John sent for a doctor because his wife was ill．He called the doctor and made sure they would meet at five．He arrived at the doctor's at twenty to five．He thought, "It's a little bit earlier．I'll wait for a moment． It's good to keep the time．"

Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor's． He looked around and saw a noisy square（广场）not far from here． He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet．He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily．

Suddenly he heard a girl crying．He came up to her and asked some questions．Then he knew she got lost．John tried to find out her address and took her home．The girl's parents were very thankful．

Then John hurried to the doctor's．The doctor said angrily when he saw him, "You're late．Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes? " John said nothing but one word—"Sorry! "

1．John went to the square to ______．

A．spend the time                                    B．enjoy himself

C．see the children and the women           D．help the girl

2．The girl cried because ______．

A．someone hit her                                   B．she fell off her bike

C．her parents were angry with her              D．she didn't find the way home

3．At last John got to the doctor's at ______．

A．twenty to five                                     B．twenty past five

C．five o'clock                                        D．forty past five

 farmer in India had two large pots (桶）．One of the pots had a crack (裂缝）in it．The other pot was perfect，and it always carried a full pot of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the farmer’s house．The cracked pot arrived only half full．

For two years this went on daily，with the farmer carrying one and one-half pots of water to his house．Of course，the perfect pot was proud of its achievements．But the poor cracked pot was ashamed (羞愧的）of its own work．One day，it spoke to the farmer，“I was ashamed (羞愧的）of myself，and I want to apologize to you．”

“Why?” asked the farmeer．“What are you ashamed of?”

“For these last two years，I have been able to carry only half pot of water，because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house．Because of my flaw (瑕庇），you do not get full value for your work，” the pot explained．

“Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path，but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your flaw，and I took advantage of it．I sowed (播撒）flower seeds on your side of the path，and every day while I walk back from the stream，you have watered them．For two years，I have been able to pick those flowers to decorate my table．So I need to say ‘thanks，to you for the beautiful flowers!”

Each of us has our own flaws．We are all cracked pots．Don’t be ashamed of the flaws．Accept them，and we can be the cause of beauty，too．In God’s eyes，nothing goes to waste．

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46．How much water did the farmer carry when he got home every day?

A．Two pots．       B．One pot． C．Half pot． D．One and a half pots．

47．Why did the cracked pot feel ashamed?

A．Because it felt so ugly for its crack．

B．Because the perfect pot laughed at it．

C．Because it couldn’t carry water for the farmer．

D．Because it couldn’t give the farmer full value for his work．

48．What does the underlined phrase “leak out” mean in Chinese?

A．走漏                 B．漏出                C．蒸发               D．溢出

49．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The farmer felt sorry for the cracked pot．

B．The farmer used the flowers to decorate his table．

C．The farmer wanted to carry two full pots of water．

D．The fanner sowed flower seeds on both sides of the path．

50．What can we learn from this story?

A．We should accept our weakness and make use of it．

B．We should forget our weakness and work hard．

C．We should be ashamed of our weakness．

D．We should be proud of our weakness．