One summer evening, a 10-year-old boy was trying to hit a bottle with a slingshot(弹弓). The bottle was about 7 to 8 meters __ 36 __. The boy tried many times but still couldn’t hit it. His mother just kept passing him small stones. A girl walked by. She __ 37 __ the boy for some time and said to the mother, “Let me show him how to shoot.” “No, thank you,” said the __ 38 __, “he is blind.” The girl was surprised and asked, “How can he hit the bottle then?” “I tell him he can do it,” said the mother, “__ 39 __ he tries hard enough.” The little boy tried again and again. The mother always told him that he was doing __ 40 __. The boy became more confident. After a long time, it __ 41 __ dark. The girl said goodbye to the mother and son. When she turned to leave, she heard a stone hit the __ 42 _! The little boy finally made it! With confidence and patience, nothing is impossible. 小题1:A. long            B. tall            C. away 小题2:A. said            B. watched         C. wondered 小题3:A. mother          B. boy             C. girl 小题4:A. before          B. after             C. if 小题5:A. good           B. better            C. well 小题6:A. went           B. become           C. got 小题7:A. bottle           B. slingshot          C. stone