One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door, was so hungry that he decided to beg 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 she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it slowly, and then asked,“how much do I own you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,”she replied．“Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart．”With these words, Howard Kelly left that house．
Year later the woman became badly ill and as finally sent to the hospital in a big city．Dr．Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in．When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes．Dressed in his doctor’s clothes, Dr．Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once．From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life．
At last the woman was saved．Dr．Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him．He looked at it and then wrote something on the side．The bill was sent to her room．She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off．Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention．She read these words：
“Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr．Howard Kelly．”
Tear of joy flooded her eyes．
(1)
The boy sent newspaper door to door in order to ________．
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A．
continue his schooling
B．
become a famous doctor
C．
thank the woman for her kindness
D．
support his poor family
(2)
Which is true about the boy and the woman?
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A．
He became too shy to ask her for a drink of water．
B．
She thought he was not hungry but thirsty．
C．
She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk．
D．
She never thought he would save her life later．
(3)
After Dr．Kelly knew who the woman was, he ________．
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
