Donald Duck was born on June 9, 1934. Now he is 71 years old． He is the oldest duck in the world．He is very funny. He makes a lot of people laugh again and again. Children around the world all like him.

He first appears （出現(xiàn)）in the cartoon The Wise Little Hen. The little hen works very hard．But Donald Duck and his friend Peter Pig do not want to work. Then the little hen gives them a lesson. She tells them that work is important.

Donald is like a little man in a big world．He has a good heart. He wants to help others. But things .always go wrong for him. He doesn't like it. He gets angry easily. Then his girl friend Daisy comes to help him. So he tries it again. He thinks there must be a better way to do things. But he does not know another way. It does not matter what other people think of him.

1．When was Donald Duck born?

A．In 1971       B．In 1934        C．In 1944           D．In 1954

2．Children like Donald Duck because he is_______

A．old           B．funny         C．friendly           D．little

3．The underlined word "them" refers to  （ 指的是 ）_________________

A．children                                  B．Donald Duck and Daisy

C．people                                        D．Donald Duck and Peter Pig

4．Where does he first appear?

A．In a book.                                B．In a TV play

C．In a movie                                      D．in a cartoon.

5．Which sentence about Donald Duck is NOT true？

A．He doesn't want to work.                  B．He doesn't have any friends.

C．He makes people laugh again and again.       D．He is angry when he does something wrong.

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A little girl went to a hospital. “I want to ___1___ a miracle(奇跡).” “What?” said the doctor. “My brother is badly ill, ___2___ my daddy says only a miracle can save my brother.” “We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m ___3___ but I can’t help you,” said the doctor. “I have the ___4___ to pay for it.” said the girl.
The doctor’s brother asked, “What miracle does your ___5___ need?” “I don’t know,” she answered. “My daddy can’t ___6___ for it, so I want to use my money.” “How much do you have?” asked the man. “A dollar and a half.” “Well,” ___7___ the man, “a dollar and a half can buy a miracle.”
That man was a very good ___8___. The operation(手術(shù)) was free and her brother became well. “What’s the price ___9___ the operation?” her mom asked. The little girl smiled. She knew exactly how ___10___ a miracle was—a dollar and a half with the faith(誠意) of a little girl.

Tess，a little girl，entered Rexall's Drug Store with one dollar and eleven cents．She waited patiently for the pharmacist（藥劑師）to give her some attention．But he was too busy at that moment．

“And what do you want?” the pharmacist asked while he was ___1___ his brother from Chicago．

“Well，I want to talk to you about my ___2___，Andrew，” Tess answered．“He's really，really sick．．．a(chǎn)nd I want to buy a miracle（奇跡）．”

“I beg your pardon?” said the pharmacist．

“He has ___3___ growing inside his head，and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now．So ___4___ does a miracle cost?’’

“We don’t sell miracles here，little girl．So I ___5___ help you．” the pharmacist said，softening a little．

“What kind of miracle does your brother ___6___?” asked the pharmacist’s brother，a well dressed man．

“I don’t know．I just know he's really sick，and Mommy says he needs an ___7___．But my Daddy can't pay for it，So I want to use ___8___ money．”

“How much do you have?” asked the man．

“Only one dollar and eleven cents．”

“What a coincidence（巧合）!” smiled the man．“That's just the ___9___ of a miracle for the little boy．”

It wasn't long ___10___ Andrew was home again and doing well．That man was a surgeon（外科醫(yī)生）．He performed a successful operation on the little boy for free and he did give the family a real miracle．

1．A．calling               B．talking to            C．writing to          D．waiting for

2．A．father                B．mother            C．brother            D．sister

3．A．something good       B．something bad      C．a(chǎn)nything good      D．nothing bad

4．A．how much           B．how often        C．how many          D．how soon

5．A．don't                B．can               C．can't              D．shouldn't

6．A．like                 B．use               C．have              D．need

7．A．orange                B．a(chǎn)pple              C．operation            D．a(chǎn)ward

8．A．your                B．my               C．their                       D．his

9．A．price                B．form              C．type              D．way

10．A．a(chǎn)fter              B．since            C．until              D．before