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IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your   1  . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you   2   at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?

Nick was born without limbs（四肢）, so life was not   3   for him. At school many students played jokes on him   4   he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be   5   friends, so he always felt   6  . However, he faced that bravely. He   7   to type and write with two toes（脚趾）at the age of six, and he could   8   surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the   9   students in the studies. And he decided on   10   to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.

Now Nick is one of the most popular   11   in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story   12   difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you   13  , not what you don’t have.” he said. His   14   encourages millions of people.

“I tell people to keep on getting up when they   15   and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

1.A. arms           B. ears             C. eyes             D. teeth

2.A. laugh      B. cry              C. smile            D. shout

3.A. old            B. easy             C. modern           D. difficult

4.A. because        B. if               C. until            D. although

5.A. his            B. my               C. their            D. our

6.A. happy      B. relaxed          C. lonely           D. surprised

7.A. failed     B. forgot           C. helped           D. learned

8.A. even       B. ever             C. never            D. hardly

9.A. tall       B. lazy             C. sleepy           D. excellent

10.A. how       B. who              C. what             D. where

11.A. doctors       B. speakers         C. scientists       D. managers

12.A. at            B. for              C. into             D. against

13.A. make      B. have             C. lose             D. want

14.A. story     B. sadness          C. friend           D. family

15.A. fall      B. play             C. listen           D. exercise

IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your   26 . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you   27  at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs（四肢）, so life was not   28  for him. At school many students played jokes on him   29  he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be   30  friends, so he always felt   31 . However, he faced that bravely. He   32  to type and write with two toes（脚趾）at the age of six, and he could   33  surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the   34  students in the studies. And he decided on   35  to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular   36  in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story   37  difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you   38 , not what you don’t have.” he said. His   39  encourages millions of people.
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they   40  and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

【小题5】

A．his B．my C．their D．our

While Nick was on the bus reading his newspaper, the man sitting next to him suddenly pushed a large envelope（信封）into his hands. "Here, take this!" the man said, stood up and got off the bus before Nick could say a word.

    Nick sat there, holding the envelope. It felt heavy.  There was paper inside, or money perhaps. "I'd better hand it over to the police," he thought. There was a police station close to his office. But, as he got off the bus, a man came to him. He seemed to be waiting for something.   "He wants the envelope," Nick thought. Nick began to walk quickly, and the man hurried after him. Nick managed to lose the man in the crowd（人群）．When he entered the police station, the man was no longer in sight.

    Inside the police station, Nick handed over the envelope to the policeman who was on duty.  The man opened it. The envelope was full of money, false（假的）money.“Clearly the man made a mistake," the policeman said. "He thought you were one of the gang（团伙）!”

    “However," the policeman went on. "I'm afraid I must ask you to keep quiet about all this.  We are trying to catch some very clever thieves, and we don't want them to know that we have some of the money. So you mustn't say a word to anyone-not even to your boss!"

1. The man who suddenly gave Nick an envelope was most probably_______.

A. Nick's friend    B. the bus driver    C. a thief    D. a postman

2. As Nick got off the bus, a man came to him because_______.

A. he wanted to catch Nick

B. he thought Nick was a policeman

C. he wanted to give Nick some money

D. he thought Nick was one of their gang

3. By the last few sentences of the passage, we can infer that_______.

A. Nick let everyone know his wonderful story

B. Nick's boss was the last to know Nick's story

C. Nick would keep silent about what happened for some time

D. the gang already knew the police got some of the false money

I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.                       

“What for?” I asked.

“I’m going to sell some of my stones, " he answered.    

    Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over.  “I’m busy to

do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help." I said.

A short time later, Nick returned with a sign, reading. " Stones. One Dollar Each”. He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.

After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn't.

Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn't hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.

I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted. "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar — if you believe in yourself, you can do anything."

1.Why didn't the writer help his son?

A. Because his wife is better at making a sign.

B. Because he didn't know what to write.

C. Because he was busy sweeping leaves.

D. Because he didn’t want his son to sell the stones.

2.The underlined words "was fascinated with" mean “______”.

A. was far from             B. was afraid of

C. was famous for           D. was interested in

3.Nick was a boy ______.

A. who was kind            B. who had a strong mind

C who was honest           D. who had many hobbies

4.Which is the best title(题目) of the story?

A. My son's first sale.         B. Let's collect stones.

C. How to sell a stone.        D. A hobby that can make you rich.

5.From the passage we know _____.

A. the story happened in spring           

B. the car was driven by a woman

C. Nick spent half an hour selling one stone   

D. the writer might be moved(感动)by his son