I was in a charity shop looking at the second hand books. It just so happened that the book shelves were next to the toy section. After a few minutes I became aware of a group of women standing behind me. They were poorly dressed and spoke in what sounded like an eastern European language. As they looked through the clothes rails a little girl, about three years old, came over to the toy section. Immediately her attention was caught by a toy pram（婴儿车）. What is it about little girls and toy prams? I don't know, but whatever it is its incredibly cute!

She spoke to her mother and, in halting English her mother asked the shop assistant how much it cost. Three pounds was the answer---about five dollars. The mum looked down at her child, perhaps calculating what she still had to buy and how much money she would have left. Then she simply shook her head.  

The child didn't react badly as some might. Being told “no” was obviously not a new experience for her. But she couldn't keep the disappointment from her face.

 I had the grand total of four pounds in my pocket, two two-pound coins. A moment later I tapped the mother on the shoulder, pointed to the coins which I had left in the pram and said, "Buy her a dolly too."

 I didn't hang about to see the end result. After all, it's not about being thanked. I made my way out of the shop and into the sunshine.

 The money was an investment in the happiness of the world. Was there any better way, I wondered, to get so much happiness for so little money than to buy a little girl a toy pram? And a dolly to sit in it!

26. What did the little girl say to her mother according to the second paragraph?

A. She asked her mother to calculate her money.

B. She asked her mother to buy the toy pram for her.

C. She asked her mother to borrow money from the author.

D. She asked her mother to ask the shop assistant the price of the toy pram.

27. The mother shook her head because ________.

A. she thought the toy wasn’t worth the money.

B. she found it difficult to calculate her money.

C. she found she didn’t take enough money with her.

D. she thought the toy was not suitable for her daughter.

28. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _________ .

A. the girl usually behaved badly.

B. the mother usually treated her daughter badly.

C. the mother was not rich enough to meet her daughter’s need often.

D. the little girl was often refused because she asked for too many toys.

29. What would the girl probably get finally?

A. Both a toy pram and a dolly

B. Either a toy pram or a dolly

C. Two two-pound coins.

D. Nothing

30. What words can be used to describe the author?

A. Optimistic and energetic.

B. Pleasant and grateful

C. Wealthy and healthy.

D. Sympathetic and helpful

We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store.  1  we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than  2  and making a sale.

       One lesson stands out in my  3  . It was shortly before Christmas. I was in eighth grade and was working in evenings, straightening the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was  4   a brown torn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed and his one shoelace was torn. The little boy looked poor to me — too poor to  5  to buy anything. He looked  6  the toy section, picked up this item and  7 , and carefully put them  8  in their place.

       Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His steel blue eyes  9  and the dimple（酒窝）in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a Christmas 10  to buy his brother. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad told him to take his  11  and look around. He did.

       After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy  12 , walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”

       “How much you got?” Dad asked.

       The little boy held out his hand and  13  it. His hand was creased（起皱） with  14  lines of dirt from holding his  15   too tightly. In his hand  16  two dimes, a nickel and two pennies—27 cents. The price on the toy plane he’d picked out was $3.98.

       “That’ll just  17  it,” Dad said as he  18  the sale. Dad’s reply still  19  in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn’t notice the dirty, worn coat or the single torn shoelace. What I saw was a happy child with a  20  .

1．A．Because                B．Since                  C．As                      D．After

2．A．survival                 B．labor                   C．hardship              D．entertainment

3．A．way                      B．mind                   C．life                      D．time

4．A．putting on             B．dressing              C．having                 D．wearing

5．A．try                        B．attempt                C．afford                 D．manage

6．A．for                       B．around                C．up                      D．over

7．A．that                      B．one                     C．it                        D．this

8．A．up                        B．away                   C．back                   D．off

9．A．opened                  B．smiled                 C．shone                  D．looked

10．A．tree                     B．card                    C．present                D．cake

11．A．effort                  B．word                   C．time                    D．courage

12．A．car                     B．gift                     C．plane                   D．section

13．A．showed               B．opened                C．gave                   D．turned

14．A．long                    B．straight                C．wet                     D．main

15．A．toy                     B．pocket                 C．hand                   D．money

16．A．lay                      B．had                     C．held                    D．laid

17．A．work                  B．cover                  C．need                   D．take

18．A．took                    B．returned              C．made                  D．offered 

19．A．rings                   B．stays                  C．remains               D．gets

20．A．bag              B．treasure           C．package         D．thing

We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store. 11  we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than  12  and making a sale.

One lesson stands out in my  13 . It was shortly before Christmas. I was in eighth grade and was working evenings, straightening the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was  14  a brown torn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed （磨破）and his one shoelace was torn. The little boy looked poor to me — too poor to   15  to buy anything. He looked   16  the toy section, picked up this item and   17 , and carefully put them   18  in their place.

Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His steel blue eyes   19  and the dimple（酒窝）in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a Christmas _20____ to buy his brother. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad told him to take his   21  and look around. He did.

After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy   22 , walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”

“How much you got?” Dad asked.

The little boy held out his hand and  23  it. His hand was creased(起皱) with   24  lines of dirt from holding his  25  too tightly. In his hand  26  two dimes, a nickel and two pennies—27 cents. The price on the toy plane he’d picked out was $3.98.

“That’ll just  27  it,” Dad said as he   28  the sale. Dad’s reply still   29  in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn’t notice the dirty, worn coat or the single torn shoelace. What I saw was a happy child with a   30 .

1.	A．Because B．Since C．As D．After

 

2.	A．survival B．labor C．hardship D．entertainment

 

3.	A．way B．mind C．life D．time

 

4.	A．putting on B．dressing C．having D．wearing

 

5.	A．try B．attempt C．afford D．manage

 

6.	A．for B．around C．up D．over

 

7.	A．that B．one C．it D．this

 

8.	A．up B．away C．back D．off

 

9.	A．opened B．smiled C．shone D．looked

 

10.	A．tree B．card C．present D．cake

 

11.	A．effort B．word C．time D．courage

 

12.	A．car B．gift C．plane D．section

 

13.	A．showed B．opened C．gave D．turned

 

14.	A．long B．straight C．wet D．main

 

15.	A．toy B．pocket C．hand D．money

 

16.	A．lay B．had C．held D．laid

 

17.	A．work B．cover C．need D．take

 

18.	A．took B．returned C．made D．offered

 

19.	A．rings B．stays C．remains D．gets

 

20.	A．bag B．treasure C．package D．thing

 

 Waiting with her mother at the check-out stand，a little girl saw a circle of white pearls in a box.“Oh，please，Mommy.Can I have them？”The mother __1__the back of the box.“A dollar ninety-five.If you really want them，I'll __2__some extra chores (杂活)for you and soon you can save enough money to buy them for __3__.”

After she got home，Jenny did __4__her share of chores，and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace.She wore it everywhere—school，park，__5__ to bed.The only time she took it __6__ was when she had a bath.

Jenny had a very __7__ daddy and every night when she was ready for bed，he __8__ stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a fairy tale.One night when he finished the __9__，he asked Jenny，“Could you give me your __10__，darling？”“Oh，no，please，Daddy.But you can have my toy horse __11__.”Dad kissed her and said good night.About a week later，__12__ the story time，Daddy asked for pearls again.“Oh Daddy，you can have my babydoll，”was Jenny's reply.And __13__，Daddy kissed her good night.

A few nights later when Daddy came in，he __14__ Jenny was trembling on the bed，crying.She said __15__ but lifted her little hand up to Daddy.And，when she __16__ it，there was her pearl necklace.“It's for you，Daddy，”she said.Tears in eyes，Daddy reached out with one hand to __17__ the necklace，and with the other hand he pulled out from his pocket a blue case with a __18__ of beautiful genuine(真正的)pearls.He had had them all the time.He was just waiting for her to give up the false stuff(东西) __19__ he could give her genuine treasure.

In our life，how many false things are we holding on to that __20__ us from receiving God 's genuine treasures?

1．A.found  B．turned 

2．A.smooth away      B．think of

C．take over        D．cut down

3．A.ourselves     B．yourself 

C．themselves     D．myself

4．A.so much as        B．no more than

C．more than       D．less than

5．A.hardly         B．still 

C．almost     D．even

6．A.in        B．up  

C．away      D．off

7．A.humorous    B．loving 

8．A.would         B．might 

C．could      D．should

9．A.housework         B．work 

C．bath        D．story

10．A.kiss    B．greetings 

C．pearls      D．toy

11．A.instead       B．also 

C．probably         D．actually

12．A.after  B．during 

C．before     D．until

13．A.surprisingly enough  B．once again

C．in return         D．as usual

14．A.remembered      B．noticed

C．realized  D．expected

15．A.something         B．all 

C．nothing  D．much

16．A.opened      B．closed 

C．removed         D．showed

17．A.reject         B．touch 

C．take        D．put

18．A.pile     B．piece 

C．circle      D．set

19．A.until  B．so that 

C．in case    D．though

20．A.stop  B．protect 

C．save        D．get