My 4-year-old daughter Maddie once taught me a good lesson.
One day, we were taking a walk in the park. Then we   31  some kids (小孩) around an old lady, laughing at her. A little boy said, "Look at this funny lady! She is    32  and she is crying!"
Maddie walked to the woman. I wanted to    33  her away from the woman. But Maddie sat   34   the woman and held her hand. The woman looked down at Maddie and a   35  appeared on her face. Maddie gave the woman a hug（拥抱） and then left.
On the way home, I asked her, "Maddie,    36   did you go up to that woman for and hold her hand? All the other kids were either laughing at her or     37    her?"
Maddie looked at me and said, "I did that to tell her God (上帝)    38   her. It can make her feel better!" I was    39   . A 4-year-old little girl showed me what love   40   means. What a kind girl!

One will feel happy when others flatter( 奉承) him in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a “top hat” 31 .

A student was going to leave the capital to become  32  official (官员) in a city far away. Before he started, he came to say  33  to his teacher.

“It is  34   job to be a good official.” his teacher said. “ you must be strict  35  yourself and never be careless.”

“Don’t worry about me, sir.” The student answered. “I have already   36   anyone hundred top hats, which will  37  those people quite happy.”

“But we are really gentlemen!  38  could a real gentleman do such a thing ? ” His teacher was a bit   _39  . “ Never forget  40  I taught you in class!”  

“  41  are always right, sir. I also hate such things. But, sir,   42   no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now.” said the student. It seemed that he had to do so.

  43   hearing this, the teacher was pleased. “What you said is true!”

“I have  44  one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine  45  .” the student said to his friend later on when he asked the student what he had talked with the teacher about.

(   ) 1. A. to dress        B. dressing             C. wearing      D to wear

(   ) 2. A. a              B . the                 C. an           D. /

(   ) 3. A. hello          B. goodbye            C. OK           D. thanks

(   ) 4. A. not an easy     B. not easy         C. a good       D. difficult

(   ) 5. A. about          B. with           C. from         D. to

(   ) 6. A. made          B. bought              C. prepared         D. repaired

(   ) 7. A. give           B. let           C. keep         D. make

(   ) 8.A. How          B. What             C. Why          D. When

(   ) 9. A. pleased        B. angry             C. excited        D. sorry

(   ) 10. A. that           B. how                  C. why              D. what

(   ) 11.A. You           B. We               C. They       D. Us

(   ) 12. A. hardly         B. about            C. almost       D. nearly

(   ) 13. A. Before        B. After             C. Because       D. If

(   ) 14. A. sent out       B. bought               C. sold         D. borrowed

(   ) 15. A. left           B. already         C. yet          D. else

 My 4-year-old daughter Maddie once taught me a good lesson.

One day, we were taking a walk in the park. Then we   31   some kids (小孩) around an old lady, laughing at her. A little boy said, "Look at this funny lady! She is    32   and she is crying!"

    Maddie walked to the woman. I wanted to    33   her away from the woman. But Maddie sat   34    the woman and held her hand. The woman looked down at Maddie and a    35   appeared on her face. Maddie gave the woman a hug（拥抱） and then left.

    On the way home, I asked her, "Maddie,    36    did you go up to that woman for and hold her hand? All the other kids were either laughing at her or     37     her?"

    Maddie looked at me and said, "I did that to tell her God (上帝)    38    her. It can make her feel better!" I was    39   . A 4-year-old little girl showed me what love   40   means. What a kind girl!

1. A. heard           B. saw          C. asked         D. met

2.A. hungry          B. shy          C. dirty          D. ill

3. A. bring           B. send          C. carry         D. take

4. A. beside          B. behind        C. next          D. between

5. A. question        B. change        C. smile         D. pity

6. A. what           B. how          C. why          D. which

7. A. worried about    B. crazy about    C. afraid of       D. tired of

8. A. loves           B. follows       C. needs         D. knows

9. A. glad            B. strange       C. excited        D. surprised

10. A. usually          B. really        C. certainly       D. finally

　Mr. Scott worked in a middle school. He read a lot. He taught well and could answer all the questions his students asked. And they liked him very much. One Sunday morning, when he was dressing his son, Jimmy, the boy suddenly asked, “May I ask you a question, Dad?” “Of course you can,” answered Mr. Scott. “Are you sure that you can answer it?” “Certainly.” “Well,” said Jimmy, “Are there any holes in your socks?” “Holes?” Mr. Scott said in surprise. “It’s impossible.” “Look at them carefully, or you’ll be wrong!” Mr. Scott took off his socks and looked at them carefully but didn’t find anything wrong.

　　“No, there’s no hole in them,” said Mr. Scott. “I bought them only last week.” “How can you put your feet into them, then?” Little Jimmy said with a smile. At first Mr. Scott didn’t know what to say. After a while he began to laugh with a red face.

　　根据短文意思，将下列句子补充完整。每空一词。

1.Mr. Scott was a ______________ in a middle school.

2.His son was too ______________ to dress himself.

3.Mr. Scott tried to find if there were _________________ in his socks.

4. In the end Mr. Scott realized that his son had played a _____________ on him.

5. From Jimmy’s joke we can say that he was a ___________________ boy.

  A farmer had some little dogs to sell. As he was putting up an advertisement on the fence of his yard, a __31__ happened to pass by.

  “I want to __32__ one of your dogs, sir .”

  “Well,”said the farmer,“these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of __33__.”

  The boy __34__ his head for a moment. Then he reached deep into his __35__ and pulled out some change. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents(美分). Is that __36__ to take a look? ”

  “­­__37__,”said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“Here, Dolly!”

  Dolly ran out of the doghouse ___38___ by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced with joy.

  As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the __39__.Slowly another little dog __40__; this one much smaller. It was doing its best to __41__...

  “I want that one,”the little boy said.

  The farmer said,“Son, don’t want that dog. He will __42__ be able to run and play with you like the other dogs would.”

  The boy rolled up(卷起) one leg of his pants and showed a steel(钢) __43__.Looking back up at the farmer, he said,“You see, sir ,I don’t __44__ too well myself ,and he will need someone who __45__.”

31. A. boy               B. dog               C. farmer             D. son

32. A .sell               B. see                C. buy               D. feed

33. A. time              B. money             C. work              D. study

34. A. shook             B. covered            C. knocked           D. dropped

35. A. pocket            B. yard               C. heart              D. mouth

36. A. enough           B. easy               C. necessary           D. simple

37. A. No               B. Sure               C. Sorry              D. Thanks

38. A. sent              B. driven              C. followed           D. taught

39. A. farm              B. fence              C. advertisement       D. doghouse

40. A. died              B. shouted             C. appeared           D. watched

41. A. catch up           B. go away             C. give up           D. look out

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

43. A. hand              B. back               C. arm              D. leg

44. A. speak            B. run               C. walk                D. swim

45. A. asks             B. understands         C. thinks              D. succeeds