A poor boy was selling stuff(東西)to pay his way through schoo1．One day, with little money to buy lunch，he decided to ask a meal at the next house．However, he lost his  1  when a lovely young woman opened the door．

Instead of a meal，he asked for a drink of water．She could see he was  2  ．Soon she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it slowly, and then asked, ”  3   do I owe(欠)you?”

“Nothing．”she replied，“Mother has taught me  4   to accept payment for an act of kindness．”“Then I thank you from my heart．”As Howard Kelly left that house，he not only felt his body stronger but also his mind．He was ready to  5   ten minutes ago!

Years later, that young woman became ill．She was sent to a big city, where famous doctors were called in to study her disease．

Dr．Howard Kelly was one of them．When he heard the name of the town she came from．he went down the hall of the hospital to her room．He  6   her at once．

He went back to the doctors’ office．He was determined(決意的) to do his best to save her life．

After a long struggle，the woman was out of  7   Dr．Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him．After taking a quick look，he wrote something on the bill．

Later, the bill was sent to the woman’s room．She  8   to open it，for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all．

Finally she  9   ，and something caught her attention on the side of the bill．She read these words：

“Paid is full with one glass of milk…(Signed)Dr．Howard Kelly．”

Tears of  10  flooded(充滿)her eyes．

1．A．life         B．way         C．courage        D．money

2．A．hungry      B．happy       C．handsome       D．ugly

3．A．How        B．How much   C．How many      D．When

4．A．what        B．have        C．how           D．never

5．A．a(chǎn)sk for      B．pay for      C．1ook for        D．give up

6．A．recognized   B．thanked     C．helped         D．operated on

7．A．the city      B．danger      C．the hospital     D．her room

8．A．Was happy   B．would like   C．Was afraid      D．couldn’t wait

9．A．did look     B．didn’t look   C．couldn’t look    D．couldn’t help look

10．A．sadness      B．hunger      C．pain           D．joy

　　It almost 9∶00 p.m. when Mia Janson left her office to go home. It was __1__. She started her car and she __2__ down the dark road that led to her house in the country. She __3__ the radio and sang songs while she was driving. The heater wasn't working, and singing helped to keep her __4__.

　　The snow was very heavy. Then Mia went across a small __5__. The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness（知覺）.

　　When she __6__, her head was bleeding（流血）, and she was shaking from the cold. She didn't know __7__ she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the __8__ river! She felt very __9__. She knew the ice wouldn't __10__ her car for very long. She __11__ to walk up the hill several times, but she kept falling in the snow. Mia tried __12__ time. She fell again, but this time she couldn't get up. She knew that __13__. could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn't __14__. Mia closed her eyes and __15__ die.

　　Then she heard a voice. Mia opened her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man.“That's my truck,”said the old man.“Get in and I'll take you home.”

Lon long ago, there was a king who liked to write stories. He thought the stories he wrote were very good. He showed them to some people. Although the people didn’t like the stories, they were afraid to say it to the king. So they said his storied were good.

One day he showed his stories to a well-known critic. The critic said that they were bad. The king got very angry and sent the critic to prison（監(jiān)獄）.

After some time the king sent his men to the critic to tell him that he was free. When the critic returned from the prison, the king invited him to his palace to dinner. Again he showed him some of his storied and again asked him what he thought of them.

The critic said nothing but turned to the soldiers, who were standing behind him, and said, “Take me back to prison.”

1．People said the king’s stories were good because they     .

       A．enjoyed reading them                    B．hoped to get a lot of money

       C．wanted to make the king happy      D．knew nothing about story-writing

2．The critic said the king’s storied were bad because he       .

       A．didn’t like the king at all                 B．wrote good stories

       C．couldn’t understand them                            D．was an honest an and brave person

3．After the critic was free, the king invited him to dinner an      .

       A．said sorry for what he had done to him

       B．hoped the critic would like his stories.

       C．wanted to hear his advice on story-writing.

       D．showed the critic the stories he had rewritten.

4．The last sentence “Take me back to prison” implies （暗示）     .

       A．the critic liked the life in prison

       B．the king’s stories were very bad

       C．the critic wouldn’t stay in the palace

       D．the king would send him to prison again

5．Which is the best title （題目） for the passage?

       A．A King and a Critic                        B．How to Write Stories

       C．A King Who Liked Stories              D．How to be a Good Critic

"Who did this?" Mrs. Green asked with a piece of broken glass in her hand. She had never been so   51  with us. The classroom was so quiet. All students looked at the window except me. I kept my head   52  . I knew it was me. I broke it when I practiced   53  baseball. But should I tell the truth? If I did, I would be in trouble, I didn't have enough   54 . How could I afford to buy such an expensive window? I really didn't want to put up my hand,   55  at last I said. “I did it. I am sorry.” It was not   56  for me to say those words.

Mrs. Green went to the book shelf and took down a book. Then she walked to me. Looking at  57 , I was a little afraid. To my surprise, she said, "I know you like  58   .Here is the book about them. It's yours now. I give it to you not because you broke the window, but because you are  59  ." I couldn't believe it. I wasn't punished(懲罰). However, I was given my favorite book about birds.

It happened 20 years ago, but I still   60  the book. The lesson my teacher taught me that day will be in my heart forever.