1.       It is said that it is one of the tallest b__________ in the world ．

2.       I didn’t know what s___________ him so greatly ．

3． Will you feel n___________ when you speak English to a foreigner?

4.       All the students go to the library e__________ Lucy．

5.       You are s_______ to meet at the bus stop this afternoon．

My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read the book at all.
When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I became a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story----a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent. So I believe there is no job more important than parenting.
【小题1】What did the writer’s mother do?

My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read the book at all.

When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I became a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother’s story----a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent. So I believe there is no job more important than parenting.

1.What did the writer’s mother do?

A．A worker.         B．A housewife       C．A teacher         D．A writer

2.Why did the mother ask her children to read books in their free time?

A．Because she thought successful people spent more time reading.

B．Because she thought books were interesting.

C．Because she wanted her children to be happy.

D．Because she wanted her children to be doctors.

3.Which was NOT the reason for the writer’s falling behind(落后)?

A．He only cared about clothes and didn’t study.

B．He spent more time hanging out with friends than studying.

C．He didn’t care that he went from being an A-student to a C-student.

D．He spent much time reading storybooks.

4.What was the writer’s dream?

A．To be a doctor.                         B．To be a teacher.

C．To be an A-student                      D．To find a good job.

5.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．mothers with little education change their children more.

B．his mother is cruel and unhelpful

C．there is a job more important than parenting.

D．his mother has an important influence（影响）on him.

About ten years ago, a very successful businessman named John was travelling down a neighborhood street. He was going a little too  1   in his expensive new car.

    Suddenly, a brick（砖） hit his new car and broke the  2  .The   3   driver jumped out of the car, caught the kid who threw the brick and shouted, "What are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to   4    a lot of money. Why did you do it?"

    "I'm sorry for breaking your new car, but I didn't know   5  to do," the young boy apologized（道歉）. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop!"

With   6   on his face, the little boy said, "It's my elder brother. He fell out of his wheelchair. Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's too  7   for me to lift him up. "The driver was greatly moved. He quickly lifted the   8   boy back into the wheelchair and checked to see that he was going to be OK.

"You are a nice man. Thank you." the little child said. The businessman watched the little boy push the wheelchair down the sidewalk toward their home.

    After that, John   9   the hole in his window to remind（提醒） him of this message "Don't go through life so fast that   10  has to throw a brick at you to get your attention."

    The world sends a message and speaks to our hearts. We all have the choice to listen…or wait for the "brick".

1．A．fast                         B．slow                      C．slowly

2．A．seat                        B．door                      C．window

3．A．glad                       B．angry                    C．happy

4．A．cost                     B．save                     C．get

5．A．how else                 B．which else               C．what else

6．A．happiness                  B．tears                    C．smiles

7．A．small                      B．old                      C．heavy

8．A．disabled                   B．healthy                  C．illness

9．A．kept                     B．repaired                   C．filled

10．A．no one                   B．someone                 C．anyone