I will never forget the lesson which Mr. Li gave us. One day Mr. Li was speaking to us in our school meeting room. He   26    his speech by holding up a ¥100 bill. He asked, “Who would like this ¥ 100 bill?” Most of us put up our hands   27    . Then he said, “I am going to give this ¥ 100 to one of you, but first let me   28   this.” He then made the bill   29  a ball shape and asked, “Who wants it now?” We raised   30    hands again. But he said, “Wait a moment.” He then dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. After that, he picked up    31  dirty bill and asked again, “Who still wants it?” Many hands were still up. “My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter   32   I did to the money, you still wanted it   33   it did not go down in value. It was still worth ¥100!”

“We always lose many chances we take in our lives.” He went on speaking, “We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what    34   to you, you will never lose your value, you are always valuable to those people    35    love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or who you know, but WHO YOU ARE.”

26. A. begin                  B. began               C. begins           D. beginning

27. A. quicker                 B. quick               C. quickly          D. quickest

28. A. do                     B. to do                C. doing            D. done

29. A. on                     B. to                  C. in               D. into

30. A. our                    B. ours                C. ourselves         D. us

31. A. a                      B. an                 C. the              D. 不填

32. A. how                    B. what               C. where            D. when

33. A. though                 B. as long as          C. while            D. because

34. A. happens                 B. will happen           C. has happened      D. had happened

35. A. which                  B. who                C. whose            D. what

    A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school．He began his lesson by holding up a$100 bill（纸币）．Then he said to the three hundred students，“Who would like this $100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once．

    Then he said，“I am going to give this $100 bill to one of you，but first，let me do this．”He then made the bill into a ball．Then he said．“Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air．

    “Well，”he said，“What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it．He picked up the dirty，crumpled（弄皱的）bill and said，“Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air．

    “My friends，”he said，“you have learned a valuable lesson today．No matter（无论）what I did to the money，you still wanted it because it did not go down in Value（价值）．It was still worth $100!

    Many times in our lives，We are dropped，crumpled，and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us．  We feel as if we are worth nothing．  But remember, no matter what has happened to you，you will never lose your value：you are always valuable to those people who love you．Your value doesn't come from what you do or whom you know，but WHO YOU ARE．

    You are special and valuable．Don't ever forget it !

1．Even though it was dirty，the money                          ．

    A．still went up in value                                B．was still ours

    C．was worth nothing                                     D．didn't go down in value

2．We are always valuable to the people                          ．

A．who love us                                            B．who call us

C．who hate us                                              D．who pay us

3．Your value doesn't come from what you do but                         ．

A．who you know                                        B．who made you

C．who you are                                              D．who  you remember

4．The sentence “Hands went back into the air．”Means                       

A．tile students put up their hands again

B．the students put down their hands

C．the students put their hands behind their backs

D．the students put their hands in front of them

5．Why did the famous teacher use a $100 bill at his lesson?

A．Because he wanted lo make the bill into a ball。

B．Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students．

C．Because he wanted to make the students know what value WLIS．

D．Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it．

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After a quick breakfast, I went into the lecture hall in a hurry. A famous teacher was 1.  to the students. He was holding up a $100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like this $100 bill?" The students put up2.hands at once. Then he said,"I am going to give this $100 bill to one of you,but 3. , let me do this." He made the bili into a ball. Then he said, "Who 4. it now?" The hands went back into the air. "Well," he said,,What if I do this?" and he5.it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the 6.bill and said,"Who still wants it?" Hands went back again into the air.

"My friends," he said,"you have learned a valuable(有价值的) 7.today. No matter what I did to the $100 bill! Many8. in our life, we are dropped and stepped on. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what9.happened to you, you will never lose your value.You are 10.valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you do or whom you know, hut who you are."