One night, Mary heard some big  36_  noise.  “Doh, Doh, …” It  37   for a few minutes.  Mary went out of her bedroom to search everywhere.  Her parents were sleeping and there were no   38  people in the house.  Mary   39 _ to her bedroom.
Mary heard the noise again.  She thought, “Is it a cat?  Mike has a cat.  But cats miaow.  They don’t make such noise.”
“Maybe it’s a bird   40   around and looking for a place to rest.  No!  That doesn’t make any noise.”
Maybe it’s the whisper of my parents.  They _41   be   42   in their room.  But that noise wasn’t a whisper at all.”
Mary went to bed again but she heard the noise again. She was   43_   and fell  44_    her bed. Her legs were   45_   and she could not climb up any more.

【小题1】

A．strongly B．strange C．frightened D．loud

【小题2】

A．sounded B．went about C．went on D．went away

【小题3】

A．any B．other C．the other D．others

【小题4】

A．went B．ran C．returned D．walked

【小题5】

A．going B．flying C．jumping D．running

【小题6】

A．should B．may not C．must D．mustn’t

【小题7】

A．sleep B．talking C．talk D．sleeping

【小题8】

A．frightening B．frightened C．amazed D．amazing

【小题9】

A．down B．from C．off D．in

【小题10】

A．weak B．strong C．sick D．ill

根据短文内容填空，每空一词。
Dear Mike,
We are your parents .We got your letter yesterday. Yes, we can visit you at Christmas（圣诞）. We wanted to spend Christmas at home, but now we are going to be with you. Jack will not be in school then.
The weather in Chicago（芝加哥） is cold, but it doesn’t matter. Sometimes we like the snow.
We have got our plane tickets (票),we will go there by plane .We will get to your city on the 18^th. We will stay with you for five days . Is that all right with you?
We will take our favorite recipes（食谱）, so we can have a nice Christmas dinner.
See you soon.
Love,
Mum and Dad
【小题1】This letter is from Mike’s ___________.
【小题2】In Chicago, the weather is ___________now.
【小题3】Mike has a brother called _________. He is in school now.
【小题4】Mike’s parents will go to his city by __________.
【小题5】His parents will stay in Chicago for ___________ days.

Mike makes wonderful cakes for special occasions. You’ll be      36     by what he can do! Mike has been making cakes since he left high school. After working as a chef all around the US, he started his own      37     in 1995. Now his cake are      38     as far away as England and France.
It’s easy to see why Mike’s cakes      39    . They are all personal, and look more like works of art than food.
     40     someone asks Mike to make a cake, he works with him to find the perfect design. Once, some office workers wanted a good      41     for their boss’s 50^th birthday. They told Mike that their boss loved noodles. Can you imagine a cake that looks like a packet of noodles? That’s exactly what Mike did, and      42     thought it was funny as well as tasty.
Mike lets people visit his company, and says that speaking to others helps him think of new designs. Recently, he made a cake that looked just like a car and      43     it next to a real one. Guests at that party had to choose their desserts carefully.
Mike is very busy at Christmas, as many people want special presents for their friends and families. But who knows, he      44     even make a cake shaped as an airplane that can
     45     on your doorstep in China!
【小题1】A. surprised               B. pleased                     C. worried
【小题2】A. organization                  B. restaurant                 C. company
【小题3】A. magic                           B. famous                     C. delicious
【小题4】A. sell out                         B. hand out                   C. stand out
【小题5】A. Wherever                     B. Whatever                 C. Whenever
【小题6】A. strategy                        B. joke                         C. donation
【小题7】A. someone                B. anyone                     C. everyone
【小题8】A. drove                           B. put                          C. sold
【小题9】A. should                          B. would                      C. might
【小题10】A. land                      B. fly                           C. drop