When William Stidger taught at Boston University, he once thought about the people that he hadn’t thanked in his life. They taught him, encouraged him or cared a lot about him.

    One was a teacher. She once taught William geography. So he wrote a letter of thanks to her.

He got the teacher's letter later. It began, "My dear Willie". He was very happy. Now over 50, he didn't think someone would call him "Willie". Here is that letter:

My dear Willie,

    I cannot tell you how much your letter means to me. I'm in my eighties, living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals. You will be interested to know that I taught school for 50 years and yours is the first letter of appreciation (感谢) I ever got. It came on a cold morning but it made me feel very warm.

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    William cried when he read the letter. She was one of the people that William hadn't thanked in his past. She helped him to believe in himself. He would never forget her.

    There are some people we should always remember, because they helped to shape( 塑造) our life. William Stidger found a way to show his appreciation—he wrote them letters.

    Who are some of the people that you need to thank in your past? It may not be too late to say "Thanks".

1. When William wrote the letter, he was          

   A. quite old                             B. young

   C. over 50                              D. still a student

2. What does the underlined word “encourage” mean in Paragraph 1 ?

   A. 感激                              B. 放弃

   C. 鼓励                              D. 评价

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. William’ s teacher lived with her children.                 

B. William’ s teacher got his letter on a cold morning.

   C. William’s teacher once taught him English.                 

D. William’s showed his appreciation by visiting them .    

4.Why did William write to his geography teacher?

   A. He got her first letter of appreciation.

   B. His teacher sent him a present.

   C. He wanted to make friends with his teacher.

   D. His teacher helped him to believe in himself.


阅读理解

阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Bill,Frank and Dave were three brothers.Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday.They liked to show her how rich they were.

The eldest brother,Bill,had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts,but he didn’t know what to buy.So he put an ad in the newspaper.“Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother.”

About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office.He brought a big bird.

“This bird,” the man said,“can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”

“Really?I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.

The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese.Then the bird sang a beautiful song.Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird.The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother.“Well,mother,” he asked,“What do you think of the bird?”

“Oh,it’s very delicious,dear.” said his mother.

(    )1.Who is the eldest brother?

A.Dave.         B.Bill.           C.Jack.              D.Frank.

(    )2.What did Bill put in the newspaper?

A.A show.            B.A magazine.      C.An ad.            D.A report.

(    )3.How many languages could the bird speak?

A.Five.          B.Seven.              C.Eight.             D.Ten.

(    )4.How much did Bill pay for the bird?

A.Nine dollars.                                  B.Ten dollars.

C.Nine thousand dollars.                    D.Ten thousand dollars.

(    )5.What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday?

A.A bird with a card.                           B.Some money.

C.A joke.                                            D.A song.

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