The Last Leaf is about the story of two young painters in Greenwich Village, Sue and Johnsy, and their neighbour, Behrman. Johnsy suffered【小题1】severe pneumonia in the cold November, and her condition became 【小题2】(serious) than it used to be. And she put the hope of life on the last leaf outside the window,【小题3】(think) that when the last leaf fell, it was the end of her life. As a result, she lost the courage and faith【小题4】(live).

Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. In the distance he could see a person 【小题1】(go) back and forth between the surf’s edge 【小题2】 the beach. As the man approached, he could see there were hundreds of starfish(海星)【小题3】 (lie) on the sand as 【小题4】 result of the natural action of the tide.

The person seemed to be 【小题5】 (absorb) in the apparently useless task. There were   too many starfish. Many of them were sure to die. When he came near, the person continued the task of 【小题6】(pick) the starfish one by one and throwing them into the ocean.

As he came up to the person, he said, “You must be crazy. There are 【小题7】thousand) of miles of beach 【小题8】(cover) with starfish. You can’t 【小题9】(possible) make a difference.” The person looked at the man. He then bent down and picked up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man,【小题10】(say), “It surely makes a difference to that one!”

Marty is a disabled boy 【小题1】 suffers from a muscle disease. Sometimes he is too weak       【小题2】(run) or climb stairs as quickly as other people. The doctors don’t know 【小题3】 (exact) what is wrong with him. Luckily, Marty has learned to adapt 【小题4】 his disability. In order to make his life happy and 【小题5】 (satisfy), Marty keeps busy doing things that do not require physical strength. He has friends with 【小题6】 he can go to movies and football matches and he has lots of pets. He used to dream of one day being a famous football player and 【小题7】(represent) his country in the World Cup. Even when he is made fun of, he doesn’t get 【小题8】 (annoy). Disabled 【小题9】he is, Marty has become stronger and more independent. He never feels sorry for himself and he enjoys as rich and full a life as everyone else.

He suggests that we normal people should give the disabled 【小题10】 (encourage) rather than laugh at them.