I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria ,after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.

    Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored.She said, “Here’re the car keys.Go and buy some fruit.”  36   ,I jumped into the car and speeded off.

    Seeing me or rather my  37   ,a boy sprang up(跳起来).  38    to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 300 naira.Peanut 200 naira! ”

     Looking at his black-striped bananas,I  39    to 200 total for the fruit and nuts.He  40   .I handed him a 500 naira note.He didn’t have  41   .So I told him not to worry.He was  42   and smiled a row of petfect teeth.

     When, two weeks later, I  43   this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian soeicty.I should  44   this country as the son of a  45   .But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so  46   to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.

   “What’s up?”I asked. He answered in  47   English, “I…I no get money to buy book. ”I took out two 500 naira notes.He looked around  48   before sticking his hand into the car   49  the bills.One thousand naira means a lot to a family that  50   only 50,000 each year.

     The next morning,security officers told me, “In this place,when you give a little,people think you’re a fountain of opportunity(机会).”

       51    it’s right,but this happens everywhere in the world.I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for  52   .

     After six months’work in northern Nigeria,I returned and saw him again standing on the road.

     Are you in school now?”

     He nodded.

     A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I  53    what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “ Take this.”

     He shook his head fiercely and stepped back  54    hurt.

    “It’s a gift. ”I said.

     Shaking his head again,he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts, “I’ve been waiting to  55   these to you.”

36.A.Encouraged                 B.Disappointed             C.Delighted          D.Confused

37.A.car                             B.mother                    C.driver                D.keys

38.A.willing                B.afraid                       C.eager                        D.ashamed

39.A.got down            B.bargained down         C.put down           D.took down

40.A.explained            B.promised                         C.agreed               D.admitted

41.A.change                 B.notes                        C.checks               D.bills

42.A.troubled               B.regretful                          C.comfortable       D.grateful

43.A.ran after             B.ran into                           C.ran over            D.ran to

44.A.proteet                 B.enjoy                       C.help                  D.support

45.A.minister               B.headmaster                      C.manager                   D.president

46.A.lucky                   B.amazing                          C.funny               D.common

47.A.old                             B.broken                    C.traditional          D.modern

48.A.proudly               B.madly                      C.curiously             D.nervously

49.A.for                             B.with                         C.at                      D.upon

50.A.spends                 B.pays                         C.makes                      D.affords

51.A.Possibly               B.Actually                          C.Certainly                  D.Fortunately

52.A.joys                            B.nuts                                C.books                D.bananas                      

53.A.asked                   B.imagined                         C.reminded            D.realized

54.A.when                   B.as if                        C.even if             D.after

55.A.send                    B.provide                           C.sell                   D.give

We bought a second-hand house, and that afternoon I was in the workshop of the gqrage,I noticed a part of a carpet sticking out of the ceiling of an attic（阁楼）that was strange, I found a ladder and headed up.

I climbed into the attic, As my eyes adjusted to the dark , I saw a metal container, I opened the lid and was shocked by  what I saw: several rolls of money tied up in orange string , I’ve found , like ＄800, Awesome!

But there was more than one box of money , I found another seven boxes full to the top, plus two big black bags full of cash, I won’t lie , My first thought was that this was a bleesing from God –the means to fix up this old house; or just to uxe to make life easier for our rwo young sons , who sere seven and four ,But I knew that the right thing was to return the money to the previous owners . So I called them and asked them to come.

They were shocked, of course, not only about the money but that I was returning it , They had recently got the house from their dad and said it must have been their dad who, had hidden the money, What made him do it? I thought about the hundreds of times he had bone to his shop, cut off a length of orange string ,and bound up a roll of money , I like to think he did it for his chileren .

There were balls of that ouange stuing still hanging on the wall of the workshop when we moved in ,I used them to tie up Christmas presents last year, for my kids , I hope it reminded them of the gift greater than money that my wife and I gave them by returning the money ,We did the right thing ,and our children will never forget that.

1.The story took place after         

A．the author got the house from his dad

B．the author bought the house

C．the previous owners hid the money

D．the author’s dad sold the house

2.How many boxes of cash did the author discover in the attic?

A．One box          B．Two boxes         C．Seven boxes       D．Eight boxes

3.What do we know about the money that the author found?

A．It would be used to fix the old house

B．It had been hidden in the house by thieves

C．No one was sure why it was lift in the house

D．It made the previous owners think of their mother

4.What did the author put on the outside of his children’s Christmas gifts?

A．A roll of money                         B．Balls

C．Tie-up orange string                     D．Metal containers

5.The text is mainly about a story of         

A．honesty                              B．bravery

C．wisdom                               D．love

It was quite a job for her to ____ several children all by herself during the war.

I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.

Two weeks later, 1 told my mother I was bored. She said, "Here're the car keys. Go and buy some fruit.    36   , I jumped into the car and speeded off.

Seeing me or rather my  37 , a boy sprang up (跳起来）， 38   to sell his bananas and peanuts. "Banana 300 naira. Peanut 200 naira!"

Looking at his black-striped bananas, I   39   to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. He   40   . I handed him a 500 naira note. He didn't have   41   , so I told him not to worry. He was    42    and smiled a row of perfect teeth.

When, two weeks later, I    43    this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society. I should   44   this country as the son of a  45   . But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so    46    to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.

"What's up?" I asked. He answered in   47    English, "I ... I no get money to buy book." I took out two 500 naira notes. He looked around    48    before sticking his hand into the car   49    the bills, One thousand naira means a lot to a family that    50   only 50,000 each year.

    The next morning, security officers told me, "In this place, when you give a little, people think you're a fountain of Opportunity (机会)."

     51    it's right, but this happens everywhere in the world. I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for    52   .

 After six months' work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road.

    "Are you in school now?"

    He nodded.              

    A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I    53    what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. "Take this."

   He shook his head fiercely and stepped back    54  hurt.

   "It's a gift." I said.

    Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts. "I've been waiting to    55    these to you."

We bought a second-hand house, and that afternoon I was in the workshop of the gqrage,I noticed a part of a carpet sticking out of the ceiling of an attic（阁楼）that was strange, I found a ladder and headed up.
I climbed into the attic, As my eyes adjusted to the dark , I saw a metal container, I opened the lid and was shocked by  what I saw: several rolls of money tied up in orange string , I’ve found , like ＄800, Awesome!
But there was more than one box of money , I found another seven boxes full to the top, plus two big black bags full of cash, I won’t lie , My first thought was that this was a bleesing from God –the means to fix up this old house; or just to uxe to make life easier for our rwo young sons , who sere seven and four ,But I knew that the right thing was to return the money to the previous owners . So I called them and asked them to come.
They were shocked, of course, not only about the money but that I was returning it , They had recently got the house from their dad and said it must have been their dad who, had hidden the money, What made him do it? I thought about the hundreds of times he had bone to his shop, cut off a length of orange string ,and bound up a roll of money , I like to think he did it for his chileren .
There were balls of that ouange stuing still hanging on the wall of the workshop when we moved in ,I used them to tie up Christmas presents last year, for my kids , I hope it reminded them of the gift greater than money that my wife and I gave them by returning the money ,We did the right thing ,and our children will never forget that.
【小题1】The story took place after