(2006年云南)

--- John, how do you like the new job?

--- Very exciting, but it ________ me a lot of time.

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完形填空（计10分）

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）

My pen friend is a kind and friendly girl. She is in England. Her   1  is Connie. I meet Connie   2   the Internet, and we are both twelve years  3 .

First, I  4  a letter to her and introduce my hobbies, my school and my daily life. A few days later, I receive Connie’s   5 . She   6  me a lot about herself. I learn that she loves languages, sports and movies. She likes China and Chinese food very much. She tells me something about England, too. Connie is good at English, French（法语）and Spanish（西班牙语）, so I ask her to   7  me a little of them. Connie wants to  learn some   8 , but it’s very difficult for her.

Through Connie, I know   9   about the world outside. I would like to   10  Connie some day in England.

1.                A．hobby          B．name           C．age  D．job

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

3.                A．young          B．big             C．small     D．old

4.                A．read           B．sing            C．write     D．draw

5.                A．book           B．letter           C．call D．photo

6.                A．asks           B．says            C．talks D．tells

7.                A．teach          B．help           C．give D．answer

8.                A．English         B．French         C．Chinese  D．Spanish

9.                A．more          B．less            C．few  D．little

10.               A．call            B．write           C．visit D．help

“Jane, please let me borrow a dollar,” Jenny asked as they stood in the school lunch line. “I have one in my jacket, but I don’t want to   1   and lose my place.”

“OK,” agreed Jane.

Jane waited all day for Jenny to   2   back the dollar she borrowed, but Jenny always seemed to be   3  . “She’s just forgotten,” thought Jane. “I don’t want to make her angry.” Still, her money didn’t go   4  . Some classmates, like Jenny, were   5   five dollars a week.

Weeks went by. At last Jane got up enough courage (勇气) to tell her about the money.

“Oh Jane, I   6  !” Jenny said. “I’ll bring the dollar tomorrow.”

The next day Jenny seemed to have forgotten again. During the noon hour Jane saw her buying sweets for Mary and Ann. Jenny saw Jane looking at her.   7   she said something in a low voice to the other two girls. Jane felt   8   and asked her teacher if she could go back to the classroom.

In the classroom, Jane saw two new pencils in Jenny’s desk. An   9   came to her. “Jenny’s not   10  lately, and anyway, she really owes (欠) me. Besides, she has all money to buy more. A dollar doesn’t mean anything to her, but it means a lot to me.”

1.A. stay       B. wait          C. leave           D. take

2.A. return         B. lend          C. take            D. pay

3.A. busy       B. happy         C. free            D. sad

4.A. up             B. on            C. far             D. back

5.A. losing         B. getting       C. finding         D. asking

6.A. used       B. forgot        C. understood      D. thought

7.A. Even       B. Again         C. Then            D. Instead

8.A. alone     B. bad           C. hungry         D. lucky

9.A. end        B. answer        C. idea            D. example

10.A. busy      B. pleased      C. healthy         D. kind