—Would you like something to                   ?

—Yes, please．I'd like some noodles and soup．

A．buy                     B．drink                   C．eat                         D．see

A poor boy was selling stuff(东西)to pay his way through schoo1．One day, with little money to buy lunch，he decided to ask a meal at the next house．However, he lost his  1  when a lovely young woman opened the door．

Instead of a meal，he asked for a drink of water．She could see he was  2  ．Soon she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it slowly, and then asked, ”  3   do I owe(欠)you?”

“Nothing．”she replied，“Mother has taught me  4   to accept payment for an act of kindness．”“Then I thank you from my heart．”As Howard Kelly left that house，he not only felt his body stronger but also his mind．He was ready to  5   ten minutes ago!

Years later, that young woman became ill．She was sent to a big city, where famous doctors were called in to study her disease．

Dr．Howard Kelly was one of them．When he heard the name of the town she came from．he went down the hall of the hospital to her room．He  6   her at once．

He went back to the doctors’ office．He was determined(决意的) to do his best to save her life．

After a long struggle，the woman was out of  7   Dr．Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him．After taking a quick look，he wrote something on the bill．

Later, the bill was sent to the woman’s room．She  8   to open it，for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all．

Finally she  9   ，and something caught her attention on the side of the bill．She read these words：

“Paid is full with one glass of milk…(Signed)Dr．Howard Kelly．”

Tears of  10  flooded(充满)her eyes．

1．A．life         B．way         C．courage        D．money

2．A．hungry      B．happy       C．handsome       D．ugly

3．A．How        B．How much   C．How many      D．When

4．A．what        B．have        C．how           D．never

5．A．ask for      B．pay for      C．1ook for        D．give up

6．A．recognized   B．thanked     C．helped         D．operated on

7．A．the city      B．danger      C．the hospital     D．her room

8．A．Was happy   B．would like   C．Was afraid      D．couldn’t wait

9．A．did look     B．didn’t look   C．couldn’t look    D．couldn’t help look

10．A．sadness      B．hunger      C．pain           D．joy

The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago, I got to know a ____ lady named Rose, she had no kids and lived alone. ____ I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day she said she wanted to____ me to have lunch.

We walked ____ my workplace to a little restaurant on David Street. On the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to ____ the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her.

There were many people in the ____, and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to ____ in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to ____ the delicious food together. She told ____ that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers ____ were working there were all volunteers.

I ____ remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. ____ we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Rose’s work. The weather was ____ and bright, and everyone’s smile was warm and bright too.

I’m still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do ____ for our friends and neighbors. The world will be ____ if everybody would like to share happiness with others.

It will never be dark if there is a light in everyone’s heart.

1.A.poor        B. rich         C. outgoing           D. crazy

2.A. Unless      B. After        C. Unitl              D. When

3.A. invite       B. help        C. borrow             D. give

4.A. By         B. In          C. from               D. into

5.A. pay for      B. ask for      C. look for            D. care for

6.A. park        B. restaurant    C. hotel              D. bar

7.A. sit          B. rest         C. sleep              D. work

8.A. buy         B. cook        C. enjoy              D. drink

9.A. her         B. him         C. me                D. you

10.A. who       B. where        C. which             D. whose

11.A. never      B. still          C. hardly              D. already

12.A. So        B. But          C. Though             D. Because

13.A. hotter      B. cold          C. cool               D. warm

14.A. something  B. anything       C. nothing            D. everything

15.A. colder     B. nicer           C. harder             D. worse