Matt's hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like America, Egypt and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That's right——stamps.

Matt's favorite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2003 except one. That was a 1974 special edition (版). It was very hard to find.

He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Matt very sad.

"Don't worry," his father said to him. "You'll find it one day."

"I hope so," Matt said.

"Be patient (耐心的),"his father said. "Don't give up."

Besides collecting stamps, Matt liked writing. He had a pen friend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Matt's pen friend, Philip, gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Matt received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked closely at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Matt was so happy! He told his sister, his mother and his father.

"You see," his father said, "You did find your stamp. So, you see, it's good to have two things in life."

"What are they?" Matt asked.

“Friends and patience (耐心).” he answered.

1.Matt loved the stamps from ______best.

A．America          B．Egypt             C．France            D．China

2.It was very difficult for Matt to find a special French stamp of_____.

A．1954             B．1974             C．2003             D．2011

3.His father told him to_______.

A．stop looking for it                       B．ask his friends for help

C．be patient                             D．write a letter

4.______sent Matt the letter with the special edition stamp on it.

A．Philip            B．Philip's mother      C．Matt's father       D．Philip’s friend

Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “You won’t be a real man until you begin to  1  helping others.”

One morning, his parents gave him some money to  2  some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”

The old man answered, “I’m 3 . I haven’t had any food for two days.”

At the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the 4 .”

When they got there, Bill asked the 5 to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 6 the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for giving you too much  7 . I’m fine now. I’ll   8 forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”

Bill was 9 when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned  10  that he food was free because it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer that day.

1.                A．think about      B．depend on      C．give up   D．go on

2.                A．lend           B．buy            C．drink D．borrow

3.                A．full            B．thirsty          C．hungry   D．dirty

4.                A．bank           B．library          C．hospital   D．restaurant

5.                A．waiter          B．cook           C．manager  D．boss

6.                A．sent out        B．got down        C．gave back D．took away

7.                A．excuse         B．money         C．trouble   D．difficulty

8.                A．never          B．always          C．usually   D．sometimes

9.                A．nervous        B．pleased         C．sorry D．shy

10.               A．surprisingly     B．angrily         C．unhappily  D．easily

    It was a hot day．Old Mr. Hill came   1   his house and   2   slowly to the shop．He saw a small girl   3   in the street．He stopped   4   her,“Why are you crying?”“I want   5    ice cream because the weather is hot today．Mother gave me six pence and sent me to the shop，but now I've lost the money．”“Where did your six pence fall?”the old man asked．“It fell near that hole，”answered the small girl．

  “Well．Don’t worry．I will help you   6   it，”said the old man．And they   7   the money here and there in the street．But they found nothing The small girl wanted the ice cream very much，So she began crying again．“Don’t cry．You are going to get your ice cream．”With these words，Mr. Hill put hi hand into one of his pockets，took six pence out，smiled and gave it   8    the small girl．The girl took it，looked at it   9   a moment，then said angrily，“You  had my six pence   10     the time!”

1．A． out               B．out of           C． in               D．into

2．A．walked             B．walks           C．walking         D．to walk

3．A． cries             B．cried             C．to cry                  D．crying

4．A．ask                B．asking         C．to ask           D．asked

5．A．the                 B．an                C．a                  D．／

6．A．finding            B．found           C．to find          D．finds

7．A．looked at        B．looked up      C．looked after      D．looked for

8．A．to                  B．at                 C． with                  D．for

9．A．in            B．on                C．for               D．at

10．A．at                 B．in                 C．on                D．all