Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血) from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗体) to fight the illness.

    The doctor talked to the little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑) for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, “Yes, I’ll do it if it can save Lisa.”

As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the colour returned to his sister’s face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, “ Will I start to die now?”

He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.

1.What happened to the 1ittle girl named Lisa at last?

A. She died of a very serious disease.

B. She got better with the antibodies from her brother.

C. She lost her little brother.

D. The transfusion failed and her illness got worse.

2.The doctor waited the little boy to _____.

A. give a11 his blood to his sister

B. give some of his blood to his sister

C. give his life to his sister

D. get the same disease as his sister

3.How did the five-year-o1d boy understand the doctor's plan?

A. He thought he was going to lose all his blood.

B. He thought he was going to be killed.

C. He thought he was going to die together with his sister.

D. He thought he was going to die when he grew up.

4.What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?

A. He was unhappy to help his sister.

B. He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.

C. He was worried about his sister.

D. He was willing to give his blood.

5.The writer still remember the story many years later _____.

A. because the little girl had a very strange disease

B. because the sister and brother had the same disease

C. because the doctor saved the little girl's life

D. because of what the boy did for his sister

Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.

     One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch.  "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!" the boy answered excitedly.  The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.

      The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently.  Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process (过程) of digging !"

     The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!

      Not every goal will be achieved.  Not every job will end up with a success.  Not every dream will come true.  But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, "Yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!" It is in the digging that life is lived. is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.

1.What did the boy do after watching a program?

           A. He bought a glass jar.            

B. He started to dig a hole.

           C. He played with some visitors.

2.What did the older boys think of the little boy?

           A. He was silly.                      

B. He was strict.

           C. He was strong-minded.

3.When did the boy find the stones?

           A. Before he met the older boys.     

 B. When he wanted to give up digging.

           C. After the older boys laughed at him.

4.What does the underlined sentence "It is in the digging that life is lived.” mean according to the article?

           A. Life is to make a big success.      

B. Life is to find the colorful stones.

           C. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.

5.Which is the best title for this article?

           A. Enjoying the Process              

B. How to Achieve Goals

           C. A Journey through the Earth

My class will put on a short play in English at the end of the year. Yesterday our English teacher gave us copies of the play.
“Choose a character in the play whom you’d like to be, ”she told us. “This afternoon learn a few lines of this part for homework. Then tomorrow you can say those lines in front of the class. Ill decide who play each part.”
I wanted to have one of the bigger parts in the play, so I choose the part of the king. He has a lot of lines to say. I learned them by heart.
This morning in our English lesson we had to say our lines. I acted the part of the king. When I said my lines, I put a lot of expression into my acting. I thought I acted really well.
Everyone in the class read a part and then the teacher who would play each part.
Many of the students in my class couldn’t act at all. They couldn’t even read without making lots of mistakes. I was sure that I would get a big part in the play.
However, the teacher gave me the part of a soldier. He has only one line. It is, “Yes, sir!”
I was very disappointed. At the end of the lesson I went up to her and asked her why I had such a small part.
“You put too much expression in your acting,” she said. “Good acting is not big acting. It is acting the audience can believe in.”
I think I know what she means.
【小题1】 What did the boy want to do in the play?