Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right ?
       Not too long ago, I was 1    . I told my mother all about it, hoping for some pity. Instead, she said, "I heard Jamie was having a difficult day too.  2     don't you make her some cookies7"
       I didn't   3    want to do that, but I didn't want to go back to my other problems, either. I made the cookies and  4    them in a box. Then I made a card with some   5    on it and wrote a small note.
      That afternoon I went to my friend's   6    . When Jamie came to the door, she looked at me  7   . Before she could say anything, I said, "I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you   8   . I hope your day goes better. " The look on Jamie's face was one that I could never put into words. It was  9 a dark sky suddenly, turned into sunshine.
      when I   10   , I felt a lot better. That day I knew that those who brought sun- shine to others, could also keel), it for themselves.

    Not everyone has the chance to be a detective (侦探)。 But I ever got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 1988.

     One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father's new car. I_1 to see my father, but to my surprise. I saw a young woman driving instead. "She stole (偷了) my father's car, " I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver. "Follow that new car 2." And I told him why.

     The taxi driver had a car phone. and I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the 3 of a police car and its loudspeaker. The police told the woman to stop her car.

Our car came to a stop, too. I 4 right now and said to woman. "It's not your car. it's my 5 "

    The woman smiled and said. "Oh. You're Mr. Johnson's younger son right? I've ever seen your photo at your father's office. "

    Before I could say 6 word. the woman explained(解释) that she was my father's new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it 7 He lent her his car. After hearing her words, we called my father, and he told us what she said was 8. The police and the taxi-driver laughed. I 9  very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time for to work as a 10. Don't you think my story funny?

1. A. expect       B. expected        C. think         D. thought

2. A. after       B. in front         C. at the back       D. at the back of

3. A. noise        B. voice           C. cry            D. sound

4. A. got in        B. got into          C. got out         D. got away

5. A. father      B. mother          C. mother's        D. father's

6. A. another       B. other           C. else            D. others

7. A. repair        B. repaired          C. repairs            D. repairing

8. A. wrong       B. really           C. true            D. truly

9. A. felt          B. feel             C. fell             D. fallen

10. A. student       B. policeman'       C. driver          D. detective