侯洪峰英语首字母填空专项121-130.docVIP

121 Tom was a poor boy．He made a living by cleaning leather 皮革 s 1 for others in the street．Tom was also a b 2 boy．One day，a rich man n 3 Miser appeared in front of Tom． He watched his d 4 shoes for a while，and then，looked at Tom．Tom knew this kind of people well．They love money but hate to spend it． Tom said，Let me b 5 your shoes，sir．Only two pence 便土 ，sir． Mr．Miser shook his head and walked away． Tom thought for a second and then called out，‘‘I’d like to clean it for nothing．”This time Mr．Miser agreed．And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly． When the rich man put his other shoe on the stool 凳子 ，Tom said he wouldn’t clean it for him u 6 he was paid two pence for his work．Mr．Miser was very a 7 . He refused to pay anything and went away． But to his s 8 , the well－cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other one look even dirtier．Mr．Miser looked round．People in the street were l 9 at him． Finally the rich man a 10 and gave Tom two pence．In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly． 122 Do you know the differences between the new building and the old ones? Old buildings h 1 brick 砖 and stone walls. The walls hold up the b 2 . In cities, many modern building l 3 as if they are made just of windows. Walls of dark glass reach high into the air. Many buildings are m 4 than 50 stories 层 tall. Are walls of glass strong e 5 to hold up the new buildings? No, The new glass walls do not hold up the buildings, b 6 they only cover up the frame 框架 made of steel. Have you ever watched a new building going up? The steel frame is built f 7 .Then the glass walls are hung on the frame. When the building is f 8 ,the frame does not show. The outside looks like windows without walls. The glass walls shine i 9 the sun with no decoration 装饰 .Many people find t 10 beautiful just as they are. 123 Jim likes s__ 1 very much. It was very h__ 2 last Monday and Jim decided to go for a swim a__ 3 class. There were already a few p__ 4 swimming in the river there. He took off his