Our English teacher was like a friend to us, and we all liked her. One day she came into the classroom and shouted,“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked,“Who ____16____ the window?”She seldom became angry.__17__ this time she was.

  I broke the window. I had done __18__ by throwing a baseball. I didn’t want to admit (承认) it __19__ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that.“My father will be __20__,”I thought. At first I didn’t __21__ my hand, but later something strong in my heart suddenly made me stand up.“I did it,”I said __22__ .How difficult it was for me to say that!

  My teacher __23__ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking __24__ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚) me.

  “I know you like collecting __25__ very much,”she said, looking down at my __26__ face.“Here is the book about collecting stamps that you are looking for. Now, the book is __27__ and I shall not punish you. Remember, it’s because you __28__ the truth.”

  I couldn’t believe it! My teacher wasn’t punishing me. I didn’t __29__ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favourite book!

  As time goes, the book is __30__,so is my wonderful teacher. But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day.

1.A. cleaned             B. climbed               C. broke              D. mended

2.A. and                B. but                   C. so                 D. or

3.A. them               B. one                   C. that               D. those

4.A. because             B. if                    C. when              D. though

5. A. pleased             B. excited                C. frightened          D. angry

6.A. put on              B. put up                 C. put out            D. put away

7.A. terribly             B. honestly               C. easily             D. hardly

8.A. read               B. wrote                  C. took              D. bought

9.A. towards            B. opposite                C, against            D. behind

10.A. books              B. desks                  C. stamps            D. windows

11.A. nervous            B. pretty                  C. happy             D. square

12.A. you               B. your                    C. yours              D. yourself

13.A. talked             B. spoke                  C. said                D. told

14.A. like               B. want                  C. use                 D. need

15.A. opened            B. gone                   C. left                D. closed

Mr. Smith was an old miser (守财奴). He had a lot of   16  , but he never bought anything     17 . He and his wife lived in an old house outside the town. He often went to the shop  18  in order to save some money. In the   19 , as soon as it was dark in the room, he   20 . He had no TV but bought a cheap radio and often 21 the advertisements.

The old man had no   22 , his wife was often ill. He wouldn’t send her to the hospital. He thought he would   23  much to the doctors if they looked her over. He bought a few medical books and bought some  24  for her.

One night, Mrs. Smith felt unwell. She had got a bad headache. She asked her husband to      25 a doctor, but he didn’t agree. He brought out some pills and made her  26  them. But it was no use.

The old woman began to   27  at home. Mr. Smith locked the door and went in another room and     28  there. The next morning, when he woke up, he came into her   29 to see if she was all right. But he found the poor woman had died. He hurried to the telephone, but   30  his mind at once. He ran out and shouted to the servant (佣人), “Don’t cook breakfast for Mrs. Smith this morning, Linda!”

Our English teacher was like a friend to us, and we all liked her. One day she came into the classroom and shouted,“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked,“Who ____16____ the window?”She seldom became angry.__17__ this time she was.
I broke the window. I had done __18__ by throwing a baseball. I didn’t want to admit (承认) it __19__ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that.“My father will be __20__,”I thought. At first I didn’t __21__ my hand, but later something strong in my heart suddenly made me stand up.“I did it,”I said __22__ .How difficult it was for me to say that!
My teacher __23__ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking __24__ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚) me.
“I know you like collecting __25__ very much,”she said, looking down at my __26__ face.“Here is the book about collecting stamps that you are looking for. Now, the book is __27__ and I shall not punish you. Remember, it’s because you __28__ the truth.”
I couldn’t believe it! My teacher wasn’t punishing me. I didn’t __29__ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favourite book!
As time goes, the book is __30__,so is my wonderful teacher. But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day.

【小题8】

A．read B．wrote C．took D．bought

Mr. Johnson lives outside the town. He works in a post office. His wife is often ill and six children __26____ at school. He works hard but he is often short of __27____. In the end of every month his family are always__28____.

One afternoon, on his way home, it suddenly began to __29____. When he got home, he was wet through. He hurried to go __30____ after supper and his wife washed the clothes and shoes for him. __31____ she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but __32____ the shoes. The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes. His wife found a pair of __33____ shoes under the bed for him. Then he went to __34____ and told the policeman about it.

“I __35____ ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to __36____ such a pair of worn-out shoes!”

Several days later the police __37____ a thief and found the shoes. They were as worn-out as the __38____ which Mr. Johnson was wearing.

“You’ve fooled us, Mr. Johnson,” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them __39____ only seven dollars!”

“You’re right, ,sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve __40____ them for five years and I had them mended six times. And I paid three dollars to the shoemaker for mending them!”