A primary school teacher who left a class of 25 pupils in tears after she told them Santa Claus did not exist has been fired. When excited youngsters became rowdy as they talked about Santa, the supply teacher said out suddenly, "It's your parents who leave out presents on Christmas Day."
The class of seven-year-olds at Blackshaw Lane Primary School, Royton, Greater Manchester burst into tears and told their parents when they arrived home. Mothers and fathers then complained about the incident and were sent a letter by the school saying the teacher, who only worked at the school for one day last week, has been punished.
The school has now said it will not hire her again.
One father said, "My son came home and said that his teacher had told the class that Santa doesn't exist and it’s their mum and dad that put out presents for them. Obviously, they were all talking about Christmas and being a bit rowdy. She just came straight out with it. "
"My son was in tears and so was everyone else in the class — especially as it was so close to Christmas. I thought it was wrong. He was crazy about it. He’s only seven-year-old and it's part of the magic of Christmas to him. "
"We told him that she did not believe in Father Christmas because of her religion and he's fine now."
"The father described the incident as ' shocking' and believed it was done with malicious intent (恶意地). A lot of parents were angry and complained to the school. The teacher, who was supplied by Rochdale and Oldham Supply Agency, is still listed and will work with other schools," the agency said.
However, the head teacher in Angela McCormick refused to comment on the incident.
【小题1】 Who felt the angriest about the incident?

I met the old man at a cafe. “Did you hear the radio news yesterday?” he asked me. “No,” I replied. “Anything exciting?”“Exciting? NO! Something very sad. A group of hungry dogs killed and ate my best friend.”?
“Oh, dear!” I cried. “How did it happen?”“He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him. When he didn't return, I went to the hillside and found…”“His body?” I asked. The old fellow drank half of his coffee. “No. I told you they were hungry dogs, didn't I? The big bones were lying every where. But they found this.” He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand. In it was a man's thumb, lying on some white bloody material.?
“This is my friend's right thumb. The dogs ate the rest of him”. The old man began to cry. He finished his coffee quickly and left the cafe. I drank mine and called the waiter. “I'll pay the gentleman's bill. His poor friend—how terrible!”“You've heard the news?” The waiter laughed. “Sure. There's a hole in the bottom of the match box. He put his own thumb through the hole. The blood is red ink, I believe. Is the story worth a cup of coffee, sir?”“But he held the box in his right hand.”“Yes, but listeners look into the box. They just can't take their sight off that terrible thing.”“And when he tells the story, he gets free cup of coffee!” I said, laughing. “Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town, and, of course, he does us no harm!”?
【小题1】 We can learn from this passage ________.?

I met the old man at a cafe. “Did you hear the radio news yesterday?” he asked me. “No,” I replied. “Anything exciting?”“Exciting? NO! Something very sad. A group of hungry dogs killed and ate my best friend.”?

“Oh, dear!” I cried. “How did it happen?”“He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him. When he didn't return, I went to the hillside and found…”“His body?” I asked. The old fellow drank half of his coffee. “No. I told you they were hungry dogs, didn't I? The big bones were lying every where. But they found this.” He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand. In it was a man's thumb, lying on some white bloody material.?

“This is my friend's right thumb. The dogs ate the rest of him”. The old man began to cry. He finished his coffee quickly and left the cafe. I drank mine and called the waiter. “I'll pay the gentleman's bill. His poor friend—how terrible!”“You've heard the news?” The waiter laughed. “Sure. There's a hole in the bottom of the match box. He put his own thumb through the hole. The blood is red ink, I believe. Is the story worth a cup of coffee, sir?”“But he held the box in his right hand.”“Yes, but listeners look into the box. They just can't take their sight off that terrible thing.”“And when he tells the story, he gets free cup of coffee!” I said, laughing. “Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town, and, of course, he does us no harm!”?

1. We can learn from this passage ________.?

2. Having heard the old man's story, the writer _______ .?

3. It turned out that the thumb in the match box was actually __________.?

4.The waiter hadn't let out the truth of the old man's story earlier because _______ .

5. As suggested by the passage, what might happen in the end?      ??

An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things. She was

 36 . Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn. And some of her teeth were missing.

She  37  and asked me for change. Instead of giving her change, I  38  her to eat out and she  39 . We went across the street to an outdoor café so she could  40  her cart while we had lunch. The  41  was surprised when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us,  42  she forced herself. We ate our lunch. She was very  43  and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.

When we were ready to  44 , I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a  45 . It was then that I had to  46  myself and all the hidden bias (偏见) that I had towards this  47.

She wasn’t wrong, but my reluctance(不愿)must have  48 . I held her in my arms carelessly and  49 I felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and then left.

I  50  there for a moment and realized that I had  51  to give this woman the one thing that cost  52  —love. I ran after the woman and caught up with her and asked her if I could give her a  53  hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I’ve ever given anyone. “That’s getting it right,” she said and her big  54  lit my path as we parted.

The  55  I learned was that if you’re going to give, then give it your all and get it right the first time.

1.                A．happy          B．dirty           C．nervous  D．small

2.                A．ran            B．arrived         C．stopped  D．hid

3.                A．invited         B．pushed         C．forced   D．wished

4.                A．refused        B．returned        C．left  D．agreed

5.                A．watch over      B．get hold of      C．reach for D．catch up with

6.                A．customer       B．shopper        C．waitress D．traveler

7.                A．and            B．but            C．or   D．so

8.                A．thirsty          B．sleepy          C．tired D．hungry

9.                A．leave          B．rest            C．move D．apologize

10.               A．break          B．gift            C．hug  D．partner

11.               A．believe         B．face           C．hurt  D．introduce

12.               A．behavior       B．nation          C．person    D．district

13.               A．gone          B．shown         C．resulted   D．remained

14.               A．slowly          B．again          C．gradually  D．soon

15.               A．stood          B．cried          C．lay   D．drank

16.               A．decided        B．hoped         C．tried  D．failed

17.               A．anything        B．nothing         C．something D．everything

18.               A．real           B．quiet          C．brave D．safe

19.               A．teeth          B．smile          C．feet  D．mouth

20.               A．fact           B．information     C．lesson D．expression