阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had   36   it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the   37  . Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every   38   with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to   39   if there was any sign of it on our end.

The   40   always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be   41  . We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids,   42   and so on. Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much   43   for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood.

By Christmas Eve we finally had to   44   the fact that the package was   45   lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my   46   and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the   47   package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I   48   the door, a man was standing there. “I   49   this is yours.” he said, holding a package. Just then I   50   that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “  51   I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this   52   stranger for taking so much trouble to   53   this gift to us on Christmas Day, and   54   thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place.

The real gift that holiday season was the new   55   to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back!

36. A. booked                     B. decorated            C. mailed                    D. listed

37. A. appointment            B. holiday                C. deadline               D. party

38. A. year                          B. month              C. week                      D. morning

39. A. find out                      B. take out               C. figure out                D. pick out

40. A. complaint                B. discussion           C. conversation        D. quarrel

41. A. kidding                     B. arguing                C. chatting               D. scolding

42. A. gifts                       B. husband              C. secrets                   D. clothing

43. A. food                       B. money           C .achievement         D. time

44. A. accept                    B. ignore              C. consider              D. study

45. A. entirely                   B. suddenly              C. mostly                    D. simply

46. A. restaurant               B. house                  C. office                     D. class

47. A. terrible                    B. missing               C. big                      D. outstanding

48. A. opened                   B. locked              C. left                      D. watched

49 .A. understand              B. forget                  C. know                     D. believe

50. A. expected                    B. dreamed              C. realized                D. remembered

51. A. because                         B. but                      C. or                       D. so

52. A. generous                    B. honest              C. polite                      D. kind

53. A. show                      B. present                C. return                     D. offer

54. A. silently                    B. carefully              C. gently                     D. actually

55. A. connection            B. guide                   C. recognition              D. closeness

一There’s a new movie on at the weekends．Shall we go on Saturday or Sunday？

??? 一＿＿＿＿.‑. Either day is OK for me．

A. Forget it B. Come off it C. You’re kidding D. I don’t mind

第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

W：Do you have any plans for your future?

M：Er, 1.

W：That’s great! I’d like very much to go to Beijing．Maybe I’11 find a job there.

M：That’s not bad  2.

W：What? Are you kidding? It’s such a good chance to go abroad．

M：You know, 3.  And if I go there, my mom will go there ,too. I have to live with them.

W：  4.  But so many students envy your chance.

M：I see．  5.  You have your own say on your future while I am sort of controlled by my parents.

W：Poor you! Anyway，I think what your parents do is all for your own good．

A．but I envy you．                 B．You mean you have no freedom?

C．What about you?                 D．But I may change my mind．

E．my father’s there．               F for the moment I plan to go to France for my MBA．

G gook luck for your future．

—John, what about going for a bicycle ride tomorrow?

    —______. I am looking forward to it．

    A．Up to you．    B．That’s all right   C．No kidding     D．Sounds fantastic

—Jenny, I hate to say it, but you really must go!

   —________.

   A. All right, if you insist             B. Not likely

   C. Mind your own business               D. You must be kidding