中考閱讀理解試題匯編

Unitl

A

Thefirstevertrans-AtlantictelephonecallwasmadefromNewYorkCitytoLondonin1927.In

keepingwiththisspirit,we'dliketotellyousomeofourothercommunicationrecords:

Mostspammedperson（收到垃圾郵件最多的人）

MicrosoftchairmanWilliamH.GatesIII（theU.S.A.）receivesuptofourmillionspams（垃

圾也口件）eachday.However,withthehelpofallthepeoplewhoareworkinginMicrosoftand

anti-spamtechnology,onlyaroundtensparesreachhisinboxperday.

Earliestemail

In1971,RayTomlinson,anengineeratthecomputercompany,andNewmaninCambridge,

Massachusetts,theU.S.A.sentthefirstemail.Atfirstitwasanexperimenttoseeifhecouldgettwo

computerstoexchange（交換）amessage.（ItwasRaywhodecidedtousethe@symbolto

separate（分開）theothers9namefromtheirlocation.Thefirstemailmessage

was“QWERTYUIOP".putthe@signintothefirste-mailmessage

LargestLAN（局域網(wǎng)）party

ThelargestLAN（LocalAreaNetwork）partywasmadeupof8,531unusualcomputersand9,

184membersinSwedenfrom30Novemberto2December2006.

Mosttelephonebookstorn（撕）inthreeminutes.

TinaSheltontore21telephonebooksatlast,eachwith1,028numberedpagesinatimeofthree

minutesinCalifornia,theU.S.A.on9February2007.

1.Whenwasthefirsttrans-AtlantictelephonecallfromNewYorktoLondonmade?

A.In1927.B.In1928.C.In1971.D.In2006.

2.Whoisthepersonthatreceivesuptofourmillionemailspams（垃圾郵件）eachday?

A.WilliamH.GatesIH.B.RayTomlinson.

C.Newman.D.TinaShelton.

3.Raywhodecidedtousetoseparatetheothers9namefromtheirlocation.

A.exchangeamessageB."QWERTYUIOP”

C.the@symbolD.anexperiment

4.HowlongdidthelargestLANpartylast?

A.Twodays.B.Threedays.

C.Fourdays.D.Twomonths.

5.HowlongdidTinaSheltontearmosttelephonebooks?

A.Twominutes.B.Threeminutes.

C.Sixty-twominutes.D.Sixty-threeminutes.

B

Themorningwasabitcold,butLiYanboquicklygotoutofhiswarmbedwhenit.

was7:30.Hepickeduptwoplasticbuckets（塑料桶）andrushedtothecenterofthe，昂'

village,whereafiretruckarrivesonceadaytoprovidewaterforthem.

Li,a24-year-oldfarmer,livesinLiguanvillage,Songming-about60kmaway

fromKunming.Forthelastthreemonths,hehasrisenearlytomeetthefiretruckbecausethe

village'sonlyreservoir（水庫）hasdriedup.Rainhasn'tfallenforsixmonths.

ThequeueisverylongbythetimeLiarrives.About4,000thirstyvillagerscomewiththeir

emptybucketsandstandbehindthetruck.

“Myfamilygetstwoorthreebucketsofwatereveryday.Weusethemfordrinking,washingand

cooking,“saidLi,"Ifwesavealittleeveryday,thenonceaweekwecanhaveashortbath."

Liplantedtwomuofbroadbeans（蠶豆）lastautumn,buthehasearnednothingbecauseofthe

drought（干旱）.Asusual,hewouldplantriceaftergettinginthebeans.Butthefieldissodrythathe

can'tevenplough（耕田）it.

“Thericeisfoodformyfamily-myparentsandyoungerbrother.Wehavenomoremoneyto

buyricefromthemarket,saidLi.

Likemostpeopleinhisvillage,growingtobacco（煙草）providesthefamily'smealticket.

Usually,Li'sthreemuoftobaccoearnshimnear10,000yuan.Butnow...Luckily,localgovernments

aretryingtohelpfamilieslikeLi'sbyhuntingfornewwaterresources（資源）.

Howimportantitistosavewater!Lisays"Ithastaughtmethat,ifweusewatercorrectly,two

bucketsadayshouldbeenoughforfourfamilymembers.Wecanrecycle（循環(huán)矛U用）thewaterfor

manydifferentuses,“saidLi."Everydropofwaterisworthalotofmoney.Ihopepeoplerealize

this.”

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"mean?

A.LiYanbo9sfamilymembersB.Plasticbuckets

C.ThefireenginesD.Thevillagers

7.Whyhasthevillage'sonlyreservoirdriedup?

A.Becausetherehasbeennorainforhalfayear.

B.Becausethelocalpeopleusewaterinittoomuch.

C.Becausethelocalpeopledon'tknowhowtosavewater.

D.Becausethegovernmentshaven'tfoundnewwaterresources.

8.Whichofthefollowingwillmostprobablyhappenaccordingtothepassage?

A.LiYanbowillhavetoleavehishomeforabetterlife.

B.MostfamilieslikeLi'swillhavetocarrywaterfromfaraway.

C.LiYanbowillhardlyearnanythingfromhisfarmworkthissummer.

D.ThevillagerslikeLiwillliveahardlifebecausetheyhaven'tgotanyhelp.

9.Thewriterwrotethispassagemainlytotellus.

A.howseriousthedroughtisinthisvillage

B.ifsimportanttosaveandusewatercorrectly

C.whathasbeendonetohelpthelocalpeoplebythegovernment

D.weshouldtryourbesttocollectmoneytohelpthepeopleinthedisasterarea

10.Inwhichcolumn（欄目）ofthenewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?

A.ChinatodayB.NewsC.BusinessD.Life

C

Haveyouheardabout“Survival（生存）Holidays"?"SurvivalHolidays,,isforchildrentogointo

thelonelyplaceforexcitingactivities.Nowabout1,100companiesareallowedtotakechildreninto

thegreatoutdoorswithouttheirparents.

Thereasonwhypeoplelike'"SurvivalHolidays^^isthattheythinkbeingclosetonatureisgood

forchildren.ManychildreninbigcitiesspendalltimewatchingTVandplayingcomputergames.

"SurvivalHolidays“givesthemanimportantchange.

Is"SurvivalHolidays^^awonderfulidea?Maybeitis.Childrenneedmorefreetimetoplay.

Theyneedtobeleftontheirown,withoutadultsdisturbingthem.Parentscaretoomuchabouttheir

children.Theyliketoseethechildrenbeingbusywithactivitiesthatarecontrolledbyadults,which

causesmanyproblems.Theydon'tknowwhattodowhentheyareindanger.Evensomethinglike

crossingasmallriverseemstobeahardchallenge.Childrenarenotcomfortablewithdanger.Even

slightdangerlikegettingtheirfeetwetorfallingdownseemsveryterribletothem.

Manypeoplethinkthesurvivalactivitiesaregoodforchildren.Evenyearslater,theywillstill

rememberwhattheyhavelearned.Somehavelearnedtostaycalmindifferenttimes.Somehave

learnedhowtokeepsafe.Othershavelearnedhowtoworkinateam.Alltheseskillswillhelpthema

lotintheirlives.

11.Thepurposeof"SurvivalHolidays^^is.

A.fbrchildrentoliveinalonelyplace

B.toletchildrennotwatchTVathome

C.fbrparentsnottodisturbtheirchildren

D.toimprovechildren'sabilitieswhenlivingalone

12.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingthispassage?

A."SurvivalHolidays^^ispopular.

B.Beingclosetonatureisnotgoodforchildren.

C.Parentswillpaynomoneyfbr"SurvivalHolidays”..

D.Childrenliveacomfortablelifeduring"SurvivalHolidays”.

13.Theword“chaHenge“inthepassagemeans.

A.suggestiontosb

B.taskthatinvitessbtofight

C.taskthattestssb'sabilityandskill

D.taskthatdoesn'tneedanyeffort

14.Whatdomanypeoplethink?

A.Thesurvivalskillscannotbelearnedinclass.

B.Childrenwholiveinnaturewillalwaysbehealthy.

C.Childrenshouldn'tliveacomfortablelifewiththeirparents.

D.Thesurvivalactivitieswillhavegoodeffectsonchildrenfortheirfuture.

15.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Whatchildrendoduring"SurvivalHolidays^^

B.Whypeoplelike"SurvivalHolidays"

C.Whatchildrenneedintheirsparetime

D.Howtoeducatechildren

D

MondaywasChina'straditional“Tomb-SweepingDay”,whenpeoplemourn（哀悼）

theirdead.Butitalsobecameadayfbrnationalcelebration,whenrescuerssaved115

workerswhoweretrappedformorethanaweekinthefloodedWangjialingCoalMinein

Shanxiprovince.

"It'samiracle（奇跡）JLiuDezhengtoldreportersonMondaymorningafterthefirstnine

miners（礦工）weretakenoutshortlyaftermidnight.uWebelievemoremiracleswillhappen.^^

Ataboutnoon,rescuerscarriedoutthesecondgroupof106survivors（幸存者）.Thesurvivor

clappedhishandsandtriedtoreachfbrhisrescuersinanexpressionofjoy.BothShanxiGovernor

WangJunandStateAdministrationofWorkSafetyDirectorLuoLincalledtherescue“amiracle^^in

thehistoryofChina'scoalminerescues.

Thetrappedminerssurvivedundergroundwiththeencouragementofthinkingoftheirfamilies.

Theylivethrougheightdaysandeightnightsbygettingsawdust（鋸末），treebark（樹皮）and

turbid（混濁的）waterforfood.

Onesurvivorsaidthathehadtohangfromtunnelwallsbyhisbelt（腰帶）tosurvivewhenthe

disastercame.Afterbeinginthewaterforthreedays,heclimbedintotwopassingminecarts（礦車）

witheightothermenandfloated,toadryplace.

Arescueteamonaninflatableboat（橡皮艇）threwlifelines（救生索）tothetrappedmenafter

realizingthattheboatcouldnotmoveanyfurther.Oncethesurvivorsfoundthemselvesintheboat,

Wangsaidhewasaskedwhetherhewouldtakethemout."Ipromisedthemthattheywouldbelifted

outaslongasIcouldgetout,"Wangsaid.

Afterbeingrescued,oneofthesurvivorstolddoctorshewantedtocallhisfamily.havetwo

daughtersandason.Ihavetoworkintheminetoearnmoneyfbrthem,“saidanother45-year-old

survivorwhowastakentotheShanxiAluminiumPlantHospital,whichadmitted（接納）35survivors

fromthemine.Thehospitalisamongfivelocalonestreatingtheworkers.

"It'sgreattobeuponthesurfaceagain/9saidone27-year-oldsurvivor.

16.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"rescuers“inParagraph1?

A.Doctorswhocreatemiracles.

B.Personswhoaresavedbyothers.

C.Workerswhoworkinthecoalmine.

D.Personswhohelpsomeoneoutofdanger.

17.FromParagraph3,weknowthatthesurvivorwhoclapped,whenhewastakenoutoftheflooded

coalmine,wasvey.

A.hungryB.tiredC.dangerousD.excited

18.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingt.othepassage?

A.Thetrappedminersdidsomethingtosavethemselveswhenintheundergroundmine.

B.Therescueteampreparedfullytorescuethetrappedminersbeforegoingintothemine.

C.Whenintheboat,oneofthesurvivorshardlybelievedthathecouldbesavedoutofthemine.

D.Thetrappedminerswereencouragedbecausetheirfamilymembersalsojoinedintherescue

work.

19.Howmanylocalhospitalswerethesurvivorssenttoaccordingtothepassage?

A.FourB.FiveC.SixD.Seven

20.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.WangjialingCoalMineB.On"Tomb-SweepingDay”

C.MiraclerescuefromfloodedmineD.AmiracleinthehistoryofChina

Unit2

A

Itiswell-knownthatitwilltaketravelersonly48hoursbytraintogofromBeijingtoLhasa,the

capitalofwestChina'sTibetonJuly1thisyear.Travelerscanenjoythebeautifulviewsduringthe48

hourtrainride.

ThenewrailwaylinewillbecontrolledbytheBeijing'sWestRailwayStationfromJuly1,2006.

Themostimportantpartoftheline,theQinghai-TibetRailway,hasbeencompleted.

TheQinghai-Tibetpartoftherailwayistheworld*shighestrailway.About960kilometersofthe

traintracksare4,000metersabovesealevel.Thehighestpartsreach5,072meters.

Therailwayistheworld*slongest-lateaurailroadwhichis1,956kilometerslong,from

Qinghai'scapitalXiningtoLhasainTibet.TheGolmud-Lhasapartis1,142kilometerslongandgoes

acrosstheKunlunandTanggulamountainranges(山脈).

ThetrainsrunningontheQinghai-TibetRailwayhaveverygoodconditions.Ifthepassengers

feelhardtobreathe,theywillbeprovidedwithoxygenmasks,becauseallofthetrainshaveoxygen

supplyingequipments(供給設(shè)備).

()1.Itwilltakepeople48hoursbytraintogotoLhasafromBeijing.

A.firomnowonB.nextJuly1

C.fromJuly1,2006D.fromJuly1,2005

()2.WhenwetalkabouttheQinghai-Tibetpartoftherailway,wesay.

A.therailwayiswell-knownB.therailwayisthehighest

C.itiseasytooperateD.itwascompletedeasily

()3.ThehighestpartsofQinghai-TibetRailwayreachmeters.

A.960B.4,000C.5,072D.1,956

()4.Inthefourthparagraph,theword”plateau”means.

A.平原B.盆地C.高原D.山谷

()5.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.

A.TravelfromBeijingtoLhasaB.Qinghai-TibetRailway

C.TrainwithBestConditionsD.Well-KnownRailway

B

Readingnewspapershasbecomeanimportantpartofeverydaylife.Somepeopleread

newspapersasthefirstthingtodointhemorning.Othersreadnewspapersassoonastheyhavefree

timeduringthedaysothattheycanlearnwhatishappeningintheworld.

Sometimes,wedonothaveenoughtimetoreadallthenewscarefully,sowejusttakeaquick

lookatthefrontpage.Atothertimes,wemaybeinsuchahurrythatweonlyhaveafewminutesto

lookattheheadlinesofthepassage.

Newspaperscanbefoundeveiywhereintheworld.Wecangetmanydifferentkindsof

newspapersinbigcities,butinsomemountainvillageswecanseefewnewspapers.

Somenewspapersarepublished(出版)onceaweek,butmostofthepapersarepublishedoncea

daywithmanypages,someevenpublishedtwiceaday!Youknowdifferentpeopleenjoyreading

differentnewspapers.Somelikeworldnews,andothersprefershortstories.Theyjustchoosewhat

theyareinterestedin.

TodaynewspapersinEnglishhavethelargestnumbersofreadersintheworld.TheEnglish

languageissopopularthatmanyChinesestudentsarereadingEnglishnewspaperssuchasChina

Dailyor21stCentury.AlsotheybringusmoreandmoreinformationwithInternet.

()6.Peoplereadnewspapersinorderto.

A.learnthelatestnewsB.meettheirowndifferentneeds

C.readtheshortstoriesD.findthemorningnews

()7.Fromthepassagewecanseethatwhenpeoplegetnewspapers.

A.theyreadthemverycarefully

B.theyjustreadtheheadlines

C.noteveryonereadsallthepages

D.theyhavenotimetoreadthem

）8.Newspapershavesomanypagesbecause.

A.moreandmorepeopleliketoreadthemB.peopleenjoyreadingsomethingdifferent

C.newspapersbecomecheaperD.morepagesmeanmoremoney

）9.Newspapersarethemostpopularintheworld.

A.inEnglishB.inChineseC.inotherlanguageD.withmanypages

）10.Accordingtothepassage,besidesnewspapers,peoplealsogetinformation

from.

A.magazinesB.advertisementsC.e-mailsD.Internet

C

DriverWanted

1.Cleandrivinglicence

2.Goodlooks

3.Ageover25

Apply（申請）to:CapesTaxi,Shenzhen

Tel:0775—6561382

AirHostess（空姐）Wanted

1.Agebetween20and33

2.Heightfrom1.60mto1.75m

3.Twoforeignlanguages

4.Collegegraduate

Applyto:ChinaAirlines,Beijing

Tel:010—88488970

TeacherNeeded

l.Forprivatelanguageschool

2.Teachingexperiencenecessary

Applyto:InstantLanguagesLtd,Dalian

Tel:0411^313861

Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

()11.Ifyouwanttoworkinthesouth,youcanapplyforajobas.

A.adriverB.anairhostessC.adoctorD.ateacher

()12.Youmaycallwhenyouwishtobeateacher.

A.0775—6561382B.010—88488970C.0411—313861D.AorB

()13.Mary,aged26,knowsEnglishandJapanese.Whichjobcansheapplyfor?

A.DrivingforCapesTaxi.B.WorkingforChinaAirlines.

C.TeachingatInstantLanguageLtd.D.Noneoftheabove.

()14.WhatpreventsJack,anexperiencedtaxidriver,fromworkingforCapesTaxi?

A.Likingbeerandwine.B.Havingbrokentrafficrules.

C.Beingunabletospeakaforeignlanguage.D.Nothavingacollegeeducation.

()15.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthethreeads?

A.Height.B.Age.C.Language.D.Health.

D

Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplecareabouttheexploitation(開采)ofthenaturalresources,

suchasoil.Thoughthere9remanykindsofresources,withthefastincreaseofpopulationandthe

appearanceofmanymorefactories,themoreweuse,thefewertherewillbeleftforthefuture,Oilis

gettinglessandlessyearafteryear.It'ssaidthatoilcanlastforonly50years.Naturalgasperhaps

willlastabout38years.

Oilcanbeusedinmanywaysandit'sdifficulttoimaginewhatthemodemworldwillbelike

withoutoil.Butoilisn'teasytofindandgetoutoftheearth.Menmuststudytherocks.Whenthey

thinktherocksinacertainplacemayhaveoil,ametaltowerisbuilt,Amachineinthetowercutsa

holedownintotheground.Atthesametime,asteelpipeispusheddowntostopthesidesfrom

fallinginandtokeepoutwater.Atlastifthemenareright,usuallytheoilrushesupthesideswith

greatforcebythepressureofthegasinthetopoftherock,anditrusheshighintotheair.Iftheoil

catchesalight,therewillbeaterriblefire.Soakindofcoverisfixedonthetopofthepipe,andthe

oilcanrunoutthroughtaps.

Ifwemakeawellnearthemiddleoftheoilfield,wecanalsogetgas.Suchgasissentthrough

pipestotownsfarawayandusedinhousesandfactorieslikecoalgas.

Todayoilisunderpressureasneverbefore.Thepriceofoilkeepsrisingallthetime.Inmany

countries,thegovernmentsencouragepeopletosaveoilasmuchaspossible.

()16.Inthesecondparagraph,theword"it"refersto.

A.gasB.oilC.rockD.water

()17.Whichistherightorderoftheexploitationofoil?

a.Pushdownasteelpipe.b.Studytherocks.

c.Buildametaltower.d.Oilrushesup.

A.b,c,d,aB.b,a,c,dC.b,c,a,dD.b,a,d,c,

)18.Whichofthefollowingcanbetrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Coalgascan'tbeusedinhousesandfactories.

B.Oilisveryimportantinthemodernworld.

C.Manygovernmentsencouragepeopletowasteoilasmuchaspossible.

D.Todayoilisunderpressureasbefore.

)19.Accordingtothepassage,therightpicturetoshowthetendency(趨勢)totheamountofoil

ontheearthis.

)20.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.ThelossofOilB.TheUseofOil

C.ThePriceofOilD.TheExploitationofOil.

Unit3

A

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6,21NEWS55CHINESECOOK

$20MILLIONPRIZECooking

GameShowMrLitalksabouthowtocookSichuanchicken.

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53THENEWDOCTORS

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TalkShow

GeorgeMendelandJudyGrantaredoctorsin

Childrendiscusslatestkids'films.

loveinabigcityhospital.

6,21NEWS

5524HOURS

LIVINGTODAY

TalkShow

Documentary（紀(jì)錄片）

Thefirstwomaninspacedescribesherwork

ACanadianstudentdescribeshisfirsttriptoWest

onthespacestation.

6.30China.

2,7,10NEWS

10THERICHANDTHEFAMOUS

ADAYINMYLIFE

StarTalk

Film

7.00KenClevelandinterviewssingerGloriaEstefan.

LancewantsBettytomarryhim.

Hevisitsheronehundred-roomhouse.

Hegivesheraweektodecide.

31MENDITYOURSELF

19MONEYTALKHomeRepair

TalkShowJackandJulietalkabouthowtorepairabroken

DavidMontoya,theheadofCityBank,window.

discussesthehighcostofliving.Hedescribes37SPORTSWORLD

thewaystosavemoney.Tennis

AmatchinWimbledon,England.

1.IfyouwanttoknowhowtocookSichuanchicken,thebestprogrammeforyouis,

A.SPORTSWORLDB.THENEWDOCTORS

C.CHINESECOOKD.ADAYINMYLIFE

2.Whatkindofprogrammeis24Hours?

A.Talkshow.B.Film.C.Gameshow.D.Cooking.

3.What'sonChannel19at6.30?

A.CHINESEBOOK.B.SPORTSWORLD.

C.MENDITYOURSELF.C.MONEYTALK.

4.WhodoesKenClevelandinterview?

A.Astudent.B.Acook.C.Arichsinger.D.Atennisplayer.

5.“MENDITYOURSELF^^isaprogrammethat.

A.teachesyouEnglishbyyourself

B.tellsyousomethingaboutyourfirsttrip

C.teacheshowtorepairawindowD.tellsyouthewaystosavemoney

B

Everybodycansufferfromstress.Nomatterwhatyourageis,youcanfeelstressedoutby

thingsthatarehappeninginyourlife.Teenagers,however,havemanymoreopportunitiestoget

stressedthanpeopleinanyotheragegroup.Beingateenagerishard.Youarenotachildanymore,

butyouarenotanadult,eventhoughyouhavetodealwithsomeverygrown-upproblemsand

decisions.Familiescanbeoneofthebiggestcausesofstress,suchasproblemswithparentsarguing

athome,orproblemswithbrothersandsisters.Teenagersalsohavealotofstressfromschool,either

fromtheirteachersorfromtheirfriends.Someteenagersalsofeelstressedaboutchoosingtheir

educationafterhighschool.Gettingaplaceatuniversitycanbeverydifficultandsomecannotafford

togotouniversity.Thestressaboutgettingajobwhenfinishingschoolishardforsometeenagers.

Therearesomanyyoungpeoplefinishingschoolandnotenoughjobsforthem.Sadly,thereis

nothingwecandotoremovethesecausesofstressfromthelivesofteenagers,butyoucanlearnthe

bestwaytodealwithit.Talkingtopeopleisoneofthebestwaystodealwithstress.Itmaysound

simple,butitistrue.Aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved.

6.Whyisbeingateenageroftendifficult?

A.Becauseeventhoughyouarenotanadult,youmustdealwithadultproblems.

B.Becauseeventhoughyouareanadult,youmustdealwithchildren'sproblems.

C.Becauseeventhoughyouareateenager,youmustdoalotofhomework.

D.Becauseadultsoftenmakethemfeelstressed.

7.Familiescanaddtothestressateenagermightexperience.

A.byaskingthemtogotouniversity

B.byhelpingthemwiththeirhomework

C.asteenagersquarrelwiththeirparents,andtheirbrothersorsisters

D.asfamiliesneversupporttheirchildrenenough

8.Whycanleavingschoolbeastressfultimeforteenagers?

A.Becausetheywillbeleavingtheirfavouriteteachers.

B.Becausemanypeople'sfavouritememoriesareatschool.

C.Becausetheymayworryaboutgettingaplaceatuniversity.

D.Becausetheymayworryaboutbecominganadult.

9.Whycanfindingajobafterfinishingschoolbedifficult?

A.Becausethereisalotofcompetitionforjobs.

B.Becausetherearenojobs.

C.Becauseajobismoredifficultthanschoolwork.

D.Becausethereisalotofcompetitionforplacesatuniversity.

10.Wecandealwiththestressinourlife.

A.bynottryingtofindajob

B.byforgettingaboutourproblems

C.bygettingaplaceatuniversity

D.bysharingourproblemswithourfriends

C

AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.

OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchinwaswalkingaroundtheshining

car."Isthisyourcar,Paul?”heasked.

Paulanswered,“Yes,mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.^^Theboywassurprised."You

meanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn'tcostyouanything?Boy,1wish...^^hehesitated.

OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlike

that.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.

“Iwish."theboywenton,"that1couldbeabrotherlikethat."Paullookedattheboyinsurprise,

thenhesaid."Wouldyouliketotakearid