Jackie visited his grandparents on their farm. And he was playing with a slingshot(弹弓)in the woods. He practised in the woods but he could never hit the target. As he was walking back, he saw Grandma’s pet duck. Without thinking, he shot, hit the duck in the head, and killed it. He was very afraid. He knew Grandma loved the duck. She would be sad or even angry if she knew that her duck was killed. He then hid the dead duck under a tree. His sister Susan saw it all, but she said nothing.

　 After lunch that day Grandma said, “Susan, let’s wash the dishes.” But Susan said, “Grandma, Jackie told me he wanted to help in the kitchen today, didn’t you, Jackie?” And then she whispered（小声说）to him, “Remember the duck?” So Jackie did the dishes.

　 Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, "I’m sorry but I need Susan to help clean the house." But Susan smiled and said, "Well, that’s all right because Jackie told me he wanted to help." and she whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Susan went fishing with Grandpa and Jackie stayed.

　　 These "remember the duck" went on for many days. Then finally Jackie couldn’t stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck. She gave him a hug, and said, "Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I forgave you. But I just wanted to see how long you would let Susan make a slave (奴隶) of you. "

66. What did Jackie hit with the slingshot at last?

　 A. The target.　　　　　 B. A rabbit.　　　　 C. The pet duck.　　 D. A pet dog.

67. Susan didn’t tell Grandma about Jackie’s secret because ______.

　 A. she wanted Jackie to do something for her

B. she was afraid Grandma would be very sad

　 C. she didn’t want to make Grandma angry　　

D. she loved her brother very much

68. Jackie helped clean the house instead of going fishing with Grandpa because ______.

　 A. he liked cleaning the house　　　　　　 B. Grandma asked him to

　 C. he didn’t like going fishing　　　　　　 D. he wanted Susan to keep his secret

69. The phrase “couldn’t stand ” in Chiese means___________

　 A. 不能站立　　　　　 B. 迫不及待　　　 C. 不能忍受　　　　 D. 无法停止

70. What lesson does the story want to tell us?

A. It’s dangerous to play with a slingshot on a farm.

B. It’s impossible to let girls keep secrets for you. .

C. It makes you feel better to tell than to hide.

D. It’s dangerous to let others see what you’ve done.

Jackie visited his grandparents on their farm. And he was playing with a slingshot(弹弓)in the woods. He practised in the woods but he could never hit the target. As he was walking back, he saw Grandma’s pet duck. Without thinking, he shot, hit the duck in the head, and killed it. He was very afraid. He knew Grandma loved the duck. She would be sad or even angry if she knew that her duck was killed. He then hid the dead duck under a tree. His sister Susan saw it all, but she said nothing.

    After lunch that day Grandma said, “Susan, let’s wash the dishes.” But Susan said,  “Grandma, Jackie told me he wanted to help in the kitchen today, didn’t you, Jackie?” And then she whispered（小声说）to him, “Remember the duck?” So Jackie did the dishes.

    Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, "I’m sorry but I need Susan to help clean the house." But Susan smiled and said,  "Well, that’s all right because Jackie told me he wanted to help." and she whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Susan went fishing with Grandpa and Jackie stayed.

     These "remember the duck" went on for many days. Then finally Jackie couldn’t stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck. She gave him a hug, and said, "Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I forgave you. But I just wanted to see how long you would let Susan make a slave (奴隶) of you. "

1 What did Jackie hit with the slingshot at last?

   A. The target.           B. A rabbit.          C. The pet duck.      D. A pet dog.

2 Susan didn’t tell Grandma about Jackie’s secret because ______.

   A. she wanted Jackie to do something for her

B. she was afraid Grandma would be very sad

   C. she didn’t want to make Grandma angry    

D. she loved her brother very much

3 Jackie helped clean the house instead of going fishing with Grandpa because ______.

   A. he liked cleaning the house              B. Grandma asked him to

   C. he didn’t like going fishing              D. he wanted Susan to keep his secret

4 The phrase “couldn’t stand ” in Chiese means___________

   A. 不能站立           B. 迫不及待        C. 不能忍受         D. 无法停止

5 What lesson does the story want to tell us?

A. It’s dangerous to play with a slingshot on a farm.

B. It’s impossible to let girls keep secrets for you. .

C. It makes you feel better to tell than to hide.

D. It’s dangerous to let others see what you’ve done.

When we got to the hospital, we found Dad still coughed a lot, but his smile was as sure as ever. It was another attack of pneumonia(肺炎). My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend, but we had to go back to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from the hospital and look after him. But I wanted to let him know that we also cared about him. even when we weren't with him.
Then I remembered a family tradition （传统）when our children were small. Before leaving their grandparents' home after a visit, each child would write a love note to their grandparents. For days, their grandparents would smile as they read these notes of love.
So when I cleaned Dad's kitchen and made the bed for him, I wrote some notes. Some were like this, "Dad, I put the food in the fridge. " Some expressed my love, "Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed. " Most notes were put downstairs where he would stay for several weeks when he was ill. But I put one note upstairs under his pillow(枕头), "Dad, if yon have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!"
"These notes helped improve his health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, "Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!
根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。
【小题1】The writer's father was sent to the ________  , so her husband and she stayed with him on that _______ .
【小题2】Local relatives would help the write’s father to _____ home from the hospital and look _____ him
【小题3】It was _______ for the writer’s children to write love ________ to their grandparents.
【小题4】The notes only ______ the writer’s love but helped to improve her father’s ________ .
【小题5】After _______ weeks , the writer was glad to find that her father felt much ______ on the phone .