An old man lived alone in a town．He wanted to dig up his potato garden ,but it was very hard work．His only son who would have helped him was in prison．So the old man wrote a letter to his son and said:

Dear Son,

I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant potatoes in my garden this year．I’d hate to miss doing it ,because your mother always loved planting time．I’m just getting too old to dig up a garden．If you were here ,all my troubles would be over．I know you would dig up the garden for me if you weren’t in prison．

Love, Dad

Soon the old man received a letter: Dad don’t dig up the garden! That’s where I buried the guns!”

At 4 a．m． the next morning some policemen showed up and dug up the whole garden without finding any guns．The old man was surprised and wrote another note to his son ．He told him what had happened and asked him what to do next．

His son’s reply was: Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad．It’s the best I could do for you from here．”

No matter where you are in the world, if you have decided to do something deep from your heart, you can do it．It is the thought that matters．

1．What was the old’s trouble?

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2．How was the old man’ feeling when he was writing to his son ?

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3．Could the old man plant his potatoes at last ?

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4． What do you think of the old man’ son ?

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5．What is the title of this passage？

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An eight?year?old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were 36 . When she heard her dad say to her tearful mother. “Only a miracle(奇迹)can save him now”, the little girl hurried to the chemist’s (药店)37 all her pocket money in hand.

“What do you want？”asked the chemist.

“My little brother is really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle. He has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”

“We don’t 38 miracles here, child. I'm sorry.”the chemist said, looking 39 at the little girl.

In the shop was a well?dressed customer. He asked the little girl,“What kind of miracle does your brother 40？”

“I don’t know，”she replied.“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs a(n) 41. But my daddy can’t 42 it, so I have brought all my pocket money.”

“How much do you have？”asked the man

“One dollar and eleven cents，”she answerred quietly.

“Well, what a coincidence(巧合)，”smiled the man.“A dollar and eleven cents the 43 price of a miracle for your little brother.”

That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a doctor. The operation was completed for free and it wasn’t long 44 the little brother was home and well again.

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost…one dollar and eleven cents…plus(加)the 45 of a little child.

36. A. poor 　　　　 B. hopeful 　　 C. nervous　　　　 D. kind

37. A. of 　　　　　　　 B. shout 　　 　 C. on 　　　　　　　 D. with

38. A. send 　　　　　 B. prepare 　　 C. sell 　　　　　　 D. provide

39. A. helpfully 　 B. sadly 　　　 C. happily 　　　 D. coldly

40. A. prefer 　　 B. suggest 　　 C. care 　　　　　　 D. need

41. A. change　　　 B. education 　　C. operation　　　D. toy

42. A. save 　　　　 B. spare 　　　　 C. support　　　　D. afford

43. A. same 　　　 B. exact 　　　 C. proper　　　　　 D. necessary

44. A. before 　　 B. when 　　　 　C. until 　　　　 　D. sfter

45. A. love 　　 B.cleverness 　　 C. courage 　　　　 D. interest

A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl. It looked very old. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer，the owner of the cat，was sitting beside the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in the bowl. So he said to him in a soft voice，“What a nice cat you have! Will you sell it to me？”
“How much will you give me for the cat？”the farmer asked.
“Thirty dollars. Would that be enough？”Later，the farmer agreed. After he paid the farmer，the man said，“This cat is used to eating with his bowl. May I take this bowl with the cat？”But the farmer said，“I'm sorry I can't give you the bowl. Thanks to(多亏了) the bowl，I have sold thirty cats.”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
【小题1】A man was looking for old things.
【小题2】One day he found a blue bowl in a town.
【小题3】The man wanted to buy the cat because he it was very nice.
【小题4】The man thought he could easily get the bowl after he bought the cat.
【小题5】From the story we can see that the farmer wasn’t clever.

A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl. It looked very old. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer，the owner of the cat，was sitting beside the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in the bowl. So he said to him in a soft voice，“What a nice cat you have! Will you sell it to me？”

“How much will you give me for the cat？”the farmer asked.

“Thirty dollars. Would that be enough？”Later，the farmer agreed. After he paid the farmer，the man said，“This cat is used to eating with his bowl. May I take this bowl with the cat？”But the farmer said，“I'm sorry I can't give you the bowl. Thanks to(多亏了) the bowl，I have sold thirty cats.”

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。

1.A man was looking for old things.

2.One day he found a blue bowl in a town.

3.The man wanted to buy the cat because he it was very nice.

4.The man thought he could easily get the bowl after he bought the cat.

5.From the story we can see that the farmer wasn’t clever.