My Son with Club Feet

My son Joe was born with club feet（畸形脚）. The doctor told us that he would be able to walk, but he would never run very well. At that time, he was eight.     

HUMOUR AND JOKES

A Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal a neighbour's doorbell. But he clearly understood that while his hand touched the bell, it would ring and something terrible would happen to him. The ringing could be heard by others. So he covered his ears with something, thinking that everything would be all right and that he could get the doorbell without any trouble. But what happened was that he was caught on the spot for stealing the doorbell of his neighbour.     

STORIES

A A poor farmer once had a friend who was famous for the wondertul apple trees which he grew.One day this friend gave the farmer a young tree and told him to take it home and plant it.The farmer was pleased with the gift,but when he got home he did not know where to plant it.He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road,strangers would steal the fruit.     

I''''M ORLONSEL SIMPSON!

The persona of this story was a boy in a gutter(贫民区)of San Francisco.Because of cacotrophia(营养不良),he got sick with his leg.H e couldn’t stand with his legstraight.A nd his calf(小腿)was even worse shrink(萎缩).But in his little soul,he got a dream only believed byhim self—he would becom e an all-powerful(全能的)playerof A m erican football.The boy was a fan of Jim Brown,a legendary foot-ball player.H e always went to the court to cheer his i-dol.But he was too poor to buy a ticket…     

霍尼和角豆树

Honi the Wise One was also known as Honi the Circle Maker.By drawing a circle and stepping inside of it,he would 1)recite special 2)prayers for rain.Sometimes,he even argued with God during a 3)drought,and the rains would come.He was,indeed,a 4)miracle maker.As wise as he was,Honi sometimes saw something that 5)puzzled him,then,he would ask questions so he could solve the mystery.     

阅读特训营

Guardians of the Barrens 1 The herd of rnusk oxen moved slowly through a patch of Barren Lands grass.The man watched through his field glasses. 2 He was more than satisfied with the old bull's huge head. It would make a perfect trophy.Probably it would be the last ever taken.Musk oxen were rare.They were protected in all Canada and especially in this northern game sanctuary.He had paid a great deal of money to be brought secretly into the sanctuary.He knew he might be caught and punished.But he was willing to take the risk.     

幽默七则

The last day of a criminal condemned to death came. The police asked him what he would like to have for breakfast. He was told he could have anything he liked.     

桑尼的启示

Sunny's grandfather had suddenly taken ill and was not able to play with him any more like he used to before. Little Sunny was very sad and felt very lonely. He would go and sit by his grandfather's bed, waiting for him to get up and play with him again. At night, he would think of the little cowherd boy, Krishna, and pray to him fervendy to make his grandfather well again. But, little Krishna was busy having fun, and would not answer Sunny's     

Never run from Death, either!

The patient awoke from the surgery after the accident, with the doctor standing beside him. He was toldthat the spinal injury was so severe, not only will he never walk, but his life was not with many days remain-ing. Several weeks later, the patient's health had stabilized, and the outlook was for a long and healthy life,even though it would be in a wheelchair. The newspaper did an interview with this amazing patient. "It's really quite simple," the patient joked. "How could I kick the bucket with paralyzed legs?"     

A Baby Eagle And His Mother

<正>Once there was a baby eagle（鹰）living in a nest（巢）on a cliff（山崖）. The baby eagleloved his nest. It was warm, soft and comfortable. And even better, he had all the food andlove that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would al-ways come just in time with the delicious food he liked.     

玻璃弹子的寓言

Once upon a time, there was a foolish boy who had a bag full of beautiful marbles(玻璃弹子). Now this boy was quite proud of his marbles. In fact, he thought so much of them that he would neither play with them himself nor would he let anyone else play with them. He only took them out of the bag in order to count and admire them; they were never used for their     

2002年春夏季高考英语短文改错题分析

2002年春季高考题:My brother Tom was very selfish when he was a little boy.He did not want share things with other people.Forexample,when he bought a chocolate cake,he would put themin a secret place where I couldn’t find.Then he     

〈雾都狐儿〉(7)(英文)

But he could not see how these would help him get to London anyfaster,so he continued walking. He walked twenty miles that day.The only thing he had to eat was his     

Bill Gates，Head of Microsoft

As a teenager in 1972, Bill Gates once said that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20. Only 15 years later he was a billionaire. And by 1992, as head of the Microsoft company,he became the richest man in America with assets(资产) ofabout US$ 6. 3 billion.     

完形填空练与析

During Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father蒺s car to drive to a New Year蒺s Eve 1 to be held in Vermont. The father was 2 about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Year蒺s Eve. The 3 that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all.So he drove to Vermont, got completely 4 and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadbl…     

世界地图拼图游戏

There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much.Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.He would always spend     

A Puzzle of the World Map

There was a man who had a little hoy that he loved very mu~：h. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy. He would always spend all his extra time playing with the little boy.     

The World is a Puzzle

There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Everyday 1 work theman would come home and play with the little boy. He would always 2 all of his extra （额外的） time playing with the little boy.     

名人轶闻趣事(英文)

Washington Cutthe Trees Washington was the first president of America.When he was a boy,he cut his fathers two cherry trees.His father returned and gotvery angry.He said to himself,“If I found out who cut my trees,I would give him a good beating.”The father looked everywhere.When he asked his son,Washingtonbegan to cry.“I cut your trees!”Washington told the truth.The father carried his son in his arm and said,“My clever child,I would ratherlose one hundred trees than you should tell…     

The Elephant Did It!

A man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged. Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a cirus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, “I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!” Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.