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A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for the past ten years or so.
It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas.Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…,spending money is nothing. I felt too tired to think of any special gifts.
Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling （摔跤）at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored (赞助) by an inner-city church.These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.
As the match began, I was shocked to see that the
other team were wrestling without wearing helmets (头盔) to protect
their ears. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.
Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot potential (潜力) , but losing like this could take the heart out of them.” Justin loved kids—all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to inner-city church without leaving my name.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.
1.Justin hated Christmas because _____.
A. he didn’t enjoy receiving gifts
B. he had a hard time choosing gifts
C. he spent too much money buying gifts
D. he disliked putting gifts under the Christmas tree
2.We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church_____.
A. were well dressed B. paid no attention to safety
C. feared Kevin’s team D. couldn’t afford a helmet
3.How did Justin feel about the team’s failure ?
A. Upset B. Angry C. Hopeless D. Shameful
4.Why did the writer send gifts to the inner-city church without leaving her name ?
A. To avoid being thanked B. To play a joke on Justin
C. To giv
e
Justin a surprise D.
To protect her private information
5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. The Church Gift B. A Special Note
C. The White Envelope D. A Christmas Card
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| Gilbert joined the Science Club last summer. One day he was handed a piece of paper, a block of wood and four wheels; he was told to go home and 1 them all to "dad". However, Gilbert's mom knew that his dad wasn't good at making things and decided that she would read the 2 and let Gilbert do the work. A fewdays later the block of wood was turning into a car that Gilbert 3 named "Blue Lightning". Then he and his mother went to a car race together. But when they 4 there, Gilbert found that his car was the only one that had not been made by a "father-son" partnership (合作). The race began. One by one the cars were knocked out until it 5 to the final between Gilbert and Jimmy. Just before the race, Gilbert asked 6 they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish. After a long minute, Gilbert said that he was 7 . People cheered as the race began. Jimmy stood with his father and watched their car racing down, the road while Gilbert was surprised at the great 8 of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a second 9 Jimmy's. Gilbert jumped up and down with 10 . Soon the club manager came over and asked him, "So, Gilbert, your wish was to 11 , right?" "Oh no, sir," he replied. "I just wished that I wouldn't cry if I lost." Children sometimes 12 adults with unexpected ideas. When Gilbert first saw the other cars, he didn't cry out, "Not fair! Other children had their fathers help!" Gilbert didn't wish for victory in the race; instead he wished for courage. | ||||
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Gilbert joined the Science Club last summer．One day he was given a piece of paper, a block of wood and four wheels；he was told to go home and 1 them all to his dad．However, Gilbert’s mom knew that his dad wasn’t good at 2 things and decided that she would read the 3 and let Gilbert do the work．A few days later the block of wood was turning into a car that Gilbert 4 named“Blue Lightning”．Then he and his mother went to a car race together．But when they 5 there．Gilbert found that all the other cars were made by“father-son”partnership（合作） ．
The race began．One by one the cars were knocked out until it 6 to the final（决赛）between Gilbert and Jimmy．Just before the race．Gilbert asked 7 they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish．After a long minute，Gilbert said that he was 8 ．
People cheered as the race began Jimmy stood with his father and watched their car 9 down the road while Gilbert was surprised at the great 10 of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a second 11 Jimmy’s．Gilbert jumped up and down with 12 ．
Soon the club manager came over and asked him，“So，Gilbert，your wish was to 13 ，right?”“Oh no，sir,”he replied．“I just wished that I wouldn’t cry if I lost．”
Children sometimes 14 adults with unexpected ideas．When Gilbert first saw the other cars，he didn’t cry out．“Not fair! Other children had their fathers’help!”Gilbert didn’t wish for victory in the race； 15 he wished for courage．
1．A．send B．return C．lend D．give
2．A．make B．made C．making D．to make
3．A．instructions B．passage C．message D．explanations
4．A．easily B．carefully C．proudly D．kindly
5．A．lived B．got C．met D．passed
6．A．ran B．moved C．came D．rushed
7．A．whether B．why C．when D．where
8．A．sure B．ready C．tired D．sorry
9．A．racing B．race C．raced D．to race
10．A．effort B．energy C．speed D．value
11．A．past B．over C．after D．before
12．A．excitement B．enjoyment C．agreement D．achievement
13．A．change B．break C．leave D．win
14．A．satisfy B．surprise C．please D．encourage
15．A．so B．because C．or D．instead
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One evening, three men came to a station and asked a porter (搬运工人) ,“What time is the next train for London?”
The porter said,“You have just missed one. They go every hour, and the next one is at ten o'clock.”
“That's all right,”they said.“We'll go and have a drink.” So they went to a refreshment room (茶点室) . A minute or two after ten o'clock they came and said to the porter,“Has the train gone?”
“Yes ,”he said ,“it went at ten o'colck.”
“That's all right.”they said.“We'll go and have another drink.”So they went back again.
They missed the eleven o'clock train in the same way , and the porter said ,“Now the next train is the last one. If you miss that, you won't get to London tonight.”
Twelve o'clock came , and the three men ran quickly out of the refreshment room. Two of them got into the train just as the train was leaving, but the third one didn't run fast enough, and the train went out.
The porter went up to the third man and said ,“I told you this was the last train. Why didn't you come earlier?”
The man stood there and laughed for a long time. Then he said ,“I was going to London and they only came here to see me off.”
1．The three men came to the station because ________.
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A．they were going to London
B．they wanted to have a drink
C．they wanted to find out when the next train left for London
D．one of them was going to London and the other two came to see him off
2．
Why did they go to the refreshment room?
Because ________.
[ ]
A．they were asked to stay there waiting for the train
B．they had to stay there waiting for the train
C．they could stay there drinking while waiting for the train
D．they were hungry and thirsty
3．They missed the ten o'clock train ________.
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A．because they wanted to stay a little longer
B．because they wanted to have another drink
C．but they felt happy about it
D．but they didn't seem to worry about it
4．How did they miss the eleven o'clock train?
________.
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A．They came out of the refreshment room after the train had gone
B．They talked with the porter
C．They drank too much
D．They didn't know what time the train would leave
5．The third man didn't get into the train because ________.
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A．he wanted to stay there by himself
B．he didn't run fast enough
C．he only came to see them off
D．he wanted to have a word with the porter
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