One day，a poor boy 1 was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left．He was hungry so he decided to beg 2 at the next house．

    However，he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door．3 a meal he asked for a drink of water．She thought he 4  so she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it slowly，and then asked,“How much do I  5 you?”   

  “You don’t owe(欠)me 6!”，she replied．“Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness．”He said，“Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart．”As Howard Kelly left that house，he 7 felt stronger physically，but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point．

8 the young woman became seriously i11．The local doctors were no idea．They finally sent her to the big city，where specialists(專家)can be called in to study her disease．Dr．Howard Kelly，now famous was called in for the consultation(會診)．When he 9 the name of the town she 10，a strange tight filled his yes．Immediately，he rose and went down through the hospital hail into her room．

    11 in his doctor’s clothes he went in to see her．He recognized her at once．He went back to the consultation room and 12 do his best to save her life．From that day on，he gave 13 her case．

    After a long struggle，the battle was won．Dr．Kelly ask the business office to pass the final bill to him．He looked at it and then wrote something on the side．The bill 14 her room．She was afraid to open it because she 15 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off．Finally she looked，and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention．She read these words…

   “Paid in full with a glass of milk．”

    (Signed)Dr．Howard Kelly

    Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed(祈禱)silently：“Thank You，God．Your love has spread through human hearts and hands．”

1．A．which        B．who             C．whose              D．whom

2．A．for a meal   B．for some water  C．for some milk      D．for some money

3．A．With         B．Without         C．Instead of         D．Besides

4．A．1ooked happy B．1ooked hungry   C．1ooked angry       D．felt thirsty

5．A．pay          B．pay for         C．ask for            D．spend on

6．A．something    B．neither         C．nothing            D．some things

7．A．not only     B．neither         C．suddenly           D．really

8．A．Afar that    B．Since then      C．Years later      D．From then on

9．A．1istened to  B．heard           C．wrote            D．told

10．A．1eft         B．1ives in        C．was born         D．came from

11．A．Wore         B．Put             C．Dressed          D．With

12．A．made a decision                 B．made up his mind

C．decided to                      D．agreed to

13．A．special attention to            B．some money to 

C．something to                    D．great interest in

14．A．sent to      B．was sent to     C．post to          D．was e-mailed to

15．A．didn’t believe    B．did sure  C．was believed     D．was sure

Father's Day has a very short history．It was started because there was a Mother's Day，and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother's Day，we should also have a Father's Day．Father's Day has become important in North America．And shopkeepers（店主）found it was a good way to get people to buy presents for their fathers，presents from their shops．

By the way，very few countries have a Father's Day，though some have Children's Day，or a special day for boys and another for girls．More and more countries are having Mother's Day，so maybe Father's Day will also become popular before too long．Now，what do people in North America do on Father's Day? The newspapers，radios，and TV tell children what they should do--buy a Father's Day present for your father．They even tell a wife to buy a Father's Day present--not for her father but for her husband，even if he is not yet a father．And they tell grandchildren to buy a Father's Day present for their grandfathers．

The important thing to remember about Father's Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way．

1．Father's Day was started just because _________．

A．there was a Mother's Day                                   B．there was a Children's Day

C．people liked their fathers very much

2．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Very few countries have a Father's Day．

B．Americans never care about Father's Day．

C．Father's Day has become important in North America．

3．In America，people have a Father's Day to _________．

A．go shopping with their fathers                      B．help their fathers do something

C．show their love to their fathers

4．On Father's Day，shopkeepers always want _________．

A．people to buy as many as presents

B．children to buy presents only for their fathers

C．women to buy presents only for their husbands

5．It can be learned from the article that _________．

A．the writer is against Father's Day                  B．many countries have a Father's Day

C．shopkeepers can get more money on Father's Day than usual

It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Captain, a huge rock almost 1.2 kilometers high. Mark had long dreamed to climb El Captain when he was a child. At the age of twenty?one, he had fallen while climbing mountain, losing his legs. But he never lost his love for life.?
Mark knew he couldn't finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter would be there to lend a helping hand. They thought it would take seven days to reach the top. Now Peter climbed about 30 meters up and hit a piton(巖釘) into the rock. Fastening(拴緊) one end of a 50?meter rope(繩子) to the piton, he let the other end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-bar(丁字鐵) to the rope. Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T?bar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first pull?up. High above, Peter let out a cheer, “You're on your way.”?
For the first four days the two men progressed upward(向上) without accident. But on the fifth day, a very strong wind began to blow, making it hard for Mark to hold on to his rope. But Mark kept on pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up.?
It took them one day more than they had expected. But as the two heads appeared the group of people waiting on the top went wild with joy.?
Mark Wellman showed that if you set your heart and mind on something, no wall is too high, no dream impossible.

1. 1.

   With the help of his friend, Mark could climb up El Captain about  meters in height each day.?

   1. A.
      300
   2. B.
      150
   3. C.
      50
   4. D.
      30?
2. 2.

   While climbing, Mark .?

   1. A.
      carried the T-bar on his back and stepped upward?
   2. B.
      pushed up the T-bar and pulled himself up?
   3. C.
      sat in his wheelchair and pushed himself up?
   4. D.
      held on to the rope drawn up by his friend?
3. 3.

   Which is the correct order of the steps before Mark's climbing??
   a. push up the T-bar
   b. tie the rope to his belt?
   c. hit the piton into the rock
   d. fasten the T-bar to the rope?
   e. tie the rope to the piton?

   1. A.
      c?e?b?d?a
   2. B.
      e?c?a?b?d
   3. C.
      e?b?d?c?a
   4. D.
      b?d?e?c?a?
4. 4.

   Which of the following is true of Mark Wellman? ?

   1. A.
      He realized his dream without anyone helping him. ?
   2. B.
      He was badly injured when he climbed El Captain. ?
   3. C.
      He dreamed to climb up El Captain for a long time. ?
   4. D.
      He climbed up the rock by using a tool for the disabled.?
5. 5.

   What can we learn from the passage??

   1. A.
      A friend in need is a friend indeed.
   2. B.
      Dreams will come true in the end. ?
   3. C.
      Each step is important to success.
   4. D.
      Nothing can stop a strong will.?