PAUL’S brother bought him a new car as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve (前夜), Paul saw a boy walking around the new car, admiring it.
"Is this your car, Mister?" he asked.
Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was amazed. "You mean your brother just gave it to you? Boy, I wish...." Paul knew what he was going to wish for — a brother who would buy him a car. But the boy surprised Paul.
"I wish that I could be a brother like that," he said.
Astonished, Paul invited the boy to go for a ride in the new car.
After a short ride, the boy said, "Would you mind driving in front of my house?" Paul thought the boy wanted to show the car to his neighbors. But Paul was wrong again.
The boy ran up the steps of his house. Soon he came back carrying his crippled (残废的) little brother. He pointed to the car. "Look!" he said to the little boy. "His brother gave him that car for Christmas. Some day I’m gonna give you one just like it!"
Paul got out and lifted the little boy into his car. The older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them went on a wonderful holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned how good it felt to give.
53. Paul’s brother gave him ___ as a Christmas present.
A. a suit                             B. a car                       C. a bicycle           D. a card
54. When the boy saw the car, he wished that ____.
A. he could buy a car for himself                             B. he had a brother to buy him a car
C. he could buy a car for his brother                  D. he could have a ride in the car
55. When the boy asked Paul the drive the car in front his house, he wanted ___.
A. to show off to his neighbors                         B. his brother to see the car
C. Paul to drive him home                                D. to enjoy a ride in the car
56. The story mainly tells us ______.
A. practice makes perfect                                 B. it is important to make money
C. giving makes people feel good                       D. a friend in need is a friend indeed

A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame．He 36 played with his classmates．When the teacher asked him to answer questions，he always 37  his head without a word．

One 38 the boy’father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor．He wanted the 39 t0．plant a sapling each person in front of the house。The father said，“Wh6se sapling grows  best，  1  will  buy him  or her  a  favorite 40．"    Seeing his  brothers  and  sisters  watering the trees，however，the boy had an idea．tie，hoped that the tree he planted would 41  soon．S0． after watering it once or twice，he never 42 it．

A few days later，when the little boy went、to see his tree again，he was 43 to find that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves． 44 the trees of his brothers and sisters，his tree was even greener．His father kept his 45， bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted，he would become an outstanding 46  when he grew up．

Since then，the little boy slowly became 47 .One night，he lay on the bed but eouldn’t sleep Then he got up and came to the 48.T0 his surprise，his 49 was splashing something onto his tree． 50，he understood——his father had been  51  fertilizing his small tree!

He returned to his room，52 running down  53 passed．The little boy didn’t become a botanist，but he was elected President of the United States．His name was Franklin Rooseveh．

Love is the 54 nourishment(营养)of life．55 it is just a drop of clear water，it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长)．

1.                A．bravely         B．seldom         C．freely    D．always

2.                A．raised          B．nodded         C．lowered  D．knocked

3.                A．spring          B．moment        C．winter    D．week

4.                A．neighbors       B．friends         C．children  D．boys

5.                A．sapling         B．tree           C．gift  D．toy

6.                A．die            B．grow           C．break    D．survive

7.                A．1ed to         B．attended to      C．belonged to   D．objected to

8.                A．pleased        B．upset          C．worried  D．surprised

9.                A．Compared with   B．Similar to        C．Connected to  D．Popular with

10.               A．request        B．schedule       C．promise   D．secret

11.               A．president       B．botanist        C．artist D．researcher

12.               A．smart          B．desperate       C．optimistic．    D．practical

13.               A．field           B．courtyard       C．park  D．farm

14.               A．brother        B．sister          C．father D．neighbor

15.               A．All of a sudden   B．For a moment    C．In time    D．From then on

16.               A．busily          B．quietly         C．cautiously  D．secretly

17.               A．water          B．tears           C．sweat D．rain

18.               A．Hours          B．Months         C．Decades   D．Centuries

19.               A．1ast           B．only           C．1east D．best

20.               A．Even if         B．Now that        C．If only D．What if

________ the help from the doctor, the little boy _________ his life.

Tired of such a long movie,the little boy_____his favourite music.

A  turn to      B turn off      C turn up     D turn down

—Has the little boy passed ______ P.E. test?

—He has tried twice, and the teacher will allow him to have _____ third try.

         A. the; 不填    B. a; the   C. the; a   D. the; the