I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.

    Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed(解散). As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.

    Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated in the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated in the test.

The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because ____ .

   A. she had not brought a pen with her         B. she had lost her own on her way to school

   C. there was something wrong with her pen   D. her own had been taken away by someone

The teacher saw all this, so she asked the boy ____ .

   A. to go on writing his paper         B. to stop whispering

   C. to leave the room immediately     D. to stay behind after the exam

The thing(s) emphasized in her talk was(were) ____ .

   A. honesty    B. sense of duty          C. seriousness     D. all of the above

The boy knew everything ____ .

   A. the moment he was asked to stay behind    B.when the teacher started talking about honesty

   C. only some time later                    D. when he was walking out of the room

Her frozen fingers touched the flame trying to feel alive. She could feel the warmth but it was a cold heat, as if the candle was rejecting her.

Her arms turned red because of the cold, her short sleeved shirt not giving her enough warmth. The winter air grabbed(抓住) at her arms, causing her pain, but she didn’t mind. She knew she should put her jacket on, it was winter in Connecticut, but that would be giving up. Up here, in this tree she felt safe.

She looked at the candle, surrounded by hardening wax(蜡). She placed her fingers gently on the warm green wax. This candle was a reminder of her life inside that house, a life she would have to return to eventually.

As a child, she had gotten this candle. She spent all she had on it. The beautiful crystal box （水晶盒）had caught her eye. Five whole nickels（五分币） had brought her that candle.

She gave it to her mother for Mother’s Day. Her mother had managed a smile and put it on a shelf. “It’s very pretty, honey! I will put it right here.” Since then that candle had never been moved, never been lighted, sitting dusty on a cluttered shelf that no one could see. Later on, her parents got divorced.

By now the candle was colder than the air and the darkness was complete. The snow on the ground made the night lighter and less satisfying than it had been before the first snowfall. She liked the darkness because she felt safe in it. From the glances of her friends who liked the girl she used to be. From the boys who could never figure out who she was. From her guidance counselor(顾问) whose endless worried looks never made her feel any better.

No one was outside at this time of night. She was alone in the world, just how she liked it. Just as she was about to lean back against the branch, she heard a sound.

She heard footsteps breaking the ice in the snow, heading toward her. He was making his way toward the white fence at the edge of the building, right against the road. Normally she would have ignored this person and stayed on her branch faraway from human contact, but this figure had something with him. He trudged(吃力地走) toward the white fence carrying a case. The figure reached the fence, opened the case and took out a shiny object.

She took her eyes off this figure only long enough to climb down the tree to get a better view of him. She reached the bottom and saw that the person had turned to face the street, sitting on the white fence that she and her friends once sat on. She stepped carefully on the ice, making her way toward him.

And then a beautiful sound of music came from the shiny object. She stopped and listened to it. She started walking towards the guy again. Just as she was about to step onto the snow banks, she slipped on the ice crashing to the ground. The figure turned around in surprise and a sudden recognition fell upon them both.

1.The girl was hiding in the tree at deep night to ______.

A．keep herself from the cold                B．wait for the boy to come

C．want to be left alone                     D．seek safety from any hurt

2.From the story, we can learn that ______.

A．the girl suffered a lot in her life

B．the girl’s parents divorced because of her

C．teachers and friends treated the girl badly

D．the girl used to stay in the tree when feeling sad

3.The underlined word “it” in the story refers to ______.

A．leaning back against the branch            B．being alone in the world

C．not being disturbed at night               D．it being dark with snow around

4.From the end of the story, it can be known that the girl _______.

A．knew the person                        B．knew what the object was

C．realized her wishes                      D．would never feel alone any more

There is no doubt at all ________she will call us when she gets there.

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her  1  mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “  2  a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She   3  all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she   4  her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.

“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.

“It’s   5  my little brother,”  the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a   6   . His name is Andrew and he has something  7  growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”

“We don’t   8   miracles here, chilD．I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling   9  at the little girl.

In the shop was a   10  customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother   11   ?”

“I don’t know,” she replieD．“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs   12   . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my  13   .”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

“One dollar and eleven cents,   14  I can try and get some more,”  she answered quietly.

“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,”  smiled the man.  “A dollar and eleven cents — the   15  price of a miracle for little brothers.  16  me to where you live. I want to see your brother and   17  your parents.”

That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without   18  and it wasn’t long before Andrew was   19  again and doing well.

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the   20  of a little child.

1．  A．tearful      B．hopeful     C．helpless    D．kind

2．  A．Simply     B．Just   C．Only D．More than

3．  A．drew B．pulled       C．put    D．poured

4．  A．followed   B．made C．took  D．found

5．  A．to     B．as      C．for    D．on

6．  A．hope B．doctor      C．favor D．miracle

7．  A．bad   B．small C．extra D．impossible

8．  A．have  B．offer C．sell    D．store

9．  A．gently      B．sadly C．strangely   D．coldly

10．A．well dressed     B．kind hearted     C．well behaved    D．good looking

11．A．have  B．need  C．care   D．like

12．A．a doctor    B．a surgeon  C．an operation     D．a kindness

13．A．savings     B．wishes      C．ideas D．suggestions

14．A．since B．as      C．after  D．but

15．A．same B．exact C．proper      D．necessary

16．A．Show       B．Help  C．Take  D．Follow

17．A．help  B．encourage C．persuade   D．meet

18．A．difficulty  B．delay C．charge      D．result

19．A．happy       B．well  C．strong       D．home

20． A．cleverness      B．faith  C．courage    D．devotion

What do you see from a handful of seeds? Some see green plants, some see blooming flowers, or just seeds. But one group of Shanghai students saw an opportunity to make money.
Eight students from No 2 Secondary School Attached to East China Normal University started a virtual（虚拟的）company selling different seeds and seed products. They successfully sold 28 pictures pasted with different seeds at a campus auction（拍卖）a week ago. The company, which has recruited around 20 student staff members, has earned over 2000 yuan in the past three months.
“We donated part of the money to a poor school in the countryside of Anhui Province. It's great to realize our ideal of ‘spreading love and culture with seeds’ after many tests and lots of hard work，” said Senior 2 Shi Chen, CEO of the company.
Just like any other company, Shi's didn't develop smoothly. Shi and her young colleagues（同事）used to sell fresh flowers and old books, and later found seeds might be something that their company could engage in. They bought seeds of various plants and flowers at low prices from a local farm and sold them in schools or on streets. The creative students also made accessories and pictures with different seeds.
With little business knowledge, the students had to learn new skills as the leaders of different departments, such as public relations （PR）, sales and marketing. They persuaded a joint Sino-French company near their school to give them training in business management.
“They helped us overcome our shyness. We also learned quite a lot of business theory. I found communication skills and teamwork are very important for my job” said Senior 1 Qian Yifei.
The 16-year-old was elected as PR manager thanks to her talent for speaking. She is also in charge of after sales service, dealing with complaints and providing suggestions.
As the head of the company, CEO Shi has a lot more to think about. First of all, she has to learn how to make her colleagues work efficiently（高效地） as the company only opens at weekends due to all their studies.
“It makes the company more formal，” she said.
【小题1】The purpose of opening the company is to         .