A boy couldn't speak when he was 3 years old. A lot of people thought he was a foolish boy. When the boy was 9 years old, he could speak but he still couldn't speak well. His teacher didn't like him at all and his classmates laughed at him. He felt very sad, One day his father had a walk with him. They went to a wood and there were a lot of trees there. Then his father took him to two trees and said to him.“Boy, this tree is sabal (菜棕,一种树的名字)and this tree is fir(冷杉). Sabal grows very quickly at first but a few years later, it will stop growing, so the tallest Sabal can't reach(达到)ten meters. But the fir is different, it grows very slowly at first but it never stops growing so it can grow very tall."

Then his father took him to another fir. It was so tall, so strong. It can reach the sky. The father said to his son, “Son, you are the fir."The boy understood his father's words. The boy became a very great scientist. Do you know who he is? He is the world-famous scientist. His name is Einstein.

1.What did people think of the boy when he was very young?

A. They thought the boy was very clever.

B. They thought the boy was foolish.

C. They thought the boy couldn't speak.

D. They thought the boy was a good student.

2.Why did his classmates laugh at the boy?

A. Because the boy was foolish.

B. Because the boy was very clever.

C. Because the couldn't speak well.

D. Because the boy couldn't walk.

3.Is the sabal taller than the fir?

A. Yes, it is. B. Yes, it does.

C. No, it isn't. D. No, it doesn't.

4.What do you think of the boy's father?

A. He doesn't like the boy.

B. He is a great father.

C. He often takes a walk with his son.

D. The boy doesn't like his father.

5.What did the boy become at last?

A. He became a great teacher.

B. He became a great father.

C. He became a great scientist.

D. He became a great businessman.

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Tina was a seventeen - year - old girl who always wore a bright smile. She had a dis-ease and had to use a walker most of the time. Maybe it was because she looked ________and people didn't know how to come near to her. Tina usually broke the ice with anyone she met with a big "Hi".

In one class, I gave the students an assignment(作业) to recite(背诵 ) a poem. I only made the assignment worth a very small part of their total grade since I knew most of my ________would not do it anyway. In the class, one by one each student ________to correctly recite the poem. Finally, angry and half joking, I said that the next student who ________ recite the poem had to do three push-ups(俯卧撑).

To my ________ ,Tina was next. She used her walker to move to the front of the class. ________ she recited, she made a mistake. Before I could say a word, she ________ _her walker aside and started doing push-ups.

I wanted to say ," Tina, I was just joking ! " But she stood up, continued the poem and she finished the rest perfectly.

When she finished, a student asked," Tina, why did you do that? It's not an ________ assignment!"

"Because I want to be like you guys ! To be normal(正常的) ,"Tina said. Silence fell on the whole room when another student cried out," Tina, we're not normal! We are teenagers! We get in ________ all the time. ""I know," Tina said as a big smile spread across her face. The rest of the students laughed, too.

Tina got only a few ________that day, but she got the love and respect of her classmates. To her, that was worth a lot more than a grade.

1.A. different B. strong C. short D. young

2.A. friends B. students C. teachers D. parents

3.A. started B. planned C. continued D. failed

4.A. shouldn't B. couldn't C. needn't D. wouldn't

5.A. surprise B. surprised C. excitement D. excited

6.A. Because B. When C. After D. Though

7.A. raised B. changed C. pushed D. checked

8.A. active B.useful C. important D. exciting

9.A. attention B. thought C. touch D. trouble

10.A. points B.chances C. mistakes D. Successes

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