阅读理解

　　Mr White was a very busy lawyer(律师)．He always worked all day．Sometimes he could not have a rest on Sun-days．So he usually forgot the date．

　　Last Saturday he remembered it was his wife's birth-day．“I often forget her birthday,”he said to himself．“But not this time”．Then he went to a flower shop and bought some beautiful flowers on his way home．

　　When Mr White got home, he gave the flowers to Mrs White and said,“Happy birthday!January 15 is your birth-day．I didn't forget it．”

　　“Yes, but my birthday was yesterday．It's January 16 today．But thank you all the same．”said Mrs White．

完形填空

　　I know my brother better than anyone else in the world．Since the moment of his birth, I’ve been part of his life．I had spent seven 　　1　　 years in the world with the attention of those around me．But when Rohan was born, life 　　2　　．Suddenly I had to 　　3　　 my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food．

　　Finally, I felt my 　　4　　 at my brother．The poor baby had no idea what had made me so unhappy．Maybe he found me strange, the only person in this home 　　5　　 did not like him．Whatever the reason was, he loved 　　6　　 me around．However, I seldom talked to him and 　　7　　 asked him to leave me alone．

　　Then all that changed．I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago, 　　8　　 I do remember that I was feeling very angry．Somehow my feet led me to my brother’s bed．My hand, completely 　　9　　 from my mind, reached through the bars(护栏)．At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched 　　10　　．And that was all I needed．Through all the unhappiness of the day, that one moment changed 　　11　　．How could I hate someone who made me feel so important? For the 　　12　　 time, I saw my brother, not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favoured(宠爱), but through the eyes of a 　　13　　．

　　To this day, I can’t imagine life 　　14　　 my brother．It is unbelievable how much I have 　　15　　 about life from a seven-year-old boy．Above all, Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself．