Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.

　　 Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 　　 56　 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 　　57　 .my father around in the fields, too.

　　 One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground　 58　 a big tree and said to Curly. “　 59　 my coat.”

　　 Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to　 60　 dinner for the

Family.　 61　 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog

　　 Late in the evening I　 62　 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.

　　 Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 　　63　 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 　 64　 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 　　65 .

56. A. hand　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. foot　　　　　　　 D. leg

57. A. follow　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　　 D. run

58. A. for　　　 　　 B. under　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. from

59. A. Look　　　　　 B. Listen　　　　　　 C. Watch　　　　　　　 D. Hear

60. A. fix　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　　　 D. tell

61. A. Because　　　 B. So　　　　　　　 　C. Though　　　　　　 D. Or

62. A. hoped　　　　 B. rode　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　　 D. saw

63. A. that　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　 D. who

64. A. always　　　 B. often　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. usually

65. A. away　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　 D. for

Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.

　　After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in his life.

　　Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.

　　In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.

His Apple Computer was so successful that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.

He often said, “I live in order to change the world, there aren’t any other reasons. The only way to have a great achievement is to love your own career. If you can’t find your  favorite career ,go on looking for it and never give up.”

This is Steven Jobs, though he is dead, his spirit and achievements still influence our lives.

1.Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ________.

A．never did his lessons

B．dropped out

C．always made troubles with his schoolmates

D．he was full of new ideas

2.Why did Steven Jobs go to India?

A．Because he wanted to be a video game designer.

B．Because he wanted to get some new ideas.

C．Because he wanted to make a new type of computer.　

D．Because he wanted to have a happy summer.

3.Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.

A．new ideas　　     B．Apple Computer　　 C．video games       D．saying

4.From this passage we know Steven Jobs ________.

A．didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates

B．liked traveling in India and California

C．liked trying new things and making his new ideas come true

D．thought he had many reasons to live in the world

5.Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to this passage?

A．The only way to have a great achievement is to love your career.

B．The name “Apple” helped Jobs to remember a happy summer in an apple tree garden.

C．If you can’t find the career you love, give it up and try another one.

D．People remember Jobs because of his achievements.

 

With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I ' m blind, please help. "

Only a few people put    1   in the hat. A man was walking by. He    2   some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign    3  . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people   4   to give money to the blind boy.　　That afternoon the man came to see    5  things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who    6  my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a   7 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day,   8  I cannot see it. "

Both the   9  told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 　10　people to help by throwing some money into the   11  . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the  12  of the day, but the boy couldn't    13   he was blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn   14  this story. First, be thankful for what

you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can.  15  , be creative. Think differently.

　There is always a better way !

1.                A．eggs           B．coins           C．toys D．pencils

 

2.                A．got            B．lost            C．took D．dropped

 

3.                A．on            B．off             C．back D．around

 

4.                A．asked          B．began          C．hoped    D．continued

 

5.                A．how           B．what           C．whose    D．which

 

6.                A．put            B．found          C．changed  D．cleaned

 

7.                A．usual          B．simple          C．different  D．dangerous

 

8.                A．as             B．so             C．for  D．but

 

9.                A．signs           B．men           C．boys D．lessons

 

10.               A．told           B．took           C．helped    D．ordered

 

11.               A．bag            B．hat            C．pocket    D．basket

 

12.               A．food           B．songs          C．beauty    D．pictures

 

13.               A．because        B．unless          C．before    D．though

 

14.               A．about          B．with           C．from  D．except

 

15.               A．First           B．Second         C．Third D．Fourth