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初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第332期
Never forget how small you are
There was once a young man who, after some small achievements, began to feel self-satisfied (自满的).
One day, the young man took a walk with a wise man from the town. On the way the young man was bragging (吹牛) about himself, but the wise man didn’t say a word. “Look downward, what do you see?” asked the wise man once they got to a peak (山顶).
“I see trees, farmland, houses and people as small as ants working in the fields (田野),” the young man said.
“What do you feel?” the wise man asked.
“Everything is below me. I feel like I ” the young man answered.rule the Earth,
The wise man said nothing. After a minute, he asked the young man to look up. “What do you see this time?” the wise man asked.
“I see birds flying around high mountains, the white clouds on the mountains
and the blue sky above the white clouds,” the young man answered.
Then he asked the wise man’s feelings.
“I feel small and powerless,” the wise man answered. “A person who knows to look upward can clearly understand his position. A person who knows the blue sky is always overhead won’t be so foolish as to believe he rules over the Earth or any other people.”
The young man felt foolish for his pride. From then on, whenever he began to feel as if the world owed him something, he looked up at the sky and remembered how small he really was.
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第333期 How much for a miracle?
An 8-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him.
One morning, the girl heard her father say to her mother: “Only a miracle can save Andrew now.” The girl went to her bedroom, collected all of her money and counted it carefully. She hurried to a drugstore (药房).
“How can I help you?” asked the salesman (售货员).
“I want to buy a miracle,” the girl answered. “My brother has something bad growing inside his head. My daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?”
“We don’t sell miracles here, my dear. I’m so sorry,” the salesman said, sadly.
“What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” asked a well-dressed man standing nearby.
“I don’t know,” she answered. “He’s really sick and needs an operation in his head. So I brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“$1.11,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” said the man. “$1.11 is the price of a miracle. Let’s go to see your brother.”
That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous brain doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was well again. Sometimes miracles do happen.
1. The girl hurried to the drugstore to _______.
A. buy some medicine for her parents B. ask the salesman to buy a miracle for her
C. ask someone to help her brother D. buy something called a “miracle” for her brother
2. Why did the man say “$1.11 is the price of a miracle”?
A. Because a miracle just cost $1.11. B. Because he wanted to sell more miracles.
C. Because he was moved by the girl. D. Because he didn’t know the real price.
3. Andrew was well again because _____.
A. his parents made enough money B. his sister bought some medicine for him
C. a famous brain doctor helped him D. his sister did an operation on him
4. From the passage, we learn that _____.
A. miracles may happen when there is love B. $1.11 is the right amount of money to buy a miracle
C. we can buy miracles in drugstores D. miracles can be found everywhere
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第334期
Be a potato, but be the best
A young college student thought that he chose the wrong major (专业) at a common college, so he drank every day and didn’t study at all. He became more and more frustrated.
But he was never absent from Professor Yang’s biology class. He liked the course. Besides, Yang’s class was so interesting that he always listened carefully, never caring about whether the other students were paying attention or not in class.
Once he put a note in the homework he handed in, saying: “Professor, it is said that today’s college students are cheaper than potatoes. Do you agree?”
That day Professor Yang sent for him after class. When he came, he found the professor at a table with food on it. They drank happily over their meal.
When they became half drunk, the professor produced a small potato that was sprouting (发芽的). “Do you know how much this costs?” he asked the young man. “It’s soft but poisonous (有毒的). Nobody will take ” He then threw the
potato away.it even if it’s free.
The professor then showed him another potato. It was half the size of a football and perfectly round. “This potato is organic (有机的). It is not only large and fresh but also free of pollution. It is in high demand and quite expensive.”
The young man was impressed by what he’d heard. “Be such a potato,” said the professor.
1. Why did the young college student feel frustrated?
A. Because he broke up with his girlfriend not long ago.
B. Because he thought he chose the wrong major.
C. Because he failed in most of the subjects at college.
D. Because he didn’t like the professors at college.
2. The student was never absent from Professor Yang’s biology class because _____.
A. Professor Yang was very kind
B. Professor Yang was very strict
C. Professor Yang’s class was interesting
D. Professor Yang’s class was easy to understand
3. Professor Yang showed the student two different potatoes to tell him that _____.
A. potatoes were not cheap at all
B. some soft potatoes were poisonous
C. organic potatoes could be polluted
D. not all potatoes were the same
4. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. Our value depends on ourselves.
B. College students are like cheap potatoes.
C. Never change your mind even if you’re wrong.
D. Keep on doing what you think is right.
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第335期 >
It can be a lot of work to adopt an animal, but it is also a lot of fun. Mollie Lesser, 18, of Chicago, US, recently adopted a little dog named Bart.
Bart is not Lesser’s first dog. The family had another dog that They adopted 6-month-old Bart lastpassed away over the summer. autumn.
“We forgot how much energy a young dog has,” Lesser said. “It can be very time-consuming (耗时间的). My parents compare it to having a baby. We are eating dinner and my parents are like: ‘Where is Bart? What is he doing?’”
Bart needs to be walked or let into the backyard several times a day. His trainer, Lisa Collins, says a young dog actually needs to be let outdoors every two hours.
Having a dog is not just about playing with it. Parents should expect their dog to bite (咬) and jump. Collins says that, through proper training, animals can learn to obey commands from both adults and kids.
Having a dog also means providing fresh food, water and attention every day. Patience and training is also necessary. Lesser said her dog has already chewed up a pair of her shoes. They’ve been working with Collins to stop bad behavior like chewing or jumping on people. Being a pet owner takes a lot of time, but Lesser doesn’t mind.
“Falling in love with a pet is easy, but adopting a pet is a big decision,” said Lesser. “Think it over before you adopt a pet.”
1. How old was Bart when Mollie adopted him?
A. 3 months old. B. 6 months old. C.10 months old. D. 1 year old.
2. How often does a young dog actually need to go out according to Lesser?
A. Every 30 minutes. B. Every hour.
C. Every 2 hours. D. Every 4 hours.
3. How can we make animals obey our commands?
A. By training them properly. B. By sending them to zoos.
C. By letting them outdoors. D. By talking to them often.
4. What does Lesser think of adopting a dog?
A. It’s easy to deal with. B. It isn’t fun at all.
C. It is a job for rich people. D. It is a serious thing.
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第337期
An old woman had two large pots, one on each end of a pole (扁担). She carried the pole with the pots across her neck.
One of the pots had a crack (裂缝) in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full pot of water. At the end of the long walk from the well to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half-full.
For two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud (骄傲的). But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.
One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman by the well: “I am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.”
The old woman smiled: “Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your crack, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you water them.
“For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate (装饰) the table. Without you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty.”
Each of us has our own cracks. But it’s these cracks that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第338期
When she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but fog (雾). Her body was numb (麻木的). She had been swimming for nearly 16 hours. At the age of 34, her goal was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast.
On the morning of July 4, 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so thick (厚重的) that she could hardly see the boats that supported her. She tried to go on, hour after hour, while millions watched her on national television.
In one of the boats near Florence, her mother and her trainer encouraged her. They told her it wasn’t much farther. But all she could see was fog. They urged her not to give up. But, with only a half mile to go, she asked to be helped out of the water.
Still warming her cold body several hours later, she told a reporter: “If I could have seen land, I might have made it.” It was not tiredness or even the cold water that defeated her. It was the fog. She couldn’t see her goal.
Two months later, she tried again. This time, through the same thick fog, she swam with her goal clear in her mind. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land, and this time, she Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel,made it! beating the men’s record by two hours!
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第339期
It was a normal, busy morning. At about 8:30 am, George, an old man in his 80s, arrived at Queen Alexandra Hospital, England, to have stitches (缝线) removed from his hand.
George told me that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:15 am. I weighed him, took his blood pressure (血压) and invited him to take a seat in the waiting area. I saw him looking at his watch and asked George if he had another doctor’s appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.
George told me no, but that he needed to go to St Christopher’s Nursing Home to eat breakfast with his wife. He told me that she had Alzheimer’s disease (老年痴呆症).
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a little late. George replied that she no longer knew who he was and that she had not recognized him in five years.
I was surprised. “And you still go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?” I asked him.
“She doesn’t know me, but I still know who she is,” he answered with a smile.
I had to hold back tears as George left. “That is the kind of love I want in my life,” I thought.
True love is neither physical, nor romantic. The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything. Life isn’t about how toThey just make the best of everything they have. survive (存活) the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
1. Why was George in a hurry when he was in the hospital?
A. Because he had to look after his grandson. B. Because he wanted to see his wife on time.
C. Because he had another doctor’s appointment. D. Because he didn’t feel comfortable.
2. George’s wife wouldn’t be upset if he was late, because ____.
A. she was often late, too B. she couldn’t recognize him
C. she knew George was busy D. she didn’t want to see him
3. According to the writer, who can have true love?
A. People who are the most romantic. B. People who have everything.
C. People who make the best of everything they have. D. People who are physically strong.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The writer was very moved by George. B. The writer thought George’s life was hard.
C. The writer felt sad for George’s wife. D. The writer couldn’t understand George.
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第340期
Once, there were two fishermen who knew how to fish very well. They went to a lake to fish. One of them preferred fishing alone to paying attention to others while the other was an outgoing person who loved to make friends.
The outgoing fisherman saw that some tourists at the lake were not catching any fish. “I will teach you how to fish,” he said to them. “If you catch 10 fish, give me one. If you don’t get 10, you needn’t give me anything.”
Both sides hit it off and agreed.
After he finished teaching one group of people, he went to another group of people, and also taught them some fishing skills. He still asked that, for every 10 fish caught, they should give him one back.
At the end of the day, the fisherman who kindly helped others received a full basket of fish, and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time,
as a teacher, he was respected.
On the other hand, the other fisherman didn’t have much fun. When the other fishermen circled around his camp, he became even more lonely (孤独的). After fishing for a whole day alone, he looked into the fish basket, and found he had far fewer fish than his friend.
1. How did the outgoing fisherman get a basket of fish?
A. By catching fish alone. B. By teaching tourists fishing skills.
C. By teaching the other fisherman. D. By catching fish with the other fisherman.
2. Why did the fisherman teach other people fishing skills?
A. Because he wanted to help other people get some fish.
B. Because he wanted to get more fish than the other fisherman.
C. Because he had nothing to do except fishing.
D. Because he didn’t want the other fisherman to get any fish.
3. The fisherman who fished alone felt______ in the end.
A. happy B. excited C. nervous D. lonely
4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We should go fishing alone. B. We should be friendly.
C. We should learn how to fish. D. We should teach others how to fish.
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第342期 >
I was the tallest girl in my class when I started school. It made me feel big, which, in a world that promotes small, made me believe I was fat. The small girls were seen as being cuter. They got more attention from teachers and were more popular. Hating myself for not being small began when I was 7 years old and, by adulthood, I was convinced I was fat and ugly.
All I saw in the mirror (镜子) was big and ugly. Then, one day, I did something kind for myself.
It began with spending a few extra dollars to buy the good brand of jam (果酱). Yum! Then I spent a day at home watching movies. Each small kindness I did for myself made me love myself more. I’d do something loving and feel happier, which made me want to do more. That focus on self grew into deep self-love.
I never thought I could really love myself. But today my self-love is very
strong. It’s helped me develop strong self-confidence, and lead me to reinvent (彻底改造) myself from an unhappy schoolteacher to writing Now I see myself aspopular books and counseling (提供咨询) people. beautiful.
Every little loving act you do for yourself is a brick (砖头) in the foundation of self-love.
True or false:
1. I was the shortest girl in the class.
2. I was convinced I was fat and ugly.
3. Each small kindness I did for myself made me love myself more.
4. Self-love didn’t help me develop self-confidence.
5. I see myself as beautiful now.
6. Each small kindness is a brick in the foundation of self-love.
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第341期
Sometimes, I doubt whether there is any love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to make money. They don’t act romantic the way couples do in They never say: “I love you.” It’s not their style.books and on TV.
One day, my mother was sewing (缝) a quilt (被子). I sat down beside her.
“Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.
“What?” she asked, still working.
“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her.
She didn’t answer right away.
I thought I had hurt her. At last I heard my mother say: “Susan, look at this thread (线). Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt strong. If It can hardly be seen anywhere,life was a quilt, then love should be a thread. but it’s still important.”
The next spring, my father suddenly got very sick. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they got back, she helped my father walk slowly down the road every day. My father had never been so gentle.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said. “I just like walking with your mom.”
Once, I thought love meant flowers and gifts. Now, I know that love is the thread that holds a family together.
1. Why does the writer think there may be no love between her parents?
A. Because they never say: “I love you”, to each other.
B. Because they don’t look after each other.
C. Because they don’t go for walks together.
D. Because they don’t like to watch TV together.
2. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer’s parents don’t love the writer.
B. The writer’s parents love each other in their own way.
C. The writer’s father didn’t like to walk with his wife.
D. The writer’s mother often says: “I love you”, to her.
3. With the story of the quilt and the thread, the writer’s mother wanted to _____.
A. teach the writer how to make a quilt
B. show she was very good at making quilts
C. move away from the writer’s question
D. tell the writer what love was
4. Now, the writer thinks love ______.
A. means flowers and gifts
B. means romance
C. means holding each other
D. is like a quilt
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第344期
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo (柔道), although he had lost his left
arm in a car accident.The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo teacher, Mr Tanaka. The boy was doing well, but his teacher had taught him only one move in three months of training.
“Mr Tanaka,” the boy finally asked, “shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”
“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need
to know,” his teacher replied.
Several months later, Mr Tanaka took the boy to his first tournament (锦标赛). The boy won his first three matches, using his one move to win. The boy was now in the finals, and was amazed by his own success. This time, his opponent (对手) was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. The referee (裁判) wanted to stop the match.
“No,” the teacher insisted, “let him continue.” Soon, his opponent dropped his guard. At that moment the boy used his move to pin (钉住) him. The boy won the match and became the champion. On the way home, the boy and his teacher reviewed every match. Then the boy asked what was really on his mind.
“Mr Tanaka, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”
“You won for two reasons,” his teacher answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only defense (防守) for that move is for your opponent to grab (抓住) your left arm.”
The boy’s biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.
1. Why did the referee want to stop the final match?
A. Because the boy was not ready for the final match yet.
B. Because the boy’s opponent was much stronger than him.
C. Because the boy was too tired to fight in the match.
D. Because the boy’s teacher asked the referee to stop it.
2. What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. The boy won the final match.
b. The boy began to learn judo.
c. The boy lost his left arm in an accident.
d. The boy won the first three matches.
e. The boy learned why he won the matches.
A. c-b-d-e-a B. c-b-d-a-e C. b-c-d-e-a D. b-c-d-a-e
3. The boy won the final match because of the following reasons EXCEPT ____.
A. the boy acted in a different way this time
B. his opponent couldn’t grab the boy’s left arm
C. the boy pinned his opponent at the right moment
D. the boy mastered the most difficult throw in judo
4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We shouldn’t look down on disabled people.
B. We can win a match if we know ourselves well.
C. Our disadvantages can be advantages sometimes.
D. Disabled people can be successful, too.
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第343期
A man feared his wife wasn’t hearing as well as she used to and he thought she So, he called the family doctor to discuss themight need a hearing aid. problem. The doctor told him about a simple test he could use to get a better idea about her hearing loss (失聪).
“Here’s what you do,” said the doctor. “Stand about 40 feet (12 meters) away from her, and in a normal conversational If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet,speaking tone (语调) see if she hears you. and so on until you get a response.”
That evening, the man’s wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he is in the yard. “I’m about 40 feet away,” he says to himself. “Let’s see what happens.”
Then, in a normal tone, he asks: “Honey, what’s for dinner?” No response.
So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife, and asks again: “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Still no response.
Next, he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks: “Honey, what’s for dinner?”
Again he gets no response. He walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Again there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her. “Honey, what’s for dinner?”
“James, for the fifth time, chicken!”
1. Why did the man ask his wife what was for dinner several times?
A. Because he wanted to know what was special for dinner.
B. Because he wanted to know if his wife had hearing loss.
C. Because the doctor advised him to ask his wife such a question.
D. Because he was very hungry and couldn’t wait to have dinner.
2. How many times did the wife answer her husband’s question?
A. She didn’t answer him at all. B. She answered once.
C. She answered twice. D. She answered five times.
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The wife had a serious hearing problem.
B. The husband could hear very well.
C. The wife didn’t want to talk with her husband.
D. The husband couldn’t hear as well as he used to.
4. Who really needed a hearing aid?
A. The man’s wife. B. The man. C. Neither of them. D. Both of them.
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第346期 >
A sage (哲人) presented a prince with a set of three small dolls (玩偶).“This is a gift for a future king,”he said, handing them to the prince.
The prince looked carefully and saw a hole in the ear of each doll. The sage gave him a piece of string (线) and asked him to pass it through each doll.
Interested, the prince picked up the first doll and put the string into the doll’s ear. It came out of the other ear.
“This is one type of person,” said the sage. “Whatever you tell him comes out of his other ear. He doesn’t remember anything.”
The prince put the string into the second doll. The string then came out of the doll’s mouth.
“This is the second type of person,” said the sage. “Whatever you tell him, he tells everybody else.”
The prince picked up the third doll and repeated the process. The string did not come out from anywhere.
“This is the third type of man,” said the sage. It never comes“Whatever you tell him is locked up within him. out.”
“What is the best type of person?” asked the prince.
The sage handed him a fourth doll.
When the prince put the string into the doll, it came out from the other ear.
“Do it again,” said the sage. The prince repeated the process. This time the string came out from the mouth. When he put the string in a third time, it did not
come out at all.
“This is the best type of person,” said the sage. “To be trustworthy (可信赖的), a man must know when to forget, when to remain silent and when to speak out.”
1. Why did the sage present the prince with a set of three small dolls?
A. Because he thought the prince liked dolls very much.
B. Because the king asked him for a gift.
C. Because he wanted to tell the prince who to trust.
D. Because he wanted to show the prince how to play with them.
2. The first doll stands for people who_____.
A. remember everything B. always keep silent
C. never remember anything D. always speak out
3. According to the passage, the prince should trust the kind of people _____.
A. who tell everybody else whatever you tell them
B. who know how to do the right thing at the right time
C. who don’t remember anything you tell them
D. who can keep silent about what you have done
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第345期
One day a man was going to the market with his son and his donkey (毛驴). On their way, they met a young man. He looked at them in surprise.
“Why do you walk when you have a donkey to ride?” asked the young man. “Let the boy sit on the donkey.”
“I like that idea,” said the boy. “Help me up, father.” And the father did so willingly. They both felt very happy and went on. Soon they met a woman. “How shameful of you!” cried the woman. “Let your father ride. Won’t he be tired?”
So, the man asked his boy to get off, and got on himself. But soon they passed two women, one of whom said to the boy: “Poor boy, why should your lazy father ride while you are walking?”
The man didn’t know what to do, but at last he took his boy up before him on the donkey. As they went on, they met some travelers. “How cruel of you! Are you trying to kill that poor donkey?” cried one of the travelers.
Hearing this, the father and the son were ashamed and they got down quickly. After thinking for a while, they decided to carry the donkey on their shoulders (肩膀). As they did, the travelers broke into laughter: “How silly they are!”
The laughter made the donkey scared. It broke off and ran away.
1. Why did the man ask his son to get off the donkey?
A. Because he didn’t love his son. B. Because his son was too tired to walk.
C. Because he wanted his son to walk. D. Because a woman asked him to do so.
2. What is the correct order of the following events?
a. The father and the boy got off the donkey.
b. The donkey got scared and ran away.
c. The father got on the donkey.
d. The son got on the donkey.
e. The father took his boy up before him on the donkey.
A. bacde B. dceba C. dceab D. baced
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The young man thought the old man should be on the donkey.
B. The two women thought the father should ride on the donkey.
C. The travelers felt pity for the donkey.
D. The donkey could understand what people were saying.
4. What can we learn from this passage?
A. We can’t please everyone. B. We shouldn’t ride a donkey.
C. We should follow others’ advice. D. We should respect old people.
初中版 > 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 > 第347期
It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son. Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. My father is so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the soccer team.
One morning, my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school. “I hope we have a winner right here in my class,”
she said.
When I got home, I started to think about what to write. “My father is an astronaut.” No, I wouldn’t start like that. That was the way others saw him. How did I see my father? Hmm.
I saw him sitting with me in the dark I remember how he hugged (拥抱) me for hourswhen I had a terrible nightmare. when my dog Spotty was killed by a car.Yes, these were the things I was going to write about. To me, he wasn’t just a world-famous astronaut. He was my dad.
My parents and I went to the school on Thursday night. There were so many people in the hall! The third prize winner was announced and it was not me. I was relieved (释然) and disappointed at the same time. The second prize winner was announced. It was me!
I went up to the stage and read my story, My Father’s Son. When I finished, people stood up and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears were running down my mother’s face. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the proudest (最骄傲的) moment of my life.”
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.
1. Why is it not easy for the writer to be an astronaut’s son?
A. Because the writer’s father is too busy to spend time with him.
B. Because everybody expects him to be special or perfect.
C. Because the writer has to be an astronaut when he grows up.
D. Because the writer is asked to be class president.
2. The writer’s competition was about _____.
A. how his father became famous as an astronaut
B. how his father helped him with his studies
C. how his father took care of him as a father
D. how his father taught him to fly
3. Put the following events in the correct order.
a. The writer won the second prize for the writing competition.
b. The writer went to school with his parents.
c. The writer’s father hugged him when his dog Spotty was killed by a car.
d. The writer wrote an article for the writing competition.
e. Both the writer and his father felt very proud.
A. c-d-b-a-e B. c-d-b-e-a C. c-b-d-a-e D. c-b-d-e-a
4. What was the writer proudest of?
A. Being a great hero. B. Winning the writing prize.
C. Winning a Nobel Prize. D. Being his father’s son.
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A man and his small son spent their summer vacation walking through the mountains far away from their city. One day, the little boy slipped 20-30 meters down the side of the mountain. Finally he was able to grab onto a tree branch and hold on. “Help me!” he screamed out.
“Help me!” a voice shouted back.
He looked confused. “Who are you?” he yelled (喊).
“Who are you?” the voice shouted back.
The small boy became angry. “You are a fool!” he said.
“You are a fool!” the voice came back.
At just that moment, his father got to him. “Someone is talking to me but I can’t see who he is,” the boy said to his father.
His father laughed. “Son, that’s called an echo (回音),” he said. “But really, it’s called life. See, let me show you something.”
“You are a winner!” the father yelled.
“You are a winner!” the voice answered.
“You are talented!” the father yelled.
“You are talented!” it came back.
“Son, that’s how life the dad said. “The questionis. Whatever you do it always comes back to you,” is: what are you sending out about yourself? Start sending out: ‘I am strong, I am talented, and I am the best.’ What you send out is going to come back to you.”
1. Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. The boy slipped down a mountain.
b. His father got to him.
c. His father taught him an important lesson.
d. The boy shouted and heard someone shout back.
e. The boy asked his father who was talking to him.
A. a-d-e-c-b B. a-d-b-e-c C. d-a-c-e-b D. d-a-b-e-c
2. When the boy shouted: “You are a fool!”, he was ____.
A. excited B. afraid C. stupid D. angry
3. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. We should hold on something when we are in danger.
B. We shouldn’t call others fools or they won’t help us.
C. We should believe in ourselves and then we can succeed.
D. We shouldn’t be proud of ourselves or get angry with others.
4. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The father and the son B. Winners and losers
C. An echo in life D. Walking on the mountains
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