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　　Under her bed, Mrs. Chang kept a box containing some jewellery which had belonged to her mother. The jewellery was the only   1   thing she had, and she always said she would keep it and only sell it for a very important reason. Well, this was an important reason, wasn't it? She said nothing to Mary,    2   went secretly into the city and sold the jewellery for $ 2,750. Over half the money! But where could she   3   the other half?

    During the next few months, Mrs. Chang was always busy. She went out four mornings a week and   4   other people's houses. She   5   until late in the night and sewed dresses and trousers for the people in the village. She embroidered (绣)colorful birds and flowers on a piece of silk for the   6  who came through the village.    7   , her pile of money under her bed began to   8   . Mary noticed that her mother was very   9  , but her mother just said,  “I want to have some new clothes for your   10    I'll need to buy cloth. And I want to be able to   11   you another good present.”

    By June, Mrs. Chang had $4,250 under her bed.  She went to a relative in Yuen Long, who had a small business. “Tsun Man,” she said. “I badly   12   $750.” Her relative was   13   . Mrs. Chang had   14   asked anyone for money before. But he lent her the money.

    Mrs. Chang   15   her best clothes, went to the city and   16   a return ticket from London to Hong Kong. After putting it in a nice  17  , she began to write   18   address on it and posted it. “What a surprise this will be for David.” She said to   19   “How happy he will be! And how happy Mary will be too, to   20   her brother with her on her wedding day.”

1. A. valuable 　　   　　  B. beautiful  　　　　 C. interesting 　　     D. wonderful

2. A. or   　　 　　　　  B. but  　　  　　　　 C. so   　　   　　   D. however

3. A. get 　　   　　　　　　  B. borrow 　　　　 C. make    　　   D. bring

4. A. searched      　　  B. entered   　　　　 C. cleaned  　　   D. washed

5. A. stayed up     　　  B. kept up   　　　　 C. made up 　　   D. dressed up

6. A. neighbors 　　 　　  B. tourists　　 　　 C. relatives  　　      D. friends

7. A. Gradually     　　  B. Frequently    　　 C. Probably          D. Immediately

8. A. reduce  　　   　　　　  B. appear    　　　　 C. disappear　　    D. grow

9. A. worried       　　  B. busy     　　　　 C. angry　　　　   D. content

10. A. wedding   　　  B. birthday 　　   　　　　 C. family     　　 D. work

11. A. give     　　　　  B. send     　　　　 C. buy　　 　　   D. mail

12. A. lose   　　　　  B. owe     　　　　 C. need      　　   D. earn

13. A. surprised    　　  B. frightened     　　 C. hurt    　　　　    D. disappointed

14. A. always       　　  B. usually    　　　　 C. never 　　  　　   D. sometimes

15. A. picked up   　　     B. had on  　　　　 C. took off   　　   D. put on

16. A. bought  　　 　　  B. sent    　　　　 C. took    　　　　    D. carried

17. A. envelope 　　 　　  B. box　　 　　   　　 C. package　　　　 D. bag

18. A. mother's     　　  B. brother's  　　 　　 C. Mary's　　　　  D. David's

19. A. him   　　　　  B. them   　　　　 C. herself    　　   D. her

20. A. have　　　　　　 B. invite　　　　    C. take　　　　    D. leave

 

Answer 1

答案：A;B;A;C;A;B;A;D;B;A;A;C;A;C;D;A;A;D;C;A
解析：

第1题，通读全文可知，本文讲述一位慈爱但家境拮据的母亲为女儿婚礼攒钱的故事。母亲传给她的jewellery是她拥有的唯一值钱的东西。故选A。       第2题，语气转折。       第3题，上文讲靠出售jewellery而得到一半的钱，本句应表达还有一半到哪里去搞，而不是借或挣。       第4题，给别人打扫屋子(来挣钱)。       第5题，stay up意为熬夜。熬夜给别人缝制衣服挣钱。       第6题，给穿过村子的游客绣花挣钱。 　　   第7题，gradually逐渐地；frequently经常地；probably可能地；immediately立刻。       第8题，慢慢地攒的钱多起来了。       第9题，由上文可知母亲很忙。       第10题，文末讲到wedding day。       第11题，由最后一段可知，另外一件好礼物不是某件物品，而是弟弟David要来参加婚礼，故不能选B、C、D三个选项。 第12题，由下文he lent her the money可得知，这里要表达借钱的意思。 第13题，surprised吃惊；frightened害怕；hurt受伤；disappointed失望。     第14题，张太太从来没有借过钱，因此她的亲戚很奇怪。     第15题，由下文可知进城去了，故应穿上好衣服。     第16题，由18空后的posted it可知此处应是买机票。     第17题，把机票放人信封。     第18题，由下文可知是寄给David的。 第19题，这里没有别人，故是自言自语。say to oneself，talk to oneself，是固定词组。 第20题，have A with B，让B和A在一起。