After Yorky left me, I

• A、played baseball to tire myself

• B、wanted to quit school

• C、bought another pet right away

• D、took to running and whistling

The Fisherman and the Bear

One fine day, an old man was fishing and caught nothing. Finally, he gave up and walked back along the shore to his shack (窩棚). When he got close to the front door, he saw it was open._ 26() A big black bear was opening his honey bottle. The honey spilled all over the floor and the bear rubbed his paw (爪子) in it, spreading it all over.

The old man went to the back of the shack and gave a loud shout._ 27()The old man saw that the bear was holding up the paw covered with honey.

The bear ran to the shore of the lake. Standing on its back legs, it held up the paw full of honey. Soon all the flies were gathering quickly all over the sticky sweet paw. Then the bear walked into the water with his sticky paw full of flies._ 28()Suddenly, a big fish came jumping out of the water trying to get to the flies. The bear gave it a swat (拍打) and it flew to the shore and dropped there. Then another fish jumped into the air after the flies, followed swiftly by another._ 29() Soon it had a large pile.

The old man got out of the bushes and down to the shore._ 30() “Well," said the old man,“That's the first time a bear has ever paid me for my honey."

A. It held the paw out over the water.

B. The bear jumped and ran out of the door.

C. He walked to the door quietly and looked inside.

D. The bear was gone and had left six large fish for him.

E. The bear often came to the old man's shack to get honey.

F. Every time a fish jumped after his paw, the bear hit it ashore.

Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens lived from 1913 to 1980. He didn't have much money growing up, but he had dreams. He worked_ 31() at part-time jobs to help support his family. His high school coach noticed Jesse's_ 32()for running. Because of work, Jesse couldn't practice with the team after school. His coach_ 33()to train him in the morning and he accepted it. 34().away Jesse was_ 35()to many colleges, but he chose Ohio State University. He broke several world records there. However, since he was African American, he received no__ 36(). He continued to work, study and train. In the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936, he became the first American to_ 37()four gold medals in a_ 38()game. He broke many records;

some lasted more than 20 years.

In 1976, Jesse Owens was_ 39()the Medal of Freedom. It is the_ 40()honor an American can receive.

A. win

B. admitted

C. hard

D. operate

E. talent

F. single

G. latest

H. scholarship

I. highest

J. right

K. offered

L. Awarded