“Happy Birthday!” David awoke to the voice of his mother. “It’s time to get up and drive out to 35  grandfather’s farm.”  
“Why do we have to go there? And how long is the drive?” he asked with a sad look in his eyes.
“About two hours…and don’t worry, we’ ll bring your birthday   36  with us.” His mother walked away and left him to get ready. 
In less than an hour, David and his parents were on their way.   37  of what the colorful birthday packages had inside filled his head. He was   38  that one had the baseball glove he wanted, while others would have amazing things that he had dreamed about. Thinking of his grandfather, David   39  what his birthday present from him might be. 
“Since my grandfather has a large farm, he must have a lot of money, and the bigger his present for me will be,” David said to himself.
Finally they   40 . Hugging his grandfather, David excitedly shouted, “I’ve missed you! You know, today’s my birthday. Did you get me a present?”
“I have missed you, too. And I have a very   41  present for you.”
Placing a small box in David’s hand, he quietly said, “This is a very important gift. I hope you will treasure it as   42  as I have.”  
David looked at the small box, thinking money or jewels might be inside…. When he opened the box, David was   43  to see only a stone. It was a very beautiful stone, but was it valuable?
Grandfather spoke more slowly than before, “David, when your grandma and I were first married, we had very little money. She wanted to give me something special for my birthday, so she found this beautiful rock and polished(打磨)it day and night   44  it shined. It was the greatest gift I ever   45  because it came from your grandma’s heart. Now, I want you to have it because it comes from my heart.” 
David held the stone in his hand and   46  the love of his grandfather. “This is a wonderful gift…thank you, Grandfather.” He knew he had received the best gift ever. 

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

We were going to play a team from a country school .They didn’t come      the match nearly began .They looked       than we thought .The wore dirty T-shirts and blue jeans and looked like farm boys .We thought they       saw a basketball before .We felt that we didn’t       any practice to play with such a team .It was very late so they couldn’t have any time to practice .The match began ,one of our boys       the ball and he tried to give it to another one . But from out of nowhere a boy in a T-shirt       the ball and he quickly and beautifully got the ball into our basket and had two points .They       us .They had another two points in a minute .Soon it was all over .The country team       the match .Of course we knew that there was still another team       than any good team .But the important lesson we learn this time was : One can’t tell a man or a team by the       .

1.A. when              B. so                  C. until            D. at

2.A. stronger           B. younger           C.worse          D. better

3.A. never              B. often              C. sometimes  D. always

4.A. have               B. make     C. use            D. need

5.A. got                 B. played         C. took       D .carried

6.A. caught             B. changed          C. held              D. stopped

7.A. surprised          B. frightened    C. admired  D. smiled

8.A. lost        B. won             C. got       D. had

9.A. worse             B. less          C. better       D. more

10.A. T-shirt           B. appearance     C. name     D. points

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.
One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole（杆子）outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!”
“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal（进球）?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!” The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “Such a match is not worth watching!”
Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”
【小题1】From the passage we know that ____________.