It snowed again. My seventh Christmas was round the corner. I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb, “There is no Father Christmas.”

  I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth. Grandma was at home. I told __11___ everything. “No Father Christmas?” she was a little ___12____. “Don’t believe it. Put on your coat, and let’s go.”

  “Go? Where, Grandma?” I asked.

  “Kerby’s Store.”

  As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars and said, “Take the __13___ and buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for in the car.” Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby’s.

  For a few seconds I just stood there, holding the money, wondering ___14___ to buy, and who to buy it for.

  I thought of ___15___ I knew: my family, my friends, my neighbors … I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decker, a __16___ with bad and messy hair. He sat right behind me ___17____ Mrs. Pollack’s class.

  Bobbie ___18___ went to any party during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, ___19____ we all knew that he didn’t have a cough, and he didn’t have a coat. I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat ___20____ he would like.

  That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and ___21___ “To Bobbie, From Father Christmas” on it. Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he ___22___ them. Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s house, telling that I was helping Father Christmas ____23___ the presents.

Grandma parked the car along the street, and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s house. Then Grandma said to me, “All right, Father Christmas, get going.”

  I took a deep breath, rushed to his front door, put the present down. ____24___ the door, rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the ____25_____ and Grandma. We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open. Finally it did, and there stood Bobbie.

  That night, I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well, and we were on his team.

1.A. him  B. her   C. them   D. you

2.A. angry   B. happy   C. tired   D. afraid 

3.A. book   B. coat   C. present   D. money

4.A. what   B. when   C. where   D. how

5.A. everybody   B. nobody   C. somebody   D. anybody

6.A. girl   B. boy   C. man   D. woman

7.A. for   B. on   C. in    D. with

8.A. always   B. often   C. sometime   D never

9.A. so   B. if   C. but   D. and

10.A. where   B. that   C. who   D. why

11.A. read   B. say   C. write   D. spell

12.A. helped   B. believe   C. taught   D. made

13.A. give up   B. give away   C. put up   D. put off

14.A. on   B. behind   C. outside   D. over

15.A. shop   B. cars   C. door   D. trees

Mr. Jones had a nice brown coat . He loved it very much, but his wife didn’t like it. Because it was old. She often said. “ Give it to a poor man . ” But Mr. Jones always answered, “ No, I like this coat. ”
Then a cigarette（香烟） fell on it and made a hole in it. So Mrs Jones said, “Please don’t wear it again. ” Mr. Jones took it to a small tailor（裁缝） “ Please make another coat like this one .” The tailor made the coat very carefully. Then he lit （点燃）a cigarette, and made a hole in it in the same place.
【小题1】Mrs. Jones didn’t like the coat because ________ .

句型转换。
【小题1】The baby didn’t cry any longer as soon as he saw his mother. (改为同义句)
The baby ____ ____ cried as soon as he saw his mother.
【小题2】Tom doesn’t do his homework as carefully as Tim. (用比较等级改写)
Tim __________his homework more carefully _________ Tom.
【小题3】She paid 100 yuan for the coat. (改为同义句)
She ______ 100 yuan ______ the coat.
【小题4】Lucy doesn’t go to the movies with her friends because she must look after her sick mother.
(对画线部分提问)
_______ ________ Lucy go to the movies with her friends?
【小题5】Tom’s mother looks worried. (对画线部分提问)
_______ does Tom’s mother ________?

Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.

　　 Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 　　 56　 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 　　57　 .my father around in the fields, too.

　　 One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground　 58　 a big tree and said to Curly. “　 59　 my coat.”

　　 Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to　 60　 dinner for the

Family.　 61　 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog

　　 Late in the evening I　 62　 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.

　　 Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 　　63　 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 　 64　 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 　　65 .

56. A. hand　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. foot　　　　　　　 D. leg

57. A. follow　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　　 D. run

58. A. for　　　 　　 B. under　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. from

59. A. Look　　　　　 B. Listen　　　　　　 C. Watch　　　　　　　 D. Hear

60. A. fix　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　　　 D. tell

61. A. Because　　　 B. So　　　　　　　 　C. Though　　　　　　 D. Or

62. A. hoped　　　　 B. rode　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　　 D. saw

63. A. that　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　 D. who

64. A. always　　　 B. often　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. usually

65. A. away　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　 D. for

When Mr. Jones went to a restaurant one day, he left his coat near the door. There was nothing in the pockets of the coat when he left it, so he was very surprised when he took his coat after his meal and found the pockets full of jewelry(珠宝).There was a waiter near the door, so Mr. Jones said to him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put some jewelry in my coat. Take it, and when he comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it and went away. Suddenly another man came in with a coat just like Mr. Jones’s. “I’m sorry ”,said this man. “but I made a mistake. I mistook your coat and you have got mine. Please give me my coat and jewelry .”Mr. Jones answered, “I gave the jewelry to the waiter. He will give it to you.” Mr. Jones called the manager of the restaurant at once, but the manager said, “We have no waiter here. We only have waitresses.” “You gave the jewelry to a thief ！” Shouted the other man. “I shall call the police!” Mr. Jones was frightened and paid the man a lot of money for the jewelry.

1.Who took the jewelry?

A. The waiter.    B. Mr. Jones.       C. The manager.    D. The thief.

2.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. We have no waiters here.                B. Mr. Jones.

C. Jewelry in Mr. Jones’ coat.        D. A clever waiter.

3.Which of the following statements is right?

A. Mr. Jones had put some jewelry in his pocket.

B. Mr. Jones was an honest man.

C. The man who came later was the thief.

D. Mr. Jones was punished by the police.

4.Why was Mr. Jones frightened?

A. The man wanted to beat him.        B. He was afraid of the police.

C. He had no money to pay.      D. He was afraid of the manager.