【正文】 a 17 minute magical ride inside the cow． 1． A． room B． 1and C． farm D． house 2． A． Why B． Where C． What D． How 3． A． encouraged B． ordered C． stopped D． refused 4． A． plan B． place C． money D． wish 5． A． several hundred of B． one hundreds C． one hundreds of D． several hundreds of 6． A． buy B． build C． feed D． see 7． A． cost B． pay C． take D． spend 8． A． Somebody B． Everybody C． Nobody D． Anybody 9． A． near B． outside C． by D． inside 10． A． From now on B． At last C Just hen D At first （ 14） It was the Christmas of 1961． I was teaching in a small town in Ohio， US． There my 27 third graders looked forward to Christmas Day— all of them except one little girl． I l what would happen to this quiet child， once so happy， now so sad． I hoped the 2 would make her happy． Alter all she was only a kid． But 3 did． Christmas Day finally came． We were excited． Through it all． she sat quietly watching． I had made a special bag for her， I wanted very much to see her 4 ， She opened the package so slowly and carefully． I waited 5 she turned away． After school the children left in little groups． but she walked alone， watching them go out the door． When she came to me． she gave me a small white box．“ For 6 ?” I asked． She said nothing， but nodded her head． I opened it． There was a golden chain (鏈子 ) in the box． In a flash I knew she had made it for her mother． a mother she would 7 see again， a mother who would never hold her or brush her hair or share a funny story with her ever again． Her mother 8 three weeks ago． I held out the chain．“ Maria． it is so beautiful． She would have loved it．” Neither of us could stop the 9 ． She stumbled (蹣跚 ) into my arms． And for that moment I became her 10 ，for she had given me the greatest gifts of all： her trust and love． 1． A． knew B． thought C． 1earned D． wondered 2． A． festival B． gift C． game D． story 3． A． nothing B． everything C． anyone D． something 4． A． grade B． gift C． smile D． surprise 5． A． and B． or C． if D． but 6． A． me B． her C． him D． you 7． A． always B． sometimes C． never D． seldom 8． A． went by B． passed away C． set off D． moved away 9． A． story B． happy C． time D． tears 10． A． friend B． sister C． mother D． teacher （ 15） I was driving by myself on a hot summer day when there was something wrong with my car． I knew I was in 1 ． Luckily， I was on the top of a hill and rolled down into a small village． I stopped there and thought，“ Wow， what am I going to do now？” It was 11 pm， dark，and I was 2 ． Right when I was starting to panic (恐慌 )， a truck pulled up and the driver asked 3 the problem was． I told him what had happened and he said，“ Don39。t worry， my brother owns a parts store． I39。11 get him to 4 the store for you”． “ No， it39。s too 5 ，” I said，“ He39。s probably sleeping and I don39。t want to 6 him up for a stranger in need of a car part． The man said，“ Come on， he won39。t 7 .” His brother， who had been sleeping， immediately jumped out of bed， got in the truck with us， opened the store， and found the part for me． I tried to pay them 8 their help． but they refused．“ That39。s OK． Glad we could help! Maybe you can help 9 someday． I39。ll 10 fet those words． These two men are“ everyday heroes”． 1． A． peace B． trouble C． danger D． need 2． A． happy B． nervous C． bored D． worried 3． A． where B． how C． what D． who 4． A． sell B． open C． build D． 1ock 5． A． 1ate B． dark C． early D． bad 6． A． bring B． take C． wake D． give 7． A． care B． stand C． hear D． mind 8． A． with B． for C． on D． at 9． A． someone else B． else anyone C． else someone D． anyone else 10． A． ever B． always C． hardly D． never （ 16） Which word do you like． can or can39。t 7 Whatever my mother told or asked me to do was always 1 by my words．“ I can39。t．” Very few tasks or goals that I 2 to do were ever pleted． “ I want you to read this article．” Mother began．“ It39。s about Marlo Thomas． She tells 3 a simple poem changed her life． She went from saying． I can39。t to 4 ． According to this article． she was able to 5 her life， and her career， by learning the lessons in the poem． I thought it must be great to be Marlo! Beside her photo was the poem my mother had spoken of， a simple poem called“ I can”． “ I want you to 6 that poem．” Mother said． “ Mom．” I plained．“ I can39。t learn that poem． It39。s too 7 ！” “ It39。s not too long and yes． you can learn it． I want you to know it perfectly by this time tomorrow。” I dropped my shoulders， turned and made my way back to my bedroom 8 the magazine in my hand． With a heavy heart． I lay on my bed and began my task． “ Can39。t is a word that is the 9 of ambition (雄心 )，” I began． I repeated the sentence． I repeated it again and again until I memorized it．“ An enemy waiting to jump on your strength of will?” I 10 until the following evening． when I proudly recited the poem that has c