I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer(顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a_______that I shall never forget.

On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady's house near her garden. I found a perfectly smooth(光滑的) rock and threw it. The stone was too_______, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady's door. At the_______of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.

I was too_______about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been______, I started to feel guilty. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing_____

I decided that I would_______my paper delivery(送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a______saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.

The next day, I______the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.

After several biscuits, I_______an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you."

1.A.word B.lesson C.subject D.song

2.A.smooth B.solid C.soft D.light

3.A.back B.age C.sound D.turn

4.A.excited B.happy C.sad D.scared

5.A.discovered B.excused C.praised D.remembered

6.A.you B.me C.him D.her

7.A.count B.find C.save D.spend

8.A.note B.book C.magazine D.poster

9.A.threw B.handed C.offered D.bought

10.A.sounded B.smelled C.felt D.tasted

John was a good student but he didn't respect others. One day, his mother gave him a drum as a birthday gift. He often went around the classroom playing his drum. When others asked him to keep quiet or play somewhere else, John refused.

John's classmates couldn't bear the noisy drum, so they stopped playing with him. Peter, one of his classmates invented special earplugs which allowed people to hear normal sounds, but stopped the bad ones. John got very angry with Peter. He even had a big fight with Peter.

A few days later, a clock was put into the classroom, just next to the desk of John. The clock was making the noise like “Tick tock, tick tock.” John couldn't concentrate on(专注于……)his study at all. However, the others, with their special earplugs, were OK. Soon John started to realize how much he had disturbed(打扰) his classmates with the drum, and how silly it had been to fight with Peter. In order to change the situation, John decided to say sorry to his classmates. What's more, he no longer played his drum in the classroom. Seeing John's great changes, his classmates finally forgave(原谅) him and decided to play with him again.

From then on, John changed a lot and got along well with his classmates.

1.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the first paragraph?

A.John was not a good student because he didn't respect others.

B.John got a drum from his mother as a birthday present.

C.John refused to keep quiet or play his drum somewhere else.

D.John liked to play his drum.

2.What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “earplugs”?

A.耳朵 B.耳塞 C.耳环 D.耳机

3.Why did John's classmates stop playing with him?

A.Because they couldn't bear his noisy drum.

B.Because he had a big fight with Peter.

C.Because Peter invented special earplugs.

D.Because the music he played was not wonderful.

4.How did John make his classmates forgive him?

A.By wearing a special earplug.

B.By putting a clock into the classroom.

C.By asking his teacher for help.

D.By saying sorry to his classmates and no longer playing his drum in the classroom.

5.What can we learn from this passage?

A.We should stop playing with others if they make noises.

B.We should have a big fight with the person who disturbs us.

C.We should respect and get along well with each other.

D.We should not play an instrument in the classroom.

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