The Blind Boy A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet.

The Blind Boy

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37__ in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his __38__ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__.” What he had written was: “Today is a (n) __47__ day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.

Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?

Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __53__ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.

36. A. cover                     B. sign                       C. board                D. note

37. A. cashes                B. treasures                C. pennies                    D. coins

38. A. pocket                B. can                        C. backpack             D. case

39. A. still                            B. then                       C. already                     D. yet

40. A. put on            B. put out                 C. put off                     D. put back

41. A. in case                B. now that                 C. so that                     D. as though

42. A. mix up                B. show up                 C. fill up                D. make up

43. A. changed                     B. prepared                 C. supported                 D. reached

44. A. what                   B. why                         C. where               D. how

45. A. realized               B. recognized    C. felt                    D. discovered

46. A. though                B. but                            C. yet                              D. still

47. A. average               B. successful    C. harmonious       D. beautiful

48. A. After all        B. In the long term C. Of course  D. As a matter of fact

49. A. happy                        B. disappointed            C. lucky                       D. strange

50. A. effective                    B. brave                     C. surprising                 D. scientific

51. A. Once                         B. When              C. While                D. Because

52. A. smile                         B. exist                       C. survive                     D. prove

53. A. Look into                   B. Search for       C. Deal with               D. Depend on

54. A. tomorrow                  B. adventure               C. future               D. sunrise

55. A. preserve                     B. charge               C. skip                         D. drop

试题答案

36-40 BDABD    41-45 CCADB     46-50 ADCCA       51-55 BACCD