One evening my father and I went to see a circus(马戏). A family was standing in front of us ,__56__ for tickets.
The family had eight children. Their clothes were not __57__, but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns and elephants excitedly.
“I want __58__ tickets, eight for children and two for adults,” said the father to the ticket lady.
The ticket lady told him the __59__. When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his __60__. He asked again, “How much?”
The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have __61__ money.
My dad took a $20 bill and __62__ it on the ground. Then he said to the man, “Sir, this bill fell out of your pocket.”
The man knew __63__ was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the __64__. “Thank you, thank you, sir. This __65__ means a lot to me and my family.”
We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.

At least thirty times Bobby had tried to climb the snowy mountain, but he had never   46   the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures,  47  Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of sunglasses and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glasses, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very 48 . They’ll help you.” Bobby received the gift without much thought.
The day came when he was to have another   49 . About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he  50 what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but   51  the sunglasses he could clearly see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.
  52 , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the  53 through the clouds. He kept climbing , leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of   54  was extremely good, almost as great as that  55 view. The mountain below was surrounded (包围) by a sea of clouds. He couldn’t believe that the clouds were as thick as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the  56  . Peeper had engraved (镌刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses,  57  Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!
Bobby __58  that the only difficulty to reaching the top had been losing   59  when he couldn’t see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little trick to help him see that his   60   was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.

One evening my father and I went to see a circus(马戏). A family was standing in front of us ,__56__ for tickets.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not __57__, but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns and elephants excitedly.

“I want __58__ tickets, eight for children and two for adults,” said the father to the ticket lady.

The ticket lady told him the __59__. When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his __60__. He asked again, “How much?”

The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have __61__ money.

My dad took a $20 bill and __62__ it on the ground. Then he said to the man, “Sir, this bill fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew __63__ was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the __64__. “Thank you, thank you, sir. This __65__ means a lot to me and my family.”

We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.

1.A. waiting        B. looking          C. working         D. leaving

2.A. dirty          B. cheap            C. expensive        D. ugly

3.A. two           B. five             C. eight            D. ten

4.A. ticket         B. number           C. price            D. time

5.A. eyes          B. ears              C. nose            D. head

6.A. enough        B. any              C. little            D. few

7.A.brought        B.got               C. dropped         D. gave

8.A. what          B. how              C. who            D. where 

9.A. book          B. bag              C. ticket           D. bill

10.A. hardly         B. really            C. only            D. nearly

At least thirty times Bobby had tried to climb the snowy mountain, but he had never   46   the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures,  47  Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of sunglasses and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glasses, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very 48 . They’ll help you.” Bobby received the gift without much thought.

The day came when he was to have another   49 . About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he  50 what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but   51  the sunglasses he could clearly see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.

  52 , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the  53 through the clouds. He kept climbing , leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of   54  was extremely good, almost as great as that  55 view. The mountain below was surrounded (包围) by a sea of clouds. He couldn’t believe that the clouds were as thick as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the  56  . Peeper had engraved (镌刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses,  57  Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!

Bobby __58  that the only difficulty to reaching the top had been losing   59  when he couldn’t see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little trick to help him see that his   60   was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.

We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and don’t do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one.

First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech. Then try to arrange your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. The most important is to “Never forget your audience”. Don’t talk over their heads or talk down to them. Also,when you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly; look at your audience; and pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chances to think over what you’ve said.

Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience, say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.

(　 )56.What do you think is the most important while giving your speech in front of the audience?

A. Carefulness 　　B. Sweet voice　

C. Confidence D. kindness

(　 )57.______________ is a good way to arrange your material well.

A. Using as many examples as possible　　 B. Using the old sayings

C. Having some cool words D. Asking the teacher for help

(　 )58. “Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.” means that while preparing your speech, you must ________when you prepare the speech.

A.put your shoes away and put on theirs

B.try on their shoes to see if they fit you

C.wear the shoes in the same size as theirs

D.put yourself in the audience’s place

(　 )59. When he is giving his speech, the speaker should ________.

A. let his eyes rest on the subject　

B. follow the audience step by step

C. face the audience in a natural way 　

D. look up and down from time to time

(　 )60. Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A. How to Remember the Audience

B. How to Pick out the Topic for a Speech

C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech　

D. How to Improve Your Speech