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There was a story many years ago of a school teacher--- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed(惭愧的) of herself. She felt even worse , like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水)。
Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encourage him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M. D.(医学博士).
The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding（婚礼） day, Dr. Stoddard whispered（低声的说） in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the
one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
1.What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?
A. She made Teddy feel ashamed.
B. She told the class something untrue（不真实的） about herself.
C. She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.
D. She asked the children to play with Teddy.
2.What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?
A. He often told lies. B. He was good at math.
C. He needed motherly care. D. He enjoyed playing with others.
3.Why did Mrs. Thompson feel even worse ?
A. Because her students didn’t like her.
B. Because Teddy brought her his mother’s perfume as Christmas present.
C. Because she was very ill.
D. Because she couldn’t do well in her teaching.
4.In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?
A. She taught fewer school subjects.
B. She became stricter with her students.
C. She no longer liked her job as a teacher.
D. She cared more about educating students.
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Jill Jones got a new job in a different part of the city. She had to go to work every day by train.
There was only one other person on the train with her. He was a well-dressed man reading a newspaper. Suddenly, about halfway through the journey, the man began tearing（撕） his newspaper into hundreds of small pieces. Then he picked them up, opened the window and threw them all out. Then he sat d
own, closed his eyes, and slept for the rest of the journey again.
The next day, Jill got on the same train. The same well-dressed man was there, reading a newspaper. As before, about halfway through the journey, the man began tearing his newspaper into hundreds of small pieces. Then he picked the pieces up, opened the window and threw them all out. This done, he sat down, closed his eyes, and slept for the rest of the journey. This happened every day for a week.
At last, on Friday, Jill spoke to the man. “Excuse me, sir,” she said, “I don’t want to be rude, but I must ask you a question. When we are halfway through our journey, you tear your newspaper into hundreds of pieces and then throw them all out of the window. Please tell me, sir. Why do you do this?”
The well-dressed man smiled. “There is a simple reason,” he said. “I like to sleep for part of the journey, but I cannot sleep if the train is full of elephants. So I throw the pieces of paper out to the elephants. It stops them from coming into the train.”
“But there aren’t any elephants on the train, ”Jill said.“I know,” the man said. “It works well, doesn’t it?
1. Who was on the train with Jill Jones?
A. An old woman. B . Three children.
C. A well-dressed man. D. A well-dressed woman.
2.What strange thing did the man do?
A. Went to sleep. B . Tore a newspaper into small pieces.
C. Talked to Jill. D . Read a newspaper.
3.Why did the man on the train do this?
A. He was playing a game. B. He wanted to get rid of the elephants.
C. He was angry. D. He couldn’t sleep.
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These days，more and more young people wish to be more beautiful，So they turn to plastic surgery(整形手术)for help．They spend thousands of yuan on these painful surgeries to fix(修整)their nose，to change their eyelids(眼皮)or to take off weight from their stomachs．
In fact，most people are not pleased with the way they look．Even the most beautiful actresses
often wish they could change something about their looks．Should we live our whole lives believing we are ugly? Why can’t we raise our head high and believe that we are as beautiful as others? A smile is beautiful on any face，whether fat，oily or hairy．And a kind heart is much more beautiful than a pretty look．
So，let’s feel grateful(感激的)that we all have beautiful and healthy bodies that do not need surgeries! Today，I call on you to make an easy change：hold your head high! smile and be kind to others．If you do these，you will be full of confidence(自信)，beauty, and warmth everywhere you go．
1.How can we feel great about ourselves according to the writer?
A．Hold your head up. B．Smile.
C．Be kind. D．A, B and C
2.The writer suggests we should believe we are as as others
A.confident B.good C.beautiful D.clever
3.Which is Not true according to the passage?
A. Actresses never worry about their looks.
B. It costs a lot of money to have plastic surgeries.
C. We only need to make a small change to feel beautiful enough.
D. A good look is less important than a kind heart.
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one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
own, closed his eyes, and slept for the rest of the journey again.
chool. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.
always wondered about the earth they live on and about the ①_____ above them.