When Alesia Reuis was nine years old, she had an accident that left her unable to walk for years. Now Alesia is telling the story of the first day she ? ? ? again.

??? I remember the very first time I walked by myself. My sister Alexis was in high school then. She was on the basketball team, and she was going to take me to her practice. She went to drive the car to the front door for me while I was sitting in my room, but we were going to be late, so I said to myself, “Let me help her out a little.” I ? ? ? I would try to walk to the ? ? ? door.

? ? ? else was at home, so I had to do it by myself. I was a little afraid, but I wanted to do it, so I pushed up off the arms of my wheelchair and ? ? ? . There wasn't going to be anything for me to hold on to ? ? ? if I leaned over(倾身) to catch the table, I would fall. So I put my mind on walking and nothing else, and I just took a step, and another one, and then about three more, and I was at the door of my? ? ? . I stood ? ? ? the wall and started smiling. I was so ? ? ? I'd made it that far. I ? ? ? to the sky and said, “Thank you.”

I stayed there for a minute. I was hoping I wouldn't have anything wrong with my ? ? ? , so I practiced? ? ? it a little bit, and then I started across the living room. I looked straight ahead, and I made it to the next wall, and I said “? ? ? ” again. Then I had to walk just ? ? ? more steps to get to the door — and I did it! I said, "I made it, I made it, thank you!" I looked out to see where Alexis was. She was driving to the house. She was so surprised? that I was standing there waving at her. She laughed ? ? ? and gave me a great big hug.

????????????? That’s to say: impossible is nothing.

1.A. stood????????????? ????????????? ???? B. walked????????????? ???? ????????????? C. played????????????? ????????????? D. run

2.A. thought????????????? ????????????? ???? B. knew????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C. suggested????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. hoped

3.A. very??????????? B. first????????????? C. back? ????????????? ????????? D. front

4.A. Nobody??? ????????????? ????????????? B. Anybody????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Somebody????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. Everybody

5.A. sat down????????????? ????????????? B. stood up????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. looked up????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. turned around

6.A. however????????????? ????????????? ??? B. but ????????????? ????????????? ??????? C. because????????????? ????????????? ????? D. so

7.A. wheelchair????????????? ????????????? B. car????????????? ????????????? ??????? C. room????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????? D. house

8.A. against????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. on????????????? ????????????? ??????? C. near????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????? D. beside

9.A. surprised????????????? ????????????? B. nervous????????????? ????????????? ??? C. happy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????? D. afraid

10.A. look at????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. look down????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. look for????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. looked up

11.A. hand????????????? ????????????? ???? B. arm????????????? ????????????? ??????? C. foot????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????? D. knee

12.A. move????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. moving????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. to move????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. movement

13.A. Thank you.????????????? ????????????? B. I can do it.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. I did it.????????????? ????????????? ????? D. I am sorry.

14.A. a little????? ????????????? B. little???? ????????????? ??? C. a few????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????? D. few

15.A. happily????????????? ????????????? ???? B. quickly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. suddenly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. luckily

 

When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck.

    Of course, he delivered (分发) more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would write a note — “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”. Then she put the note and the empty bottles into the milk box. The next day, the buttermilk would magically appear.

    There was also a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box in the house, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.

I am sad that there is no home milk delivery today. Big companies produce cheaper milk, and milk is for sale everywhere. People may not need the milkman anymore.

Recently, I saw an old milk box in the countryside and it brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and put it outside the door. My son’s friends always ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship with his milk.

1.The milkman delivered milk to family _____ in the old days.

A. by car               B. by bike          C. on foot          D. by truck

2.The writer’s mother put the note _____.

A. into the bottles                         B. into the milk box

C. in the kitchen                               D. in front of the door

3.The writer brought back home an old milk box because he _____.

A. missed the good old days

B. wanted to tell funny stories

C. needed it for his milk bottle   

D. wanted to give it to the milkman

 

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