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Henry Bond was about seven years old when his father died. His mother found it difficult to support(抚养 )the large family. However she tried her best to do so. Also, she sent Henry, the eldest son, to school.

At one time, Henry needed a grammar book for his study. His family was so poor that his mother could not buy one.

One morning, Henry found that a deep snow was falling, and the cold wind was blowing. “Ah, " he said, "it is an ill wind that blows nobody good. "With these words, he ran to the house next to his home, and offered his service to move away the snow around it. The offer was accepted. When he finished the work, he received his pay. Then he went to another place for the same thing, and then to another, until he earned(挣得) enough to buy a grammar book.

From that time, Henry was always the first in all his classes. He knew no such word as “fail”, and he succeeded in all he tried to do. Having the will(意志),he always found the way

1.It was _________for Henry's mother to support the large family.

2.Henry's family was __________his mother couldn't buy him a grammar book.

3.Henry was a/an __________student in his class.

4.根据短文内容判断正误(T/F)

His family helped Henry buy a grammar book.

5.”Having the will, he always found the way" is almost like where there is a will, there is a ___.

Answer

1.difficult

2.so poor that

3.top

4.F

5.way

【解析】

本文讲述了亨利家里很穷，一次他需要买一本语法书，但家里没钱，这时大雪下起来，雪积了很深，他向别人提供为他们扫雪来获取一些报酬，直到有足够的钱买语法书，那时起，他总是在班上名列前茅，因为他坚持两个字——努力。

1.根据文中“His mother found it difficult to support the large family.”可知，对亨利的妈妈来说供养一个大家庭是很困难的，故填difficult。

2.根据文中“His family was so poor that his mother could not buy one.”可知，他家太穷了以至于买不起一本语法书，故填so poor that。

3.根据文中“Henry was always the first in all his classes.”可知，亨利在班里一直是第一名，所以他是一名名列前茅的学生，故填top。

4.根据文中“until he earned enough to buy a grammar book”可知，是亨利自己攒够了足够的钱买了语法书，所以题干表述错误，故填F。

5.题干问：“Having the will, he always found the way”与“where there is a will, there is a ___.”表达含义相似。根据句意可知，此处表示“有志者事竟成”，故填way.