When I was ten, my mother worked all day so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum all the time.

One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his shoes, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I took him off my back and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn’t afford new shoes. We had to go back to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just before I walked off. He asked me, “You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What would you do if he is not here when you return?” I did not know how to answer that question. He continued, “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.” Then he sent us to mum’s workplace by taxi.

My whole life I have depended on the kindness of many strangers, I feel regretful that I cannot find them and say thank you. I do not even remember what the man’s face looked like, but he taught me a lesson—people are more important than things.

1. Why did the younger brother cry for his mother?

Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease(疾病)and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗体)to fight the illness.

The doctor talked to the little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would like to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑) for a moment. Then he took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I'll do it if it can save Lisa."

As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the color returned to his sister's face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, "Will I start to die now?"

He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.

1.What happened to the little girl named Lisa later?

     A. She died of a very serious disease.

     B. She got better with the antibodies from her brother.

     C. She lost her little brother.

     D. The transfusion failed and her illness got worse.

2.How did the five-year-old boy understand the doctor's plan?

     A. He thought he was going to lose all his blood.

     B. He thought he was going to be killed.

     C. He thought he was going to die together with his sister.

     D. He thought he was going to die when he was older.

3.What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?

     A. He was unhappy to help his sister.

     B. He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.

     C. He was worried about his sister.

     D. He was willing to give his blood.

 4. The writer still remembers the story after many years ______.

     A. because the little girl had a very strange disease

     B. because the sister and brother had the same disease

     C. because the doctor saved the little girl's life

     D. because of what the boy did for his sister

根据中文提示，用词组的适当形式填空，每空一词。

1.Hurry up!We are ________ _________(等候)you at the gate．

2.He was so tired that he _________ _________(入睡)as soon as he lay down．

3.Michael is _________ _________(擅长)physics but he is weak in chemistry．

4.Li Lei seldom goes to school ________ ________(步行)．He usually takes a bus there·

5.A lot of trees were _________ __________(砍伐)．As a result，there were more sandstorms．

请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

1. The little girl came here by train all by __________.

2.Look! How ___________ John is looking at his son.

3.I couldn’t understand why he was so _____________ in the invitation.

4.From the ___________ floor of the hotel, you can have a good view of the town.

5.We should spend as much time as we can ______________for today’s history exam.

Once a circle(圆圈) lost a piece. The circle wanted to be whole, so he went around     36    for the missing piece.
Because he was incomplete(不完整的), he rolled very      37    . He saw the beautiful flowers along the road, talked with the      38     and enjoyed the sunshine on his way. He found       39   different pieces, but     40    of them fit him. So he left them all by the side of the road and   41    searching(搜索).
One day      42     circle found the right piece. It fit him perfectly. He      43     be whole, with nothing missing. He was so happy. He could roll very fast,     44     fast to notice the flowers and talk to the birds.    45    he found how different the world seemed as he rolled so quickly, he stopped. He    46  the found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.
A person who has everything is     47     in some ways. He will     48     have hopes and dreams. We can’t be perfect, but we can be kind enough to share happiness with others     49     smart enough to know there is enough      50    around us to live a wonderful life.