Hannah was born and raised in a poor (贫困的)framily. She wore（穿）hand –me –downs(旧东西) from her older sisters.For Christmas she usually got used toys and books .As a chilld ,she wanted to have the beautiful clothes ,cars ,and homes that she often saw on TV and in magazines.

Five years after college,she became a manager.Her dream came true.She had her own company(公司)near Central Park.She took skiing vacations in the winter and travelled by ship in the summer .At the age of 30,Hannah was on top of the world.

Then she had her usual health check-up.Her doctor told her that she had a serious illness.Her doctor guessed that she had less than a year to live.

He advised ,“If you have any once –in –a-life time plans,do them now.”

Hannah spent her last months in her company.She was looked after by hospice (临终安养院)workers.Her family and friends often visited her .The moment before she died ,she opened her eyes and said,“If you have your health,you have everything.”

1.What did Hannah often get for Christmas when she was a child?

A.Beautiful cars. B.New magazines.

C.Her sisters’clothes. D.Used toys and books.

2.What did Hannah do ?

A.She was a doctor.

B.She was A TV host.

C.She worked for a famous company.

D.She was the manager of her own company.

3.Why did the doctor ask Hannah to do some once-in-a-lifetime plans?

A.Because she had a lot of time after vacations.

B.Because she would not live for more than a year.

C.Because she was busy every day .

D.Because she had enough money to do so.

4.What is the most importeant thing for people according to Hannah’s last words?

A.Money. B.Time. C.Health. D.Friends.

5.What did Hannah probably realize(认识到)at last?

A.She should buy lots of beautiful clothes and a big house.

B.She should go to see the famous doctors in foreign countries.

C.She should give her company to her family.

D.When a person loses his health,he kows how important it is.

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had   16      a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well   17  it, he told him that was all he wanted.  

On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how   18  he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.   19  but slightly disappointed（失望）, the young man opened the box and found a lovely book.   20 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “With all your money you give me a book?” and rushed out of the house,   21  the book in the study. 

He did not contact his father for a whole year until one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He   22  he had to go back home and see his father.  

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to leave for the hospital, he saw on the desk the   23  new book , just as he had left it one year ago. He opened it and began to turn the pages. Suddenly, a car key   24      from an envelope（信封）in the book. It had a tag（标签）with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car. On the tag was the   25  of his graduation, and the words “ PAID IN FULL”.