It was in autumn. A young woman was ill. She （1） in the hospital. There was a tree （2） her room. She saw the leaves fall down. Day after day, there were less and less leaves on the tree. The woman （3） very sad. She didn’t eat or drink, and she didn’t want （4） . The doctor asked her to （5） and take a walk. She （6） do that. She became worse day by day. One day she said, “When the last leaf falls down, I will die, too.”

An old artist knew that. He decided to help （7） . One night, all yellow leaves fell down. The artist painted a green and yellow leaf, （8） put it in the tree. The next morning, when the woman looked out of the window and saw the last leaf, she was filled with （9） . She would like to be alive. She didn’t want to fall down like other （10） . From then on, she became better and better and lived a long time.

Don’t give up your hope at anytime.

（1）

A．

played

B．

stayed

C．

worked

（2）

A．

outside

B．

inside

C．

in

（3）

A．

feel

B．

feels

C．

felt

（4）

A．

talk

B．

to talk

C．

talked

（5）

A．

fall asleep

B．

hurry up

C．

get up

（6）

A．

wouldn’t

B．

can’t

C．

won’t

（7）

A．

she

B．

him

C．

her

（8）

A．

then

B．

though

C．

but

（9）

A．

doubt

B．

hope

C．

sadness

（10）

A．

leaf

B．

leaves

C．

leave