Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had stumbled over something and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and  that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if Ihad killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”

1. The underlined word “stumbled” in Paragraph One probably means    .

A. stopped himself                  B. came to life

C. trapped himself                   D. lost one’s balance

2. It can be inferred that________ according to the passage.

A. The boy took so many books with him because he was about to take an exam soon.

B. From the beginning, in fact, Mark knew Bill was to kill himself.

C. Bill valued the days when they spent talking and laughing together

D. Bill was dismissed for his breaking the school rules

3. What was it that saved Bill’s life in fact?

A. Friendliness and kindness.          B. Understanding and Honesty.

C. Bill’s confidence and strong will     D. Bill’s mother’s encouragement

4. From the passage we can learn that    _____.

A. Bill would have remove to another school if Mark hadn't met him that day

B. Bill had planned to go to kill himself for the loss of his girlfriend.

C. From the first meeting, they often talked and play together.

D. Mark found out Bill’s secret and saved his life.

5. Which of the following should be the best title for this passage?

A. A little but meaning thing

B. Just a Little Smile

C. Unforgettable School Life

D. Friendship and Life1.D

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had stumbled over something and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and  that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.  

Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if Ihad killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”

The underlined word “stumbled” in Paragraph One probably means    .

A. stopped himself                  B. came to life

C. trapped himself                   D. lost one’s balance

It can be inferred that________ according to the passage.

A. The boy took so many books with him because he was about to take an exam soon.

B. From the beginning, in fact, Mark knew Bill was to kill himself.

C. Bill valued the days when they spent talking and laughing together

D. Bill was dismissed for his breaking the school rules

What was it that saved Bill’s life in fact?

A. Friendliness and kindness.          B. Understanding and Honesty.

C. Bill’s confidence and strong will     D. Bill’s mother’s encouragement

From the passage we can learn that    _____.

A. Bill would have remove to another school if Mark hadn't met him that day

B. Bill had planned to go to kill himself for the loss of his girlfriend.

C. From the first meeting, they often talked and play together.

D. Mark found out Bill’s secret and saved his life.

Which of the following should be the best title for this passage?

A. A little but meaning thing

B. Just a Little Smile

C. Unforgettable School Life

D. Friendship and Life

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped(絆倒) and dropped all his books. Mark  21  and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Then as they walked along together, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history,  22   he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects. He also learned that he had just  23  with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was  24  in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly. They then became good friends and later entered the same senior high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks  25  graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill  26  him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a  27  for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping 28  .But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I  29  that if I had killed myself, I would have  30  that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you picked up my life as well.”

21. A. sat down    B. lay down      C. knelt down    D. slowed down  

22. A. and         B. but           C. but hat       D. and that

23. A. fallen in love               B. broken up     C. got along well  D. done away

24. A. invited     B. allowed       C. stopped       D. interested

25. A. after       B. from          C. before        D. since

26. A. asked       B. informed      C. remembered    D. reminded

27. A. note        B. message       C. sign          D. mess

28. A. medicine    B. pilled        C. bags          D. clothes

29. A. wondered    B. doubted       C. realized      D. forgot

30. A. missed      B. lost          C. seized        D. spent

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books. He was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things.

       Mark  1   down and helped the boy pick up these articles.  2  they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked, Mark  3   the boy's name was Bill, that he  4  computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of   5   with his other subjects and that he had just broken  6  with his girlfriend.

       They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was  7  in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed  8   with a few laughs and some shared small talk. and then Mark went home. They  9  to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before  10  , Bill asked Mark if they  11  talk.

Bill  12  him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Do you  13  wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I  14  out my locker  because I didn't want to leave a mess（臟亂） 15  anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to  16  my things. But after we spent some time together  17   and laughing, I realized that  18   I had done that, I would have  19  a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You  20  my life."

1．A．knelt                     B．sat                      C．lay                      D．fell

2．A．Although               B．After                   C．Since                  D．Until

3．A．realized                 B．discovered           C．said                    D．decided

4．A．played                   B．tried                    C．loved                  D．made

5．A．questions              B．ideas                   C．doubt                  D．trouble

6．A．out                       B．up                       C．off                      D．away

7．A．called                    B．helped                 C．allowed               D．invited

8．A．pleasantly              B．willingly              C．freely                  D．peacefully

9．A．agreed                  B．continued            C．forced                 D．offered

10．A．movement           B．graduation           C．separation            D．vacation

11．A．would                 B．should                 C．must                   D．could

12．A．demanded            B．removed              C．reminded             D．asked

13．A．usually                B．ever                    C．even                   D．never

14．A．checked              B．took                    C．put                     D．cleaned

15．A．over                    B．into                     C．for                      D．with

16．A．find                    B．pick                    C．hold                    D．pack

17．A．playing                B．talking                 C．reading                D．watching

18．A．before                 B．while                   C．if                        D．as

19．A．lost                     B．passed                 C．left                     D．forgotten

20．A．changed              B．recovered            C．improved             D．helped

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had fallen and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark 1down and helped the boy pick up the scattered 2 .Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the 3. As they walked Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, that he was 4 a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just 5 with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited 6 for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 7  with a few laughs and some 8 small talk, then Mark went home. They 9 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then 10 graduated from junior high school. They ended in the same high school where they had 11 contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came, and three weeks before 12, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.    

Bill reminded him of the day years ago 13 they had first met. "Do you ever 14 why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I 15out my locker(櫥子) because I didn't want to leave a  16  for anyone else. I had 17 away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide(自殺). But after was pent some time 18 talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might 19 So you see, Mark, when you picked up my things that day, you did a lot 20. You saved my life."

1. A. got            B. fell           C. knelt            D. sat

2. A. articles       B. books          C. papers           D. properties

3. A. baggage        B. burden         C. package          D. responsibilities

4. A. making         B. causing        C. taking           D. having

5. A. fallen love    B. kept in touch  C. got along        D. broken up

6. A. in             B. to             C. out              D. up

7. A. pleasantly     B. quietly        C. hurriedly        D. secretly

8. A. considerate    B. accustomed     C. shared           D. conservative

9. A. suspended      B. continued      C. insisted         D. hesitated

10. A. neither        B. both           C. two              D. either

11. A. rare           B. close          C. brief            D. constant

12. A. celebration    B. ceremony       C. anniversary      D. graduation

13. A. when           B. where          C. that             D. since

14. A. suppose        B. assume         C. approve          D. wonder

15. A. cleaned        B. abandoned      C. deserted         D. withdrew

16. A. sign           B. mess           C. track            D. rubbish

17. A. stolen         B. kept           C. stored           D. required

18. A. frequently     B. thoroughly     C. together         D. always

19. A. lose           B. waste          C. obtain           D. follow

20. A. many          B. more            C. much             D. most

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had stumbled over something and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and  that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.  
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if Ihad killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”

1. 1.

   The underlined word “stumbled” in Paragraph One probably means    .

   1. A.
      stopped himself
   2. B.
      came to life
   3. C.
      trapped himself
   4. D.
      lost one’s balance
2. 2.

   It can be inferred that________ according to the passage.

   1. A.
      The boy took so many books with him because he was about to take an exam soon.
   2. B.
      From the beginning, in fact, Mark knew Bill was to kill himself.
   3. C.
      Bill valued the days whenthey spenttalkingandlaughing together
   4. D.
      Bill was dismissed for his breaking the school rules
3. 3.

   What was it that saved Bill’s life in fact?

   1. A.
      Friendliness and kindness.
   2. B.
      Understanding and Honesty.
   3. C.
      Bill’s confidence and strong will
   4. D.
      Bill’s mother’s encouragement
4. 4.

   From the passage we can learn that    _____.

   1. A.
      Bill would have remove to another school if Mark hadn't met him that day
   2. B.
      Bill had planned to go to kill himself for the loss of his girlfriend.
   3. C.
      From the first meeting, they often talked and play together.
   4. D.
      Mark found out Bill’s secret and saved his life.
5. 5.

   Which of the following should be the best title for this passage?

   1. A.
      A little but meaning thing
   2. B.
      Just a Little Smile
   3. C.
      Unforgettable School Life
   4. D.
      Friendship and Life

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped(絆倒) and dropped all his books. Mark1and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Then as they walked along together, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history,2he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects. He also learned that he had just3with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was4in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly. They then became good friends and later entered the same senior high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks5graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill6him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a7for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping 28.But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I9that if I had killed myself, I would have10that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you picked up my life as well.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      sat down
   2. B.
      lay down
   3. C.
      knelt down
   4. D.
      slowed down
2. 2.
   1. A.
      and
   2. B.
      but
   3. C.
      but hat
   4. D.
      and that
3. 3.
   1. A.
      fallen in love
   2. B.
      broken up
   3. C.
      got along well
   4. D.
      done away
4. 4.
   1. A.
      invited
   2. B.
      allowed
   3. C.
      stopped
   4. D.
      interested
5. 5.
   1. A.
      after
   2. B.
      from
   3. C.
      before
   4. D.
      since
6. 6.
   1. A.
      asked
   2. B.
      informed
   3. C.
      remembered
   4. D.
      reminded
7. 7.
   1. A.
      note
   2. B.
      message
   3. C.
      sign
   4. D.
      mess
8. 8.
   1. A.
      medicine
   2. B.
      pilled
   3. C.
      bags
   4. D.
      clothes
9. 9.
   1. A.
      wondered
   2. B.
      doubted
   3. C.
      realized
   4. D.
      forgot
10. 10.
    1. A.
       missed
    2. B.
       lost
    3. C.
       seized
    4. D.
       spent

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped （絆倒）and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered （散落的）articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

　 They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from the junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

　 Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day? ”asked Bill. “You see. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life. ”

1. Mark helped Bill ____ on his way home.

　 A. read all his books 　　　　　　　　 B. play baseball in a game

　 C. buy two sweaters and a glove 　　　　 D. pick up the scattered articles

2. They watched TV, and drank Coke ____.

　 A. at Bill’s home 　　　　　　　　　 B. at Mark’s home

　 C. at school 　　　　　　　　　　 D. at the college

3. Bill wanted to commit suicide by ____.

　 A. carrying many things home 　　　　 B. taking sleeping pills

　 C. cleaning his locker 　　　　　　　 D. talking and laughing

4. We learn from the passage that ____.

　 A. Mark saved Bill’s life 　　　　　 B. Bill’s mother asked him to die

C. Bill’s girlfriend carried books for him D. Mark wanted to commit suicide, too

C

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had stumbled over something and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and  that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if Ihad killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”

1. The underlined word “stumbled” in Paragraph One probably means    .

A. stopped himself                  B. came to life

C. trapped himself                   D. lost one’s balance

2. It can be inferred that________ according to the passage.

A. The boy took so many books with him because he was about to take an exam soon.

B. From the beginning, in fact, Mark knew Bill was to kill himself.

C. Bill valued the days when they spent talking and laughing together

D. Bill was dismissed for his breaking the school rules

3. What was it that saved Bill’s life in fact?

A. Friendliness and kindness.          B. Understanding and Honesty.

C. Bill’s confidence and strong will     D. Bill’s mother’s encouragement

4. From the passage we can learn that    _____.

A. Bill would have remove to another school if Mark hadn't met him that day

B. Bill had planned to go to kill himself for the loss of his girlfriend.

C. From the first meeting, they often talked and play together.

D. Mark found out Bill’s secret and saved his life.

5. Which of the following should be the best title for this passage?

A. A little but meaning thing

B. Just a Little Smile

C. Unforgettable School Life

D. Friendship and Life

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped (絆倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.

Mark knelt (跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.

As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.

They arrived at Bill’s home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.

They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both graduated from junior school.

Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded (提醒) Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.

“You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills (安眠藥). I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good times. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more._____________________”

When Bill fell down on his way home, Mark ________.

  A. didn’t notice that

  B. went away quickly

  C. helped him pick up the things

  D. carried all the things for him

Which of the following is NOT true?

  A. Mark was a warm-hearted boy.

  B. Bill was good at all of his subjects.

  C. Bill and Mark were in the same school.

  D. Bill loved video games, baseball and history.

At Bill’s home, they didn’t ________.

  A. drink some Coke        B. watch TV

  C. have a pleasant talk       D. play video games

What would Bill probably say at last?

  A. I should die.         B. You saved my life.

  C. You did a good job.      D. You helped me a lot.