I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one   36 was the most important.
It happened last term just after I had got a   37 result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be  38 .
The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking  39 a teacher. In­stead, he held up a twenty yuan note(钞票) !
“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly,   40 of us in the class held up our hands.
The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but   41 nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same  42 a third time.
I didn’t   43 what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn't know what to do. I wanted the note,   44 I put my hand up again. After a while, he  45 the note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to be­come successful,”   46 said to us with the note in his hand.
“The note is worth twenty yuan. It is   47 worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter  48 happens to you, you still have your worth.”
When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I  49 I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn't   50 I can’ t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!

I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one     was the most important.
It happened last term just after I had got a     result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be   .
The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking   a teacher. In­stead, he held up a twenty yuan note(钞票) !
"Who wants this?" he asked. Unsurprisingly,     of us in the class held up our hands.
The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but     nothing. Sud­denly, he threw the note onto the floor!  Then he asked the same   a third time.
I didn' t     what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn't know what to do. I wanted the note,     I put my hand up again. Af­ter a while, he   the note and started to laugh. "You have all just told me how to be­come successful, "   said to us with the note in his hand.
"The note is worth twenty yuan. It is     worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter   happens to you, you still have your worth."
When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I   I was worth a lot. I may have done in an exam, but it doesn't     I can' t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!

I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean(刻薄的) mother as I did.?

My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school.?

The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do. ?

My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of us have ever been arrested(taken away by the police) or divorced. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me “mean”. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.?

1. How many children does the writer’s mother have??

2. What can you infer(推测) from the passage??

3.The best title for this passage may be     . ?

完型填空（15分）

I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one _1_ was the most important.

It happened last term just after I had got a _2_ result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be_3_.

The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking _4_ a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty Yuan note(钞票)!

“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly, _5_ of us in the class held up our hands.

The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but _6_nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same _7_ a third time.

I didn’t _8_ what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note, _9_ I put my hand up again. After a while, he _10_ the note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to become successful,” _11_ said to us with the note in his hand.

“The note is worth twenty yuan. It is _12_ worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter _13_ happens to you, you still have your worth.”

When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I _14_ I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn’t _15_ I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!

1.                A．classroom       B．subject         C．class D．school

2.                A．same          B．good           C．lucky D．bad

3.                A．comfortable     B．successful       C．famous   D．rich

4.                A．like            B．for            C．about    D．by

5.                A．both           B．neither         C．all   D．none

6.                A．said           B．bought         C．saw  D．wanted

7.                A．student         B．teacher         C．question  D．way

8.                A．remember      B．understand      C．notice    D．find

9.                A．so             B．though         C．if    D．or

10.               A．took out        B．threw away      C．picked up  D．put down

11.               A．you           B．he            C．she   D．they

12.               A．never          B．sometimes      C．hardly D．always

13.               A．when          B．who           C．what  D．how

14.               A．realized        B．forgot          C．dreamed  D．decided

15.               A．know          B．mean          C．think D．complain