The boy will make a lot of trouble when ____________ alone.

A．leaving

B．leave

C．left

D．being left

Sally was ____________ to see her friend off at the airport.

A．a little sad more than	B．sad more than a little
C．more than a little sad	D．a little more than sad

   When Lew Alcindor was 13, and obviously still growing, a group of schools began offering him scholarships. The Alcindor decided to send their only child to Power Memorial Academy, a small school on Manhattan’s West Side.
At Power, Alcindor came under the control of Coach Jack Donohue, a strict young man who already gained his fames as one of the best coaches in the city. Donohue brought Alcindor along slowly. As a first-year student, the boy was not able to do much but wave his long skinny arms and shoot a basket now and then. But by the second year, when he was 15 years old and nearly 7 feet tall, Alcindor was quick and skilful enough to make the high school All-American team and to lead Power to an undefeated season.
From then on he simply got better. Some rival coaches (对方教练) used to take their teams quickly away from the floor before Power warmed up so that their players would not see him any sooner than they had to. Wearing size 16D shoes and sucking a chewing gum, Alcindor would loosen up by starting his leaping lay-ups (擦板球). Then he would casually shoot the ball with either hand, to the delight of the fans.
When reporters and photographers began to follow Alcindor closely, Donohue protected his boy firmly. He simply ordered Lew to talk to no member of the press, and this suited Lew fine. He was not comfortable talking to grown-ups, perhaps because he towered over them. Discouraged photographers began following him in secret as though he were an easily-frightened giraffe. Once after ducking into a subway to escape, Alcindor told a friend that it was all becoming like policemen and robbers. “People want you not for yourself,” Donohue warned him, “But because you’re a basketball player. Don’t forget that.”
【小题1】Many schools offered Alcindor scholarships because ______.

A．he was young	B．he was hardworking
C．he was tall for his age	D．he was skillful at playing basketball

【小题2】Which of the following best describes Donohue as a young coach?

A．Serious, popular and slow	B．Tall, skillful and successful
C．Kind, powerful and undefeated	D．Well-known, strict and experienced

【小题3】Why did some rival coaches take their teams away from the floor before Power warmed up?

A．Their teams refused to play against Power	B．Their teams feared to see Alcindor
C．Their teams would lose courage	D．Their teams would lose interest

【小题4】What does the last paragraph mainly discuss?

A．How Donohue protect Alcindor from the press	B．How Alcindor disliked meeting reporter
C．Why the press followed Alcindor closely	D．Why the public wanted Alcindor badly

   Compassion（同情）is a desire within us to help others.With effort,we can translate compassion into action.An experience last weekend showed me this is true.I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly.These old people are our main customers,and it's not hard to lose patience over their slowness.But last Sunday,one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson.This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits.He said he was out of cash,had just moved into his room,and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust.He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn't help staring at him.I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before,and what he would be like if fortune had gone his way.I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul,all alone in the world.I told him that I was sorry,but store rules didn't allow me to do so.I felt stupid and unkind saying this,but I valued my job.

Just then,another man,standing behind the first,spoke up.If anything,he looked more pitiable."Charge it to me," was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity.Pity is soft and safe and easy.Compassion,on the other hand,is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either.Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself.I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

【小题1】The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits______.

A．promised to obey the store rules

B．forgot to take his credit card with him

C．hoped to have the food first and pay later

D．could not afford anything more expensive

【小题2】Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A．Kind and lucky.

B．Poor and lonely.

C．Friendly and helpful.

D．Hurt and disappointed.

【小题3】Why did the author refuse the old gentle man's request first?

A．He wanted to keep his present job.

B．He felt no pity for the old gentleman.

C．He considered the old man dishonest.

D．He expected someone else to pay for the old man.

【小题4】What lesson did the author learn from this experience?

A．Wealth is most important in older age.

B．Helping others is easier said than done.

C．Pity is better gained through practice.

D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.