When I was growing up, I was ashamed（羞愧）of being seen with my father．He was  1 and quite ugly（丑）．He used to   2   together with me and his hand was on my arm for __3  ．At this time, people would look at us very directly．I would feel   4   and was afraid to look at others．Dad noticed that, but he never   5   that he knew．

It was difficult to make our steps．We   6   said to each other as we went along．But each time we   7  , he always said," You set the pace, I'll follow you．"

We usually took the underground．That was   8   he went to his office．He almost never __9   to work late, even though he was ill or met with bad weather．

He never felt   10   that he was disabled and he never envied the lucky or able persons．He looked   11   a "good heart" in others．

Now I'm older and realize that it is not right to judge（判斷）a person by his   12  ．I want to tell Dad how sorry I am that I was not   13   to walk with him in public and I ever felt ashamed to be his daughter．I think of him when I complain about something unimportant, envy another's good   14   or don't have a "good heart"．I want to   15   my hand on his arm and say, "You set the pace, I'll try to follow you．"

It is Dad who has helped me keep my balance, the balance of my lifetime．

1．A．patient               B．disabled            C．gentle               D．thin

2．A．ride              B．run                    C．drive                D．walk

3．A．balance       B．comfort             C．strength               D．fun

4．A．unwelcome          B．unhelpful             C．unfriendly            D．uncomfortable

5．A．showed                B．thought             C．found               D．replied

6．A．a(chǎn)lways               B．seldom            C．often               D．usually

7．A．started out           B．stayed out           C．looked out            D．cried out

8．A．how                 B．where              C．why                       D．when

9．A．stopped              B．came               C．got                   D．forgot

10．A．scared             B．sad                 C．excited             D．proud

11．A．for               B．a(chǎn)fter                 C．a(chǎn)t                  D．like

12．A．a(chǎn)dvice              B．reward                     C．a(chǎn)ppearance           D．experience

13．A．a(chǎn)ble               B．sure                C．a(chǎn)ngry               D．willing

14．A．ideas                B．luck                  C．habit                  D．voice

15．A．raise              B．put                 C．give               D．shake

       An old man lived alone in a town. He wanted to dig up his potato garden, but it was very   1    work. His only son, who always    2    him in the past, was then in prison（監(jiān)獄）. So the old man wrote a letter to his son and said:

Dear Son,

       I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to    3    potatoes in my garden this year. I    4    to miss doing it, because your mother always loved planting time. I’ m just getting too old to dig up a garden. If you were here, all my    5    would be over. I know you would dig up the garden for me    6    you weren’t in prison.

                                          Love,

                                               Dad

       Soon the old man    7    a letter: “Dad, don’t dig up the garden! That’s where I buried（埋藏）the guns（槍）!”

       At 4 a.m. the next morning, some    8    came and dug up the whole garden without finding any guns. The old man was    9    and wrote another note to his son. He told him what had happened, and    10     him what to do next.

       His son’s reply was: “Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you from here.”

1. A. hard                                   B. interesting                 C. simple                      D. boring

2. A. taught                         B. helped                      C. changed                   D. stopped

3. A. cook                           B. dig                           C. plant                        D. put

4. A. hope                           B. forget                       C. hate                         D. decide

5. A. trouble                        B. illness                       C. danger                            D. fear

6. A. if                                B. unless                      C. because                    D. when

7. A. wrote                          B. received                   C. sent                         D. read

8. A. friends                        B. neighbors                 C. policemen                 D. prisoners

9. A. ill                                B. lucky                       C. surprised                  D. sorry

30. A. told                           B. called                       C. invited                      D. asked

　 An old man lived alone in a town. He wanted to dig up his potato garden, but it was very　 41 work. His only son, who always 　 42　 him in the past, was then in prison（監(jiān)獄）.So the old man wrote a letter to his son and said:

　 Dear son,

　 I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to 　 43　 potatoes in my garden this year. I 　 44　 to miss doing it because your mother always loved planting time. I'm just getting too old to dig up a garden. If you were here, all my 　 45　 would be over. I know you would dig up the garden for me　 46　 you weren't in prison.

　 Love, Dad

　 Soon the old man　 47　 a letter, "Dad, don't dig up the garden! That's where I buried（埋藏）the guns!”

　 At 4 a.m. the next morning, some 　48　 came and dug up the whole garden without finding any gun. The old man was 49 and wrote another note to his son. He told him what had happened, and 　50 　him what to do next.

　 His son's reply was, "Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It's the best I could do for you

from here.”

41. A. hard　 　B. interesting　 C. simple　 　 D. boring

42. A. taught　 B. helped　 　　C. changed　 D. stopped

43. A. cook　 　 B. dig　 　　　 C. put　 　　　D. plant

44. A. hope　 　 B. forget　 　　 C. hate　 　　D. decide

45. A. trouble　 B. illness　 　　 C. danger　 　 D. fear

46. A. if　 　　 B. unless　 　　C. because 　 D. when

47. A. wrote　 　B. received 　　C. sent　 　　 D. read

48. A. friends　 B. neighbours　 C. policemen　 D. prisoners

49. A. ill　 　　B. lucky　 　　 C. surprised　 D. sorry

50. A. told　 　　B. called　 　 C. invited　 　 D. asked

Patrick never does homework. "Too boring," he says. He always plays baseball and basketball after school. His teachers tell him, "Patrick! Do your homework, or you can't learn anything. "But what can he do? He hates homework.

     One day, his cat was playing with a little "doll'. He found it wasn't a doll at all, but a man of the smallest size. The man called , "Save me! Don't give me back to that cat. I have magic(魔法). I will help you if you save me!"

     How lucky he was! Here was the answer to all of his problems. So he said, "If you help me to do m~ homework until the last day of school, I will get good grades. "The man agreed. He began to do Patrick’s homework. The man didn't always know what to do and he needed help. "Help me! Help me!" he said. And Patrick had to help, Day after day, Patrick had to work harder.

     Finally the last day of school arrived and the man was free to go. As for homework, Patrick didn't hate doing it any more. Patrick got his A's. His teachers and classmates were all surprised. Who really helped Patrick?

1. Patrick likes_________ after school.

A. doing sports   B. doing some reading   C. doing his homework  D. learning things

2. Why did Patrick get the small man's help?

A. Because Patrick gave him a cat.              

B. Because Patrick helped him play with the cat.   

C. Because Patrick saved him.                   

D. Because Patrick gave him lots of money.

3. What does the sentence "Patrick got his A's" mean?

A. It means "Patrick got the teachers' help".    

B. It means "Patrick got good grades".

C. It means "Patrick got more friends".          

D. It means "Patrick got more problems".

4. Which of the following is not true?

       A. Patrick never hates doing his homework.

B. The man sometimes didn't know what to do when he helped Patrick.   

C. The man didn't go until the last day of school.

       D. Patrick finally started to like doing homework.

5. From the passage, we can know_________

A. the man liked to play with the cat

B. the man never helped Patrick do his homework

C. Patrick's classmates always helped him do his homework

D. in fact, Patrick helped himself