Bobby was getting cold in his backyard in the snow with no boots. The   36   sneakers he wore had a few holes in them and they did a poor job of keeping   37   the cold. Bobby had been in his backyard for about an hour already.

       And, try   38   he might, he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift. He shook his head as he thought, “This is   39  ; even if I do come up with an idea, I don’t have any money to   40  .”

       It was starting to get dark and Bobby   41   turned to walk home when suddenly his eyes 42   the glimmer (闪光) of the   43   sun’s rays reflecting off something along the roadside. He reached down and discovered a shiny dime (一角硬币).

       Never before has anyone felt so   44   as Bobby felt at that moment. As he held his new found treasure, a   45   spread throughout his entire body and he walked into the first store he saw.

       His excitement quickly turned   46   after being told that he couldn’t buy anything with only a dime. He saw a flower shop and went inside. Bobby   47   the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mother’s Christmas gift. The shop owner looked at Bobby and his ten-cent   48  . Then he said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.” As Bobby waited, he looked at the beautiful flowers and even though he was a boy, he could see why mothers and girls   49   flowers.

       The sound of the door closing as the last customer left, turned Bobby back to   50  . All alone in the shop, Bobby began to feel alone and afraid.

       Suddenly the shop owner came out. There, before Bobby’s eyes,   51   twelve red roses, with leaves of green and tiny white flowers all tied together with a big silver bow. “That will be ten cents, young man.” The shop owner said reaching out his hand for the dime.

       Could this be true? No one else would give him a thing for his dime!

         52   the boy’s hesitation, the shop owner   53  , “I just   54   to have some roses on sale for ten cents a dozen. Would you like them?”

       This time Bobby did not   55  , and when the man placed the bunch of roses into his hands, he knew it was true. Walking out of the door, Bobby heard the shop owner say, “Merry Christmas, son.”

36.   A. general      B. thin    C. super  D. comfortable

37.   A. out     B. on      C. up      D. back

38.   A. as       B. when  C. because      D. while

39.   A. reasonable  B. acceptable  C. useless       D. urgent

40.   A. save    B. take    C. cost    D. spend

41.   A. unwillingly       B. temporarily       C. seriously    D. anxiously

42.   A. observed    B. caught C. kept    D. glared

43.   A. rising  B. baking       C. setting D. burning

44.   A. ridiculous   B. confident    C. wealthy      D. annoyed

45.   A. sadness      B. confusion   C. warmth      D. sympathy

46.   A. wild   B. high    C. pale    D. cold

47.   A. presented   B. participated       C. persuaded   D. purchased

48.   A. offering     B. supplying   C. providing   D. spending

49.   A. produced    B. enjoyed      C. bought       D. envied

50.   A. normal       B. home  C. present       D. reality

51.   A. lay     B. displayed    C. placed D. laid

52.   A. Approving  B. Believing   C. Proving      D. Sensing

53.   A. remarked   B. argued       C. pointed      D. added

54.   A. hoped B. happened    C. occurred     D. provided

55.   A. misunderstand   B. hesitate      C. request       D. prohibit

Dad taught me a lot about life, especially its hard times. I remembered one of his ___21___ one night when I was ready to ___22___ a political campaign I was losing, and wrote about it in my diary.
Tired, feeling the months of ___23___ in vain, I went up to my study to make some notes. I was looking for a pencil in the back of my desk drawer ___24___ I turned up one of Dad’s old business cards that he was proud of: Andrea Cuomo Italian-American Groceries --- Fine Imported Products. Then I thought about how he ___25___ with difficult situations. A lot of pictures ___26___ into my mind, but one scene came sharply into ___27___.
We had just moved to Holliswood, New York. We had our own house for the first time; it had some land around it, even trees. One, ___28___, was a great blue spruce (云杉) that must have been 40 feet tall.
Less than a week after we moved in, there was a terrible storm. We came home from the store that night to find the spruce pulled almost ___29___ from the ground and thrown onto the street. When my brother Frankie and I saw the spruce, our hearts ___30___. But not Dad’s.
The rain was falling. Then he ___31___ , “Ok, we’re going to push him up!” “ What are you talking about, Dad? The ___32___ are out of the ground!” “ Shut up, we’re going to push him up, he’s going to grow again.” We couldn’t say ___33___ to him. So we ___34___ him into the house and got what rope ___35___ was and tied it around the top of the tree that lay on the street, and then he stood up by the house, ___36___ me pulling on the rope, and Frankie in the street in the rain, ___37___ to push up the great blue spruce. In no ___38___ at all, we had him standing up straight again! Dad ___39___ the stakes (桩) in the ground, tied the rope from the trunk to the stakes, and said, “ Don’t worry. He’s going to grow again…”
I looked at the card and wanted to cry. I ___40 ___ wait to get back into the campaign.
【小题1】.
.

A．ideas

B．lessons

C．talks

D．conversations

【小题2】.

A．bury

B．attempt

C．trap

D．quit

【小题3】.

A．struggle

B．operation

C．performance

D．application

【小题4】.

A．as

B．before

C．while

D．when

【小题5】.
.

A．did

B．occupied

C．settled

D．dealt

【小题6】.

A．appeared

B．bumped

C．leapt

D．burst

【小题7】.

A．spot

B．view

C．scene

D．site

【小题8】.
.

A．in relief

B．in need

C．in particular

D．in all

【小题9】.

A．absolutely

B．accidentally

C．totally

D．automatically

【小题10】.

A．suffered

B．carved

C．sank

D．infected

【小题11】.

A．announced

B．challenged

C．barked

D．distributed

【小题12】.

A．trunks

B．roots

C．branches

D．leaves

【小题13】.

A．anything

B．no

C．nothing

D．something

【小题14】.
.

A．accompanied

B．hiked

C．joined

D．followed

【小题15】.

A．it

B．that

C．there

D．this

【小题16】.

A．along

B．via

C．by

D．with

【小题17】.

A．to help

B．helped

C．helping

D．help

【小题18】.
.

A．problem

B．time

C．way

D．means

【小题19】.

A．drove

B．removed

C．delivered

D．dragged

【小题20】.

A．needn’t

B．wouldn’t

C．shouldn’t

D．couldn’t

Dad taught me a lot about life, especially its hard times. I remembered one of his ___21___ one night when I was ready to ___22___ a political campaign I was losing, and wrote about it in my diary.

Tired, feeling the months of ___23___ in vain, I went up to my study to make some notes. I was looking for a pencil in the back of my desk drawer ___24___ I turned up one of Dad’s old business cards that he was proud of: Andrea Cuomo Italian-American Groceries --- Fine Imported Products. Then I thought about how he ___25___ with difficult situations. A lot of pictures ___26___ into my mind, but one scene came sharply into ___27___.

We had just moved to Holliswood, New York. We had our own house for the first time; it had some land around it, even trees. One, ___28___, was a great blue spruce (云杉) that must have been 40 feet tall.

Less than a week after we moved in, there was a terrible storm. We came home from the store that night to find the spruce pulled almost ___29___ from the ground and thrown onto the street. When my brother Frankie and I saw the spruce, our hearts ___30___. But not Dad’s.

The rain was falling. Then he ___31___ , “Ok, we’re going to push him up!” “ What are you talking about, Dad? The ___32___ are out of the ground!” “ Shut up, we’re going to push him up, he’s going to grow again.” We couldn’t say ___33___ to him. So we ___34___ him into the house and got what rope ___35___ was and tied it around the top of the tree that lay on the street, and then he stood up by the house, ___36___ me pulling on the rope, and Frankie in the street in the rain, ___37___ to push up the great blue spruce. In no ___38___ at all, we had him standing up straight again! Dad ___39___ the stakes (桩) in the ground, tied the rope from the trunk to the stakes, and said, “ Don’t worry. He’s going to grow again…”

   I looked at the card and wanted to cry. I ___40 ___ wait to get back into the campaign.

1..

. A. ideas            B. lessons          C. talks        D. conversations

2..

 A. bury              B. attempt          C. trap             D. quit

3..

 A. struggle          B. operation        C. performance      D. application

4..

 A. as                B. before           C. while            D. when

5..

. A. did              B. occupied         C. settled          D. dealt

6..

 A. appeared          B. bumped           C. leapt            D. burst

7..

 A. spot              B. view             C. scene            D. site

8..

. A. in relief        B. in need          C. in particular    D. in all

9..

 A. absolutely        B. accidentally     C. totally          D. automatically

10..

 A. suffered          B. carved           C. sank             D. infected

11..

 A. announced         B. challenged       C. barked           D. distributed

12..

 A. trunks            B. roots            C. branches         D. leaves

13..

 A. anything          B. no               C. nothing          D. something

14..

. A. accompanied      B. hiked            C. joined           D. followed

15..

 A. it                B. that             C. there            D. this

16..

 A. along             B. via              C. by               D. with

17..

 A. to help           B. helped           C. helping          D. help

18..

. A. problem          B. time             C. way              D. means

19..

 A. drove             B. removed          C. delivered        D. dragged

20..

 A. needn’t          B. wouldn’t        C. shouldn’t       D. couldn’t

 

When he was driving home one evening on a country road，he saw an old lady on the side of the road．He 36 in front of her ear and got out．Even with the 37 on his face，she Was worried．He looked poor and hungry．He knew 38 she felt．He said，“I am here to help you，madam．Why don't you wait in the ear where it's warm? 39 ，my name is Joe.”

She had a 40 tire．Joe crawled under the ear，changed the tire．But he got 41 and his hands hurt．She could not thank him 42 and asked him how much she 43 him．He told her that if she really wanted to 44 him back，the next time she saw, someone who needed help，she could give that person the 45 they needed．

She drove off．A few miles down the road the lady saw a small 46 .She went in. The waitress had a sweet smile，and was nearly eight months 47 ．The old lady 48 how someone like her who seemed poor could be so kind to a 49 ．Then she remembered Joe．After the lady finished her meal．the waitress went to get her 50 from a hundred—dollar bill．But she stepped right out the door．

when the waitress came back，she noticed something 51 on a napkin(餐巾纸)，“I am helping you because someone once helped me．If you really want to pay me back．here's what you do—Do not let the 52 of love end with you.”

That night when she got home，she was 53 the money and what the lady had written. She and her husband needed money with the baby 54 ．next month．She knew how worried her bus band was and as he lay 55 next to her，she whispered，“Everything's going to be all right，I love you，Joe．”

36．A．stood　 　　　 B．drove　 　　　 C．stopped 　　　　　　　　 D．waved

37．A．anxiety　 　　 B．surprise　 　 C．sorrow 　　　　　　　　 D．smile

38．A．why　 　　　　 B．how　 　　　　 C．what 　　　　　　　　　　 D．whether

39．A．By the way　 B．In addition 　　 C．By chance 　　　　　　 D．In return

40．A．poor　 　　　　 B．flat　 　　　　　　 C．round 　　　　　　　　　 D．used

41．A．excited　 　　 B．thirsty　 　　　 C．satisfied 　　　　　　　 D．dirty

42．A．much　 　　　　　　 B．however　 　 C．enough 　　　　　　　　 D．further

43．A．returned　 　 B．1ent　 　　　　 C．owed 　　　　　　　　　 D．appreciated

44．A．take　 　　　　 B．pay　 　　　　　 C．hold 　　　　　　　　　　 D．charge

45．A．assistance　 B．money　 　　 C．expense 　　　　　　　 D．ability

46．A．store　 　　　 B．hospital　 　　 C．cinema 　　　　　　　　 D．restaurant

47．A．elder　 　　　　 B．experienced 　 C．pregnant 　　　　　　　 D．served

48．A．imagined　 　 B．doubted　 　 C．wondered 　　　　　　 D．expected

49．A．woman　　 　 B．customer　 C．tourist 　　　　　　　　　 D．stranger

50．A．receipt　 　　 B．change　 　　 C．payment 　　　　　　　 D．check

51．A．written　 　　 B．printed　 　　 C．drawn　 　　　　　　　 D．copied

52．A．chain 　　　　　　 B．relation　 　　 C．devotion 　　　　　　　 D．story

53．A．putting away B．thinking about C．turning in　 　　　　 D．looking after

54．A．ahead　 　　　 B．extra　 　　　　 C．front 　　　　　　　　　　 D．due

55．A．sleeping　 　 B．chatting　 　 C．arguing　 　　　　　 D．drinking