Simon is a 17-year-old young man, but he was a famous champion(冠军). Everybody in New York University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody in New York University was sorry. People all over the country talked about Simon and often asked, “will he never jump again?” Simon’s mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his broken leg. Then she looked into his eyes. She knew what her son would. “You’re going to jump again, Simon, I know it,” she said. “Everything will be all right.” If Simon hoped to jump again, he would have a lot to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed. Simon started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his bed looked like a machine shop! It was May when Simon left the hospital. “is it all right if I go camping this summer?” he asked the doctors. “Yes” the doctors said. “But take it easy on that foot”. Simon took only short walks at first. He was taking it easy on his foot, but not on anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised until his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little more. In late summer Simon went back to school. He asked if he could practice with the football team. Football wasn’t his favourite, but he had to get that leg strong again.” He worked hard. “No one pushed him As hard as he pushed himself, said one of his friends. “To see a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch”.

35Simon is good at _____.

A. swimming  B. studying   C. jumping  D. playing football

36. When did Simon leave the hospital?

A.  In May   B. In April  C. In March  D. In June

37. Where did Simon start to exercise again?

A. In his home B. In the school  C. In his hospital bed  D. In the playground 

     38. From the passage we know that______.

A. Only everybody in New York University liked Simon. B.  His mother didn’t know what her son would do. C.  His teacher helped him to exercise. D. Simon had a strong personality.

A man got a new car and he was very proud 　26　 it. One day, when he 　27　 back home, he saw his three-year-old son 　28　 hitting the new car with a toy hammer. The man was 　29　 angry that he ran to his son, grabbed the hammer from 　30　, and used the hammer to hit the little boy’s hands too hard. The 　31　 boy cried out but his father didn’t care.

　　When the father 　32　, he took his son to the 　33　 as fast as he could. Although the doctor tried his best to save the 　34　 bones（骨头）, he had to cut the fingers from both of the boy’s hands in the end.

　　When the boy 　35　 in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently(天真) said, “Dady, I’m sorry about your car.” Then he asked, “but 　36　 are my fingers going to grow back?” The father 　37　 very sad.

　　Think about the story when 　38　 steps on your feet or when you wish to take revenge(报复). Think first before you lose your patience with someone. Cars can 　39　, but broken bones and hurt feelings often can’t.

　　People often make mistakes. But we should remember that forgiveness is greater than revenge. 　40　 before act!

1.A．to　　　　 B．of　　　　　 C．in　　　　　 D．from

2.A．comes　       B．came　　　   C．has come　   D．is

3.A．happy　　  B．unhappy　　  C．happily　　　    D．luckily

4.A．too　　　  B．very　　　　 C．so　　　　   D．such

5.A．it　　　　 B．her　　　　  C．he　　　　　 D．him

6.A．poor　　　 B．lucky　　　  C．bad　　　　  D．small

7.A．came out　 B．came down　  C．calmed down  D．calmed out

8.A．school　　 B．hospital　　　   C．shop　　　　 D．home

9.A．break　　　    B．breaking　　 C．broken　　　 D．broke

10.A．stood up　    B．got up　　　 C．woke up　　  D．put up

11.A．how　　　 B．where　　　　C．why　　　    D．when

12.A．felt　　　　  B．fell　　　　　   C．sounded　　  D．looks

13.A．anyone　　    B．everyone　　 C．no one　　　 D．someone

14.A．repair　　　  B．repaired　　　   C．be repaired　    D．be repairing

15.A．To think　    B．Thinking　　 C．Think　　　  D．Be thought