A war broke out In the city of Jerusalem（耶路撒冷）in 1948 between the Arabs（阿拉伯人）and the Jews（犹太人）．An Arab woman。and her husband had to leave their home and never came back since then．In 1967，peace came．The Arab woman，who was now a widow（寡妇），wanted to see once more their house．

She knocked on the door of their old house，and a Jewish widow came to the door and greeted（打招呼）her．The Arab woman explained that she had lived there until 1948 and wanted to look around．She was invited in and offered coffee．The Arab woman said，“When I left here，I hid（藏）some gold coins．If they are still here，I will share them with you half and half．” The Jewish woman refused．“If they belonged to you and still here，they are yours．” The Arab woman found the coins under the door of the bathroom．

The two widows visited each other again and again，and one day the Arab woman told her，“You know，in the 1948 fighting here，my husband and I were so frightened（怕）that we ran away．We had a three-month-old son．I though my husband had taken him，and he thought I had．”

The Jewish woman turned white．After some time she said，“My husband was one of the Jewish soldiers that entered Jerusalem．He came into this house and found a baby on the floor．”

At that moment，a twenty-year-old soldier walked into the room，and the Jewish woman broke down in tears．“This is your son，” she cried．

Since then，the two mothers with their son lived happily together in the house．

1．When the Arab woman visited her old house，the Jewish woman invited her to some _______．

A．tea                      B．water                   C．coffee                    D．apple juice

2．When the war broke out，the Arab woman and her husband forgot to ________．

A．ask for help                                                B．take their baby away

C．take the gold coins away                             D．lock the door of their house

3．What did the Arab woman suggest when she told the Jewish woman that there might be some gold coins in the house?

A．Sharing them．                                       B．Keeping them．

C．Giving them away．                                   D．Hiding them again．

4．What did the Jewish woman’s husband find when he entered the house for the first time?

A．A baby．                B．A woman．         C．A soldier．             D．A cat．

5．At the end of the story，the two women _________．

A．lived together                                             B．were married again

C．visited each other often                               D．lived in different places

There once was a boy who loved eating sweets. He ___36____ asked for sweets from his father. His father was a ____37____ man and they lived in a very old house. He could not always ___38____sweets for his son. But the little boy did not ___39___ this, and demanded sweets all the time. 

The boy’s father thought hard about ____40____ to stop the child asking for so many sweets. There was a very holy(神圣的) man living nearby at that time. The boy’s father had a(n)____41___.He  decided to take the boy to the great man who might ____42____ persuade(说服) the child to stop asking for sweets all the time. The boy and his father went along to the ____43____ man. The father said to him, “Oh, great saint, could you ask my son to stop asking for sweets which I cannot afford?” The great man was in ____44_____, because he liked sweets himself. How could he ask the boy to give up asking for sweets? The holy man told the father to ____45____ his son back after one month. 
      During that month, the holy man gave up eating sweets, and when the boy and his father ____46____after a month, the holy man said to the boy “My dear child, will you stop asking for sweets which your father cannot afford to give you?” ____47_____ , the boy stopped asking for sweets.

The boy’s ___48_____ asked the saint, “Why did’t you ask my son to give up asking for sweets ____49____ we came to you a month ago?” The saint replied, “How could I ask a boy to give up sweets when I loved sweets myself. In the last month I gave up eating sweets.”

A person’s ____50___ is much more powerful than just his words.

(   )36. A. always           B. never        C. hardly        D. seldom

(   )37. A. rich              B. honest       C. kind         D. poor

(   )38. A. make             B. accept       C. afford        D. find

(   )39. A. ignore            B. understand    C. remember     D. change

(   )40. A. what             B. where        C. why         D. how

(   )41. A. excuse            B. surprise      C. idea         D. proverb

(   )42. A. can              B. was able to    C. be able to     D. could

(   )43. A. young            B. strong        C. great        D. ugly

(   )44. A. difficulty          B. peace        C. danger       D. tears

(   )45. A. call               B. turn         C. get          D. bring

(   )46. A. returned           B. asked        C, left         D. disappeared

(   )47. A. Up to now         B. Sooner or later  C. In other words  D. From then on

(   )48. A. sister             B. brother        C. father        D. mother

(   )49. A. when             B. because       C. until         D. though

(   )50. A. success           B. history        C. future        D. example

Mum went to Peter’s bed and said, “I want to borrow Tim’s radio for you?” Peter touched the letter in his pocket (口袋) and said, “Thanks, Mum!” “Today I want to send you a special gift on the radio. It’ll surprise you. I will come back soon,” she said and quickly left in the heavy snow.
Peter took out the letter. He got it this afternoon. Mum didn’t know about it. Mum wrote in the letter: The 26^th of this month is my son Peter’s birthday. Could you bless（祝福）him? He has been ill for one month. The radio station wrote in the top: I’m sorry that we have cancelled（取消） this program.
Mum came back with a radio. There was lots of snow on her clothes. And the program began quickly. Next, Peter got very surprised. “At first, we planned to cancel this program, but lots of people like it very much. Now, let’s bless the following（下列的） people together. Kate, Martin, Linda┅” The list was very long. Mum was too tired and she fell asleep. Peter didn’t hear his name to the end. But he was quite moved. He woke up Mum, “Mum, I heard my name just now. Thank you for your gift, Mum!” Mum smiled with tears. Peter also smiled with tears. He believed it was his best gift.
【小题1】It was ____________ in Peter’s birthday.
A. rainy              B. snowy                  C. windy
【小题2】 What was Mum’s special gift to Peter?
A. She wrote a letter to him.           B. She blessed him in the radio.
C. She asked the radio station to bless him.
【小题3】Why didn’t Peter give the letter to his mother?   Because _________________.
A. he was ill for a month             B. his mother was very tired
C. his mother would be disappointed
【小题4】How did Peter’s mother feel after the program?
A. Moved              B. Tired              C. Surprised
【小题5】 What do you think of Peter?
A. He is a brave boy.     B. He likes telling lies.       C. He loves his mother.

Mum went to Peter’s bed and said, “I want to borrow Tim’s radio for you?” Peter touched the letter in his pocket (口袋) and said, “Thanks, Mum!” “Today I want to send you a special gift on the radio. It’ll surprise you. I will come back soon,” she said and quickly left in the heavy snow.
Peter took out the letter. He got it this afternoon. Mum didn’t know about it. Mum wrote in the letter: The 26^th of this month is my son Peter’s birthday. Could you bless（祝福）him? He has been ill for one month. The radio station wrote in the top: I’m sorry that we have cancelled（取消） this program.
Mum came back with a radio. There was lots of snow on her clothes. And the program began quickly. Next, Peter got very surprised. “At first, we planned to cancel this program, but lots of people like it very much. Now, let’s bless the following（下列的） people together. Kate, Martin, Linda┅” The list was very long. Mum was too tired and she fell asleep. Peter didn’t hear his name to the end. But he was quite moved. He woke up Mum, “Mum, I heard my name just now. Thank you for your gift, Mum!” Mum smiled with tears. Peter also smiled with tears. He believed it was his best gift.

1. 1.

   It was ____________ in Peter’s birthday.
   

   1. A.
      rainy             
   2. B.
      snowy                 
   3. C.
      windy
2. 2.

   What was Mum’s special gift to Peter?
   

   1. A.
      She wrote a letter to him.          
   2. B.
      She blessed him in the radio.
   3. C.
      She asked the radio station to bless him.
3. 3.

   Why didn’t Peter give the letter to his mother?   Because _________________.
   

   1. A.
      he was ill for a month            
   2. B.
      his mother was very tired
   3. C.
      his mother would be disappointed
4. 4.

   How did Peter’s mother feel after the program?
   

   1. A.
      Moved             
   2. B.
      Tired             
   3. C.
      Surprised
5. 5.

   What do you think of Peter?

   1. A.
      He is a brave boy.    
   2. B.
      He likes telling lies.      
   3. C.
      He loves his mother.