There was a story many years ago of a school teacher-Mrs. Thompson．She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same．But that was a lie There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard．He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath．She did not like him．

Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was in fact a very good boy before the death of his mother．Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of（感到惭愧）herself．She felt even worse when，like all her other students，Teddy brought her a Christmas present too．It was his mother’s perfume（香水）．

Teddy said，“Mrs. Thompson，today you smell just like my Mom used to．”After the children left she cried for at least an hour．On that very day, she stopped teaching reading，writing and math．Instead，she began to teach children．

Mrs. Thompson paid more attention to Teddy．The boy’s mind seemed to come alive．The more she encouraged him，the faster he improved．By the end of the sixth grade，Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class．

Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy．He wrote that he had finished high school，third in his class，and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life．He went to college．Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed，Theodore F．Stoddard，M．D．（医学博士）．

The story doesn’t end there．On his wedding day, Dr．Stoddard whispered（低声说）in Mrs. Thompson’s ear,“Thank you，Mrs. Thompson，for believing in me．You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference．”

Mrs. Thompson，with tears in her eyes，whispered back，“Teddy, you have it all wrong．You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference．I didn’t know how to teach until I met you．”

（    ）1．What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

A．She made Teddy feel ashamed．

B．She asked the children to play with Teddy．

C．She changed Teddy’s seat to the front now．

D．She told the class something untrue about herself．

（    ）2．What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?

A．He often told lies．                                  B．He was good at math．

C．He needed motherly care．                          D．He enjoyed playing with others．

（    ）3．In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?

A．she taught fewer school subjects．

B．She became stricter with her students．

C．She no longer liked her job as a teacher．

D．She cared more about educating students．

（    ）4．Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?

A．She had kept in touch with him．

B．She had given him encouragement．

C．She had sent him Christmas presents．

D．She bad taught him how to judge people．

（    ）5．The underlined word smartest in the passage probably means“______”．

A．cleverest              B．cleanest                  D．hardest                  D．fastest

Everyone should work hard more and succeed but it is not wise to get success at the cost of family and health.

There was once a hard-working father. He tried his best to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better-paid job. He hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to   ①   his family   ①   the best things that money could buy.

   Whenever the family complained, he said that he was doing all this for them. But he often wished to spend more time with his family.

   ②The day came when the father was offered a good job. It paid quite well.

   However, the family still did not get to see the father for most of the week. He went on working hard, hoping to get the position(职位) of manager.

   The father’s hard work paid off and he was promoted(提升). Excitedly, he decided to hire a maid(女仆) so his wife did not have to do the housework any more. He also felt that their three-room house was no longer big enough. It would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the comfort of a large house. The father decided to further his studies.

   As expected, the father’s hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful house. He told his family that he had decided not to work so hard. From then on he was going to devote more time to his family.

   The next day, the father did not wake up. 

1.在①处填写适当的词，使句子完整．___________ ______________

2.将②句翻译成中文．_________________________________________________________

3.回答问题Except what did the father do everything he had aimed to do?

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4.在文章中找出He was rewarded and got high position. 的同义句

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5.找出本文的中心句。__________________________________________________________

One day，Tom's parents told him that his grandpa would retire after working for forty years．Tom said in surprise，“I m only seven，so it means Grandpa has been．．．er．．．a really long time!”

His parents said，“Yes．That’s why we will have a surprise party for him．”

Tom loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him．He remembered the job card his grandpa had given him two years before．He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the job on the card，so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa．

When the big day came，Tom was ready．But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others'．He carried it around with him the whole evening．

When all the other people left，he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift．

His grandpa smiled，“Well，it must be a beautiful gift．May I open it now?” “Sure!” Tom said excitedly．

As Grandpa opened the gift，tears（眼泪）came into his eyes．Tom gave him the greater gift he had ever got! It was a job card with his new job：FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Tom said，“Now your full-time job is my grand!”

Well，how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked，smiling．“As many hugs as you want！” With these words，Tom gave Grandpa a hug．“Well，I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa．

1．Tom's ________ was going to retire．

A．grandma                B．grandpa               C．mother                   D．father

2．Tom remembered ________ his grandpa had given him two years before．

A．the birthday card     B．the post card        C．the schoolbag         D．the job card

3．What did Tom decide to do for his grandpa?

A．To find a new job for him．                        B．To take a photo for him．

C．To sing a song for him．                                   D．To buy a gift for him．

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Tom forgot to give his gift to his grandpa．

B．Tom was the last one to give his gift to his grandpa．

C．Tom was the first one to give his gift to his grandpa．

D．Tom gave his gift to his grandpa together with other people．

5．Why were there tears in Grandpa's eyes?

A．He would have no friend after he retired．

B．He would have no family after he retired．

C．He couldn't make any money after he retired．

D．He didn't think Tom would give him such a good gift．