Mr. White is a farmer. Last month he 36 his truck to town and on the way his truck knocked down a  37  and hurt him. He sent the boy to a  38 at once. He paid a lot of money for that, but the boy’s  39 wanted to get more money from him. So they said their son could no longer lift his 40 arm above his head.

Mr. White’s lawyer(律师) came and asked the boy a few questions in the court(法庭). “Now, my boy,” he said, “you were hurt 41 , weren’t you?” “Yes, sir,” said the boy. “And you can’t lift your right arm now, can you?” “42 , sir.”

“Could you 43  us how you can lift your right arm?” Slowly the boy lifted his right arm before his nose. “Poor boy,” said the lawyer. “And how 44  could you lift it before the accident?” “Oh, very high,” said the boy proudly (自豪) and the arm went up right over his 45 .

　　“Now, my boy,”he said,“you were hurt __6__, weren't you?”

　　“Yes, sir,”said the boy.

　　“And you can't lift your right arm now, can you?”

　　“__7__, sir.”

　　“Could you __8__ us how you can lift your right arm?”

　　“Poor boy,”said the lawyer.“And how __9__ could you lift it before the accident?”

　　“Oh, very high,”said the boy proudly and the arm went up right over his __10__.

Mrs White was going to have her first baby very soon. Yesterday her husband took her to a hospital.So Mr White helped her get into car and drove her there. A nurse (护士)took Mrs White to her room and told Mr White that he could go home and she could call him when the baby arrived(出生). But Mr White said he liked to wait at the hospital. The nurse said .“You may wait outside.” Mr White was walking up and down at about midnight（午夜）when the nurse came out of the room and said with a smile.“Which would you like better, a boy or a girl?”“A girl,” said Mr White.“I have an elder sister,and she loves me.”“Well,”said the nurse,”“it’s a boy this time.”“That’s all right，”said Mr White happily,“That’s my second choice.”

1. Why did Mr White take Mrs White to a hospital?

Because they wanted to see an old friend.

Because they wanted to give their child something.

Because Mrs White was going to have her first baby very soon.

Because they needed some help.

2. Mr White was______ all the time.

A. Waiting outside                 B. staying with Mrs White

C. waiting at home                 D. helping the nurse

3. Why did Mr White like to have a girl?

A. because the girl looked like him.

B. Because his elder sister loved him.

C. Because the girl looked like Mrs White.

D. Because he didn’t have much time to look after a boy.

4. Mr White _______.

A. had a boy

B. had a girl

C. had a boy and a girl

D. told the nurse that Mr White wanted a boy

5. Which of the following is NOT wrong?

A. Mr White didn’t like to have wrong.

B. Mrs White told Mr White that they had a baby.

C. Mr White was very happy that he had a baby.

D. Mr White went to the hospital by bus.

John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.

  One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遗弃) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.

  John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write.

  Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels(轮子) were upward(向上).He called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”

  All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?

1.John didn’t know his father because        .

A. the man was rich            B. the man deserted his mother

C. his mother left the man        D. the man didn’t like him

2.John was short and thin because       .

A.he didn’t like sports          

B. his parents were short, too

C.he was often hungry when he was young           

D. his mother never gave him food

3.The woman told John who his father was        .

A. after she was knocked down by a car

B. before her son left

C. before she was in hospital

D. before she died

4.After John found his father,       .

A.he was angry with the man

B. he started a rich life

C.he wouldn’t live with him

D. the man was bad to him

5.The people at the party laughed at him because         .

A. he held the newspaper upside down

B. he wasn’t polite

C. the newspaper was yesterday’s

D. he wasn’t clever