Billy is a boy of fifteen . His parents died three years ago . One day when he was walking in the street , he __1___ a wallet . He returned it to the owner , Mr. Baker . He gave his __2___ to the boy . As the boy had no job , Mr. Baker made him work for him in his ___3___ . Billy worked so hard that Mr. And Mrs. Baker were ___4___ with him .

   Mr. Baker loved planting ___5____ . The week before last , he brought a few trees home , planted them in the ___6____ himself and watered them every day . Several days ___7____ , he had to leave for another city . Before he started , he said to Billy , “Take good care of these trees . Some boys near our house always want to steal (偷) them .” “Don’t ___8___ about them , sir , ” answered Billy , “I’ll try my best to watch them . ” Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back . He asked, “___9___ anyone ever come to steal the trees ?” “No , sir , ” said Billy , “To stop someone from stealing the trees , I ___10___ them up six days ago . I have hidden (藏) them for almost a week .”

A             B           C               D

 (  ) 1.    bought          found       carried           wanted

 (  ) 2.    wallet           pity         thanks           excuses

 (  ) 3.    office           factory       town             home

 (  ) 4.    pleased          angry        bored            sad

 (  ) 5.    grass            flowers      vegetables         trees

 (  ) 6.    garden           office        city             room

 (  ) 7.     ago             later        before            after

 (  ) 8.    think             talk         learn            worry

 (  ) 9.     Did             Does        Has             Will

 (  )10.    sent             pulled        put             picked

Mr. Baker loved planting ____4____. The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the garden himself and watered them every day. Several days ____5____, he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy, “Take good care of the trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them.” “Don't ____6____ about them, sir,” answered Billy,“I'll try my best to watch them.”Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked,“____7____ anyone ever come to steal the trees?” “No, sir,”said Billy.“To stop someone from stealing the trees, I ____8____ them up six days ago. I have hidden(藏) them for almost a week!”

1． (　)A．found　　  B．bought　　   C．carried　　  D．wanted

2． (　)A．wallet　　  B．pity　　    C．thanks　　    D．excuses

3． (　)A．factory　　 B．office　　   C．town　　　　 D．home

4． (　)A．flowers 　　B．grass　　   C．vegetables　　 D．trees

5． (　)A．ago　　    B．later　　    C．before　　    D．after

6． (　)A．think　　   B．talk　　    C．learn　　　　 D．worry

7． (　)A．Did　　    B．Does　　   C．Has　　　　   D．Will

8． (　)A．sent　　    B．pulled　　 C．put    　　　　D．picked

It was a cold winter afternoon before Christmas. My parents and I sat on the bench in Washington, D.C.’Union Station, waiting for the train. Inside the waiting hall were many people.
A boy sat nearby. His worn jacket, pale face, dirty hands all seemed to tell me that he was homeless.
“He must be cold and hungry. Maybe I should help him,” I said to myself.
Just at that moment, a well-dressed young couple walked towards him.
“Excuse me,” the man bent down. “My wife and I bought two meal boxes but one was enough for us. We hate to waste good food. Can you help us out and put this to use?” he handed the boy a meal box.
The boy thanked them and opened the box with joy and care. Suddenly he stopped. In the direction to which he looked, I saw an old man in rags-in a worn sweater, worn trousers and open shoes, entering the hall.
Putting the meal box aside, the boy stood and helped the old to his seat. He took off his jacket and covered it on the old man’s shoulders, saying, “A gentleman brought me this warm meal but I just finished eating. I hate to waste good food. Can you help me out?” He placed the still-warm meal box in the old man’s hands without waiting for an answer.
“Sure, son, but if only you share that sandwich with me. It’s too much for a man at my age. ”
We were all touched. Dad went away and soon returned with cups of hot chocolate and a big pizza. Mum and dad went up to those rags, “Excuse me…”
I rushed into a KFC and took out my pocket money. It was so cold that afternoon but I felt much warmer than I had ever thought possible.
【小题1】Who gave the boy a meal box?