通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

    Do you have a pen friend? I have a pen friend. Do you want to know something about him? Now let me 1  you. His name is Eric and he comes from 2. He is 22 years old. He's a driver and 3 at a train station. He's a handsome man  4 blond hair and blue eyes. He has  5 round face. His favorite color is 6, so he usually wears white clothes. Joe gets up early in the morning and then 7 for half an hour. He thinks running can help him to keep  8. He is good at playing   9 and he is in a soccer club. He goes there every Sunday.  

    He invited (邀请) me to 10 his country, Australia. I'm going there next month. And I think I'll have a good time there.

Don't Let the Candle Off

A man had a little daughter—an only and much-loved child. He lived for her— she was his whole 1 He was so happy to hear his girl's voice that he hardly imagined what he would do 2 her. But unluckily, one day, his daughter became seriously ill. He was very 3. He tried all he could to 4 her. At last, his efforts (努力) was 5 and the child died. The father became a bitter recluse (隐士) after that, shutting 6 away from his friends and refusing(拒绝) every activity that might7 him back to his normal self. But one night he had a dream. He was in heaven, seeing a group of little child angels. They were dressed in white and8 in a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every angel9 a candle. He noticed that all the candles were bright except one. Then he found that the child with the 10 candle was his own little daughter. 11 to her, he held her in his 12, hugged her gently, and then asked, "Why is it, darling, that your candle alone is unlighted?" His daughter said, "Daddy, they often relight it, but your 13 always put it out." Just then he 14 socialized (交际) freely and gladly with his former friends and colleagues. No longer would his darling's candle be put out by his useless tears.

    We can't avoid having a sad 15 during lifetime, but we should remember not to let our beloved person's candle off.

    Sam is my new classmate. He is 1 American boy. He is from New York. He is thirteen.

    Sam often gets up at about 6: 30 on2. And he often 3 a cup of tea, an egg and some bread for his breakfast. Then he goes to school at 7: 30 a.m. and gets there 4 8: 00 a.m. . They have four classes in the morning and two in the 5. At 3: 50 p.m. they play games. He studies hard and studies 6. He likes English and is good at it. He teaches us 7 and we teach him Chinese. He can speak a little Chinese now, but not 8 . Mike is his good friend. They go home together(一起). He does 9 homework at home, but sometimes at school. On Saturday and Sunday, he likes 10 football games on TV. He often goes to bed at about nine.

    My father likes collecting（收藏）things very much. He1 many things. My father likes basketball very much, 2  he doesn't like 3  basketball. He only likes 4  football games, and he likes basketball shoes very much. He has 45 pairs of basketball shoes. But he

    5wear these basketball shoes. He also has a collection  6about 400 CDs. In his room, you can see these CDs on the table, in the 7, and under his bed. My father likes  8 very much. My father has some other sports collection,  9. He has 10 soccer balls, 12 tennis balls, and 7 basketballs. I also  10my father's sports collection very much.

    Who is the 1 teacher in Chinese history? Many people will think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28th. Although he lived over 2,000 years 2, people still remember and respect him3 his contribution to the education today.

    Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies 4 Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a(an) 5 childhood. His father 6 when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn't give up 7. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poems and sports.

    Later, he became a teacher and 8 the first public school in Chinese history. Today, people still follow 9lessons. He told us that we all have 10worthy to be learned. "When I am with 11 people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them."

    He also taught us that 12 is very important in study. "All study but no thinking makes people puzzled(困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people 13."

    Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about 14 and good manners." A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to 15 people." he said.

    Hello! My name is Wang Min. Wang is my 1 name. I'm in Class One. I found a box 2 the classroom. It is a black box. A blue schoolbag, a red notebook and a baseball 3 in the box. The schoolbag is Frank's. 4 is an ice bag. A pencil box, some books 5 a key are in it. Is the 6 Maria's? Yes, it is. Red is her favorite 7 . Whose baseball is it? We don't know Mr. Li 8 it in the library. Is it 9 ? You can ask Mr. Li 10 help. His telephone number is 376—8959.