Topic One Small StoriesⅠA Fall Into The Pit, A Gain In Your WitOne thorn(刺) of experience is worth many times of warning.Ralph Wick was seven years old. In most things he was a fine boy, but he would cry from time to time. When he could not have what he wanted, he would 1 for it. If he was told that it would hurt him, and he could not have it, he would also cry.One day, he went with his mother into the garden. The sun shone. The grass was cut. The flowers were starting to come out.Ralph thought he was, for once, a good boy. A 2 was on his face. He wished to do as he was told. Ralph helped his mother with the farm work and he was very happy.“Now you must be tired and 3 ,” said his mother. “Have a good rest here and eat some cookie s. I will get a beautiful red rose for you.” So his mother brought the red flower to him. When he saw his mother still had a white rose in her hand, Ralph 4 it.“No, my dear.” said his mother. “See how many thorns it has. You must not touch it, or y ou would be sure to hurt your hand.” When Ralph found that he could not have the white rose, he began to cry, and suddenly took it away. But he was soon very sorry. The thorns hurt his hand. It was so 5 that he could not use it for some time.Ralph would never 6 this. From then on, when he wanted what he should not have, his mother would point to his hand which had been hurt before. He at last learned to do as he was told.1. A. run B. cry C. plan D. call2. A. smile B. sign C. fear D. mark3. A. lazy B. noisy C. hungry D. sleepy4. A. waited for B. asked for C. cared for D. thanked for5. A. helpful B. harmful C. peaceful D. painful6. A. accept B. refuse C. forget D. rememberⅡA Meaningful GiftEmily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course(公民课程), she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home(疗养院) for a week.One Monday, Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would 1 an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs. Blair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa.Emily stood awkwardly(别扭地)in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said, “Good afternoon. I’m Emily.”“Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please.” Mrs. Blair replied.Then, 2 filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say.“Tell me about yourself, Emily,” Mrs. Blair said suddenly.“Well,” Emily started, “I don’t have any grandparents, so I can’t relate to elderly people much. I love the performing arts. I’m here mainly because I have to 3 here to get a good grade for my Civics class.”Mrs. Blair didn’t seem to mind. “Many people, especially teens, don’t seem to care about old people like me. Now you are here, and I’m going to change that about you. Ask me anything.”Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided, “What was your job?”“I was a Broadway star in the 1950s.” Mrs. Blair answered.“Cool! Can you tell me about it?” Emily asked, amazed.Mrs. Blair smiled gently and said, “Back then, only the lead actress had the honor to wear a4 bracelet(手镯). I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.”Emily smiled along with Mts. Blair and listened to the other stories, attentively. She had become so interested in Mrs. Blair’s stories that she decided to come earlier the next day.Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really 5 to say goodbye.“Don’t be sad. You can still visit me,” Mrs. Blair comforted her. She then handed a sma ll box to Emily, “It’s my gift to you.”Emily 6 opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. “It’s the bracelet that you wore. Thank you!” Emily said, with tears in her eyes. “I’m sure to visit you whenever I’m free.”On the way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and made a promise that she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair.1. A. waste B. spend C. plan D. exercise2. A. warmth B. sadness C. happiness D. silence3. A. study B. live C. volunteer D. play4. A. strange B. special C. common D. private5. A. upset B. confused C. surprised D. nervous6. A. proudly B. secretly C. expectedly D. carefullyⅢLocked In A LibraryDavid walked down the street. All he wanted to do was to play basketball with Jim. But his mother told him to r 1 his sister’s books to the library on his way to Jim’s house.In his eyes, books and summertime just don’t go together. He thought that he had read a lotd 2 the school year. And he had never set foot inside a public library. Today he’d just drop the books off in the outside return box, but it was locked. He had to go inside to return them.David walked inside the building a few minutes before closing time. He put the books into the return box. After a quick drink of water and a short stop in the toilet, he’d be on his way to meet Jim. He walked out of the toilet. The library lights were turned off. He was l 3 — in a library.David tried to use the telephone, but he couldn’t find one at last. As the sun began to set, he s 4 for a light and found a little one on the desk. He used a pencil to write a note on a big piece of paper. It read, “I’m locked inside. Please call for help.” He put it on the front door. Surely, someone passing by would see it. He then turned his a 5 to the library itself.He was surprised to d 6 that this place was not so bad. Rows and rows of books! When he saw a book about Michael Jordan on the desk, he picked it up. He opened the book and began to read. He felt that being locked in the library didn’t seem to be such a t7 thing.ⅣThe Sixth TimeWhen I was in the seventh grade, I had problems behaving. My heart was in the right place, but I couldn’t always follow the rules. I played many t 1 on my schoolmates. Once, I even pulled a girl’s hair on the school bus to get her at tention. As a result, I was repeatedly sent to the office of the principal(校长). A 2 I hated going there, I did not hate the principal, Mr. Ratcliff.Mr. Ratcliff was a kind, elderly man. When he spanked(打屁股) me for putting some ants into a classmate’s pencil box, it didn’t hurt at all, but it did hurt my feelings. I thought so much of him and moments like that seemed to p 3 I was hopelessly bad.When I got called to Mr. Ratcliff’s office for the sixth time, I had no idea what I had done. I felt d 4 as I walked down there. I went into his office, sat down, and looked at the floor. Then he said the last thing I expected to hear: “Kevin, I’ve heard you’ve been behaving really well lately. I want you to know how p 5 I am of you, and I just called you down to my office to give you a peppermint(薄荷糖).”“Really?” I was surprised.“Yes. Now you can take that peppermint and go back to class.”I carried the peppermint with me as if it was a gold coin. When I got into my classroom, I bragged(吹嘘) to my classmates about my turnaround(思想转变), excitedly. I wasn’t so bad after all.Mr. Ratcliff was really kind. He made me r 6 that I was just a kid who had problems with behavior. He bought some peppermints and took the time to notice me when I got something-anything-right. Mr. Ratcliff gave me some hope by giving me some love. I will just remember him for the r 7 of my life.ⅤFrom The Other SideLara and Tara are twins. They look like each other, but they are very different in everything else. For e xample, hot food is Lara’s favorite, and Tara has a sweet choice.H 1 , this isn’t the problem with the twin girls. They always argued that the opposite one was wrong. Lara thought it was terrible to get up early in the morning, while Tara insisted that mornings were fresh and it was difficult to stay up till midnight.For years, their arguments c 2 . To put an end to their fights, their parents decided to create a small drama. They wanted the girls to understand that they were both c 3 from their own point of view. Their parents covered the girls’ eyes with black ribbons, and brought them to the dining room. In the room, a big board was placed in the middle. Lara was asked to stand on one side of the board and Tara on the other. They couldn’t s ee the other side of it. When the ribbons were taken away, they were surprised to see a huge board b 4 them.Now, their father asked Lara, “What’s the c 5 of the board?” She replied, “It’s black!” Their mother asked Tara the same question. She re plied, “It’s white!” The two girls began to argue again. While Lara was confident it was black, Tara was sure it was white. Then, they were asked to e 6 their places. They couldn’t believe their eyes. Tara, who insisted it was a white board, saw a black one. S 7 , Lara, who argued the board was black, was shocked to see a white one. They understood that each of them was right in her own view. Most of us are like Lara and Tara. We are right most times, but insist that others are wrong!ⅥCan “No-Homework” Become True?Tom was an eight-year-old boy. He was sick to death of school because he didn’t want to do his homework. He was a 1 looking for excuse not to do it. When he sneezed (打喷嚏) or had a headache, he told his mom he was serio usly ill and he couldn’t do his homework. Though Tom’s mom was angry, she didn't know how to deal with him. Most of the time, Tom went to school without finishing his homework. Even though he finished his homework indeed, he usually did it very c 2 .One Tuesday evening, Tom told his mom that he couldn't do his homework b 3 he was having a fever. After his mom took his temperature, she realized that Tom didn't tell the truth. So he had to do his homework. To his mom's s 4 , the light in Tom's bedroom was still on at midnight. His mom opened the door quietly and found Tom was already asleep. His homework was only half completed.The next morning, Tom went to school as usual. He left his homework at home on p 5 . When Tom returned home from s chool, his mom asked, “Did your teacher punish you today? I know you didn’t finish your homework last night.”“No, mom.” Tom answered.“How did you make it?” his mom asked him. “What did you say to the teacher?”“I told my teacher that an a 6 happened to me this morning.”“What?” Tom’s mom looked at him with eye wide.“The school bus f7 into the pool on my way to school.” Tom continued. “I climbed out of the pool, but my homework didn’t climb out of the pool.”“But you don’t take the school bus in fact.” Tom’s mom said.“Of course, I don’t.” Tom said. “But my teacher doesn’t know that.”。
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