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Mr Brown was born in a poor family．He couldn't go to school when he was young．Now he's a porter(搬运工)and works at a station．He doesn't think it's necessary(必要的)to know some knowledge of science．His son, Bill, began to go to school last year．The boy likes nothing except playing．He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class．It's the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises．And he wants to drop it．

Last evening Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room while she and her husband were watching TV．She came up to him and asked,“What's the matter, Bill?”“I can't do my maths homework,”said the boy．“I won't go to school tomorrow!“No, no, don't do that!”said the woman．“Maybe your father can help you．”

Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths．Mr Brown said,“But I don't know maths, either．”“It doesn't matter,”said his wife．“You'll only coax him out of crying．”

Mr Brown had to do as his wife said．The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise book to his father．The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“Come here quickly, dear!I got an A in maths!”

1._________is good at maths in their family.

A. Bill　　 B. Mr Brown　　 C. Mrs Brown　　 D. No one

2.Bill can’t do hiss homework because ___________.

A. his father wouldn’t help him　　 B. he doesn’t like to his teachers

C. he doesn’t like studying　　 D. he wants to play

3.Bill cried to____________________.

A. get his parent’s help　　 B. go to bed earlier

C. get something to eat　　 D. watch TV with his parents

4.The phrase “coax sb. out of crying”in the story means__________.

A. 制止某人哭泣　　 B. 惹得某人哭泣　　 C. 阻止某人叫喊　　 D. 哄某人停止哭泣

5.Which of the following is true?

A. Mr Brown was going to be a porter when he was young.

B. Mr Brown’s parents were too poor to send him to school.

C. Mr Brown wasn’t interested in science when he was young.

D. There was no school in Mr Brown’s hometown.

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I got an A in Maths

Mr Brown was born in a poor family .He couldn't go to school when he was young. Now he's a porter (搬运工)and works at a station. He doesn't think it's necessary to know some knowledge(知识)of science .His son, Bill, began to go to school last year. The boy only likes playing. He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class. It's the hardest thing for him do maths exercises .And he wants to drop it.

One day, Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room ,while she and her husband were watching TV. She came up to him and asked,“what's the matter, Bill?”

“I can't do my maths homework,” said the boy, “I am not going to school tomorrow.”

“Oh,no ,don’t do that” Said the woman.“Maybe your father can help you.”

Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths. Mr Brown said,“but I don't know maths, either.”

“It doesn't matter,” said his wife.“You'll only coax （哄骗）him out of crying Mr Brown had to do as his wife said. The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise-book to his father. The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“ come here quickly ,dear ! I got an A in maths!”

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Mr Brown is a porter. He knows little knowledge. His son, Bill only likes playing. He doesn’t do __1.___ in his lessons .Math is the most _____2.__ for him. One day, Mrs Brown and her husband were watching TV ____3.__ she heard Bill crying in the next room ,he cried because he wasn’t _____4.__ to do the math homework. Mrs Brown asked her husband to make the boy not cry. He did so. The next afternoon Bill ___5.____and showed his exercise-book to his father. Bill got A. His father was happy. Because he thought he could get an “A”, too.

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Mr. Clarke was born in a poor family. He was in school for only two years. When he was sixteen he left the poor mountain village and walked to the capital. He had worked in a garden, in a workplace. When he reached the biggest city in the country, nobody gave him any work. He had to beg（乞讨）in the street.

One day he was looking for some food when a bag fell off a motorbike. But the rider didn’t find it and left quickly. He picked it up and found there was plenty of money in it. There was nobody except him there. He sat by the road and waited for the loser. About half an hour later an old man came back by motorbike and looked for something. The young man returned the bag to him. The old man thanked him very much and told him to work in his shop.

Mr. Clarke worked hard and watched everything carefully. He learned a lot. With the old man’s help, he had a shop. He never fooled anybody and was friendly to the shoppers. And people liked to do the shopping in his shop. Of course he got a lot of money. Now he had several shops, a beautiful house, a few cars and other valuable（ 值 钱 的 ）things. He went to his village and brought his parents, wife and children to the city. How happy they were all when they moved into the beautiful house!

Before Mike, their thirteen-year-old son, went to a middle school, Mrs Clarke said, “Try to be modest（谦虚的）, son. Don’t tell anybody that we’re rich.” “OK, mummy,” answered the boy.

That morning the teacher told his students to write a composition “My Family”. Mike remembered what his mother had said. So he wrote, “My family is large. Here’re thirteen people in my family. They are my grandpa, grandma, father, mother, sister, two cooks, two drivers, three servants（佣人）and I. My family is poor. Our cooks, drivers and servants are all poor!”

1.Mr. Clarke went to the capital on foot when he was young because　　　　 .

A. he wanted to visit the places of interest

B. he wanted to find work on his way

C. he had no money

D. there was no bus at that time

2.At first Mr. Clarke begged in the capital because　　 .

A. he couldn’t find any work there

B. he didn’t know anybody there

C. the people there were all kind

D. he wanted to know the city well

3.As　　　　　 , the old man told Mr. Clarke to work in his shop.

A. he thought the young man was able

B. the young man was worth trusting （信赖）

C. the young man needed a job

D. he needed a helper

4.Mr. Clarke became　　　　 .

A. a rich shopkeeper B. a poor worker

C. a kind farmer D. an able driver

5.The Clarkes were happy because　　　　 .

A. they left the poor mountain village

B. they said goodbye to the hard life in the mountain village

C. they had their own shops

D. they did nothing at home

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Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a 　 　 　 family. His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work. Only his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband 　 　 　 food and clothes. But she failed. Her family was sometimes hungry. Of course, she couldn’t send Henry to school. She was 　 　 　 it but she didn’t know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read，write and 　 　 　 at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing（擦）shoes in the street, so he could make some 　 　 　 for his family.

One afternoon the boy saw a young man’s shoes were 　 　 　 , so he said to him, “ Let me polish your shoes.”

“No, thank you,” the young man said and walked away.

“You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted 　 　 　 him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy thought for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing. The young man 　 　 　 to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man showed 　 　 　 shoe to the boy, but the boy said no to polish it if he wasn’t paid two dollars for his work. .The young man refused（拒绝）to 　 　 　 anything on it and went away.

But his shoes were so different that he had to stop. He turned back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one.

1.A. happy　　　　         　　 B. lucky　　　　　         C. rich　　　　　　         D. poor

2.A. much　　　　         B. little　　　　　         C. enough　　　　         D. many

3.A. afraid of　　         　　 B. sorry for　　　         C. useful to　　　         D. friendly to

4.A. play　　　　　         B. swim　　　　　         C. count　　　　　         D. sleep

5.A. books　　　　         B. clothes　　　　         C. shoes　　　　　　         D. money

6.A. dirty　　　　　         B. clean　　　　　　         C. old　　　　　　　         D. new

7.A. under　　　　　　         B. above　　　　         C. in front of　　         D. behind

8.A. liked　　　　　         B. agreed　　　　         C. worried　　　　         D. surprised

9.A. other　　　　　　         B. others　　　　　　     C. the other　　　　     D. the others

10.A. spend　　　　　　     B. cost　　　　　　         C. pay　　　　　　         D. take

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Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a ____ family. His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work. ____ his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband(丈夫) ____ food and clothes. But she failed. Her family were sometimes ____. Of course, she couldn’t send Henry to school. She was ____ it but she didn’t know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read and write and ____ at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing（擦）shoes in the street, so he could make some ____ for his family.

One afternoon the boy saw a young man’s shoes were ____, so he said to him, “ Let me polish your shoes.”

“No, thank you,” the young man said and walked ____.

“You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted ___ him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy ____ for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing. The young man ____ to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man ____ the other shoe to the boy, but the boy said no to polish it if he wasn’t paid two dollars for his work. The young man refused（拒绝）to ____ anything on it and went away.

But his shoes were so different that he had to ____. He turned back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one.

1.A. happy　　　　 B. lucky　　　　　 C. rich　　　　 　 D. poor

2.A. Only　　　　　 B. Except（除了） C. Or　　　　　　 　 D. Because

3.A. much　　　　 　 B. little　　　　　　 C. enough　　　 　 D. no

4.A. full　　　　　　 B. hungry　　　　 　 C. happy　　　　 　 D. pleased

5.A. afraid of　　 B. sorry for　　 C. useful to　　　 D. friendly to

6.A. play　　　　　　 B. swim　　　　　 　　 C. count　　　　 D. sleep

7.A. books　　　　　 B. clothes　　　 　 C. shoes　　　　 D. money

8.A. dirty　　　　　 B. clean　　　　 　　 C. old　　　　　　 D. new

9.A. over　　　　　　 B. away　　　　　 　　 C. out　　　　　　 D. in

10.A. under　　　　 B. above　　　　 　　 C. in front of　 D. behind

11.A. thought　　　 B. read　　　　　 　　 C. wrote　　　　　 D. saw

12.A. liked　　　　 B. agreed　　　　 　 　 C. worried　　　　 D. surprised

13.A. threw　　　　 B. passed　　　　 　　 C. kicked　　　　 D. showed

14.A. pay　　　　 　 B. cost　　　　 　　 　 C. spend　　　　　 D. give

15.A. stop　　　　 B. run　　　　　 　　 C. hurry off　　 D. fly away

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Joyce was born in a poor family. Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday. Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money. As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs. What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?

Suddenly she had an idea. Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t. She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard（纸板）, plastic（塑料）bottles and cans（易拉罐）. When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.

Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday. She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother. In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.

When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”

1.How old was Joyce?

A. Seven.           B. Eight.         C. Nine.

2.Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?

A. Because she had no money.

B. Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.

C. Because she didn’t love her mother at all.

3.What was Joyce’s idea?

A. Doing part-time jobs.

B. Collecting waste things and selling them.

C. Asking her best friend for help.

4.How long did Joyce collect the waste things?

A. A week.      B. A month.    C. More than a week.

5. How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?

A. Very sad.       B. Very happy and moved.     C. Very surprised.

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In the countryside, some poor families can’t afford to send their children to go to school. We should pay attention to children’s_________.

A. education　　 B. food　　 C. jobs　　 D. traffic

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Henry works in a factory．He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years．He has to do hard work，but he gets less money．He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them．

One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground．He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there．There were a lot of people there．And a11the tickets were sold out（卖光）．He was sorry for it．He saw a p01e（杆子）outside the playground and climbed it quickly．A policeman came and said，‘‘It is dangerous to stay on it!Come down!"

"Wait a minute，please!"Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry，"Which team has kicked a goal（进球）？""Ours!""Wonderful!You can stay there．But take care!"the policeman said happily and left．When the match would be soon over，he came back again and asked，"Who has won？""Theirs，3：2""Come down，"the policeman said angrily．"Such a match is not worth watching!"

Henry had to come down．But soon they heard cheers again．The policeman said in a hurry，"Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal．"

1.From the passage we know that ______ ．

A. Henry doesn't like his work

B. Henry comes from a rich family

C. Henry doesn't like the policeman

D. Henry gets less money

2.HenrV failed to get a ticket for the match that day because ______

A. he had no money to buy a ticket

B. he didn't want to buy a ticket

C. he had no time to buy a ticket

D. all the ticket were sold out

3.The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because ______ ．

A. it was dangerous　　 B. Henry had no ticket

C. their team kicked a goal　　 D. the other team kicked a goal

4.From the third paragraph，we can guess that ______

A. the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson

B. the policeman tried to make Henry happy

C. the policeman didn't like Henry

D. the policeman was also a football fan

5.The policeman asked Henry to climb up the pole ______

A. to cheer for their team

B. to see the result of the match

C. to cheer for the other team

D. to say goodbye to their team．

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Peng Jiangya was born in a poor family of Guizhou. ____ she was a child， she fell into a fire stove(火炉) at home. She lost her ____ .

“In order to hold chopsticks(筷子)，my parents taught me to use them for a long time. It was really ____ but I did my best to solve it. From then on， I knew if I wanted to succeed(成功)， I had to put great efforts into what I was doing，” Jiangya said.

Life was 　 _____to her， but nothing could ______ her. With the help of her teachers， she____ learned how to hold a pen and managed to finish junior high school. One day， Jiangya saw others 　 ________ cross—stitch(十字绣) outside their doors. She decided to try it for ____. Holding a needle(针) without fingers（手指）was not easy， but she never　 ____ . Now she can do it well and take good care of her family.

As for her future， Jiangya said， “I will work____ some other people to embroider (绣) the beautiful scenery of our hometown for tourists. At the same time， we can make more money.”

1.A. Because     B. When         C. Before

2.A. fingers     B. legs         C. ears

3.A. interesting    B. happy         C. difficult

4.A. hard         B. easy         C. kind

5.A. refuse         B. stop         C. save

6.A. slowly         B. easily         C. quickly

7.A. cut         B. wash         C. make

8.A. himself     B. yourself     C. herself

9.A. gave up     B. cheered up     C. got up

10.A. for         B. with         C. without

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George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. On holidays, he often took engines into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.

He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher.

On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man—George Stephenson.

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