The Lucky Blue Socks

One day Josh and his friends talked about things that bring them luck.“I have a rabbit's foot," said Larry. "I have a lucky cent," said Roger. "Every time l want to do really well in baseball or swimming,I always carry my lucky penny." "What about you, Josh?" asked Roger. "What is lucky for you?" Josh thought for a moment, and he answered, "My blue _______ . ""Blue socks!" the boys said together. "How can blue socks bring you _______ ?”Josh said that every time he wore his blue socks to school before a test, he got a good grade. He told the boys that one day he _______ his brown socks, and he didn't do well on his test.

The next day Josh had a math test. He was _______ because he couldn't find his blue socks. "Mom!" cried Josh. "Where are my blue socks? I have a math test today, and I need to wear them.…"Don't be silly(愚蠢的), "Mom said. "Those socks are in the wash. If you study for your test, you will do just fine." Josh was not sure. "When I wear them,I get a good grade," Josh said. "Did you study for your test?" asked Mom. "Yes. " "Then you have nothing to worry about. Just do your best.”He agreed with his mom.

It was time for Josh to _______ his math test. He was very nervous, but he thought to himself(他自己), just do your best. Larry had his rabbit's foot, and Roger had his lucky cent. They asked Josh if he wore his lucky blue socks. "No," said Josh. "They were in the wash. " "Well, good luck," the boys said. Josh took _______ time and answered all the questions. There was still a long time before the end of the test. He even went back to check(检查) his work _______ to be sure he did his best. That wasn't so bad Josh thought to himself.

Josh's teacher told him later that he scored a 95 on his test. "Wow!" cried Josh. "I didn't even wear my lucky blue socks. " Josh couldn't wait to tetl his mom how great he did on his test. Mom said, "When you study and do your best always, you will get a good grade. The socks do not make you do well, only you can make yourself(你自己) do well. You need to _______ yourself. " Roger and Larry did well on their tests, but they did not score as high as Josh. They told Josh that next time they would study harder and not rely on(依靠) their good luck things to pass a test.

1.A. rabbits B. socks C. foot D. cent

2.A. luck B. advice C. attention D. work

3.A. bought B. washed C. wore D. received

4.A. special B. proud C. popular D. sad

5.A. review B. report C. take D. finish

6.A. our B. their C. your D. his

7.A. carefully B. busily C. nervously D. crazily

8.A. hate B. protect C. believe D. lose

On November 18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon, and they were ready for a long way.

Soon they heard the sea below them. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight. They were also carrying some bags of sand.

After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. There was also some snow on the balloon, and that made it very heavy. It began to go down towards the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand, but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake below and made a black hole in the ice.

At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing, so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 meters! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London!

1.Three men flew in a balloon .

A. more than two centuries ago

B. to visit Poland

C. for nearly 1,800 kilometers

D. to another city

2.The metal box was used for .

A. changing weight

B. carrying ropes of the basket

C. keeping drinking water

D. carrying the bags of sand

3.When the balloon went up higher, .

A. they saw the sun go down

B. the temperature of the balloon began to fall

C. they could see a black hole on the ground

D. they made a hole in the basket with

4.The balloon landed .

A. in a foreign country

B. on a lake

C. in London

D. on the sea

5.The three men had to land because .

A. they were very hungry

B. they had not enough sand

C. they pulled the box into the basket

D. they felt too cold

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