I know my brother better than anyone else in the world. Since the moment of his birth, I’ve been part of his life. I had spent seven______years in the world with the attention of those around me. But when Rohan was born, life______. Suddenly I had to ______my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food.

Finally, I felt my anger at my brother. The poor baby had no ______what had made me so unhappy. Maybe he found me strange, the only person in this home______did not like him. Whatever the reason was, he loved_______me around. However, I seldom talked to him and _______asked him to leave me alone.

Then all that changed. I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago, _______I do remember that I was feeling very angry. Somehow my feet led me to my brother’s bed. My hand, completely________from my mind, reached through the bars(护栏). At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched_______. And that was all I needed. Through all the unhappiness of the day, that one moment changed________. How could I hate someone who made me feel so important? For the _____time, I saw my brother , not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favoured(宠爱), but through the eyes of a _______.

To this day, I can’t imagine life_______my brother. It is unbelievable how much I have _______about life from a seven-year-old boy. Above all, Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself.

1.A. happy B. hard C. lonely D. busy

2.A. began B. continued C. changed D. saved

3.A. collect B. choose C. hide D. share

4.A. fun B. idea C. fear D. worry

5.A. which B. where C. who D. what

6.A. showing B. carrying C. meeting D. following

7.A. always B. already C. hardly D. almost

8.A. but B. so C. or D. for

9.A. far B. sick C. different D. free

10.A. one B. both C. mine D. them

11.A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything

12.A. first B. second C. last D. next

13.A. student B. parent C. teacher D. sister

14.A. except B. with C. without D. through

15.A. cared B. learned C. talked D. heard

Our little boy came up to his mother one evening while she was cooking supper, and handed her a piece of paper with some words written on. And this is what it said:

For cutting the grass in the garden $5.00

For cleaning up my bedroom this week $1. 00

For going to the store for you $0. 50

For baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping $2. 25

For taking out the rubbish $1. 00

For getting a good report card $5. 00

Total owed (欠): $14.75

After reading, his mother thought for a while. Then she picked up the pen, turned over the paper and wrote:

For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me—free

For the nights and days I worried about you—free

For the toys, clothes, food—free

For all the love I’ve given you—free

Then with tears in his eyes, our son looked straight up at his mother and said, “Mom, I love you. ” And he took the pen and wrote: “PAID IN FULL”.

1.The boy handed the piece of paper to his mother in the ________ one evening.

A. kitchen B. store C. bedroom D. garden

2.For taking out the rubbish, the boy asked his mother for ___________.

A. $5.00 B. $0. 50 C. $1. 00 D. $0. 25

3.The boy’s mother paid ____________ in the end.

A. $10.75 B. $12.75 C. $14.75 D. nothing

4.The boy did a lot of chores except_________.

A. cleaning up his room B. cutting the grass in the garden

C. doing some shopping D. cooking supper in the kitchen

5.We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. the boy is the writer’s only child

B. the boy never asked his mother for money

C. the boy’s mother bought toys for him

D. the boy’s mother paid him all money he asked for

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