A poor girl was selling flowers in the street 21 Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill, so she 22 get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped 23 a beautiful house. The girl knocked 24 the door and a man came out. She asked 25 he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want 26 . She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the 27 of a tall wall. She looked 28 the flowers. 'Ihe flowers 29 very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light, 　30 slowly she began to fly into the sky. She 31 higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them 32 her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn't 33 .The girl told her that she had to 34 to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her 35 and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed 36 .

It snowed 37 that night. The girl died 38 a smile on her face. 　39 , people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and 　40 .

21. A. in　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　 D.（不填）

22. A. could　　　　　 B. had better　　　 C. would like　　　 D. had to

23. A. in front of　　　 B. in the front of　　 C. behind　　　　　 D. beside

24. A. at　　　　　　 B. to　　　 　　　 C. in　　　　　　　 D. for

25. A. what　　　　　 B. why　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 D. when

26. A. some　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　 D. something

27. A. head　　　　　 B. foot　　　　　　 C. top　　　　　　　 D. middle

28. A. for　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　 C. (不填)　　　　　 D. at

29. A. feels　　　　　 B. felt　　　　　　 C. smelt　　　　　　 D. smells

30. A. and　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. or

31. A. went　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　 C. looked 　　　　　 D. flew

32. A. has　　　　　 B. was　　　　　　 C. had　　　　　　 D. were

33. A. get money　　　 B. go out　　　　　 C. come to see her　　 D. stay at home

34. A. fly into the sky　 B. come here　　　 C. sell flowers　　　 D. help others

35. A. didn't worry　　 B. not to worry　　　 C. to not worry　　　 D. to worry not

36. A. happy　　　　 B. happier　　　　　 C. happiest　　　　 D. happily

37. A. heavily　　　　 B. heavy　　　　　 C. largely　　　　　 D. strongly

38. A. had　　　　　 B. has　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. without

39. A. By the way　　 B. At the same time　 C. except the girl　　 D. By way

40. A. looked after the girl　　　　 B. talked about the girl　

C. enjoyed themselves　　　　 D. watched themselves

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　　There was a big garden near John's house, and it had a lot of f 1 trees in it. One day John saw some beautiful apples o 2 one of them. He went home and got a ladder, put it a 3 the high wall of the garden and climbed up. Then he pulled the ladder up, and put it down on the o 4 side, and climbed down into the garden. Just then a gardener came r 5 a corner and saw him.

　　“What are you doing?” he s 6 .

　　John thought quickly and said, “I'm selling my ladder.”

　　“Selling your ladder? In somebody's garden! Do you think I believe s 7 a foolish story?” said the gardener and came to John w 8 a stick.

　　“It's my ladder,” said John, “and I can sell it w 9 I like. You needn't buy it if you don't want to.” And he took his ladder and climbed over the wall a 10 .