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When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never invited us to play in his yard, but he was a very kind person.

When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. He owned a large field and wanted to make it a forest.

The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled (寵壞)them, and that if you watered them, each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker, so you had to make things difficult for them and pick out the weaker trees early on.

He talked about how watering trees made for shallow(淺的) roots, and the trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important.

So he never watered his trees. He’d planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about twenty-five years ago. They’re very big and strong now.

I planted some trees a few years back and carried water to them for a whole summer. After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I pray(祈禱) that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to face difficulties. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we could face it strongly and won’t be beaten down.

1. We know from the reading the doctor _________.

2. When Dr. Gibbs said, “...pick out the weaker trees early on.” he means that ______.

3.The passage tells us that the writer _______.

4. The writer wants to change his prayer, hoping that ________.

5.Which can be the best title of the reading?

A woman lost her handbag. There was plenty of money in it. So she made a promise, “If someone finds my handbag and returns it to me, I’ll give half the money to him.”

A cleaner found it in a garbage box. He sent it back to the loser. But the woman changed her mind.

“There was still an expensive watch in my handbag,” said the loser. “I won’t give half the money in my handbag to you until you return it to me.”

“I’ve never seen a watch in the handbag,” said the cleaner.

They began to argue. The woman refused to do what she had said. The cleaner became angry and took her before a judge(法官).

After the judge heard what happened to them, he said to the woman, “I’m sure you are an honest woman. It’s true that you have lost a handbag in which there was a watch. But it is also clear that there is only a lot of money in this handbag. I don’t think it is yours. Wait for some man. Perhaps someone will be able to return it to you!”

Then the judge turned to the cleaner and said, “Take the handbag home. If the loser doesn’t go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!”

( ) 41.The woman’s lost handbag was found by 　　　 .

A.　　 a judge　　　 B. a cleaner　　　 C. herself　 D. nobody

( ) 42.The woman wanted to get back the handbag because 　　　　　　.

A.　　 there’s a lot of money in it　　 B. she put an expensive watch in it

C. there were some cards in it　　 D. she likes the handbag very much

( ) 43.Where did the cleaner find the handbag?

A. On a street　 B. In a park　 C. In a Supermarket　 D. In a garbage box

( ) 44.After the judge heard what had happened, he 　　　　　　.

A. made a wise decision　　

B. didn’t know what to do

C. asked the cleaner to return the handbag to the woman

D. ordered the cleaner to hand in the handbag.

( ) 45.Do you think there was a watch in the handbag?

A. Yes, I think so. B. It’s not mentioned.

C. No, I don’t think so.　 D. Maybe

John sent for a doctor because his wife was ill．He called the doctor and made sure they would meet at five．He arrived at the doctor's at twenty to five．He thought, "It's a little bit earlier．I'll wait for a moment． It's good to keep the time．"

Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor's． He looked around and saw a noisy square（廣場）not far from here． He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet．He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily．

Suddenly he heard a girl crying．He came up to her and asked some questions．Then he knew she got lost．John tried to find out her address and took her home．The girl's parents were very thankful．

Then John hurried to the doctor's．The doctor said angrily when he saw him, "You're late．Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes? " John said nothing but one word—"Sorry! "

1．John went to the square to ______．

A．spend the time                                    B．enjoy himself

C．see the children and the women           D．help the girl

2．The girl cried because ______．

A．someone hit her                                   B．she fell off her bike

C．her parents were angry with her              D．she didn't find the way home

3．At last John got to the doctor's at ______．

A．twenty to five                                     B．twenty past five

C．five o'clock                                        D．forty past five

Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor’s. He looked around and saw a noisy square not far from here. He went there and sat down on chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet. He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily.

Suddenly he heard a girl crying. He came up to her and asked some questions. Then he knew she got lost. Mike tried to find out her address and took her home. The girl’s parents were thankful.

Then Mike hurried to the doctor’s. The doctor said angrily when she saw him, “You are late. Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes?” Mike said nothing but one word—“Sorry!”

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1. It’s good to keep the time. The word “keep” in this sentence means　　    . 

A. 保留　　    B. 擁有　　    C. 繼續(xù)　　　　   D. 遵守

2. Mike went to the square to　　    .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A. spend the time　　　　　　 　　　　  B. enjoy himself

C. see the children and the women　　　　  D. find the girl

3. The girl cried because　　    .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A. someone hit her　　　　　　　　　　 B. she fell off the bike

C. her parents were angry with her　　    D. she couldn’t find her way home

4. At last Mike got to the doctor’s at________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

A. twenty to five　　　　　　　　　　   B. twenty past five

C. five o’clock　　　　　　　　　　    D. forty past five

5. According to the story, we know Mike was a　　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　

A. busy man　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. quiet man

C. helpful man　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lucky man