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A boy was going to study at the best school in town. In the morning, his grandfather took him to the school. When they went into the playground, the children came up.

“What a funny old man,” the boy said, making a face.

“Hey, fatty(胖子),”another one shouted.

The children jeered at the pair(对，双) and jumped up and down.

Without saying a word, the old man took his grandson(外孙) out of the school gate.

“Wonderful! I don’t have to go to school!” the boy said.

“You do, but not this one,” his grandfather said. “I’ll find you another school to go to.” Grandfather took his grandson back to his house, asked Grandmother to look after him, and then went out to look for a school alone.

Every time he got to a school, the old man went into the playground, and waited for the children to come out at break time. In some schools the children completely ignored(不理会)the old man, and in others, they made fun of him. When this happened, he would turn sadly and leave. Finally, he went into the very small playground of a very small school, and stood tiredly against the wall. The bell rang, and the children came out into the playground.

“Sir, are you all right? Shall I bring you something to drink?” said a voice.

“We’ve got a bench(长凳) in the playground. Come and sit down,” came another voice.

Soon a young teacher came out into the playground. The old man greeted him and said, “Finally, I’ve found my grandson the best school in town.”

(    )16.The underlined part “jeered at” in the passage probably means“______     ”.

A. listened to  B. laughed at     C. cheered up   D. fought against

(    )17.How did the grandson feel when his grandfather took him out of the school gate of the first school?

A. Worried.       B. Happy.   C. Calm.        D. Afraid.

(    )18.The old man went into the   ______    whenever he got to a school.

A. teacher’ office   B. classroom   C. school library          D. playground

(    )19.When the old man was in the very small school, the children there   ______    him.

A.shouted at     B. made fun of      C. cared about     D. paid no attention to

(    )20.According to the old man,the best school should have the best    ______  .

A. students   B. teachers   C. library         D. playground

三、综合填空(共10空，计15分)

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的词。

A poor young man went to Paris, expecting that his father’s friend could help him find a business for living.

“Are you (66) g_________ at maths?” his father’s friend asked him.

The young man (67) s________ his head.

“How is your history?” “How (68) a________ your law?”

The young man lowered(低下) his head sadly.

His father’s friend asked again and again, but the young man could(69) o_________shake his head. He himself couldn’t find out any advantages.

“Then write down(70) y_______ address first.”

The young man wrote his address and turned to leave, (71) b_______ he was stopped by his father’s friend. “Your name is written very beautifully, which is your advantage. You shouldn’t satisfy yourself with finding a (72) j_______ for living.”

Many (73) y_______later, the young man wrote the classical works that was well-known in the world. He was Alexandra Dumas(大仲马), a (74) f________French writer of the 18th century.

There are many ordinary persons in the world who all have many small advantages, but they can’t find (75) t__________. In fact, there is a gold mine(矿)in every ordinary life. If you’re willing to dig, you will dig out treasures that surprise yourself.