In front of my daughter Sindu was a bowl filled with cabbage. She      cabbage. She sat there in silence with tears（眼泪）in her eyes.

“Sindu, darling, why don’t you        a little? Your Mom will shout at me.”

Sindu wiped (擦) her tears with the back of her hand.

“OK, Dad. I’ll eat, just a       .” Then Sindu said: “Dad, if I eat it all, will you give me what I want?”

“Yes, within reason.”

       she began to eat. It took her almost half an hour to finish the    . Then she came up to me and said: “Dad, I want to have my head shaved (剃)！”

“Sindu, why don’t you       something else? If we see you with a clean-shaved head, we will be      ,” I said.

“But, Dad, you       ! Now, you are going back on your words.”

I had to        my promise. Sindu had all her hair cut off. She looked beautiful

On Monday morning, I took her to school. Just as we      , a boy got out of a car, and shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!”

Guess what? The boy had       hair either.

“Sir, your daughter is       !” A man got out of the car and said, “That boy is my son Harish. He has cancer. He lost his hair        he got ill. Sindu cut hers off, so Harish would feel less       . She’s a special girl.”

I stood for a while, then said “My little girl, you are          me how selfless (无私的) real love is!”

1.A. liked                     B. enjoyed                  C. hated                 D. cooked

2.A. cook                             B. cut                     C. ask                      D. eat

3.A. few                           B. little                     C. moment     D. lot

4.A. Luckily                B. Slowly        C. Easily             D. Happily

5.A. food                             B. homework           C. game                 D. talk

6.A. ask for            B. look for             C. work for             D. pay for

7.A. happy                     B. sad                      C. funny              D. excited

8.A. said                      B. understood       C. promised            D. proved

9.A. make                            B. break                C. change           D. keep

10.A. arrived                  B. met                      C. left                       D. drove

11.A. much                         B. no                           C. thick                  D. short

12.A. great                     B. silly                     C. weak             D. strange

13.A. before              B. and                      C. so                       D. when

14.A. different             B. strong           C. dangerous         D. important

15.A. giving                     B. offering        C. teaching            D. advising

In front of many American houses you can see a mat. People sometimes call it a “welcome mat” because many of these mats have the word “welcome” on them. Some welcome mat have the family name on them, too.

Because Americans do not take off their shoes before they  go into the house, they need a welcome mat to clean their shoes. If the children do not clean their shoes on the mat, their parents may not let them in. If you go to an American home, please remember to clean your shoes on the mat.

Always remember: “Different countries, different customs.”

56.The English word “mat” means ________ in Chinese.

A . 擦鞋垫       B. 迎客垫       C. 坐垫       D.入门垫

57.Americans use welcome mats to make their _______ clean.

A . children      B. shoes        C. feet       D. clothes

58.Sometimes the parents don’t let their children go into their house because_______.

A .the children forget to take off their shoes.

B. the children’s feet are not clean.    

C. the children don’t remember to clean their shoes on the mat.   

D. there are no mats in front of their houses.

59. Before they go into their houses, Americans must _____.

A . take off their shoes       B. clean their shoes on the ground     

C. clean their shoes on the welcome mats   D. put on their shoes.

60. “Different countries, different customs” means “___”.

A .People in different countries have different ways of living

B. People in the same country have different ways of living

C. People in the same country have not the same way of living

D. People in different countries have the same way of living

　 In front of many American houses you can see a mat . People sometimes call it a　　 " welcome mat " because many of these mats have the word"welcome " on them. Some welcome mats have the family name on them ,too.

Because Americans do not take off their shoes before they go into the house, they need a welcome mat to clean their shoes. If the children do not clean their shoes on the mat,their parents may not let them in .if you go to an American home ,please remember to clean your shoes on the mat.

Always remember: "Diffirent countries, diffirent customs."

（　 ）31. The English word " mat" means ________ in Chinese.

　　　　　 A. 擦鞋垫　　 B 迎客垫.　　 C. 坐垫　　　 D. 入门垫

（　 ）32. Americans use welcome mats to make their ________ clean .

　　　　　 A. Children　　 B.shoes　　　　 C. feet　　　　 D. clothes

（　 ) 33. Sometimes the parents don't let their children go into their house

because ____　　 __.

　　　　　 A. the children forget to take off their shoes

　　　　　 B. the children's feet are not clean　

　　　　　 C. the children don't remember to clean their shoes on the mat

　　　　　 D. there are no mats in front of their house

（　 ）34. Before they go into their houses, American must ___　　 _.

　　　　 A. take off their shoes　　　　 B. clean their shoes on the ground

　　　　 C. clean their shoes on the welcome mats　　 D. Put on their shoes

（　 ）35. "Diffirent countries, diffirent customs." Means　　　　　　 .

　　　 A. People in diffirent countries have diffirent ways of living　　　

　　　 B. People in the same country have diffirent ways of living　

　　　 C. People in the same country have not the same way of living　

　 　　D. People in diffirent countries have the same way of living