Mr. Smith gave his wife 10 pounds for her birthday—ten pretty new pound notes. The day after her birthday, Mrs. Smith went 1 . She waited for a bus, got on it and sat down next to an old 2. After a while, she noticed that the old lady's handbag was open. Inside it, she3 a roll of pound notes exactly like the ones her husband had given her. She 4 looked into her own bag—the notes were gone! Mrs. Smith was 5 that the old lady had stolen them. She thought she should call the police. But she disliked getting other people into 6, so she decided to take back the money from the old lady's handbag and say 7 more about it. She 8 the bus to make sure nobody was watching. Then she carefully put her hand into the old lady's 9 , took the notes, and put them in her own bag.

 When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought.

“  10 did you pay for it?” he asked.

“With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course.” she replied.

“Oh? What's that, then?” he asked, as he pointed to a roll of ten pound notes on the table.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One early morning, I 1 a call for a taxi. When I arrived at the building, it was 2:30 a.m. and I found the building was dark except for the only light in a first floor window.

    Many drivers would just shout once or twice and then drove away, but I thought this 2 might need my help. So I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a 3, elderly voice. After a long time, the door opened. A small old man showed up before me, 4a small bag. He kept thanking me for my 5. “It's nothing,” I told him.

     “Oh, you're such a good man.” He said. When we got into the taxi, he gave me a (an) 6, and then asked, “Could you drive through the city center?”

     “But it wasn't the 7way.” I answered quickly. “Oh, I'm in no hurry.” He said. “I'm on my way to a hospital. I don't have any family left. The 8 says I don't have much time left.

    I 9 started the taxi and shut off the meter(计程器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city center. He showed me the building where he once worked. We drove 10 the church where he got married. He would never forget that happy moment. Sometimes he'd ask me to slow down in front of a building and would sit 11the darkness for a long time, saying nothing. When the sun began to rise, we drove in silence to the address he had given me. When we arrived,12 without thinking, I gave him a big hug. “You gave an old man a little moment of 13. Thank you!” He said with tears in his eyes.

    I was completely lost in thought for the rest of the day. What would happen if I had refused to do14 I did? We always think that there are no 15 moments in our lives, but great moments are just in what others may think small and unimportant ones!

    “You'll have to 1our baby today,” a woman tells her husband. “I'm not feeling2today.” Don't worry, dear. I'll be very3 to do so, then you can stay in bed and have a good rest.” Her husband says.” Thank you. I'll have a quiet day and I will get4soon.” His wife tells him.

    “Do I need to do the 5 for you too?” her husband asks.

    The wife is very pleased and says, “That will help me 6 I'll give you a list of things to buy.”

    She writes out the list and 7it to her husband.

    “You can get all of the things at the 8” she says. “You can put our baby in the shopping cart, then you will not have to leave him 9”

    The man takes the baby10the supermarket and puts him in the shopping cart 11the rows （排）of the things to buy and looks for those things on the list.

    12everything goes well, but the baby begins to cry. Then he begins to scream（尖叫）. And scream! Scream!

    “Keep calm（保持镇定）, George,” the man says. “Don't get angry. Don't 13, George. Don't lose your temper（脾气）, George.”

    A woman in the supermarket hears 14 the man says. She walks up to him. “I think you are15 You are so patient（耐心） with your little George.” She says to him.

    “Madam, I'm George. He's Edward.” the man says.

    Stephen Hawking is a scientific giant after Albert Einstein. On 14 March, 2018, the world-famous British scientist died at 76 in Cambridge, UK.

    Stephen Hawking was born on 8 January, 1942 in England. When he was a boy, he 1 to study how things worked. His father wanted him to 2 a doctor, but he didn't want to. He had great 3 in science.

    Hawking got a very serious 4 called ALS at the age of 21. He couldn't walk or speak. Only three of his fingers could move. He could only communicate with others by computer. At first, Hawking was very sad. Later he 5 to see his life in a different way. He worked 6 and went on with his studies. Then he made some great achievements in science. He wrote many great 7. The most 8 one is A Brief History of Time. In the book, he explains the 9 and end of the universe. He also wrote books for 10, like George and the Big Bang (《乔治的宇宙大爆炸》). They help kids learn about space. And he gave speeches at universities. His unusual life encourages many young people.

    Hawking has left us. But his works will live on for many years.

The Secret Soldier

    A young soldier, Robert Shurtliff, lay dying in a hospital bed. He was too 1to speak or move. Two men stood over him.

    "I think this young man has 2 ," one man said.

    "I'll take his jacket and boots," said the other.

    Robert gathered all of his strength to 3 , "I…I'm alive. "

    The doctor came running over as Robert fell into a coma（昏迷）. "We can 4 him," he said as he examined the young soldier, "Oh, my! He's a 5! "

    It was true. The young soldier, Robert Shurtliff, was really Deborah Sampson. 6who was she？

    Deborah Sampson had grown up in Massachusetts, living as a servant. She 7of having great adventures (冒险). 8 the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, women were not allowed to serve in the army. But Deborah 9 herself as a man and became a solider. She called herself Robert Shurtliff.

    One day, during an attack, Deborah was shot in the neck and10. Another soldier lifted Deborah into his horse and rode her to the 11. A doctor treated the wound on her back and asked if 12 had any other injuries. Deborah lied and said no. She was afraid that if the doctor examined her leg, he would discover her 13. Using a pocket knife, Deborah got the bullet（子弹）out of her own leg. She 14 to fight as a soldier.

    After the war ended, Deborah got married and had children. But she still longed for 15. So she put on her soldier's uniform and travelled around the country telling of her life as young, brave soldier, Robert Shurtliff.

    Once upon a time, there was a swan(天鹅). She lived in a lake. A woman with her two daughters lived in a1small house the lake. They lived a difficult life. Sometimes they 2 money to buy food.

    The swan was 3 to see that. She 4 to help them. Every day she came to the woman's house and left a golden feather (羽毛) without 5 anything. The woman sold the feather 6 bought food. She was happy because her life was 7 than before.

    But the woman became greedy (贪婪的) . One day when the swan 8, the woman caught (捉住) her and took all her golden feathers. Suddenly the golden feathers 9 common (普通的) feathers.

    The swan said, "I came to help you, but you wanted to kill 10. I will never come back. Never be greedy." With these words, the swan disappeared (消失).