John is a famous writer now.But he said that he was not a 1 student when he was young.He was often late for 2 and didn’t like doing his homework.Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching.He didn’t understand much, 3 he always thought he understood everything.One day the teacher 4 the students a question, “when Jack was ten years old, 5 brother Bob was twenty.Jack is fifteen now and 6 is his brother Bob?” John said, “That’s easy.Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”
Another time, the 7 in a science class asked, “when it thunders(打雷), 8 do we always see the light before we 9 the sound?”
“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you 10 out eyes are in front of our ears?”
John is a famous writer now.But he said that he was not a 1 student when he was young.He was often late for 2 and didn’t like doing his homework.Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching.He didn’t understand much, 3 he always thought he understood everything.One day the teacher 4 the students a question, “when Jack was ten years old, 5 brother Bob was twenty.Jack is fifteen now and 6 is his brother Bob?” John said, “That’s easy.Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”
Another time, the 7 in a science class asked, “when it thunders(打雷), 8 do we always see the light before we 9 the sound?”“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you 10 our eyes are in front of our ears?”
(1)
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A.
good
B.
tall
C.
rich
D.
fat
(2)
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A.
sleep
B.
lunch
C.
class
D.
play
(3)
[ ]
A.
so
B.
and
C.
or
D.
but
(4)
[ ]
A.
sent
B.
asked
C.
told
D.
found
(5)
[ ]
A.
your
B.
my
C.
his
D.
her
(6)
[ ]
A.
how many
B.
how old
C.
what
D.
who
(7)
[ ]
A.
teacher
B.
farmer
C.
nurse
D.
policeman
(8)
[ ]
A.
what
B.
when
C.
where
D.
why
(9)
[ ]
A.
break
B.
make
C.
hear
D.
smell
(10)
[ ]
A.
read
B.
hope
C.
study
D.
know
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John,11 years old, was in bed in hospital.Several days before, while he was 1 in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head.The doctors believed that he might 2 get well.
“He seems to have given up hope.So medicines alone won’t 3 .Perhaps he needs something else,”said a doctor.“When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”
To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not 4 .In America, Babe Ruth was as 5 a man as the President himself, and he was the most famous baseball player.
The next day John’s father managed to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone.Twenty-four hours later, as the boy 6 in his hospital room, in walked 7 .Young John could hardlt believe his own eyes!
The great baseball player sat down at Jobn’s bedside, sang, “Now, listen, kid, you’ve got to get well.I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, 8 you must start throwing it.”
For John this was the beginning of a new life. 9 his doctors’surprise, the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later.How was able to live a healthy life-all beause of the 10 of Babe Ruth.