Once　upon　a　time,　a　young　man　was　standing　in　the　middle　of　the　town　announcing　that　he　had　the　most　beautiful　heart　in　the　world.　A　large　crowd　gathered,　and　they　al　praised　his　heart　for　it　was　perfect.
Suddenly,　an　old　man　appeared　and　said,　“Why　,your　heart　is　not　as　beautiful　as　mine.”
The　old　man’s　heart　was　ful　of　scars（伤疤）.　Some　pieces　of　his　heart　were　removed　and　some　pieces　from　other　people　were　put　in,　but　they　didn’t　fit　quite　right.　So　there　were　several　jagged（锯齿状的）edges.　In　fact,　there　were　stil　some　holes　in　his　heart　where　the　pieces　were　missing.
The　 young　 man　 laughed,“Comparing　yours　with　mine,　mine　is　perfect　and　yours　is　a　mess.”
“Yes,”said　the　old　man.　“But,　every　scar　shows　that　I　took　out　a　piece　of　my　heart　and　gave　it　to　a　person,　and　often　he　gave　me　a　piece　of　his　heart　in　return.”
“Why　do　you　have　some　jagged　edges　in　your　heart?”asked　the　young　man.“Because　the　shapes　of　the　pieces　weren’t　the　same.”“Then　the　holes?”“Sometimes　I　gave　pieces　of　my　heart　away,　and　the　other　person　hasn’t　given　back　a　piece　of　his,　so　… but　I　don’t　care.”“How　come?”“They　remind　me　of　the　love　we　shared.”
The　young　man　was　deeply　moved.　He　walked　up　to　the　old　man,　took　a　piece　of　his　heart　out　and　gave　it　to　the　old　man.
The　old　man　placed　it　in　his　heart,　then　took　a　piece　from　his　old　scarred　heart　and　placed　it　in　the　wound（伤口）in　the　young　man’s　heart.　It　fitted,　but　not　perfectly,　as　there　were　some　jagged　edges.
The　young　man　looked　at　his　heart,　not　perfect　any　more　but　more　beautiful　than　ever.
How　sad　it　must　be　to　go　through　 life　 with　 a　 whole　untouched　heart!
【小题1】　The　young　man　stood　in　the　town　to　_____.

Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She 　26　him very much and as（因为）he was not a 　27　child, she was always afraid that he might 　28　ill. 　29　she usually took him to see the best 　30　 in the town four times a year and asked the doctor to look 　31　the son.

　  During one of these 　32　, the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests(检查) and then said to him, “Do you have any trouble with your nose or ears ?” Mick 　33　for a second and then answered, “Yes, I 　34 _.”

　 Mrs. Ball was very 　35　. “But I’m sure you have 　36　told me that, Mick!” she said worriedly. “Oh, really?” said the doctor 　37　. “And what trouble do you have 　38　your nose and ears, my boy?” “Well,” answered Mick. “I always have trouble with them when I’m  39　my sweater off, 　40　 the collar (领子) is very tight (紧的).”

1.A．loved　　 B．hated　　C．missed　　D．cared

2.A．rich　　  B．clever　　C．strong　　D．happy

3.A．is　　    B．are　　　C．be　　　 D．were

4.A．Which　　B．Of　　　 C．But　　　D．So

5.A．player　　 B．teacher　 C．doctor　 D．1awyer 　

6.A．after　　  B．over　　  C．for　　  D．at

7.A．talkers　　B．times　　 C．visitors　 D．stays

8.A．waited　  B．thought　 C．stood　　 D．looked

9.A．did　　   B．do　　   C．does　　 D．doing

10.A．excited　  B．interested　C．pleased   D．surprised

11.A．already　　B．just　　  C．never　　 D．always

12.A．angrily　　B．seriously　C．happily　 D．hardly

13.A．for　　    B．at　　   C．of　　    D．with

14.A．turning　　B．taking　　C．keeping   D．putting

15.A．because　  B．but　　　C．although　D．till

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　　Long, long ago there lived a king. He ___1___ horses. One day he asked ___2___ artist to draw ___3___ a beautiful horse. The artist said:“ All right, ___4___ you must ___5___.” So the king waited. He waited and waited.___6___ last, after a year he could not wait ___7___.He went to see the artist ___8___.

　　___9___the artist brought ___10___paper and a brush. In five minutes he finished ___11___a___12___ beautiful horse. The king was angry. “You can draw a good horse ___13___five minutes, yet you kept me ___14___ ___15___a year. Why?”

　　“Come___16___me, please,” said the artist. They___17___to the artist's workroom. There the king saw piles and piles(一堆堆的) of ___18___. On ___19___ piece of paper was a picture of a horse.

　　“It ___20___ me more than a year to learn to draw a beautiful horse in five minutes,” the artist said.

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A.love　　　B.loves　　　C.loved 　　　D.loving

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A.and 　　　B.a　　　C.the　　　D./

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A.him　　　B.he　　　C.his　　　D.himself

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A.and　　　B./  　　　C.but 　　　D.when

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A.waited　　　B.to wait　　　C.wait　　　D.wait for

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A.In　　　B.AT　　　C.For　　　D.On

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A.any long　　　B.any time　　　C.any longer　　　D.any longest

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A.himself　　　B.herself　　　C.itself　　　D.themselves

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10.

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11.

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A.to draw　　　B.drawing　　　C.to drawing　　　D.drew

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A.too　　　B.so　　　C.very　　　D.nice

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A.for　　　B.with　　　C.at　　　D.in

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A.wait　　　B.to wait　　　C.waiting　　　D.to waiting

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A.in　　　B.till　　　C.by　　　D.for

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A.to　　　B.up　　　C.with　　　D.without

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A.go　　　B.was going　　　C.went　　　D.come

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A.paper　　　B.pens　　　C.pictures　　　D.papers

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20.

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A.takes　　　B.take　　　C.will　　　D. took