Tom is the son of a farm owner .One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father  1  him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was  2  with his father’s idea. “That isn’t a job. I have  3  school work to do” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise (许诺)to give you the best present if you  4  finish one year’s work.” Tom thought for a while and   5  .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   6  until evening, just like any other  farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(庄稼)grew well.  7  the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said his father. “Now tell me   8  you want.”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat (小麦). “I’ve already got the  9  present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted  10  to know .” His father was quite pleased to hear that.

1.    A. asked                 B. let                    C. made                 D. stopped

2.    A. happy                B. unhappy                C. excited                D. worried

3.    A. much too                    B. so little                 C. too much              D. a lot

4.    A. shall                 B. must                  C. need                  D. can

5.    A. said                  B. answered              C. agreed                D. talked

6.    A. hard                   B. hardly                 C. Slowly                 D. difficultly

7.    A. At                    B. On                   C. In                     D. By

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

9.    A. least                  B. worst               C. best                  D. fewest

10. A. mine                 B.I                    C. my                    D. me

Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave $10000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36.He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drive a small car only, but he is very happy.

Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world by sending them $ 200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack received a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.

When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy,” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping these children.”

1. Jack didn’t need to look for a job       .

  A. before he went to college                              B. after he went to Africa

  C. because he got one million dollars                  D. before he received a report

2. Jack has sent them each $ 200 a month to help some poor children       .

  A. only in Washington                                      B. only in England

  C. only in Africa                                           D. around the world

3. Jack learned about the children’s progress by       .

  A. visiting them each year                              B. getting a report every year

  C. staying with them                                     D. talking with them in English

4. The underlined words “for a good cause” means “       ” in Chinese

  A.施舍                       B.行善                    C.优惠                   D.赏赐

5. What’s the main idea of the story?

  A. Help others and you will feel happy.

  B. It’s necessary to write letters to poor children.

  C. Live a simple life, and you can give others help.

  D. It’s the most important to help the children in Africa.

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