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Eric was terribly ill. He couldn’t move and had to spend all day in 　1　
. Because his friends were not allowed to go near him，he felt quite 　2　
. Every day he just looked out of the 　3　
，doing nothing at all. As time passed，Eric became more and more hopeless.
One day，however，he saw something very 　4　
in the window. A panda was eating sandwiches there. Eric was very surprised. Before he could find out what had happened，he saw a monkey playing the violin. After a while，he saw more and more funny characters outside the window. This time he began to 　5　
a lot and could hardly stop.
No one would stop laughing when they saw a pig playing a drum，or a dog 　6　
a pair of glasses and acting like a teacher. Eric didn’t tell anyone about this 　7　
he thought nobody would believe this. Anyway，those strange characters brought happiness back into his heart. Soon he got well and was able to go back to 　8　
again.
When class was over，Eric told his 　9　
about all the strange things he had seen. While he was talking，he saw something coming out of Tom’s schoolbag. He wanted very much to know what it was，so he asked Tom again and again. Finally Tom had to 　10　
him what was in the bag. There，inside，were all the fancy dress toys that Tom had used to cheer him up！
And from that day on，Eric always did his best to make sure that no one was sad or lonely.
生词
character
/ˈkærəktə(r)
/ n.人物，角色：The hero is the chief character in the play. 男主角是剧中的主要人物。
cheer up（使）高兴起来，（使）振作起来：The good news cheered her up. 好消息让她精神振奋。
fancy
/ˈfænsi
/ adj.花哨的，精致的：I just want a pair of black shoes—nothing fancy. 我只想要一双黑色的鞋子——不要花哨的。
‖fancy dress（化装舞会上穿的）奇装异服：They came to the fancy dress party dressed as three knights. 他们打扮成三个骑士来参加化装舞会。
❶ A. schoolB. bedC. churchD. class
❷ A. happyB. tiredC. sadD. excited
❸ A. windowB. bookC. doorD. wall
❹ A. deliciousB. warmC. usefulD. strange
❺ A. cryB. laughC. runD. sing
❻ A. makingB. sellingC. inventingD. wearing
❼ A. becauseB. butC. soD. or
❽ A. workB. schoolC. townD. hospital
❾ A. parentsB. brothersC. sistersD. classmates
❿ A. teachB. showC. lendD. sell
参考译文
埃里克病得很厉害。他不能动弹，整天都得躺在床上。由于他的朋友们不能靠近他，他觉得很难过。每天，他只能望着窗外，什么也不能做。随着时间的流逝，埃里克变得越来越绝望。
然而有一天，他看到窗外发生了非常奇怪的事情：一只大熊猫正在那里吃三明治。埃里克非常惊讶。他还没弄明白是怎么回事，就又看到一只猴子在拉小提琴。过了一会儿，他看到越来越多有趣的角色出现在窗外。这时，他开始起劲地笑个不停。
当看到猪在敲鼓、狗戴着眼镜装老师时，没有人会停止发笑。关于这一切，埃里克没有告诉任何人，因为他认为没人会相信。不管怎样，这些奇怪的角色让他的内心再次充满欢乐。他很快就康复了，能返校上学了。
下课后，埃里克把他看到的怪事一五一十告诉了同学。就在他讲述的过程中，他看到从汤姆的书包里掉出一些东西。他很想知道那是什么，于是一遍遍地问汤姆。最后，汤姆只得让他看书包里的东西。原来，书包里面全是穿着奇装异服的玩具，汤姆就是用它们来鼓舞他的！
从那以后，埃里克一直尽力保证不让别人难过或孤单。