were called fools.

Nowadays we play jokes on people on April 1st.For example, someone might put salt in the sugar bottle so another person could put it in his coffee “by accident”．Or someone might change the time on another person's alarm clock so that person would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned. Or maybe a person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked.

After we play the trick, we say “April Fool”. Then the poor person realized he was fooled. It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesn't cause any real harm (傷害) to anyone. Do you have any great jokes to play on anyone today? Try it out. Just don't forget to say “April Fool” when the other person begins looking a little confused.

1.Before the sixteenth century, New Year's Day was ________.

A. April 1st B. January 1st

C. October 1st D. February 1st

2.Which of the following situations doesn't make you “April Fool”？

A. Someone might put salt in the sugar bottle, then you could put it in your coffee “by accident”．

B. A man might take your bag by mistake, then he could say sorry to you.

C. Someone might change the time on your alarm clock, then you would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned.

D. A person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked.

3.Sometimes people lie to shock someone on ________.

A. New Year's Day B. Christmas Day

C. April Fool's Day D. Thanksgiving Day

4.In the 2nd paragraph, the closest meaning of the underlined word “teased” is ________ in English.

A. hit B. criticized

C. laughed at D. shocked

5.What should be the right attitude (態(tài)度) towards “April Fool”？

A. It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesn't cause any real harm to anyone.

B. It is done for the real fools.

C. We needn't say “April Fool” when we play jokes on people on April 1st.

D. Don't play jokes on people.

Last Sunday evening，my parents went out for a walk with my sister．But I studied alone at home because I would have an English test. Suddenly, I saw bright light in my neighbor’s kitchen. I thought he was cooking, so I went on studying．

Soon, there was a terrible smell in the air and I thought something was wrong．I went out and saw fire coming out of my neighbor’s kitchen．So I shouted “Fire，F(xiàn)ire!” But no one heard or came out．I ran quickly to my house to call 119，and then I rang my neighbor’s doorbell，knocked at the door, but there was no response. I got into the house through the window and found my neighbor sleeping in his bedroom．I woke him up and we rushed out of the house together．

We tried our best to pour water through the kitchen window, but the fire was too heavy. Luckily, the firemen came and put out the fire quickly. When my parents came back, they found I was dirty and tired. After my neighbor told them the whole story, they were happy and said I was a brave boy．

1.The underlined word “response” can be replaced （代替） by ．

A. result B. answer C. question D. key

2.Why didn’t the writer go out for a walk with his parents？

A. Because his parents only liked his sister

B. Because he would have an English class．

C. Because he had to study for an English test．

D. Because there was a fire on his neighbor's kitchen．

3.Who put out the fire at last？

A. The writer． B. The writer’s parents

C. The writer’s neighbor D. The firemen

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE？

A. The writer’s neighbor was sleeping when the fire started．

B. No one helped the writer’s neighbor put out the fire．

C. The fire happened last Friday evening．

D. The writer’s parents were angry when they knew what had happened．

5.What’s the passage mainly about？

A. How to put out a fire． B. My neighbor was a brave man．

C. I saved my neighbor from the fire． D. I studied a test at home．

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