Many years ago when the world was a simpler place there lived a shoemaker. He used1 silk and soft leather(皮革) to make the greatest shoes. Colorful shoes lined the shelves of his store.
One little girl, Rachel, often looked through the2 into the store. One day while Rachel was looking again, the shoemaker3 at her side. “Well, dear, which shoes would you take?” he said, smiling.
Rachel was4 as she hadn’t noticed the little man. “Oh! I …I was just5,” Rachel said. “I can’t afford them and I would never take anything that doesn't belong to me.”
The shoemaker said, “I meant to give you a pair as a(n)6 .” Rachel stared at the shoemaker. A small pointed(尖尖的) ear could be seen underneath(在…底下) his hat. The guy7 Rachel’s curious gaze(凝视) and fixed his hat tightly over his ear8.
“Why don't you wear a pair of your own beautiful shoes?” Rachel questioned him, smiling.
“I am always working and have no need of9 shoes,” he explained.
Rachel’s smile10. “I have no need of good shoes either,” Rachel said in a sad voice and limped (一瘸一拐地走) away.
A few days later, Rachel was walking past the shoe shop when the shoemaker waved her into the shop. Looking around, Rachel said, “You have every color of the rainbow here.”
The shoemaker said, “They are the colors of the rainbow, Rachel.”11 a drawer(抽屉), he took out the most beautiful pair of shoes Rachel had ever seen. The shoemaker placed the shoes onto her feet. “Take a12, Rachel,” he said.
“I …I can’t,” Rachel said with a tear.
“Yes, Rachel, you can,” the shoemaker13.
Rachel stood up staight. Deliberately(小心翼翼地) she took a14, followed by another and another. “I can do it. I can do it,” she said, walking easily across the floor, not limping at all.
The shoemaker laughed15 and said, “I told you they were magic shoes…”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      wonderful
   2. B.
      professional
   3. C.
      personal
   4. D.
      skillful
2. 2.
   1. A.
      floor
   2. B.
      window
   3. C.
      wall
   4. D.
      corner
3. 3.
   1. A.
      quit
   2. B.
      appeared
   3. C.
      fell
   4. D.
      hid
4. 4.
   1. A.
      excited
   2. B.
      confused
   3. C.
      interested
   4. D.
      surprised
5. 5.
   1. A.
      searching
   2. B.
      moving
   3. C.
      waving
   4. D.
      looking
6. 6.
   1. A.
      collection
   2. B.
      present
   3. C.
      solution
   4. D.
      exchange
7. 7.
   1. A.
      noticed
   2. B.
      guided
   3. C.
      remembered
   4. D.
      accepted
8. 8.
   1. A.
      exactly
   2. B.
      quickly
   3. C.
      happily
   4. D.
      kindly
9. 9.
   1. A.
      clean
   2. B.
      large
   3. C.
      new
   4. D.
      fine
10. 10.
    1. A.
       disappeared
    2. B.
       wondered
    3. C.
       advanced
    4. D.
       improved
11. 11.
    1. A.
       Repairing
    2. B.
       Making
    3. C.
       Designing
    4. D.
       Opening
12. 12.
    1. A.
       rest
    2. B.
       breath
    3. C.
       bath
    4. D.
       walk
13. 13.
    1. A.
       complained
    2. B.
       questioned
    3. C.
       encouraged
    4. D.
       appreciated
14. 14.
    1. A.
       step
    2. B.
       smile
    3. C.
       risk
    4. D.
       seat
15. 15.
    1. A.
       carefully
    2. B.
       heartily
    3. C.
       directly
    4. D.
       quietly

Many years ago when the world was a simpler place there lived a shoemaker. He used __16__ silk and soft leather(皮革) to make the greatest shoes. Colorful shoes lined the shelves of his store.

One little girl, Rachel, often looked through the _17__ into the store. One day while Rachel was looking again, the shoemaker __18__ at her side. “Well, dear, which shoes would you take?” he said, smiling.

Rachel was __19__ as she hadn’t noticed the little man. “Oh! I …I was just __20__,” Rachel said. “I can’t afford them and I would never take anything that doesn't belong to me.”

The shoemaker said, “I meant to give you a pair as a(n) __21__ .” Rachel stared at the shoemaker. A small pointed(尖尖的) ear could be seen underneath(在…底下) his hat. The guy __22__ Rachel’s curious gaze(凝视) and fixed his hat tightly over his ear _23__.

“Why don't you wear a pair of your own beautiful shoes?” Rachel questioned him, smiling.

“I am always working and have no need of __24__ shoes,” he explained.

Rachel’s smile __25__. “I have no need of good shoes either,” Rachel said in a sad voice and limped (一瘸一拐地走) away.

A few days later, Rachel was walking past the shoe shop when the shoemaker waved her into the shop. Looking around, Rachel said, “You have every color of the rainbow here.”

The shoemaker said, “They are the colors of the rainbow, Rachel.” __26__ a drawer(抽屉), he took out the most beautiful pair of shoes Rachel had ever seen. The shoemaker placed the shoes onto her feet. “Take a __27__, Rachel,” he said.

“I …I can’t,” Rachel said with a tear.

“Yes, Rachel, you can,” the shoemaker __28__.

Rachel stood up staight. Deliberately(小心翼翼地) she took a __29__, followed by another and another. “I can do it. I can do it,” she said, walking easily across the floor, not limping at all.

The shoemaker laughed __30__ and said, “I told you they were magic shoes…”