1．"What worries you，Tom？" asked Mrs Bell.He had a（1）
in his hand and tears （淚水） in his eyes.
"Our teacher asked us to recite（背誦） the poem.The student who can recite it（2）
will get a prize（中獎(jiǎng)）.But I can't do it well." said Tom.
"Why not？" asked Mrs Bell.
"The boys say that I can't." said Tom in a （3）
voice.
"Don't mind what they （4）
.Let them see that you can do it，" said Mrs Bell.
"（5）
I don't think I can，" said Tom."The poem is so long and difficult.I may not try（6）
the prize，but I want to try my best to recite it，because the boys （7）
me.They call me "Slow Tom!"
"Well，dear，" said Mrs Bell， "Look down at that snail（蝸牛） at the （8）
of the wall.How slow it climbs!Watch it.You can see it will get to the （9）
in the end.So just try a few lines each day，and you may （10）
the prize at last." Tom then decided to learn from the snail.
At last，the day came.The teacher let the boys （11）
the poem.After five or six boys had recited it，it was Tom's （12）
.The boys thought he could not do it.But to their surprise，Tom did not even（13）
a word.His heart was full of happiness when the teacher said， "Well done，Tom!" Tom did the best of all and teacher （14）
him the prize.
"And now tell us （15）
you could recite the poem so well." said the teacher.
"A snail on the wall taught me how to do it，" said Tom.
| （1）A.bag |
B.box |
C.book |
D.pencil |
| （2）A.most |
B.best |
C.fastest |
D.earliest |
| （3）A.sad |
B.happy |
C.tired |
D.nice |
| （4）A.see |
B.say |
C.show |
D.ask |
| （5）A.Or |
B.If |
C.So |
D.But |
| （6）A.on |
B.out |
C.for |
D.over |
| （7）A.laugh at |
B.look after |
C.agree with |
D.play against |
| （8）A.front |
B.back |
C.foot |
D.end |
| （9）A.top |
B.wall |
C.road |
D.sky |
| （10）A.get |
B.meet |
C.find |
D.forget |
| （11）A.spell |
B.change |
C.recite |
D.improve |
| （12）A.answer |
B.turn |
C.way |
D.place |
| （13）A.miss |
B.read |
C.match |
D.correct |
| （14）A.passed |
B.made |
C.wrote |
D.gave |
| （15）A.how |
B.when |
C.where |
D.which |
