When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.

I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket ... Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.

Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”

Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.

I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.

1.When did the story probably happen?

A．On Christmas Day.                       B．Before Christmas Day.

C．On New Year’s Day.                     D．After New Year’s Day.

2.When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in ________.

A．by himself                             B．with the writer

C．with the woman                        D．with his friends

3.In paragraph 2, what may happen when Mark put his hand into the pocket?

A．His gifts were stolen                     B．His basket was broken.

C．He lost his money.                       D．He lost his way.

4.In the last paragraph, what does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．Collecting blankets and clothes for homeless people. B．Helping others.

C．Enjoying gifts                           D．Saying thank you.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A．A broken pocket                        B．A kind woman

C．A happy family                         D．A wonderful gift

One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench（长条椅）with a hat by his feet and a sign that read,“I am blind. Please help me.”

A creative publicist(广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.

Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized（认出，识别出）his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.

The publicist said,“I just wrote the message a little differently.”He smiled and went on his way.

The new sign read,“Spring has come, but I can’t see anything.”

1.What’s the blind man’s name?

A．Tom.                                 B．John.

C．Tony.                                 D．Sorry, I don’t know.

2.Who wrote a new message?

A．The blind man.                         B．The teacher.

C．The publicist.                           D．The farmer.

3.How did the blind man recognize the publicist?

A．By his sign.                            B．By his footsteps.

C．By his voice.                           D．By his coins.

4.When did the story happen?

A．In spring.                              B．In summer.

C．In autumn.                             D．In winter.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Publicists are always friendly and helpful.

B．We can get more money by changing a sign.

C．The blind man was very stupid, so he had little money.

D．The power（力量）of language is great.

On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of first-graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It’s a hand, a simple hand.

But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. “I think it must be the hand of God that bring us food,” said one child, “A farmer,” said another, “Because he grows beautiful flowers.” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher went over Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, Teacher,” she said quietly and shyly.

She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone’s thanksgiving, not for the material things we get, but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.

1.When did the story happen?

A. On Christmas Day.               B. On Teachers’ Day.    

C. On Mother’s Day.                D. On Thanksgiving Day.

2.Why did Douglas draw the picture?

A. He was good at drawing it.             

B. His teacher asked him to draw it.    

C. He wanted to show his thanks to the teacher.               

D. He hoped to get a prize in drawing.

3.What do you learn about Douglas from the passage?

A. He was a lonely child.             B. He was very active in class.    

C. He always kept his hand clean.            D. He often answered questions loudly.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion (意见；主张；看法), but not a fact?

A. The teacher went over Dauglas’ desk and talked to him.             

B. Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways.    

C. The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class.      

D. Most of the students were drawing the pictures of flowers or tables with food.

One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, "I am blind. Please help me.”

A creative publicist(广告员)named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own corns in the hat. Without asking for permission, took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.

Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized(识别)his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.

The publicist said, "I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.

The new sign read, "Spring has come, but I can't see anything.”

1.What's the blind man's name?

A. Tom.         B. John.        C. Tony.        D. Sorry, I don't know.

2.Who wrote a new message?

A. The blind man.       B. The teacher.

C. The publicist.       D. The farmer.

3.How did the blind man recognize the publicist?

A. By his sign. B. By his footsteps. C. By his voice.  D. By his corns.

4.When did the story happen?

A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn.  D. In winter.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Publicists are always friendly and helpful.

   B. We can get more money by changing a sign.

   C. The blind man is very stupid, so he has little money.

   D. The power (力量) of language is great.