A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin (頑童)was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．

Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…”He hesitated(猶豫)．

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride(搭乘) in my car？”

“Oh yes，I’d love that．”

　After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”

Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？ the boy asked．

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled（殘疾的） brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There it is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent（美分）. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

50．The street urchin was very surprised when ________．

A．Paul received an expensive car

B．Paul told him about the car

C．he saw the shining car

D．he was walking around the car

51.From the story we can see the urchin ________．

A．wished to give his brother a car

B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s

D．wished Paul could be a brother like that

52．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．

A．to show his neighbours the big car

B．to show he had a rich friend

C．to let his brother ride in the car

D．to tell his brother about his wish

53．We can infer（推斷）from the story that ________．

A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother

D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end

Everyone needs friends．There is an old saying：Friends are God’s way of taking care of us．But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

    “The Care and Keeping of Friends”by American author Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends．Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree．You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow．

    First, you should choose a friend．What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks．A good friend should be kind and patient(耐心)．For example，if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complains(抱怨)and do their best to help．To make a friend，you cannot be too shy．You should make each other happy and share your lives．

    But things cannot always be happy．Even the best friends have fights．What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to them．When there is no one around，have an honest talk．If he or she doesn’t want to talk，you could write a letter． 

Sally says there are three steps to being friends again：Toll him or her how you are feeling；say what your friend has done wrong，and explain why you did this or that．The book also has advice on some small but important things like celebrating your friends’ success．Even if you haven’t had a real friend before, you will start to think of having one if you read this book．Because the book tells that friendship is the most important thing in your life．

46. The best title for this article is

A. Life is great if we have friends

B. What is a friend?

C. Everyone must have a friend

D. How to make friends

47. Which of the following statements is true?

A. This article was written by Sally Seamans.

B. The care and Keeping of friends gives good advice to young students.

C. If you want to get friendship, it’s OK for you to plant a tree.

D. It’s certain that best friends don’t fight against one another any time.

  When one takes shoes to a shop to be mended, he is given a ticket with a number on it. Then,  26  his shoes are ready, he goes back to the shop, gives the ticket to the shoemaker, gets his shoes and  27  for them.

One day Mrs Smith gave her husband a pair of her shoes which needed  28  and asked him to  29  them to the shop. Mr Smith did so, and put the  30  for them in his pocket.

He went back four days  31  to get the shoes,  32  when he went into the shop, he was not able to find his ticket  33 , and the shoemaker did not want to give him the  34  until he got the ticket. “How do I know that the shoes are  35  unless you give me the ticket?” he said. “If I give them to you now, somebody  36  may come into my shop with the ticket tomorrow, and then I shan’t be able to give him the shoes.” Mrs Smith needed the shoes very much, so her husband  37  for a moment and then went out to his  38 , which was at the side of the road  39  the shop. He   40  the door, and whistled（耳語）to his wife’s small  41 , which was sitting on the back seat. Then he went back into the shop with the dog and  42  it, “Get the shoes!” the dog began to  43  around the shop, and soon it found Mrs Smith’s shoes and brought one of them to Mr Smith, then the  44 . “That should prove（證明）that they are my wife’s,.” said Mr Smith. The shoemaker  45 . Then he gave the shoes to Mr Smith.

26. A. before    B. when      C. since      D. unless

27. A. cares      B. looks      C. pays         D. waits

28. A. making         B. mending     C. buying       D. selling

29. A. show     B. change          C. find          D. take

30. A. ticket     B. paper      C. bill           D. list

31.A. late            B. later         C. ago           D. long

32. A. or             B. because    C. and          D. but

33.A. with his son      B. again C. in his office         D. slowly

34.A. shoes      B. idea           C. dog            D. answer

35.A. black       B. beautiful     C. yours         D. whose

36.A. old             B. young      C. other     D. else

37. A. worried     B. stood    C. thought       D. hoped

38.A. car             B. bus       C. boat           D. train

39.A. inside      B. round     C. up            D. outside

40. A. opened          B. closed     C. broke    D. built

41. A. clock      B. dog            C. hen            D. cat

42.A. talked     B. replied    C. answered   D. said to

43. A. hear       B. taste       C. smell     D. see

44. A. other     B. others     C. ticket     D. pairs

45. A. surprised   B. cried out   C. laughed      D. frightened

 Mike insisted that he ______ nothing wrong and ______ free.

A. did… set                  B. had done…be set  

C. do…should be set           D. had done… must be set

 She burst _____ when she heard the sad news.

       A. into laughter                 B. into laughing        

   C. out crying                        D. out tears

The        look on his face showed that he had enouth confidence in himself.

   A.surprised       B.puzzled      C.excited     D.determined

 The little girl _______ go to the cinema rather than _______ at home alone that night.

A. prefered to; stay  B. prefers to; to stay  

C. prefered; stay    D. prefers to; stay

---Excuse me, sir. I 　　　　.I want the light yellow bag instead of the green one.

---As you like. Here you are.

A.make up my mind　 　　　　　B.keep it in my mind　

C.change my mind　 　　　　　D.bring to mind

---Is your father still a smoker?

 ---No. He was         to give up smoking one year ago.

A.requested     B. persuaded     C. advertised     D.allowed

Your parents will be pleased      your present if you post it before Christmas

A.receiving     B.receive     C. received   D. to receive