There was a woman in Nanjing , who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially(尤其) the younger one, Ben,       he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed(看似) so      .

    The mother       that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the library to read a     a week and do a report about it for her.

One day, in Ben’s      , the teacher held up a rock（石头） and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him      . Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered（想知道）. He    said anything, what could he possibly want to say?

    Well, Ben not only       the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew       the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were   . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book      .

Ben later went to the       of his class. When he finished high school, he went to University （大学）and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben grew up, he       something about his mother that he did not know as a    .

She, herself, had never learned how to      .

1.A. because       B. so                  C. but            D. though

2.A. clever         B. had                C. slow           D. quick

3.A. asked         B. decided             C. forgot          D. heard

4.A. notice         B. message            C. book           D. question

5.A. class         B. room               C. office          D. lab

6.A. think          B. leave               C. speak          D. answer

7.A. always        B. even               C. quickly        D. never

8.A. found        B. played              C. knew          D. threw

9.A. whether      B. when               C. where          D. why

10.A. afraid        B. surprised            C. worried        D. unhappy

11.A. pictures      B. exercises            C. shops           D. reports

12.A. top          B. end                C. back           D. side

13.A. learned       B. remembered         C. understood      D. guessed

14.A. doctor        B. child                C. student         D. teacher

15.A. read         B. work               C. teach           D. show

Mr. Jackson was on duty that evening. It was 1 and there was thick snow outside. So few people came to the hospital and he could  2 on the bed in his office and soon he went to sleep . Suddenly someone knocked at the door and it woke him up. He got up and opened the door. In went an old man. His wife was ill and he asked the doctor to go to look her over.

　It was still 3 when Mr. Jackson came out. The old farmer walked fast and he hardly catch up with him. It was 4 for him to walk on the snowy roads. When he got to the man’s house, he was very  5  . He looked over the old woman and found she had a bad cold. He gave her some 6 and began to return to the hospital. The wind was blowing strongly and he couldn’t walk too 7 .

　And when he was near the hospital, he had a pain in his foot.

　He walked slowly and at last he went into his office, He took 8 his shoe and looked at his foot. There was much blood on it. He  9 he stepped on a broken glass. He looked at his shoe carefully and said to  10 “Luckily, it didn’t prick my shoe!” 

1.                A．hot            B．warm          C．cool D．cold

2.                A．get down       B．put down       C．lie down  D．sit down

3.                A．snowing        B．shining         C．raining   D．singing

4.                A．happy          B．difficult         C．easy D．sad

5.                A．sorry          B．afraid          C．strange   D．tired

6.                A．medicine       B．food           C．water    D．sugar

7.                A．quickly         B．carefully        C．noisily    D．heavily

8.                A．off            B．up             C．on   D．away

9.                A．forgot          B．remembered    C．understood    D．told

10.               A．him           B．her            C．them D．himself

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　　There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, 1 he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so 2 .

　　The mother 3 that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a 4 a week and do a report about it for her.

　　One day, in Ben's 5 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 6 .“Why did Ben raise his hand?”they wondered. He 7 said anything; what could he possibly want to say?

　　Well, Ben not only 8 the rock, he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew 9 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were 10 . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 11 .

　　Ben later went on to the 12 of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

　　After Ben had grown up, he 13 something about his mother that he did not know as a 14 . She, herself, had never learned how to 15 .

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Mr. Jackson was on duty that evening. It was 　26 and there was thick snow outside. So few people came to the hospital and he could 　27 on the bed in his office and soon he went to sleep . Suddenly someone knocked at the door and it woke him up. He got up and opened the door. In went an old man. His wife was　ill and he asked the doctor to go to look her over.
　It was still　28 when Mr. Jackson came out. The old farmer walked fast and he hardly catch up with him. It was 　29 for him to walk on the snowy roads. When he got to the man’s house, he was very 30 . He looked over the old woman and found she had a bad cold. He gave her some　31 　and began to return to the hospital. The wind was blowing strongly and he couldn’t walk too 32 .
　And when he was near the hospital, he had a　pain in his foot.
　He walked slowly and at last he went into his office, He　took 33 his shoe and looked at his foot. There was much blood* on it. He 　 34 he stepped on * a broken glass. He looked at his shoe carefully and said to　 35 , “Luckily, it didn’t prick*my shoe!”　

(　 )26. A. hot　　　　　　　　　 B. warm　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cool　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cold
(　 )27. A. get down　　　　　 B. put down　　　　　　　　 C. lie down　　　　　　　　　 D. sit down
(　 )28. A. snowing　　　　　　 B. shining　　　　　　　　　　 C. raining　　　　　　　　 D. singing
(　 )29. A. happy　　　　　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　　　　 C. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sad
(　 )30. A. sorry　　　　　　　　 B. afraid　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strange　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired
(　 )31. A. medicine　　　　　 B. food　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. water　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sugar
(　 )32. A. quickly　　　　　　　 B. carefully　　　　　　　　　 C. noisily　　　　　　　　　　 D. heavily
(　 )33. A. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D away
(　 )34. A. forgot　　　　　　　 B. remembered　　　　　　 C. understood　　　　　　　 D. told
(　 )35. A. him　　　　　　　　　 B. her　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　　　　 D. himself