It was Christmas Eve. I was fifteen years old and feeling like the world was over for me. I didn’t have enough money to buy myself the that I had wanted that year.

Dad came back in and there was ice in his beard(胡子). “You’ve been by widow(寡妇)Smith’s house recently?” he asked. Widow Smith two miles down the road. Her husband died a year ago and left her with children.

“I rode by just today,” Dad , “Little Jack was out looking for wood. They must have used up wood, Tom.”

We filled our sledge(雪橇)high with . Then we went to the store and Dad bought some food and a small pair of shoes. I tried to think about Dad was doing. I knew we didn’t have enough money, so why was Dad buying them so many things?

We widow Smith’s house and went in. “We brought you a few things, madam.” Dad said, and the bag of food on the table. Then Dad handed widow Smith the pair of shoes. At that moment, tears filled her eyes and started running down her face.

My throat seemed to be filled with , and there were tears in my eyes, too. Just then, my dream gift seemed very unimportant. Dad had given me the look on widow Smith’s face and the smiles of three children. He had given me the best Christmas of my life.

1.A. gift B. ice C. house D. store

2.A. taught B. lived C. studied D. worked

3.A. one B. two C. three D. four

4.A. continued B. wrote C. spoke D. wondered

5.A. clothes B. shoes C. food D. wood

6.A. why B. what C. which D. how

7.A. worried B. returned C. left D. reached

8.A. put down B. take down C. look down D. turn down

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

10.A. my B. his C. her D. their

I remember when I was growing up ,my mom always said ,“Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others .” It’s so true .Friends allow us to enjoy the taste of our success and our joys and comfort us in our challenging moments. They provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves .I’ve always looked at friends as the family members.They enrich our lives .As Robert Louis Steven once said,‘‘A friend is a present which you give yourself.’’

To be a good friend,①成为一个好的听众是很重要的.Hear what your friend says first rather than making conclusions(结论)quickly. Sometimes it is useful to repeated their words back to them, it can help them to realize whether their words were what they wanted to say.

Patience is also important in being a good friend. You know the old golden rule, “Care for others they way you would like them to care for you.” The support of a friend during a difficult time could make the difference between success and failure. Encouragement and confidence are the best gifts that can change a persons life.

We should choose our friends carefully, because they can have a huge effect on our life. As someone told me“The attitudes of your friends are like the button(按钮) on a lift. They will either take you up or down.

1.What’s the opinion of Robert Steven about friends?

2.Is patience important in being a good friend?

3.Why should we choose our friends carefully?

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