It was Christmas Day．Tina was alone in the great city house．Her parents went to the hospital because their oldest boy was ill．
"What a boring Christmas!" Tina thought to herself． At that moment，she  【小题1】 music in the street． She ran to the window and saw a little boy  【小题2】．He was singing and beating a drum．Tina saw that he wore no 【小题3】．
"Are you cold?" asked Tina．
The little boy smiled，but she couldn't hear 【小题4】   he said．So she told him to come in． He was a little nervous，but the carpet (地毯) felt warm to 【小题5】  poor feet．He told Tina that his name was Guido．And he was  【小题6】 poor that he had to go singing from house to house for some money to buy his dinner．
"My mama is away，and I am   【小题7】a sad Christmas．But I'll try to make it nice 【小题8】 you，" said Tina．They played games and Guido sang to her．Then they had a big dinner． Guido was very happy．
That night，Tina told her mother， " Now I know something．Whenever you 【小题9】 sad and lonely，find somebody  【小题10】 and lonelier than yourself and cheer them up．It will make you feel all right． "

It was the beginning of a new term. As a new teacher in that school, I didn't know any of the students. A little girl was   1   at the gate of the classroom. She looked very   2 .

I walked up to her and asked   3   she stood there. But she said nothing 4 , a boy shouted, "She is from Grade Four, the   5 student in her grade." I looked at the little girl, who didn't seem to be the smart kind. I   6   why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three. I took her hand and   7   her into the classroom.

    "Sit here. Now you are my student and I'm your teacher. "I said to her kindly.

    I gave her respect （尊重） and never looked down upon her. I helped her after school and as time went by, she was making   8   little by little. She was not one of the best students when she left that school,   9  at least, she was not that shy girl any longer.

    In the following years, she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day. Three days ago, I received a（n）. 10  to her wedding （婚礼）. And now I am at her wedding, and she is smiling brightly.

Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy!

1．A．smiling              B．sitting              C．standing            D．crying

2．A．boring               B．shy                C．beautiful             D．happy

3．A．when               B．how               C．if                  D．why

4．A．Instead             B．However            C．But                D．Yet

5．A．smartest           B．shortest            C．ugliest              D．worst

6．A．asked              B．understood         C．remembered        D．thought

7．A．threw               B．pushed              C．led                 D．pulled

8．A．grades              B．progress           C．surprise            D．mistakes

9．A．but               B．so                 C．because            D．although

10．A．letter            B．present             C．card               D．invitation

  Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This watch always   16   me the importance of time in my life.

   It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the   17  to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there before 4:30p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon and the match was so __18  that I forgot the time. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and hurried to the airport .It was too late. He had left the airport and take a taxi to our house.

   I was very worried that my father would complain   19   the thing. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I do not   20  uncle and my father .I said hello to them in a very low voice .My father didn’t say   21   .Instead, he asked me to sit    22   him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” I felt so sorry and answered in a   23    voice. “Yes, Dad, but I ’m really sorry .This will  24  happen again. I promise.”My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside .It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to me and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of time.”

   The watch has been with me for twelve years .I wear it not because of its price, but because of   25   I learned. It tells me to respect（重视）and never be late to do what I have promised to .

(    ) 16. A.says      B.talks          C.tells           D.gives

(    ) 17. A.hotel      B.station        C.bus stop       D.airport

(    ) 18. A.exciting   B.boring        C.surprising      D.strange

(    ) 19. A.to        B.at            C.about          D.with
(    ) 20. A.look up    B.look at       C.look for        D.look after

(    ) 21. A.anything   B.something    C.nothing         D.everything

(    ) 22. A.behind    B.in front       C.next to         D.down

(    ) 23. A.higher     B.lower        C.bigger         D.smaller

(    ) 24. A.always    B.usually       C.often           D.never

(    ) 25. A.what      B.that          C.which         D.who

Brian is my good friend. He has a five-year-old daughter, Lydia. Lydia likes animals very much and always   1  to have a dog. This Sunday is Lydia's birthday. Brian wants to buy  2  a dog. So he goes to the   3  near his home. He says hello to Paul, the owner（主人）of the store. Paul says hello to him, too. Brian says, "This is a clean and   4   pet store." Then he walks around the store.   5  he doesn't see any pets. "Excuse me.   6  are the pets?" he asks. "The pets are right here," says Paul. Then Paul   7  him a catalog（目录簿）. Brian sees   8  pictures of pets in it, like dogs, cats and birds. "You only need to   9  me the pet you like," says Paul. "We can mail（邮寄）it to you." "What if I don't like it?" asks Brian. "  10  mail it back," says Paul. "Oh, sounds interesting," says Brian.

1.                A．forgets         B．wishes          C．stops D．writes

2.                A．me            B．you            C．her  D．him

3.                A．pet store       B．zoo            C．clothes store   D．library

4.                A．quiet          B．boring          C．lazy  D．young

5.                A．Or            B．So             C．Because  D．But

6.                A．Where         B．When          C．What D．How

7.                A．works          B．shows          C．keeps    D．walks

8.                A．other          B．more           C．many D．any

9.                A．help           B．tell            C．buy  D．sell

10.               A．Sure           B．Also           C．Still   D．Just