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   A first grade student whose best friend is fighting against cancer thought that hours of playing and telling jokes was not enough一he wanted to show how he understood the 1 time his buddy was going through.

Seven-year-old Vincent Butterfield 2 to cut off his hair in support of his best friend Zac Gossage who lost his hair through chemotherapy (化疗) .

   Zac is receiving treatment but 3 goes to Union Central Elementary School in Missouri every day 4 that’s where he gets to play on the swings with Vincent. Vincent found out that Zac might 5 his hair because of the chemotherapy treatment.So one day he showed up in the first grade class wearing a 6 .He said to his teacher Mrs. Koester “I have a surprise for Zac.M And he pulled off his cap and other 7 saw that he already had all his hair 8 off.

   “I did it just to make Zac feel he’s not the only one without any 9 ”’ said Vincent.

Vincent has also been raising money for his best friend after learning how 10 the chemotherapy treatments are.He asked his mother to make 11 than 20 scarves and gloves. He and his mother 12 them at the price of 10dollars each raising over 200 dollars for Zac. The encouragement from Vincent seems to be working. Though Zac is receiving treatments he has 13 missed any days of school. He knows that Vincent is out on the playground waiting for him at break.

   When asked 14 friendship was. Vincent looked at his friend Zac thought for a ( n) 15 and replied “ It’s a beautiful thing."

   Clearly wisdom doesn’t always come with age.

1. A. hard   B. exciting   C. unpleasant   D. pleasant

2. A. decided   B. refused   C. agreed   D. disliked

3. A. ever   B. never   C. just   D. still

4. A. though   B. but   C. because   D. so

5. A. raise   B. add   C. lose   D. fall

6. A. mask   B. scarf   C. glove   D. cap

7. A. teachers   B. kids   C. parents   D. patients

8. A. pulled   B. sent   C. cut   D. put

10. A. expensi ve   B. successful   C. important   D. meaningful

11. A. fewer   B. more   C. worse   D. better

12. A. made   B. donated   C. sold   D. collected

13. A. already   B. always   C. nearly   D. hardly

14. A. how   B. what   C. where    D. which

15. A. moment   B. hour   C. morning   D. ciay

Answer 1

1. A 一年级学生Vincent Butterfield认为对于他得了癌症的好朋友，光靠陪他玩、讲笑话给他听是不够的，他想要表明 他如何理解好朋友经历的艰难时期。故选A项。

2. A Vincent Butterfield决定剪掉头发以支持他的由于化疗而 失去头发的最好的朋友。故选A项。

3. D根据句意可知 Zac仍旧每天上学。故选D项。

4. C Zac仍然每天去上学是因为他可以和Vincent玩秋千。故选C项。

5. C Vincent得知Zac可能会因化疗失去头发。故选C项。

6. D根据下文And he pulled off his cap...可知 他戴着帽子出现在教室。故选D项。

7. B 根据上文...he showed up in the first grade class…可知，他的同学即其他孩子看到他的头发都剪掉了，故选B项。

8. C根据短语have one’s hair cut off剪掉某人的头发 可知选

C项。

9. D Vincent这样做只是为了让Zac感觉到他不是唯一的没有头发的人。故选D项。

10. A 根据上文 Vincent has also been raising money…以及下文 他让妈妈做围巾和手套来卖掉筹钱，可知他要为Zac募捐， 因为化疗很昂贵，故选A项。

11. B 根据下文...at the price of 10 dollars each raising over 200 dollars for Zac.可知选 B 项。

12. C Vincent和他的妈妈是卖掉围巾和手套筹钱的，故选

C项。

13. D根据句意可知，尽管他在接受治疗，但是他几乎没有缺 过课，因为他知道在休息时Vincent在操场上等他。故选

D项。

14. B根据答语It’s a beautiful thing.可知是“当被问及友谊是 什么的时候”，故选B项。

15. A根据句意可知，Zac想了一会儿并回答，友谊是一样美好 的东西。故选A项。