A travelling salesman had to walk so much that his feet often 1 . His doctor told him that 2 water was the best thing for them, 3 the salesman decided 4 to the sea 5 his holiday that year. Since all of the hotels near the sea were expensive, he went to a small hotel 6 from the beach.

　　In the morning he went 7 to the calm sea 8 a bucket in his hand, went 9 to the lifeguard and asked whether he would 10 to take a bucket of salt water. The lifeguard seemed very surprised 11 said, “Yes, although you'll have 12 twenty-five cents for it.”

　　The salesman gave the lifeguard twenty-five cents, 13 his bucket, 14 it to his hotel and put his 15 in the water.

　　After lunch, he came down to the beach again. The tide 16 out now, so the sea was 17 lower. The salesman thought, “That man has a very 18 business. He must 19 thousands of buckets 20 this morning.”

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Mr. Hadley was my 6th grade teacher. I was a tall thin girl weighing barely a hundred pounds. I ended up taking a lot of  36 especially from the boys, because of my appearance. I became an extremely  37 young lady.

One day  38 in the 6th grade class was told by Mr. Hadley that we would be  39 to stand up in front of the class and read the  40 that we had completed.

When my turn came, I  41 to stand up in front of all those students and  42 to their tricks. Mr. Hadley came over to me and again  43 me to read my report. I gave it back to him. He walked to the front of the  44 and said, "Yvonne has a very good report here and I think everyone  45 to hear her read it. If I hear anyone making  46 noises or making fun of her in any way, I will let you fail right here and now. Understood?"

Mr. Hadley walked back to me and  47 me the paper, asking me to go to the front of the class. I walked to the front of the class on legs  48 were shaking and I felt a(n)  49 in my chest. Everyone were all quiet, including those boys. I stood there trying to gain  50 .

Mr. Hadley walked over to me putting his arm around me, "You can do it. I have  51 in you!" His words helped calm me. I  52 the report and instead of the kids laughing at me and  53 me, they all stood up and clapped their hands.

From that day on the kids never made fun of me again and some  54 made friends with me. I continued to be quite shy all through school  55 from that day on I knew if I had to stand up in front of class again. I could do it.

1.	A．exercise B．interests C．trouble D．tricks

 

2.	A．brave B．shy C．graceful D．selfish

 

3.	A．someone B．everyone C．none D．anyone

 

4.	A．allowed B．required C．advised D．warned

 

5.	A．newspapers B．reports C．experiences D．texts

 

6.	A．refused B．decided C．promised D．pretended

 

7.	A．show off B．look back C．open up D．put down

 

8.	A．asked B．forced C．ordered D．permitted

 

9.	A．teacher B．classroom C．blackboard D．class

 

10.	A．likes B．hates C．needs D．dares

 

11.	A．quiet B．strange C．special D．little

 

12.	A．left B．dropped C．offered D．handed

 

13.	A．which B．what C．where D．that

 

14.	A．rabbit B．idea C．warmth D．coldness

 

15.	A．strength B．excuse C．calm D．encouragement

 

16.	A．dependence B．support C．confidence D．result

 

17.	A．read B．recited C．announced D．described

 

18.	A．looking down upon B．making fun of C．losing interest in D．breaking away from

 

19.	A．definitely B．fortunately C．surprisingly D．actually

 

20.	A．but B．and C．so D．though

 

A woman id her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drover her    21      by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,     22   “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer by asked to    23     for the night. Seeing that he had an   24   Face, she let him in and gave him a nice    25   . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her   26     that anyone who climbed up her tree  27   not be able to come back down until she   28  it.

     When the children came back to steal her   29   , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her

long   30   she gave the tree permission to let  31    go. Aunty Misery was free from the   32   at last.

One day another man    33    her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,   34   she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   35    me.” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to  36    some pears from my dear tree to remember the 37          

it brought to me in this life. But I am too    38   to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   39    as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree   40   and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

A. hopeless    B. painful   C. dull   D. crazy

A. calling     B. shouting   C. announcing  D. whispering

A. stay       B. live       C. hide     D. lie

A. interesting  B. honest    C. anxious    D. angry

A. gift      B. kiss      C. treat     D. smile

A. suggestion     B. demand      C. permission D. wish

A. could     B. should     C. might    D. must

A. permitted   B. promised      C. answered    D. declared

A. branch    B. food    C. tree     D. fruit

A. after      B. while     C. since       D. before

A. it        B. them      C. him        D. her

A. trick     B. question     C. trouble     D. difficulty

A. stepped into   B. left for       C. stopped at    D. walked around

A. so      B. but         C. although       D. because

A. with     B. off         C. upon         D. for

A. choose      B. pick      C. shake      D. hit

A. honor       B. pleasure   C. hope      D. excitement

A. light        B. short      C. old       D. thin

A. proud       B. kind       C. fine      D. smart

A. disappointedly       B. cheerfully      C. unwillingly     D. eagerly