A poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk.

He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?"

"You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness." He said, "Then I thank you from my heart."

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists (专家) to study her rare disease.

Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.

Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case.

After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room.

She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She began to read the following words: "Paid in full with one glass of milk"

1.The boy sold goods from door to door because ________.

A.he wanted to help support his family B.he needed money for school

C.he had to pay back a student loan D.he did not have enough pocket money

2.What does the underlined word “baffled” means?

A.Frustrated and disappointed. B.Pleased and satisfied.

C.Confused and misleading. D.Mad and sad.

3.When the boy and the young woman met again years later, ________.

A.they had both changed beyond recognition B.neither remembered their previous meeting

C.the boy had become a medical specialist D.the woman had come to stay in the big city

4.Dr. Kelly gave special attention to the case mainly because ________.

A.it was a rare disease B.he fell in love with the woman

C.he was eager to distinguish himself D.he wanted to repay the woman for her great kindness

5.Among other things, the story shows that ________.

A.good will be rewarded with good B.it is okay to accept pay for a kindness

C.it is wise neither to borrow nor to lend D.where there's a will there's away

One Friday night, a poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station, playing his violin. Many people put money into the hat ______ in front of him.

The next day, ______ young man came to the gate of the railway station again, and put his hat on the ground. But ______ what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground. It said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Sand." After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran to the young man ______ and said "It's you! You do come here. I know that you're an honest man and will certainly ______ here. "The young man asked "Are you Mr. George Sang? Did you lose anything?" "A lottery (奖券) ticket answered the middle-aged man. The young man took out a lottery ticket and gave it to the man.

The prize of the lottery ticket was $ 500, 000. Yesterday when the middle-aged man knew he______, he was very happy. He took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticket was also ______ in.

Later, someone asked the young man, "You ______ the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn't you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?" The young man said, "Although I don't have much money, I live ______. But I lose ______. I won't be happy forever."

1.A.lying B.sleeping C.bowing D.dropping

2.A.不填 B.a C.an D.the

3.A.far from B.similar to C.different from D.same as

4.A.slowly B.in a hurry C.strongly D.sleepily

5.A.hide B.come C.flee D.leave

6.A.lost B.won C.fell D.chased

7.A.filled B.pulled C.kicked D.thrown

8.A.play B.sell C.buy D.repair

9.A.sadly B.happily C.normally D.lively

10.A.job B.pleasure C.honesty D.purse

The face-down generation(一代)

If you were born in the 2000s, you are called the oh-ohs. The 21st century. That would make you young, creative, connected, world-wide, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right? But what do other people think about your generation?

Some adults worry that you're more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think of you as the "face-down generation" because you use your phone so much. They wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family.

Other adults worry that today's youth are spoilt (溺爱) and don't want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by "helicopter parents". They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and after-school activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. With parents who do everything for them, today's youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.

Does the face-down generation need a heads-up? Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today's teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. They seem to be willing to become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities. There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls' rights to go to school.

So if you're one of the oh-ohs, there's reason to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation. Chances are that you do great and laugh out loud.

1.If Alice was born in 2004, is she an oh-oh? (within 3 words) ____________

2.Why do some adults think of the oh-ohs as the "face-down generation"? (within 7 words) ____________

3.What are the parents called who always guide and plan everything for their children? (within 2 words) ____________

4.Why doesn't the face-down generation need a heads-up? (within 14 words) ____________

5.According to the writer, what does today's teenagers would like to do? (within 9 words) ____________

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