When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I got into the high school. I had to   29  going to school because my mother had no money to pay my school bills.
We began to work in people’s gardens to save up money for me to go back to school. Finally I re­turned to school. 30 my mother __31  the next year. And my world went dark. I asked my headmaster if I could work for the   32 this summer vacation, so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me work in the school garden during the  33 . I can’t study well because of my mother’s death. At the end of my second year, I didn’t        34 most of my exams and the teacher told me I had to re­peat the year. After _35  summer working in the school garden, I went   36  to lessons again. But suddenly I fell ill.
Because of my disease (疾病) I was  37  and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless(无望的). My headmaster told me not to give up. And my teachers and classmates     38  me a lot. Now, I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not   39 . A few students laugh at my poor clothes. They also call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I   40  hard days will always be followed by sunshine.

【小题1】

A．stop B．start C．keep D．finish

【小题2】

A．and B．but C．so D．although

【小题3】

A．go B．die C．gone D．died

【小题4】

A．school B．zoo C．park D．museum

【小题5】A afternoon      B year             C. weekends      D. holidays

【小题6】

A．pass B．take C．have D．give

【小题7】.A .others         B. the other       C another         D other

【小题8】

A．along B．back C．down D．up

【小题9】A fine           B weak          C healthy         D strong

【小题10】

A．helped B．gave C．worried D．taught

【小题11】

A．terrible B．hard C．easy D．difficult

【小题12】

A．find B．makes C．thinks D．believe

One day a poor boy, who was selling newspapers in a town, found that he had only ten pennies（便士）left, and he was hungry. He decided to ask for a  1.  at the next house. However, he had another idea when a young woman opened the door.

Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. But as he looked   2. , she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it, and then asked, “How much do I own（欠）you?”

“My mother teaches me that I should   3.  get money for any kindness,” she replied. “So you don’t owe me  4. .”

Many years later, the woman became seriously ill. Then she was sent to a famous hospital in London. Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness. When he heard the name of the  5.  which she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. As soon as he walked into her room, he got to know her at once. He did his best to  6.  her. Then he gave special attention to her. After some time she got well.

Dr. Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital. He    7.  it, then wrote something on it  8.  it was sent to her. She was afraid to open it, for she believed it would cost the rest of her life to   9.  for it all. But   10.  she opened it, and read these words on it: Paid in full with one glass of milk.

11.A．banana              B．drink                C．meal

12.A．excited             B．thirty               C．hungry

13.A．always              B．never                C．sometimes

14.A．anything            B．everything           C．nothing

15.A．country             B．house                C．town

16.A．protect             B．remember             C．save

17.A．looked at           B．looked after         C．looked for

18.A．after               B．before               C．when

19.A．take                B．pay                  C．spend

20.A．finally            B．quickly              C．happily

 

Do you learn from your mistakes? I hope so. But have you ever made the same mistake twice? I have. Sometimes I make the same mistake three or four times!
Sometimes, good things happen because of mistakes. Once I got on the wrong train. That was a big mistake. But on that train, I saw a good friend. I was so happy I made that mistake!
Another time I ruined a surprise. My mother planned a surprise party for my father. She told me it was a secret. But I was just a little boy and I couldn’t keep the secret. I told my father about the party. At first, my mother was mad at me. But then my father said he was happy he knew about it. He said he didn’t like surprise.
When a good thing comes out of a mistake, that’s a happy accident.
【小题1】The boy saw ___ on the wrong train.

A．his friend	B．his father
C．his mother	D．his teacher

【小题2】His mother asked him to ___.

A．plan a surprise party	B．tell his father about the party
C．keep a secret about the party	D．invite his friend to the party

【小题3】What does the boy think of mistakes?

A．Mistakes are not welcome.

B．A mistake is terrible thing..

C．All mistakes men happy accidents.

D．Sometimes a mistake can be a good thing.