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You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend's birthday party. She was pleased (高兴的)but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her.

“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl's story, she said, “Don't worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to…” What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friend at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! I haven't heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift,” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known(众所周知的) in America.

1.The girl was sad because ________.

A.she didn't have enough money to buy a gift B.she would be busy that day

C.she didn't want to go to the party D.she wasn't invited to the party

2.What gift did she give her friend?

A.A flower. B.A toy. C.An interesting book. D.A song.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The girl was still poor after writing the song. B.The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C.The girl became famous because of the song. D.The girl's friends had heard the song before.

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The boy did as his grandfather said, but all the water ran ______ he got home. The grandfather laughed, "You have to move faster next time.”

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that it was ______ to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, "I just want a basket of water. You’re not ______ hard enough.”

The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the basket into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said______, “Look, Grandpa, it’s useless! ”

"Watch the basket,” said the grandfather.

For the first time the boy found the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a ______ one, inside and out.

“Boy, you might not understand or remember ______ when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be ______, inside and out. That’s what you get from it.”

1.A.son B.father C.grandfather D.grandmother

2.A.time B.place C.use D.habit

3.A.house B.beach C.bridge D.river

4.A.if B.because C.until D.before

5.A.difficult B.interesting C.possible D.popular

6.A.playing B.trying C.jumping D.studying

7.A.sadly B.hopefully C.shyly D.carefully

8.A.white B.clean C.small D.long

9.A.somebody B.something C.anybody D.everything

10.A.different B.relaxed C.serious D.worried

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