24. Lily′s father is ill. She should dial _____.

　A. 800-120-9847 B. 79210583 C. 68787451 D. 96725643

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe(斧头) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy（仙女）came out and asked the man what was the matter.

"I have lost my axe ,"he said. "it fell into the water when I was cutting the wood."

The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked ,"Is this yours?"

"No," said the man.

The fairy then showed him a silver axe and asked again ,"Is this yours?" No" , again answered the man.

Then she showed him the old axe.

"Yes, that is mine ,"called out the happy man.

"I know that well enough ,"said the fairy. "I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I'll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one."

25. One day when the man was cutting something, ________.

A. he fell into the water B. his axe dropped into the river

C. his axe fell into a lake D. he saw a beautiful fairy

26. The man was sad because _________.

A. he was poor and had no other axes B. he could not go on working

C. he liked his axe very much D. his axe was a gold axe

27. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe but he didn't take them, because he

_________ .

A. did not like them　　

B. did not know they were made of gold and silver

C. was very rich　　

D. knew these axes were not his

28. The fairy helped the man because he was ________ man.

A. an old B. a young C. a poor D. an honest

C

Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities). It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.

Sweetest Day is celebrated to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned(孤儿), but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have