My son Joey was born with club feet (畸形足). The doctors told us he would be able to walk normally ---but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in surgery (手术) and braces (支架). By the time he was 8, you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him walk. The children in our neighborhood ran around, as most children do, and Joey would play too. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In seventh grade he decided to try out for the cross- country team. Every day he trained with the team. Although the whole team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to score points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know why. He continued to run 4 miles (6.4km) a day, every day even the day he had a 39.5 C fever. We never told him he couldn’t run 4 miles with a 39.5 C fever. So he didn’t know.

When the coach posted the names of the team members, Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade – the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it... so he didn’t know. He just did it.

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1.Joey couldn’t walk normally until ______________.

A. he was three years old B. he was eight years old

C. he was in seventh grade D. he ran for the cross-country team

2.What did Joey’s parents do when Joey decided to try out for the cross-country team?

A. They felt very nervous. B. They tried to stop him.

C. They helped him in their own way. D. They didn’t tell him what to do.

3.According to the Passage, after training, Joey _____________.

A. had a high fever B. hurt his club feet

C. became the oldest member of the team D. got the chance to score points for his school

4.What does the underlined word “potential” mean?

A. 权利 B. 任务 C. 运气 D. 潜能

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A. You can do anything if you have a strong will.

B. You can run faster than others with training.

C. Parents should allow their children to do anything.

D. Parents should know how to help their kids succeed.

Smith had to drive across the Sahara. It was a journey across hundreds of miles of an empty and dry area. After he had been driving for a few hours, there was a sandstorm came. Then his car left the road and broke down.

Smith began walking across the hot sand under the sun. He hoped he would soon reach the road again.

Soon, his tongue (舌头) was thick with thirst. He needed water, but everywhere he looked there was nothing except sand.

Smith kept walking. Then, about an hour later, a man riding a camel came into sight. Smith waved to him. The man on the camel rode up to him and stopped.

“Please,” Smith said, “I am dying of thirst. Let me have some of your water.”

The man slowly shook his head. “You can’t have any water,” he said, “but I’ll sell you a beautiful tie.”

“I don’t want a tie.” Smith shouted at him furiously. “I need water.”

But the man turned away quickly and rode off.

Smith continued walking. Two hours later, he met another man riding a camel. This time he asked if he could buy some water, but the man refused, saying, “No, but I’ll sell you a tie.”

Angrily, Smith turned away from him and continued walking.

Three hours later, by which time he was near death, Smith saw a large hotel in the distance. It stood alone in the middle of the desert, surrounded by palm trees. Smith managed to reach the main entrance. He was about to enter the hotel when the doorman stopped him.

“Hey!” he said. “This is a first-class hotel. You can’t come in here without a tie.”

1.Picture _____ shows the right place where the story happened.

A.  B.  C.  D.

2.The man on the camel offered Smith _______.

A. some water to drink B. a ride on his camel

C. the name of a hotel D. a beautiful tie

3.The underlined word “furiously” in the passage probably means “_________”.

A. angrily B. worriedly C. nervously D. sadly

4.Smith met _______ person (s) in the story.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

5.According to the passage, Smith will be allowed to enter the hotel if _______.

A. he drives a car B. he tips the doorman

C. he has enough water D. he wears a tie

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