Once, there was a beautiful girl who didn’t like herself, because she was blind, she couldn’t see anything.
In fact, the girl loved nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always ready to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the world, I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to the girl. When the bandages came off，she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend for the first time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was blind, too. She had never expected that, and she would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she refused to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a note to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes. Before they are yours, they were mine.”
So, this is how the human brain often works when our situation changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the taste of your food，think of those who have nothing to eat. Before you complain about life，think of some ones who went to heaven too early. Before you complain about your old house, think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs.
In a word, enjoy the things you have and don’t forget your past.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1. The girl liked ________ before she was able to see.
A. herselfB. nobody
C. her boyfriendD. everybody
2. The underlined word “bandage” mean _________.
A. 眼镜B. 眼罩C. 帽子D.绷带
3.What did her boyfriend do when the girl refused to marry him?
A. He felt hopeless and killed himself.
B. He left in tears and wrote a note telling the girl to take care of the eyes.
C. He called the police.
D. He asked for more than he needed.
4. ______ donated a pair of eyes to the girl.
A. An known personB. Her father
C. Her boyfriendD. Her mother
5.What can we learn by reading the fifth paragraph?
A.Enjoy the things you have and don’t forget your past.
B.The girl should marry her boyfriend.
C.Before you complain about the taste of your food, think of those who have nothing to eat.
D.When you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs.
I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. “I can’t tell ,” he finally said. “I never went to college, and none of your went to college. I can’t say don’t do this and do that, everything is different. And I don’t know is going to come up. I can’t help much with money, , but I think things will work out. ”
He gave me a new check-book(支票簿). “If you are short of money, a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me how much. There are some things we can always sell.” In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as to the blind student and sitting with the teachers’ kids filled in the financial gaps.
“You know what you want to be, and they’ll tell you what to take,” my father went on. “When you get a job, be sure it’s honest, and work hard.”
Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old, Bible that he had read so often. He didn’t say read this every morning. He just said, “This can help you if you will let it.”
Did it help? I got through college being a burden on the family. I have been able to make money since.
1.A. everythingB. anythingC. nothing D. something
2.A. sister B. motherC. brothersD. father
3.A. so B. ifC. whenD. because
4.A. that B. whatC. whichD. whom
5.A. too B. alsoC. eitherD. as well
6.A. writeB. borrowC. buyD. sell
7.A. to know B. knewC. knowingD. know
8.A. readB. readingC. to readD. writing
9.A. beautiful B. fineC. brokenD. complete
10.A. without B. by C. duringD. with
—Do you believe everything _______ is in his book?
—No, not really. I only believe something ______ he says.
A. which; whichB. that; that
C. /; / D. that; who
— I don’t know now.
— Her father says she is a little better.
A. how is she B. where she is
C. who she is D. how she is
—Your father’s birthday is coming. Why don’t you get him a pair of glasses?
—_______. Glasses can help him see better.
A. That’s too boring.
B. That’s not creative enough.
C. That sounds great.
D. That’s not necessary.
—Dad, science is too hard for me.
—Oh, dear, if you keep listening ________ in class and do enough exercises, you’ll find it easy.
A. carelessly B. easily
C. carefully D. quickly
