One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that ,”and it is even harder to say, “I was wrong ,and you were right about that.” I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago .He told me he had been the manager of a cartons (纸箱).Then he talk of an incident and I began to remember the incident he was describing.

I was about eight years old at the time , and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the food department where the incident took place.

There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was a big show of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons. The cartons were put three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of them to admire the show. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the pile of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the cartons back together, so I went to work.

The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees checking some of the cartons to if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as if I was the person who was to blame .He scolded me loudly and wanted me to pay for those broken eggs. My face turned red and I tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot the incident, but the manager did not.

How old was the author when he wrote this article?

A  About 8years old                 B  About 18 years old

C About 23 years old                 D  About 15 years old

Who was to blame for knocking off the pile of cartons?

A  The author                        B  The manager

C  A woman                         D  The author’s mother

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A  The woman who knocked off the pile of cartons was seriously scolded by the manager.

B  The author was loudly scolded by the manager.

C  A woman was loudly scolded by the manager.

D  It was the author who put the cartons back together.

The tone of the article expresses the author’s______

A  admiration for the manager’s willingness to admit mistakes

B  anger to the manager for his wrong

C  dissatisfaction with the woman who knocked off the pile cartons

D  regret for the mistake he made in the store

One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “   11   would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be   12  .” As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him,   13   all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went   14   and landed in the grass.

My heart went out to him. So, I ran over to him.  15   I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it   16   , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Kyle was the   17  student of our class, one of those guys that really found  themselves during high school. Therefore he had the   18   to prepare a graduation speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was   19  . So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be great!” He looked at me and smiled.

He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to   20   those who helped you make it through those   21   years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best  22   you can give him.”

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to   23   himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend   24   me from doing the unspeakable.”

Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the  25   of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person’s life. For better or for worse.

A. How         B. When        C. Why            D. Where

A. stupid        B. clever        C. wonderful        D. anxious

A. throwing      B. knocking     C. taking           D. snatching

A. lost          B. sending       C. broken          D. flying

A. While        B. As           C. Because         D. Once

A. passed by     B. came up       C. went on         D. turned out

A. top          B. hardest        C. favorite         D. luckiest

A. pride         B. honor         C. pleasure        D. chance

A. excited       B. nervous        C. proud          D. crazy

A. reward      B. remember      C. thank           D. congratulate

A. happy       B. exciting        C. old            D. tough

A. chance      B. gift            C. help           D. favor

A. kill         B. enjoy          C. test            D. hurt

A. protected    B. freed           C. warned         D. saved

A. price       B. use             C. power          D. meaning

One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that,” and it is even harder to say, “I was wrong, and you were right about that. ” I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons（纸箱）. Then he talked of an accident and I began to remember the incident he was describing.

I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the food department where the accident took place.

There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was a big show of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons. The cartons were put three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of them to admire the show. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart(推车) and knocked off the pile of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the cartons back together, so I went to work.

The manager heard the noise and came pushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees checking some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was the person who was to blame(应负责任). He scolded(责备)me loudly and wanted me to pay for those broken eggs. My face turned red and I tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot the incident, the manager did not.

69. How old was the author when he wrote this article?

A. About 8 years old.           B. About 18 years old.

C. About 23 years old.          D. About 15 years old.

70. Who was to blame for knocking off the pile of cartons?

A. A woman.            B. The manager.        

C. The author.           D. The author’s mother.

71. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The author was loudly scolded by the manager.

B. The woman who knocked off the pile of cartons was seriously scolded by the manager.

C. The author didn’t remember the incident until the manager talked of it.

D. It was the author who put the cartons back together.

72. The tone of the article expresses the author’s _____.

A. admiration for the manager’s willingness to admit his mistake

B. anger to the manager for his wrong doing

C. dissatisfaction with the woman who knocked off the pile of cartons

D. regret for the mistake he had made in the store

One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “   11  would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be   12 .” As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him,   13   all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went   14  and landed in the grass.

My heart went out to him. So, I ran over to him.  15  I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it   16  , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Kyle was the   17  student of our class, one of those guys that really found  themselves during high school. Therefore he had the   18  to prepare a graduation speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was   19 . So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be great!” He looked at me and smiled.

He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to   20  those who helped you make it through those   21  years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best  22  you can give him.”

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to   23  himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend   24  me from doing the unspeakable.”

Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the  25  of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person’s life. For better or for worse.

One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one's mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like "I was wrong about that," and it is even harder to say, "I was wrong, and you were right about that."

I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighbourhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg boxes. Then he related an incident and I began to remember vaguely the incident he was describing.

    I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident took place.

There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half-dozen boxes. The boxes were stacked three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of boxes. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the display back together, so I went to work.

The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees inspecting some of the boxes to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as if I was the culprit (做错事的人). He severely scolded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I tried to explain it wasn’t me who had broken them, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, obviously the manager did not.

1..

. How old was the author when he wrote this article?

A. About 8.         B. About 18.        C. About 23.       D. About 15.

2..

 Who was to blame for knocking off the stacks of boxes?

A. The author.      B. The manager.     C. A woman.      D. The author's mother.

3..

. Which of the following statements is not true?

A. The woman who knocked off the stacks of boxes was seriously criticized by the manager.

B. The author was severely criticized by the manager.

C. A woman carelessly knocked off the stacks of boxes.

D. It was the author who put the display back together.

4..

. The tone of the article expresses the author's         .

A. regret for the mistake he made in the store

B. admiration for the manager's willingness to admit mistakes

C. anger against the woman who knocked off the stacks of boxes

D. anger to the manager for his wrong accusation