It snowed again. My seventh Christmas was round the corner. I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb, “There is no Father Christmas.”
I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth. Grandma was at home. I told __11___ everything. “No Father Christmas?” she was a little ___12____. “Don’t believe it. Put on your coat, and let’s go.”
“Go? Where, Grandma?” I asked.
“Kerby’s Store.”
As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars and said, “Take the __13___ and buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for in the car.” Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby’s.
For a few seconds I just stood there, holding the money, wondering ___14___ to buy, and who to buy it for.
I thought of ___15___ I knew: my family, my friends, my neighbors … I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decker, a __16___ with bad and messy hair. He sat right behind me ___17____ Mrs. Pollack’s class.
Bobbie ___18___ went to any party during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, ___19____ we all knew that he didn’t have a cough, and he didn’t have a coat. I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat ___20____ he would like.
That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and ___21___ “To Bobbie, From Father Christmas” on it. Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he ___22___ them. Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s house, telling that I was helping Father Christmas ____23___ the presents.
Grandma parked the car along the street, and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s house. Then Grandma said to me, “All right, Father Christmas, get going.”
I took a deep breath, rushed to his front door, put the present down. ____24___ the door, rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the ____25_____ and Grandma. We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open. Finally it did, and there stood Bobbie.
That night, I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well, and we were on his team.
【小题1】
A.himB.herC.themD.you
【小题2】
A.angryB.happyC.tiredD.afraid
【小题3】
A.bookB.coatC.presentD.money
【小题4】
A.whatB.whenC.whereD.how
【小题5】
A.everybodyB.nobodyC.somebodyD.anybody
【小题6】
A.girlB.boyC.manD.woman
【小题7】
A.forB.onC.inD.with
【小题8】A. always   B. often   C. sometime   D never
【小题9】
A.soB.ifC.butD.and
【小题10】
A.whereB.thatC.whoD.why
【小题11】
A.readB.sayC.writeD.spell
【小题12】
A.helpedB.believeC.taughtD.made
【小题13】
A.give upB.give awayC.put upD.put off
【小题14】
A.onB.behindC.outsideD.over
【小题15】
A.shopB.carsC.doorD.trees


Monty Robert’s father was a horse trainer. As a child, Monty often went from one farm to  21  with his father. Sometimes they didn’t have enough money to   22  food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a   23  farm.
When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper   24  what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. He wrote a seven-page paper   25  his dream of having a horse farm one day. He   26  drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.
The next day he handed   27  in to his teacher. Two days later, he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with some words “See me after class.”   28  the boy did and asked his teacher, “Why did I get an F?” The teacher said, “This dream will not   29   for a young boy like you.   30  a horse farm needs a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for a lot of things. There is no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “If you write this paper again with a   31  dream, I will give you a good grade.”
After school he thought about it   32 . At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making   33  changes at all. He wrote, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   34 .”
Many years later, Monty had his own 200 acres horse farm. His dream came true.
So don’t let   35  take away your dreams. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.

【小题1】
A.anotherB.the othersC.otherD.the other
【小题2】
A.look forB.pay for C.wait for D.ask for
【小题3】
A.horse B.chicken C.pig D.flower
【小题4】
A.in B.at C.about D.off
【小题5】
A.talking about B.talking with C.talking to D.talking over
【小题6】
A.ever B.evenC.never D.over
【小题7】
A.them B.farm C.it D.picture
【小题8】
A.Or B.So C.But D.And
【小题9】
A.come back B.come from C.come trueD.come down
【小题10】
A.Owning B.Drawing C.Asking D.Writing
【小题11】
A.difficult B.high C.bad D.simple
【小题12】
A.easily B.hard C.heavily D.hardly
【小题13】
A.any B.some C.all D.no
【小题14】
A.horse B.land C.dream D.paper
【小题15】
A.anyone B.everyone C.someone D.none



It was Mother’s Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn’t go back home. When he walked by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind. “I’ll send Mum some roses (玫瑰).”
While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The shop assistant told him that roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen (一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨). She told him they were a lot cheaper than roses.
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said, “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses, as the rose is her favorite.”
After hearing this, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the shop assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you two.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air. He thanked John, and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the shop assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked back to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.
【小题1】The shop assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because _____.

A.there were not enough roses in the shop
B.carnations were much nicer than roses
C.roses were more expensive than carnations
D.carnations were special flowers for Mother’s Day
【小题2】John spent _______ in the flower shop that day.
A.$5B.$25C.$ 45D.$ 55
【小题3】The young man cried at the cemetery because he _______.
A.had spent all his money on the roses
B.wasn’t able to tell his mother he loved her himself
C.felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers
D.hadn’t got enough money for his sick mother
【小题4】At last John decided to take the roses home himself because he wanted to _______.
A.tell his mother he loved her
B.ask his mother for more money
C.tell his mother the young man’s story
D.ask his mother if she liked roses
【小题5】The writer wrote this passage to tell us “_______”.
A.Buy roses for your mother when she is ill
B.Let your mother know how much you love her
C.Work hard to get more money for your mother
D.Send your mother flowers on Mother’s Day

In China,people born in and after the 1980s are called the post-80s generation(一代人).Most of them come from single-child families. However,this generation is playing a more and more important part in China,and their image in people’s minds is changing.Han Han,a popular youth writer,is one of them.

    Han Han was born in 1982 in Shanghai.His talent for writing was clear at an early age.When he was 17,he drew the public’s attention with the article Viewing the People through the Glass. The article won first prize in the national New Concept Composition Competition.Later,Han Han again surprised the public by leaving high school. “I did poorly in Grade One of high school and failed to move up to the next grade. I tried my best to improve my studies,but failed ,so I gave up. However ,I am always learning, since learning and going to school are two different things.” Han Han said.

    Han Han’s first novel Three Folded Gates sold very well in China.Later the book wastranslated(翻译)into several languages and sold abroad.

 In the following years,Han Han wrote a lot of books. All of them were welcomed by the market.In 2006,he started blogging(写博客)and had great success. Today,Han Han’s blog has become one of the honest blogs on the Internet.

1. The post-80s generation__________.

A. have changed China’s image      

B. are playing an important role in China

C. are very good at writing          

D. are people who are more than 80 years old  

2.What can we learn from Han Han’s words in the second paragraph?

A. He was good in all his subjects.          

B. He never studied hard at school.

C. His school life was interesting and colourful 

D. He didn’t stop learning after he left school.

3.When did Han Han begin to write a blog?

A. When he was seventeen.        B. When he was fourteen   

C. When he was twenty           D. When he was twenty-four.

4.Which of the following is TRUE,according to the passage?

A. Three Folded Gates was only sold in China.   

B. Nobody was surprised that Han Han left high school.

C. Han Han was not liked by the post-80s generation.

D. Han Han’s blog is very popular on the Internet.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The post-80s generation.         

B. Han Han ,a popular post-80s writer.

C. Blogging on the Internet.         

D. Popular books written by Han Han.

 

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