An old man was sitting on the sofa with Mike, his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a dove(鸽子) landed on the ground.

The father asked his son, “What is this?”

The son replied, “It is a dove.”

After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?”

The son said, “Father, I have just told you. It’s a dove.”

After a little while, the old father asked his son for the third time, “What is this?”

This time Mike could not control his anger and shouted, “It’s a dove, a dove. Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A DOVE’ Don’t you understand this?”

The old man silently took out an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike. Though a little impatient(不耐烦), Mike began to read it.

“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a dove landed on the ground. and my son asked me what it was. I smiled at him, said it was a dove and hugged him. After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same. Pointing to the same dove, little Mike asked me what it was 23 times and I kept on answering his question and hugging him every time.”

Something gently touched Mike’s heart. His face turned red with shame for being so impatient to his father and he hugged him tightly(紧紧地).

Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime, but you may not realize that until they are gone.

1.Why did the old man ask his son the question again and again?

A.He didn’t know the dove. B.He liked to ask questions.

C.He couldn’t remember anything. D.He tried to teach his son something in his lifetime.

2.How many times did the father ask his son the same question?

A.Twice. B.Three times. C.Five times. D.Twenty-three times.

3.What did the father do after Mike asked him the question?

A.Shouting at him. B.Hugging him.

C.Keeping silent. D.Being angry with him.

4.Why did Mike’s face turn red?

A.He was shy. B.He felt surprised.

C.He felt shamed. D.He was afraid of his father.

5.What really touched Mike’s heart according to the passage?

A.His father’s diary. B.His father’s love.

C.His father’s answers. D.His father’s hugs.

On my first day of the seventh grade. I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t talk to her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me. “Or they will make fun of you.”

Amy had many physical(身体的) differences - lots of _________for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.

Every day as we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. “God, what a (n) _________ face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her _________ and now her eyes are frightening me!”

For a while I shouted my share of insults, just so I’d would fit in, I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy. But while I was insulting her, my heart _________ for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look uglier, because she was so ashamed and alone. Then I wanted to stand up for her. I just didn’t know how to _________ my schoolmates until the night of our class roller-skating party.

Our whole class was there, including(包括) Amy. Amy didn’t know how to skate, but I could see how much she wanted to have fun like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand; we began the journey together around the skating rink (溜冰场). She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh_________.

On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me_________together, but nobody insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.

After graduation, I never heard from Amy again. However, I never forget her and I’ve always_________if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my life. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress (给……留下印象) people by trying to act like them. I became myself.

1.A.reasons B.changes C.ideas D.habits

2.A.pretty B.common C.terrible D.lovely

3.A.hat B.coat C.shoes D.glasses

4.A.change B.opened C.ached D.lost

5.A.tell B.stop C.describe D.introduce

6.A.happily B.quietly C.quickly D.secretly

7.A.talking B.dancing C.skating D.traveling

8.A.hoped B.thought C.wondered D.realized

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