One day in early December, we woke up to discover a heavy fall of snow. “Mom, can we go __31__ after breakfast?” my eleven-year-old daughter Erica begged. I didn’t want to __32__ her request, so we headed towards the only __33__ in our town.

When we arrived, the hill was crowded with people. We found an open spot next to a thin man and his three-year-old son. The boy was already lying in the sled (雪橇), __34__ to be launched. “Come on, Daddy!” he called.

The man looked over at me. “Okay if we go __35__?” he asked.

“Sure. Looks like your son is ready to go,” I said. With that, he gave the boy a huge __36__, and off he flew! And the father ran after his son at full speed.

“He must be afraid that his son is going to __37__ somebody,” I said to Erica. “We’d better be __38__, too.”

Then we also skied down the hill at a great speed. As we returned to the top, I noticed that the man was __39__ his son, who was still lying in the sled, back up to the summit（山顶）. When we reached the top, the boy was ready to play again. Again, the father __40__ him down the hill, and then pulled both the boy and the sled back up. The little boy was terribly spoilt by his father, I thought. __41__ he was small, the child could pull his own sled up the hill once in a while. This __42__ went on for more than an hour, but the man never __43__, and he was very happy instead. Finally, I could __44__ it no longer. I called to him, “You have tremendous __45__!”

The man smiled and said, “He has cerebral palsy (脑瘫). He can’t walk. ”

I was dumbstruck (惊呆的). It had all seemed so happy, so __46__, that it never occurred to me that the child might be __47__. Although I didn’t know the man’s name, I told the __48__ in my newspaper column. Either he or someone he knew must have recognized him, __49__ shortly afterward, I received this letter:

Dear Mrs. Silverman,

The energy I expended on the hill that day is __50__ compared to what my son does every day. To me, he is a true hero.

31. A. skiing              B. hiking                       C. shopping                      D. camping

32. A. answer               B. allow                        C. refuse                      D. accept

33. A. lake                    B. hill                           C. market                    D. gym

34. A. waiting            B. advising                    C. promising                 D. warning

35. A. too                         B. second                            C. first                        D. last

36. A. wave                  B. ability                       C. touch                             D. push

37. A. look at                B. come across            C. run into              D. call on

38. A. careful                B. honest                      C. natural                     D. special

39. A. attracting            B. pulling               C. following                 D. forbidding

40. A. chased                B. found                       C. drove                             D. noticed

41. A. As if                   B. Now that                 C. Even though         D. Ever since

42. A. accident                  B. signal                       C. adventure                D. pattern

43. A. doubted                     B. laughed                    C. cried                       D. tired

44. A. stand               B. interrupt                   C. change                    D. demand

45. A. value                  B. energy                      C. skills                       D. attitude

46. A. fair                     B. normal                         C. frightening               D. unlucky

47. A. homeless             B. technical                   C. disabled                    D. creative

48. A. joke                    B. news                        C. meeting                   D. story

49. A. if                     B. unless                      C. because                   D. although

50. A. nothing               B. everything                C. something                D. all      

There was once a young man who suffered from cancer. He was 18 years old and he could die anytime. He never went outside; but he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out for once. So he asked his mother and she gave him permission.

　 He walked down his block and found a lot of stores. He passed a CD store and saw a pretty girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. He opened the door and walked in.

　 She looked up and asked. "Can I help you?"

　 He said. "Uh…Yeah…Umm...I would like to buy a CD."

　 He picked one out and gave her money for it.

　 "Would you like me to wrap it for you?" she asked，smiling her cute smile.

　 He nodded and she went to the back. She came back with the wrapped CD and gave it to

him. He took it and walked out of the store.

　 He went home and from then on，he went to that store every day and bought a CD, and

she wrapped it for him. He took the CD home and put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out. His mother found out about this and told him to just ask her. So the next day, he took all his courage and went to the store as usual. He bought a CD like he did every day and once again she went to the back of the store and came back with it wrapped. He took it and when she wasn't looking, he left his phone number on the desk and ran out.

　 One day the phone rang, and the mother picked it up and said, "Hello?"

　 It was the girl. The mother started to cry and said，"You don't know? He passed away Yesterday..."

　 Later in the day, the mother went into the boy's room because she wanted to remember him. She thought she would start by looking at his clothes. So she opened the closet.

　 She was face to face with piles and piles of unopened CDs. She was surprised to find all these CDs and she picked one up and sat down on the bed and she started to open one. Inside, there was a CD and as she took it out of the wrapper, out fell a piece of Paper. The mother picked it up and started to read it. It said：Hi...I think UR really cute. Do U wanna go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.

　 The mother was deeply moved and opened another CD...

　 Again there was a piece of paper. It said：Hi...I think UR really cute. Do U wanna go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.

61. Why did the boy go to the CD store every day and buy a CD?__________.

A. He loved the girl.　　　　　　　　 B. He loved music.

C. He loved collecting CDs.　　　　　 D. He was sick of staying home and wanted to go out.

62. What did the girl in the CD store feel about the boy?__________.

A. It was not mentioned.　　　　　　　 B. She was not interested in the boy.

C. She felt sorry for the boy.　　　　　 D. She liked the boy.

63. Who was Jocelyn? __________.

A. The boy.　 B. The girl in the CD store. 　　C. The boy's mother.　　 D. A total stranger.

64. According to the passage, which one is NOT true?

A. The boy suffered from cancer and could die at any time.

B. The boy fell in love with the girl in the CD store at the first sight.

C. The boy bought CD every day only to see the girl he loved.

D. The boy listened to every CD he bought very carefully.

65. What did the passage try to tell us?__________.

A. The boy was too shy to ask the girl out　 　

B. The boy loved music so much.

C. There was not love at first sight.　　　　 　

D. Both the boy and the girl missed their love.

There was once a young man who suffered from cancer. He was 18 years old and he could die anytime. He never went outside; but he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out for once. So he asked his mother and she gave him permission.

　 He walked down his block and found a lot of stores. He passed a CD store and saw a pretty girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. He opened the door and walked in.

　 She looked up and asked. "Can I help you?"

　 He said. "Uh…Yeah…Umm...I would like to buy a CD."

　 He picked one out and gave her money for it.

　 "Would you like me to wrap it for you?" she asked，smiling her cute smile.

　 He nodded and she went to the back. She came back with the wrapped CD and gave it to him. He took it and walked out of the store.

　 He went home and from then on，he went to that store every day and bought a CD, and she wrapped it for him. He took the CD home and put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out. His mother found out about this and told him to just ask her. So the next day, he took all his courage and went to the store as usual. He bought a CD like he did every day and once again she went to the back of the store and came back with it wrapped. He took it and when she wasn't looking, he left his phone number on the desk and ran out.

　 One day the phone rang, and the mother picked it up and said, "Hello?"

　 It was the girl. The mother started to cry and said，"You don't know? He passed away Yesterday..."

　 Later in the day, the mother went into the boy's room because she wanted to remember him. She thought she would start by looking at his clothes. So she opened the closet.

　 She was face to face with piles and piles of unopened CDs. She was surprised to find all these CDs and she picked one up and sat down on the bed and she started to open one. Inside, there was a CD and as she took it out of the wrapper, out fell a piece of Paper. The mother picked it up and started to read it. It said：Hi...I think UR really cute. Do U wanna go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.

　 The mother was deeply moved and opened another CD...

　 Again there was a piece of paper. It said：Hi...I think UR really cute. Do U wanna go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.

61. Why did the boy go to the CD store every day and buy a CD?__________.

A. He loved the girl.　　　　　　　　 B. He loved music.

C. He loved collecting CDs.　　　　　 D. He was sick of staying home and wanted to go out.

62. What did the girl in the CD store feel about the boy?__________.

A. It was not mentioned.　　　　　　　 B. She was not interested in the boy.

C. She felt sorry for the boy.　　　　　 D. She liked the boy.

63. Who was Jocelyn? __________.

A. The boy.　 B. The girl in the CD store. 　　C. The boy's mother.　　 D. A total stranger.

64. According to the passage, which one is NOT true?

A. The boy suffered from cancer and could die at any time.

B. The boy fell in love with the girl in the CD store at the first sight.

C. The boy bought CD every day only to see the girl he loved.

D. The boy listened to every CD he bought very carefully.

65. What did the passage try to tell us?__________.

A. The boy was too shy to ask the girl out　 　

B. The boy loved music so much.

C. There was not love at first sight.　　　　 　

D. Both the boy and the girl missed their love.

A farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a sign advertising them on the edge of his yard.One day, a little boy came to buy one of the puppies. With a whistle(口哨), the farmer called, “Here, Dolly!” Out from the doghouse ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy stood against the fence. His eyes danced with delight.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared, something wrong with its legs, doing its best to catch up.“I want that one,” the little boy said.
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, “Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.”
With that, the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so, he showed a steel brace(固定器) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see, sir,  I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”
【小题1】How did the farmer advertise his puppies?