Mum gives little Jerry twenty yuan. Then little Jerry goes shopping. He gets on a bus and sits down next to an old woman. Then he sees the old woman’s bag is open. There is twenty yuan in it. He quickly looks into his pocket. The money isn’t there now! Little Jerry is sure that the old woman is a thief(贼). He wants to take back the money from the old woman’s bag. He carefully puts his hands into the old woman’s bag, takes the money and says nothing. Then, the old woman shouts, “Where is my money? I can’t find it. There is a thief on the bus.” Little Jerry feels strange(奇怪的). Then he sees twenty yuan under his seat. Little Jerry is thinking a question now, “Am I a thief?”

1.________ is sitting beside little Jerry.

A．A young woman                        B．An old man

C．A young man                           D．An old woman

2.Little Jerry sees ______ in the woman’s bag.

A．a wallet                               B．a packet

C．twenty yuan                           D．twenty dollars

3.Little Jerry is sure that the old woman is a ______.

A．thief                                 B．teacher

C．rich woman                            D．poor woman

4.Little Jerry sees ______ under his seat.

A．the old woman’s money                 B．his money

C．the thief’s money                      D．the driver’s money

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Little Jerry is a bad boy.

B．Little Jerry often steals(偷) things.

C．Mum gives little Jerry ten yuan.

D．Little Jerry makes a mistake(错误).

Mum gives little Jerry twenty yuan. Then little Jerry goes shopping. He gets on a bus and sits down next to an old woman. Then he sees the old woman’s bag is open. There is twenty yuan in it. He quickly looks into his pocket. The money isn’t there now! Little Jerry is sure that the old woman is a thief(贼). He wants to take back the money from the old woman’s bag. He carefully puts his hands into the old woman’s bag, takes the money and says nothing. Then, the old woman shouts, “Where is my money? I can’t find it. There is a thief on the bus.” Little Jerry feels strange(奇怪的). Then he sees twenty yuan under his seat. Little Jerry is thinking a question now, “Am I a thief?”
【小题1】________ is sitting beside little Jerry.

Once there was a poor woman. She lived by herself in a little house in a village. She didn’t have much money_ 36_ she was very kind and happy.

One day a young man named Smith came to her door. He was a little thin and tall. He was very _37_ and asked the old woman for help.

The old woman said,“Come in and have dinner with me, but I only have _38_.” They had dinner together. After dinner, the old woman told Smith to _39_ some potatoes with him. He _40_ her and then left.

Ten years later, Smith came back to the old woman’s door again and _41_ her a bag of money. She was very _42_.

Smith said, “Ten years ago you gave me some potatoes. I _43_ some potato plants . From those plants, I grew some more plants. Now I am a _44_ farmer because I have enough money to live, but I never_45_ how kind you are to me.”

1.A. so              B. or              C. but

2.A. full             B. hungry          C. tired

3.A. potatoes         B. meat            C. apples

4.A. take            B. buy             C. plant

5.A. thanked         B. helped           C. loved

6.A. threw           B. asked            C. gave

7.A. interested        B. sad              C. surprised

8.A. ate             B. grew             C. found

9.A. busy            B. happy            C. rich

10.A talked           B. forget             C. wrote

One day, I went to see my last patient(病人), an old woman. In the doorway, I saw she was struggling (挣扎) to put socks on her swollen (浮肿)feet in the bed. I stepped in, spoke quickly to the nurse, read her chart noting. I was almost in the clear that she was not in serious condition.
I asked, “Could I help put on your socks? How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they’re better today. The nurse mentioned you’re anxious to see your son. He’s visiting you today. It’s nice to have a family visit. I think you really look forward to seeing him."
"Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours." She said with a serious voice.
I was surprised as I helped her with the socks. She told me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that was the main cause of her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.
Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are simple. Some have a beginning, middle and end; others don’t have clear ends. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard — without interruption(打断) or judgment(评价).
It was that woman who taught me the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in an unexpected accident, I became a patient. 20 years later, I sit all the time — in a wheelchair.
For as long as I could, I continued to see patients from my chair. I believe in the power of listening.
【小题1】 How was the old woman?