完形填空(Cloze Test)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are trying to hide presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___1___ On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable （不能忍受的）. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___2___ late so that they will not ___3___ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___4___ for a long time, hoping to see Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I ___5___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___6___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but ___7___ he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve, ___8___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___9___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___10___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___11___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___12___ to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were ___13___ by loud sounds coming from the children's room. ___14___ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, ___15___ close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Then came the baby, moving on his hands and knees with a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up completely. The day had really begun with a band （巨响）!

完形填空(Cloze Test)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are trying to hide presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___1___ On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable （不能忍受的）. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___2___ late so that they will not ___3___ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___4___ for a long time, hoping to see Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I ___5___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___6___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but ___7___ he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve, ___8___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___9___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___10___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___11___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___12___ to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were ___13___ by loud sounds coming from the children's room. ___14___ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, ___15___ close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Then came the baby, moving on his hands and knees with a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up completely. The day had really begun with a band （巨响）!

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, rooms to be cleaned. Parents are  with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real . On Christmas Eve, young children find the  almost unbearable（难以忍受的）. They are  between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to  up late so that they will not  the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie  for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I  managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would  me where that new bike had come from, but  he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly  when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began  stockings. Then I pushed in the  I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get  sleep that night, for the children were  to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children's room － they were shouting excitedly!  I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came  into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary,  close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved  the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke  up completely. The day had really begun with a bang（巨响）.

1.A. faced　　　　 B. met　　　　　 C. filled　　　D. pleased

2.A. question　　　B. matter　　　　C. problem　　　D. business

3.A. joy   　　　B. excitement      C. presents     D. parents

4.A. pulled　　　B. divided　　　C. separated　　  D. torn

5.A. get　　　　 　B. stay　　　　　C. stand　　　 D. wake

    6.A. lose　　　　　B. break　　　　 C. miss　　　　 D. leave

7.A. awake　　　　B. wake　　　　　C. asleep　　　　D. sleep

8.A. hopefully　　B. busily      C. gladly　　D. successfully

9.A. answer　　　 B. tell　　　　　  C. ask　　　　　 D. search

10.A. sadly　　　　B. unluckily   C. possibly　　D. fortunately

11.A. morning　　　B. midnight    C. evening　　　D. daybreak

12.A. filling　　　　B. sewing　　C. mending　　D. preparing

13.A. present　　　 B. stocking　　　 C. bike　　　　　 D. tree

14.A. 1ittle　　　　 B. some　　　　　C. enough　　　 D. much

15.A. sorry　　　　 B. sure　　　　　C. glad　　　　　 D. eager

16.A. Before　　　　B. After　　　　 C. Until　　　　　D. Since

17.A. running　　　 B. laughing　　　 C. shouting　　　 D. riding

18.A. walked　　　　B. moved　　　　C. followed　　　D. jumped

19.A. with　　　　　B. on　　　　　　C. over　　　　 D. by

20.A. him　　　　　B. her　　　　C. me　　　　　　　D. us

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are __1__ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real problem. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to __2__ up late so that they will not miss the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie __3__ for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I __4__ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I fear the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but __5__ he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve, __6__ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly midnight when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began __7__ stockings. Then I pushed in the bike I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were sure to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were __8__ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly! __9__ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed closed behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived. He moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up __10__. The day had really begun with a band（巨响）！

A. faced       B. met     C. filled  D. pleased

A. get   B. stay    C. stand   D. wake

A. awake     B. wake   C. asleep D. sleep

A. hopefully B. busily C. gladly D. successfully

A. sadly       B. unluckily    C. possible      D. fortunately

A. it     B. they    C. I  D. we

A. filling     B. sewing       C. mending     D. preparing

A. troubled  B. frightened  C. woken D. shocked

A. Before    B. After   C. Until   D. Since

A. all  B. nearly C. happily      D. completely