With a hat by his feet, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said, “I’m blind, please help.”

Only a few people put   36  in the hat. A man was walking by. He   37  some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign   38 , wrote some words, put the sign back and left.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people   39  to give money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man came to see   40  things were. The boy recognized his footsteps （认出他的脚步声）and asked, “Were you the one who   41  my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a   42  way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day,   43 I cannot see it.”

Both the   44  told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply   45  people to help by throwing some money into the   46 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the   47  of the day, but the boy couldn’t   48  he was blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn   49  this story. First, be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can.   50  , be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way!

1.	A．eggs B．coins C．toys D．pencils

 

2.	A．got B．lost C．took D．dropped

 

3.	A．on B．off C．back D．around

 

4.	A．asked B．began C．hoped D．continued

 

5.	A．how B．what C．whose D．which

 

6.	A．put B．found C．changed D．cleaned

 

7.	A．usual B．simple C．different D．dangerous

 

8.	A．as B．so C．for D．but

 

9.	A．signs B．men C．boys D．lessons

 

10.	A．told B．took C．helped D．ordered

 

11.	A．bag B．hat C．pocket D．basket

 

12.	A．food B．songs C．beauty D．pictures

 

13.	A．because B．unless C．before D．though

 

14.	A．about B．with C．from D．except

 

15.	A．First B．Second C．Third D．Fourth

 

About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy. They were   31  him names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face.   32  I saw that, I walked over to the group.
I stepped   33  them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of   34  they were doing to him. One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the   35  was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird”   36 , and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone is   37 , and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood   38  for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He   39  to let him play with them.
I thanked the boy for being so   40 . As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park   41  no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to   42  someone in need, but I felt sad that   43  else had even taken a second look.
I hope that my action helped them   44  that they could have made a difference with a little   45 , and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.

【小题1】

A．giving B．making C．calling D．telling

【小题2】

A．When B．Before C．If D．Though

【小题3】

A．against B．between C．beside D．with

【小题4】

A．how B．why C．whom D．what

【小题5】

A．guess B．sign C．problem D．answer

【小题6】

A．read B．proved C．meant D．wrote

【小题7】

A．different B．free C．important D．strong

【小题8】

A．angrily B．silently C．carefully D．happily

【小题9】

A．refused B．expected C．offered D．prepared

【小题10】

A．proud B．clever C．honest D．patient

【小题11】

A．or B．so C．and D．but

【小题12】

A．help B．stop C．love D．remember

【小题13】

A．someone B．anyone C．no one D．everyone

【小题14】

A．decide B．realize C．suggest D．agree

【小题15】

A．energy B．practice C．knowledge D．effort

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A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the h  1. .

A man was w  2.  by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, wrote some words on the other side of it. Then he put the sign back s__3.__ that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot m  4.  people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had c  5. the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a d  6.  way.”

What he had written was: “Today is a beautiful day, b  7.  I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course b8.  signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign s 9.  said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so l  10.  that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

 

Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. A boy, who had l  1  his left arm in a car accident, began his lessons with a Judo master(柔道大师). But after three months of hard t   2  , the master had taught him only one move. To know w  3  , the boy asked, ‘Teacher, shouldn’t I be good enough to learn more moves besides this one only?’ ‘But this is the only one you’ll ever need to have.’ was the teacher’s r _ 4  . Not quite understanding b   5   believing in his teacher, the boy continued. Several months later, the master took the boy to his first c   6   . The boy easily won his first two matches. The third match seemed to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent(对手) became nervous and w   7   , the boy a   8  used his one move to win the match. Now his opponent was s   9   and more experienced. For a while the boy seemed weaker. The judge was about to stop the match. ‘ No .’ the teacher refused firmly (坚定地). The match went on. Just at this moment his opponent made a deadly m   10   . He dropped his guard when the boy gave him a sudden turnover: The boy was the final w  11   ! On the way home he was told why he could win: the only one known defense (防卫) for that most difficult move in Judo was for his opponent to take hold of his l   12   arm!