"Can I see my baby?" the happy new mother asked.

When the baby was in her arms and she looked upon his tiny face, she shocked. The doctor

turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.

Time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was marred (损伤). When he rushed home from school one day and took himself into his mother's arms, she was very sad, knowing that his classmates gave him heartbreaks because of his defect. The little boy cried.

He grew up and was handsome. As a favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for this defect. He had a talent for literature and music.

"But you might be like other young people," his mother was sad but felt a kindness in her heart.

The boy's father thought "Could nothing be done'?"

    "I believe I could graft（移植） on a pair of ears, if someone offered," the doctor decided. Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, "You're going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it's a secret."

The operation was successful, and a new person emerged (出现）.

One day, he asked his father, "Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her."

"I do not believe you could," said the father, "but the agreement was that you are not to

know...not yet."

The secret was kept for years, but the day did come. His mother died. Slowly, the father raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.

"Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut," his father whispered gently, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?"

59. Why did the boy rush home to cry back from school?

   A. Because he came home late.               B. Because his teacher was strict with him.

   C. Because he might be laughed at.            D. Because he couldn't pass the exam.

60. How did the boy change into a new person?

   A. He grew up and was handsome.            B. He was popular with his students.

   C. He had a talent for literature and music.    D. He was grafted on a pair of ears.

61. What can we know from the passage?

   A. A mother's love is great.                        B. The boy was so unlucky.

   C. The doctor was excellent.                     D. The father wasn't honest.

Tom: Can I go out and play now?

Mother: If you have finished your homework.

Tom:   1 

Mother: Oh no! Just sit down and finish it now. You’d never do any if I didn’t make you, would you?

Tom: Yes, I would   2  .

Mother: Never mind about football. You will never do well at school if you don’t do your homework.

Tom:   3  .

Mother: Well, we would   4  .

Tom: I don’t know. But just think how pleased he’d be if I got on the football team.

Mother:    5 

Tom:  6 

A. But if I don’t go now, it will be too late to play football with the others.

B. He says he would play football all day if he were my age again.

C. If you let me go out, I will finish it later.

D. What would your father say if you came out at the bottom of the class again?

E. I wouldn’t mind if I didn’t.

F. He would be more pleased if you came top.

—I’m sorry .I’m late for class.

        — ______.Come to school early next time.

A.     Good idea      B. All rigth   C.Not at all   D. Never mind

根据句意填词

1.How o_________ do you come to school late?   Never.

2.Farmers milk some m _________from cows.

3.J________ food isn’t good for your health.

4.I can’t do it by myself. Can you h_________ me?

5.I eat fruit three t_________ a week.

6.My father is very busy. He only plays basketball o______ a week.

7.Does he drink milk every morning?   No,hardly  e____.