There was once a farmer who lived near a road. It was not a busy road,but from time to time,cars passed the farm.

　　Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. this hole was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was probably not deep.So when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was so deep.

　　The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most time watching the hole. Whenever a car drove into it, he would pull the car out with his tractor and he would charge the drivers for much more money than they had expected.

　　One day, a driver of a car said to him, "You must have made a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole night and day."

　　"Oh no," the farmer said, "I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water."

1.Many cars went into the hole because the drivers_____.

A．were going too fast to stop their cars	B．did not see the hole ahead of them
C．did not know the hole was very deep	D．liked very much driving through water

2.The drivers were _____ to pay the farmer for pulling their cars out of the hole.

A．glad

B．forced

C．ready

D．anxious

3.Why did the farmer fill the hole with water at night?

A．He was busy working on the farm during the day.

B．He spent much time watching the hole by day.

C．Some cars had driven into the hole at night.

D．Nobody would be able to find the secret out.

4.What did the writer think of the farmer?

A．He was selfish(自私).	B．He was clever.
C．He was foolish.	D．He was kind.

 

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　　Roger Crawford had everything he needed to play tennis－except two hands and a leg. He had 1 palms.

　　The baby's arms and legs were shortened, and he had only three toes on his right foot and his left leg was cut off.

　　The doctor said Roger 2 from born disability, only one out of 90,000 children born in the United States. The doctor said that Roger would probably never be able to walk or 3 himself. Fortunately Roger's parents didn't 4 the doctor.

　　“My parents always 5 me that I was only as handicapped(残疾) as I wanted to be,” said Roger. “They never allowed me to feel sorry for myself or 6 advantage of people because of my handicap.” “Once I got into 7 , my school papers were continually late,” explained Roger, who had to hold his pencil with both hands to write 8 . “I asked Dad to write a note to my teacher, 9 for a two－day extension on my homework. 10 , Dad made me start writing my paper two days earlier!”

　　Roger's father always 11 him to get involved in sports; teaching Roger to catch and throw a volleyball, and play backyard football after school. At the age of 12, Roger 12 to win a place on the school football team.

　　Before every game, Roger would visualize(设想) his 13 of scoring a touchdown. Then one day he got his chance. The ball landed in his arms and off, he ran as fast as he could on his artificial leg 14 the goal line, his coach and teammates 15 wildly. But at tenyard line, a guy from the other team 16 up with Roger, grabbing his left ankle(脚踝). Roger tried to pull his artificial leg 17 , but instead it ended up being pulled off.

　　“The only difference between you and me is that you can see my 18 , but I can't see yours. We all have them. When people ask me how I've been able to 19 my physical handicap, I tell them that I haven't overcome 20 . I've simply learned what I can't do－such as play the piano or eat with chopsticks－but more importantly, I've learned what I can do. Then I do what I can with all my heart and soul,” said Roger in the end.

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Once upon a time，there was a father and a son.The son was very rude and often hurt others’feelings with bitter words.So he had no friends and got more and more fretful(烦躁的)day by day.The father had been trying to persuade him to change his bad manner but father’s efforts made no difference on the wild son.

One day，the father got an idea.He set up a wooden board and called his son over and gave him a hammer and a box of nails.He told the young man to hammer a nail every time when he had a quarrel.The son did so.After a day，he himself saw the board was filled with nails whose quantity was so huge which looked so ugly that he was shocked and finally made up his mind to be a nice guy.The father suggested he pull out one nail every time when he checked his bad temper and avoided talking impolitely.He did that.When the last nail was drawn out the son was so excited that he couldn’t help showing the board to his father.However，his cheer trailed_away and slowly he grew frustrated(沮丧的)while he was staring at the board which was actually as disagreeable as a water?sapped (被水侵蚀的)stone deep on the seabed.The father pointed to the holes left in the board and told him that sometimes the hurt just like the holes stuck in one’s mind forever.The boy cried and regretted being such an impudent(轻浮的)guy.Since then，he was polite and kind and made a lot of friends，and turned happily.

1．Many people didn’t like the son because he used to ________ them.

A．beat 　　　　　B．hurt　　　　　　 C．fight with 　　 D．laugh at

2．At first the son was ________ to listen to his father.

A．happy 　　　　 B．sorry　　　　　　 C．ready 　　　　　D．unwilling

3．Why did the father tell his son to hammer a nail?

A．Because his son had nothing to do.

B．Because his son liked to have a quarrel.

C．In order to change his son’s bad manner.

D．In order to love his son.

4．What does the underlined phrase“trailed down”mean?

A．减弱 　　　　　B．放过 　　　　　 C．抛开 　　　　 D．出轨

5．What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Father and the Son　　　　　　　 B．The Son Had Quarrels with Others

C．A Great Father　　　　　　　　　　　 D．How a Father Taught His Son