One of my fondest Christmas memories was also one of our family’s bleakest（最令人沮丧的）.We were just little kids , and on Christmas Day mom   36 us all around her to tell us ,  37 ,that there would be no presents because all we really wanted was to  38 for our daddy.He was very sick . I don’t remember anything else except four little girls surrounding my mother, crying   39 a miracle（奇迹）
At that very moment ,someone   40 loudly on the door.  41 Behind him was a merry group of soldiers from the Army base where my father   42 as a minister . News had  43  that we were in trouble ,and his colleagues knew we needed some  44  .
With all the excitement ,even my dad  45  in a blanket to keep warm , came down and sat in front of a roaring fire in our room to watch his children be  46 by good Samaritants（乐善好施的人）. The presents were unwrapped , and we girls  47  packages and found a doll each and four board games.
What is  48  to me is that I don’t even remember what sickness my father was suffering from.I 49  remember an evening of laughter and  50  There were no expensive toys but    51 moments of friendship and fun given by young men who knew that a family was having a(n)  52 time . They gave their time and their  53 to little children who needed to laugh.
The most important thing in life aren’t things . And what about the true  54  of holidays ? I hope we all are able to remember a thing about the holidays that stirs(搅动)our heart , that isn’t really a thing at all, but the smile on a child’s face because we take a moment to hug or   55 a tear.
【小题1】A requested  B  commanded  C  gathered  D  recommended
【小题2】A in tears    B  in doubt     C  in silence  D  in surprise
【小题3】A apply     B   pray        C  pay      D  ask
【小题4】A to        B   with       C   for       D  in
【小题5】A knocked   B  beat        C   tapped    D  struck
【小题6】A Fighting   B  Shooting    C   Running   D  Following
【小题7】A charged   B   existed     C   governed  D   worked
【小题8】A expanded  B   spread     C   distributed  D  disappeared
【小题9】A confidence  B  cheer      C   trust       D  wisdom
【小题10】A dressed    B   attached    C   trapped    D   wrapped
【小题11】A persuaded  B   saved      C   taught     D   entertained
【小题12】A discovered  B  sought      C   unfolded   D  packed
【小题13】A strange     B   frightening  C   useful     D   encouraging
【小题14】A seldom     B   just        C   even      D   hardly
【小题15】A happiness   B   surprise     C   doubt     D   anxiety
【小题16】A shocking    B  priceless     C   worthless  D   beneficial
【小题17】A relaxing    B   great        C   ordinary   D   rough
【小题18】A praise      B   treatment    C   attention   D   response
【小题19】A theme      B   spirit        C   principle   D  theory
【小题20】A wipe away  B   deal with     C   write about  D  burst into

 One of my fondest Christmas memories was also one of our family’s bleakest（最令人沮丧的）.We were just little kids , and on Christmas Day mom   36 us all around her to tell us ,  37 ,that there would be no presents because all we really wanted was to  38 for our daddy.He was very sick . I don’t remember anything else except four little girls surrounding my mother, crying   39 a miracle（奇迹）

At that very moment ,someone   40 loudly on the door.  41 Behind him was a merry group of soldiers from the Army base where my father   42 as a minister . News had  43  that we were in trouble ,and his colleagues knew we needed some  44  .

With all the excitement ,even my dad  45  in a blanket to keep warm , came down and sat in front of a roaring fire in our room to watch his children be  46 by good Samaritants（乐善好施的人）. The presents were unwrapped , and we girls  47  packages and found a doll each and four board games.

What is  48  to me is that I don’t even remember what sickness my father was suffering from.I 49  remember an evening of laughter and  50  There were no expensive toys but    51 moments of friendship and fun given by young men who knew that a family was having a(n)  52 time . They gave their time and their  53 to little children who needed to laugh.

The most important thing in life aren’t things . And what about the true  54  of holidays ? I hope we all are able to remember a thing about the holidays that stirs(搅动)our heart , that isn’t really a thing at all, but the smile on a child’s face because we take a moment to hug or   55 a tear.

1.A requested  B  commanded  C  gathered  D  recommended

2.A in tears    B  in doubt     C  in silence  D  in surprise

3.A apply     B   pray        C  pay      D  ask

4.A to        B   with       C   for       D  in

5.A knocked   B  beat        C   tapped    D  struck

6.A Fighting   B  Shooting    C   Running   D  Following

7.A charged   B   existed     C   governed  D   worked

8.A expanded  B   spread     C   distributed  D  disappeared

9.A confidence  B  cheer      C   trust       D  wisdom

10.A dressed    B   attached    C   trapped    D   wrapped

11.A persuaded  B   saved      C   taught     D   entertained

12.A discovered  B  sought      C   unfolded   D  packed

13.A strange     B   frightening  C   useful     D   encouraging

14.A seldom     B   just        C   even      D   hardly

15.A happiness   B   surprise     C   doubt     D   anxiety

16.A shocking    B  priceless     C   worthless  D   beneficial

17.A relaxing    B   great        C   ordinary   D   rough

18.A praise      B   treatment    C   attention   D   response

19.A theme      B   spirit        C   principle   D  theory

20.A wipe away  B   deal with     C   write about  D  burst into

    Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money listening to rock music. Forbes magazine claims that  1   least fifty rock stars have  2  of between two million and six million dollars per year.

    Those who love rock music   3  about two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in   4  . Some observers think the customers are buying more than music. According to one   5   , rock music has a special 6  because no real training is needed to produce it. There is no gulf 7   the audience and the performer. Every boy and girl in the audience   8   , “I could sing like that.” 9   rock has become a new kind of religion, a new form of worships. Young people are   10   to pay to worship a rock star because it is a way of worshiping   11 .

    How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money stars  12 in like water? Most of the young stars simply throw the money   13.  Many   14 stars live like Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a   15, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do   16 tour. They save no money, buy no stocks, and live from   17   to mouth.

　　   In the end the rock star's life is  18. After two or three years riches and fames are gone. Left with his memories and his tax problems, the   19  ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to impress strangers. New stars have arrived to take his   20  .

1. A. of　　　　　　   B. at　　　　     C. in　　    　　　　　　  D. for　　　　　　　　   

2. A. money　　        B. salaries　　     C. wages　　      D. incomes

3. A. spend　　　　    B. cost　　　　  C. take　　        D. reward

4. A. individual　　      B. man　　        C. person　　 　　  D. people

5. A. principle　　    B. announcement  　　   C. theory　　 　　  D. opinion

6. A. need　　　　     B. appeal　　      C. request    　　   D. requirement

7. A. between　　      B. among　　     C. within　　  　　 D. during

8. A. thought　　       B. think　　       C. thinks　　 　　   D. thinking

9. A. For　　    　　    B. But　　         C. Nevertheless   D. So

10. A. anxious　　    B. glad　　　　    C. reluctant　　  D. unwilling

11. A. themselves　　   B. himself　　     C. herself　　 　　  D. ourselves　　 

12. A. moving　　      B. entering　　    C. pouring　　     D. arriving

13. A. off  　　　　   B. around　　    　　   C. down　　　　 　　   D. out

14. A. football　　  　　 B. movie　　      C. TV　　　　    D. rock

15. A. journey　　      B. trip　　　　    C. tour　　　　   D. travel

16. A. other　　        B. several　　     C. another　　   D. few

17. A. hand　　　　    B. mouth　　      C. foot　　　　   D. arm

18. A. priceless　　   B. valuable　　    C. invaluable       D. unrewarding

19. A. individual　　    B. single　　      C. lonely　　  　　 D. alone

20. A. post　　　　   　　   B. place　　       C. job　　　　    D. work

    Those who love rock music   3  about two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in   4  . Some observers think the customers are buying more than music. According to one   5   , rock music has a special 6  because no real training is needed to produce it. There is no gulf 7   the audience and the performer. Every boy and girl in the audience   8   , “I could sing like that.” 9   rock has become a new kind of religion, a new form of worships. Young people are   10   to pay to worship a rock star because it is a way of worshiping   11 .

    How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money stars  12 in like water? Most of the young stars simply throw the money   13.  Many   14 stars live like Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a   15, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do   16 tour. They save no money, buy no stocks, and live from   17   to mouth.

　　   In the end the rock star's life is  18. After two or three years riches and fames are gone. Left with his memories and his tax problems, the   19  ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to impress strangers. New stars have arrived to take his   20  .

1. A. of　　　　　　   B. at　　　　     C. in　　    　　　　　　  D. for　　　　　　　　   

2. A. money　　        B. salaries　　     C. wages　　      D. incomes

3. A. spend　　　　    B. cost　　　　  C. take　　        D. reward

4. A. individual　　      B. man　　        C. person　　 　　  D. people

5. A. principle　　    B. announcement  　　   C. theory　　 　　  D. opinion

6. A. need　　　　     B. appeal　　      C. request    　　   D. requirement

7. A. between　　      B. among　　     C. within　　  　　 D. during

8. A. thought　　       B. think　　       C. thinks　　 　　   D. thinking

9. A. For　　    　　    B. But　　         C. Nevertheless   D. So

10. A. anxious　　    B. glad　　　　    C. reluctant　　  D. unwilling

11. A. themselves　　   B. himself　　     C. herself　　 　　  D. ourselves　　 

12. A. moving　　      B. entering　　    C. pouring　　     D. arriving

13. A. off  　　　　   B. around　　    　　   C. down　　　　 　　   D. out

14. A. football　　  　　 B. movie　　      C. TV　　　　    D. rock

15. A. journey　　      B. trip　　　　    C. tour　　　　   D. travel

16. A. other　　        B. several　　     C. another　　   D. few

17. A. hand　　　　    B. mouth　　      C. foot　　　　   D. arm

18. A. priceless　　   B. valuable　　    C. invaluable       D. unrewarding

19. A. individual　　    B. single　　      C. lonely　　  　　 D. alone

20. A. post　　　　   　　   B. place　　       C. job　　　　    D. work

Rescue services in Western societies take the principle that children are not mature enough to make life choices,       take care of themselves.

       A. rather than             B. or rather             C. let alone               D. as well as