Henry was a kind,good boy.His father was dead,and his mother was very poor.He had a little sister.He wanted to (56) his mother because she could not always earn enough to buy food for her little family.
One day a man gave Henry a dollar for finding (57) lost wallet.Henry could have kept the wallet (58) no one saw him when he found it.But his mother had taught him to be (59) ,and never to keep what did not belong to him.
With the dollar he bought a box,three brushes and some shoe polish.He then went to the corner of the street,and said to everyone whose shoes did not look nice,"Polish your shoes,please?"
He was(60) polite that gentlemen soon began to notice him,and to let him polish their shoes.The first day he (61) home fifty cents,which he gave to his mother to buy food with.When he gave her the (62) ,she cried with joy and said,"You are a good boy,Henry.I did not know (63) I could earn enough to buy bread,but now I think we can manage to get along quite well."
Henry worked after school every day.He earned almost enough to support his mother and his little sister.
56.A.help |
B.visit |
C.know |
57.A.her |
B.his |
C.its |
58.A.though |
B.unless |
C.becuase |
59.A.honest |
B.brave |
C.confident |
60.A.so |
B.very |
C.too |
61.A.got |
B.left |
C.brought |
62.A.food |
B.money |
C.wallet |
63.A.how |
B.why |
C.what |