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　　It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive(活着). That's (1) all doctors thought, until they heard about Herpin. Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be (2) ? The doctor decided to see this strange man themselves.

　　Herpin was 90 years old when the doctor went to his home in New Jersey. They thought for (3) that he got some sleep of some (4) . So they stayed with him and watched every movement(动作) he (5) . But they were (6) . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even (7) a bed. He never needed one.

　　The only (8) that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled(感到迷惑)and asked him many questions, (9) to find an answer. Herpin told them that his mother was once injured(受伤) several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could (10) .

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Usually different feelings can be represented by different things. For instance, red stands for fire, heat, blood and life. It is said that red is an exciting and active color. They associate red with a strong feeling like   1   . Red is used for signs of danger, such as STOP signs and fire engines（消防车）. Orange is the bright, warm color of   2   in autumn. People say orange is a

3     color. The orange is related with happiness. Yellow is the color of   4   . People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow with happiness as well. Green is the cool color of grass in spring, refreshing color. In general, people   5   two groups of colors—warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and   6   .Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. Those who like to be with   7   like red．The cool colors are black and blue. Where these colors are, people are usually worried．Some scientists say that time seems to   8   more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good   9   for a living room or a restaurant. People who are having a dinner or are having a break do not want time to pass quickly.   10   colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

1. A．sadness                      B．anger               C．worry            D．smile

2. A．land                            B．grass                C．leaves            D．mountains

3. A．lively                          B．dark                 C．noisy             D．frightening 

4. A．moonlight                   B．light                 C．sunlight         D．stars

5. A．speak                         B．say                  C．tell                D．talk about 

6. A．green                          B．yellow              C．white             D．gray

7. A．the other                     B．another             C．other one       D．others

8. A．go round                     B．go by               C．go off            D．go along

9. A．way                           B．one                  C．fact               D．matter

10. A．Different                   B．Warm               C．Cool              D．All 

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __31__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __32__ have that money.

　　On my birthday my parents told me they had my __33__ outside in the back yard. At once, I __34__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __35__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __36__! I thought I __37__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __38__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __39__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __40__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’ t __41__.

　　As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __42__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __43__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’ t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __44__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __45__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

1.	A．talked B．spoke C．said D．told

 

2.	A．hardly B．quickly C．slowly D．easily

 

3.	A．guitar B．gift C．cake D．card

 

4.	A．rushed B．rode C．climbed D．came

 

5.	A．and B．or C．but D．because

 

6.	A．exciting B．interesting C．relaxing D．disappointing

 

7.	A．liked B．hated C．hurt D．thanked

 

8.	A．on B．in C．at D．for

 

9.	A．got in B．got on C．got off D．got up

 

10.	A．surprised B．excited C．happy D．bad

 

11.	A．look ahead B．look back C．come up D．come down

 

12.	A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything

 

13.	A．love B．money C．friendship D．knowledge

 

14.	A．idea B．news C．advice D．story

 

15.	A．spends B．costs C．pays D．offers

 

In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he  31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to 32  the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took  33   farmer to the judge (法官).
The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34  that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it, 35 I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from 36 , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"
We 37  what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this 38  , "Am I honest?"
Honesty or dishonesty can become a 39  . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even 40  what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.

【小题1】

A．gave B．fed C．threw D．sold

【小题2】

A．weigh B．watch C．cut D．use

【小题3】

A．/ B．a C．an D．the

【小题4】

A．rich B．poor C．honest D．quiet

【小题5】

A．and B．so C．but D．or

【小题6】

A．I B．my C．me D．mine

【小题7】

A．get back B．look back C．give back D．turn back

【小题8】

A．answer B．question C．help D．idea

【小题9】

A．difference B．habit C．mistake D．difficulty

【小题10】

A．Study B．mean C．imagine D．know