Only a Ribbon

In one of the London hospitals,a short time ago,there was a young doctor. He noticed one of the patients,a ten-year-old poor girl called Katie,who had a very painful illness.

Katie lay in her bed,day after day,with nothing to help her forget her pain and cheer up. One day the doctor noticed her trying to make a doll of her finger, and speaking to it. But she was soon tired of it,and lay back into her bed.

That afternoon,the young doctor saw a

beautiful ribbon in a shop window. He thought

that it might help cheer the little girl up,so he went in and bought it for her. When he handed the ribbon to the girl,she was too surprised to speak. There were tears in her eyes. This little

gift made her feel rich and happy.

The nurse later told the doctor that the girl played with the ribbon all day long. She twisted(盘绕)it round her head. She held it in her hand while she slept.

Some weeks later,Katie's illness became worse,and it was necessary to perform a dangerous operation. When Katie was brought into the operation mom,she cried out for the young doctor. He was brought,and he held one of the girl's hands,while the other tightly held the ribbon.

During the operation,the ribbon fell off Katie's hand. As soon as she woke up and opened her eyes,she looked at her friend and said in a low voice,“My ribbon.”The doctor gave it to her and she smiled happily.

It was only a little gift,but it made the girl's stay in the hospital bright with beauty and love.

1. Katie was a________.

A. doctor B. patient C. nurse D. salesperson

2.The young doctor bought a ribbon for Katie because___________.

A. Katie asked him for it

B. it could treat Katie's illness

C. the nurse advised him to do so

D. he wanted to make Katie feel happy

3.What does the story mainly tell us?

A. Doctors are kind people.

B. Gifts are important for patients.

C. A little gift can bring great happiness.

D. Hospitals are placeswith beauty and love.

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. This is about the family standing ahead of us.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean.

The children were well-behaved. They stood in line, two by two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. You could tell that they had never been to the circus before.

The tickets lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly replied, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets please, so I can take my family to the circus”.

The ticket lady quoted(报)the price. The man stopped holding his hand. The man’s lips started to quiver(颤抖). He leaned toward her and asked again, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady quoted the price again. The man didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he couldn’t take them to the circus.

My dad put his hand into his pocket, pulling out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground, though we weren’t rich. Then he reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, he replied, “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t get to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.

1.The children were talking about ________ .

A. clowns

B. other acts they would see that night

C. elephants

D. all the above

2.The underlined word ‘well-behaved’ in the third paragraph means ________.

A. holding hands

B. talking excitedly

C. showing good manners

D. showing bad manners

3.How many tickets would the man buy altogether?

A. six B. eight

C. ten D.twelve

4.Which of the following is NOT True?

A. The family didn’t go to the circus that night.

B. The writer and his father helped the family.

C. The father couldn’t afford the tickets.

D. The writer didn’t go to the circus that night.

5.From the passage we know that the big family was poor ________.

A. and they felt very sad

B. but they were very happy

C. and they often asked for help from others

D. but worked very hard

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