On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by. “Oh. I'm terribly sorry,” I said. “That’s all right. Please excuse me too. I wasn't even  15  you. I wish I didn’t hurt you,” said the man.
We were very    16  . We said good-bye and went on our way.
But at home we often    17   our loved ones in a different way.
Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly. When I turned around, I nearly    18  her down. “Move out of the way, ” I shouted. She walked away, tears（眼泪）in her eyes.
While I lay awake in bed, I realized how   19   I’d spoken. So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter. On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some   20  by the door of the kitchen. At that time my tears began to fall. I quietly went and got down on my knees by her   21 . She woke up and put her arms around my neck when I kissed（接吻）her. Then I asked, “Did you pick these flowers for me?”
She smiled and said, “I found them out by the tree. I picked them   22    they're pretty like you. I knew you’d like them. I stood quietly in order to give you a surprise.” “Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today. I shouldn’t have shouted at you,” I said.
“That’s OK, Mom. I   23   you anyway,” she said.
I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word   24   like this: Father And Mother, I Love You!

— How much of his speech do you think you have understood?

—________. I wish I had worked harder.

A．Quite a few        B．Very few          C．Next to nothing     D．Quite a lot

完型填空（15分）

Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face,“What a long day this is going to be!”

Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off    1   hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.

“What a nice    2   ,”said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight.“It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up    3   smile.”

George, the little boy, told his mother about that    4   girl when he got back home,“She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”

“Why not give her some    5  ?”said his mother. George agreed.

The next morning, as Jennie    6    at he window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said,“Can I come in?”Jennie told him    7   to get into the house.

Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle“Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”

“Are they for me?”said Jennie    8  .“How kind you are,”she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap.“I’ve    9   received any flower since we moved to the town.”

“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George,    10    the old, small and empty room.

“Yes,”said Jennie.

Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She    11   walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick   12    so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.

George told his parents    13   . They decided to help her. More and more people in the   14   gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.

A few months later, Jennie and her mother    15   a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on her face.

1.                A．her            B．his             C．your D．my

2.                A．house          B．door           C．smile D．schoolbag

3.                A．and            B．but            C．as   D．or

4.                A．rich           B．lucky           C．bad  D．poor

5.                A．money         B．flowers         C．clothes   D．food

6.                A．danced         B．cried           C．sat  D．laughed

7.                A．how           B．who           C．when D．why

8.                A．angrily         B．easily          C．sadly D．happily

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

10.                                A．looking for  B．looking around

C．looking like                       D．looking after

11.               A．shouldn’t      B．needn’t       C．couldn’t  D．mustn’t

12.               A．for            B．in             C．at    D．on

13.               A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

14.               A．countryside     B．town           C．village D．city

15.               A．reached        B．left            C．closed D．opened

What is your wish for the New Year? The following is some children’s ideas.