I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.
"What for?" I asked.
" I'm going to sell some of my stones, " he answered.
Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over.
" I'm too busy to do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help," I said.
A short time later, Nick, returned with a sign, reading, " Stones, One Dollar Each". He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.
After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn't.
Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn't hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.
I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted, "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar -- if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. "
【小题1】Why didn't the writer help his son?
A.Because his wife is better at making a sign.
B.Because he didn't know what to write.
C.Because he was busy sweeping leaves.
D.Because he didn't want his son to sell the stones.
【小题2】The underlined words "was fascinated with" mean _________.
A.was far fromB.was afraid of
C.was famous forD.was interested in
【小题3】Nick was a boy ___________.
A.who was kindB.who had a strong mind
C.who was honestD.who had many hobbies
【小题4】Which is the best title(题目) of the story?
A.My son's first sale.
B.Let's collect stones.
C.How to sell a stone.
D.A hobby that can make you rich.
【小题5】From the passage we know______________.
A.the story happened in spring
B.the car was driven by a woman
C.Nick spent half an hour selling one stone
D.the writer might be moved(感动)by his son

I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.
"What for?" I asked.
" I’m going to sell some of my stones, " he answered.
Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over.
" I’m too busy to do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help," I said.
A short time later, Nick, returned with a sign, reading, " Stones, One Dollar Each". He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.
After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn’t.
Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn’t hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.
I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted, "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar -- if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. "
【小题1】Why didn’t the writer help his son?

A.Because his wife is better at making a sign.
B.Because he didn’t know what to write.
C.Because he was busy sweeping leaves.
D.Because he didn’t want his son to sell the stones.
【小题2】The underlined words "was fascinated with" mean _________.
A.was far fromB.was afraid of
C.was famous forD.was interested in
【小题3】Nick was a boy ___________.
A.who was kindB.who had a strong mind
C.who was honestD.who had many hobbies
【小题4】Which is the best title(题目) of the story?
A.My son’s first sale.
B.Let’s collect stones.
C.How to sell a stone.
D.A hobby that can make you rich.
【小题5】From the passage we know______________.
A.the story happened in spring
B.the car was driven by a woman
C.Nick spent half an hour selling one stone
D.the writer might be moved(感动)by his son


Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself.
She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Nick. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult. Poor Nick was badly ill, and now he was not able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.
Nick knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, “I’m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you’ll find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it’s quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there, you can buy something to drink with that. And I’d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to.”
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.
【小题1】Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because______.

A.there was a dance ball at the hospital
B.of her unpleasant job
C.she was left to look after the sick children
D.she would lose the chance to go to the big party at the hospital
【小题2】. Poor Nick______.
A.was no more than a boy of elevenB.fell serious ill
C.was a clever at talking though he was very youngD.all the above
【小题3】 Nick was lovely because_____
A.he was a nice, kind, boy of eleven.
B.he was always thinking about others more than himself.
C.he saved a piece of cake for his nurse.
D.he could know that he would never get any better.
【小题4】. At that party arranged (安排)for Joan, Nick_____.
A.got up and danced with her
B.gave Joan a piece of cake he had saved
C.brought her something to drink
D.lost the dollar which he was going to give Joan
【小题5】. From the passage, we can infer____.
A.Joan felt very sad at lastB.Joan felt very happy at last
C.Joan felt very sorry at lastD.Joan felt very angry at last

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