Long ago, there was a mother and a son living in a house. She worked hard everyday, they were always poor. One day, her son stole his friend's . 'Mom, what do you think of this bag?' His mother praised（表扬）her son scolding（责骂）him. 'It looks great!' The next time, he stole an overcoat. She praised him again he stole it. A few years later, he to be a young man. He stole jewelry and them to his mother. 'How !' This time, she did not scold her son again. Then, because he was scolded by his mother, he started to steal more expensive things. One day, the police him. Before putting him in , he begged the police to meet his mother. They took him to his mother. As soon as he saw his mother, he her earlobe（耳垂）. 'Ouch! What's the matter with you?' She finally scolded him. Her son answered, ' you had given me a scolding like that when I stole the first bag, I could not have become a thief.' The mother’s was broken as she looked at her son heading to prison. 'If I only could _ time, I would scold him strictly.' She regretted（后悔） that she always praised him, he did. 小题1: A．but B．and C．or D．then 小题2: A．bag B．watch C．bike D．book 小题3: A．because of B．instead of C．because D．instead 小题4: A．before B．since C．when D．until 小题5: A．put up B．looked up C．got up D．grew up 小题6: A．brought B．put C．told D．bought 小题7: A．beautiful B．terrible C．useful D．kind 小题8: A．often B．never C．sometimes D．always 小题9: A．heard B．looked C．caught D．searched 小题10: A．hospital B．school C．hotel D．prison 小题11: A．bit B．hit C．took D．ate 小题12: A．If B．Unless C．Though D．Although 小题13: A．eye B．heart C．mouth D．ear 小题14: A．turn on B．turn off C．turn back D．turn down 小题15: A．wherever B．whoever C．whenever D．whatever