用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次。

while ,  or,  be ,  drink,  choose ,  come,  can,  week,  ask,  hold

My dad was my everything. Nothing bad could happen when my daddy    76     around. 3Ue新课程英语教育—学生双语报—高考英语

　    But my dad also had a problem. He was an alcoholic (酒鬼). One day     77    watching cartoons, I heard the back door open. In    78    my dad. He was drunk. I ran to him and shouted, “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy.” When I was about to reach him, my mom stopped me. Why was she   79     me back from my dad?3Ue新课程英语教育—学生双语报—高考英语

　“Let me go to my daddy, he needs me!” I shouted. “No, Cindy, he’ll hurt you. You need to stay back,” my mom said to me. Then my dad came out carrying as much as he    80    . Without looking back, he walked out of the door. That was the only time when I saw my dad    81    . And it was the first time when I saw my hero fall. He came back a few   82     later with a clear mind. And he has not had a drink since then. He is not perfect, but I still look up to him.3Ue新课程英语教育—学生双语报—高考英语

　Many years later, when I had enough courage    83    my mom about it, she told me something I will never forget. 3Ue新课程英语教育—学生双语报—高考英语

　“I found the hotel he was staying at, Cindy. I told him that he could have his drink, but not his daughter.   84    he could have his daughter but not his drink. He    85   you.”3Ue新课程英语教育—学生双语报—高考英语

76.____________ 77. ____________78. ____________79. ____________80._______________

81.____________ 82. ____________83. ____________84. ____________85._______________

Reading comprehension. 阅读理解.

Dear sister:

　　I've been happy here in New York. But when holidays are coming near, I really feel “There's no place like home,” just like the English proverb says, “East, west, home is the best.

　　You must be doing well in English class. The letter you sent to me was written in good English.

　　Well, I want to bring my friend Diana to our home. I dare not tell Mama directly. If Dad and Mum say that will be all right, please write to me as soon as possible.

　　Diana is a poor girl whose parents died last month in a terrible accident. She has to spend the holidays alone. She wants to see China and try everything that we Chinese do. She has learned Chinese for two years and can speak a little. She has great curiosity about our family life and will ask you many questions about it. Isn't it a good chance to understand each other? I'm sure you'll learn many things from her.

　　Please give my love to our father and mother!

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Your sister,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    Mei

Choose the best answer. 选择最恰当的答案, 用A, B, C或D表示, 填入括号内.

(1) Where is Mei's family?

[　　]

A．In New York.

B．In China.

C．In England.

D．In Beijing.

(2) Why does Mei write this letter to her sister?

[　　]

A．To tell her sister that she will come back for holiday.

B．To tell her family that she will not come back this holiday.

C．She wants to bring Diana home. She wants her sister to ask her parents whether they agree.

D．To tell her family that she will bring Diana home.

(3) What happened to Diana?

[　　]

A．Her parents died last month.

B．Her mother died last month.

C．She lost her grandmother last month.

D．She lost her father.

(4) Does Diana want to see China?

[　　]

A．No, she doesn't.

B．Yes, she does.

C．Yes, she is.

D．No, she isn't.

(5) How does the writer feel when she writes the letter?

[　　]

A．She misses her family.

B．She doesn't want to go back.

C．She wants to stay in New York.

D．She misses her family a little.

Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street cleaner was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?”he asked.

　　Paul answered,“Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.”The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated.

　　Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

　　“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

　　“Oh yes, I' d love that.”

　　After a short ride, the boy turned, and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

　　Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

　　He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残疾的) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

　　“There it is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”

　　Paul got out and carried the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)

1．The street cleaner was very surprised when ________.

[　　]

A．Paul received an expensive car

B．Paul told him about the car

C．he saw the shining car

D．he was walking around the car

2．From the story we can see the cleaner

[　　]

A．wished to give his brother a car

B．wanted Paul's brother to give him a car

C．wished he could have a brother like Paul's

D．wished Paul could be a brother like that

3．The cleaner asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house

[　　]

A．to show his neighbors the big car

B．to show he had a rich friend

C．to let his brother ride in the car

D．to tell his brother about his wish

4．We can infer(推断) from the story that

[　　]

A．Paul did not like the cleaner

B．the cleaner had a deep love for his brother

C．the cleaner wished to have a rich brother

D．the cleaner will become rich enough to buy his brother a car

5．The best title of the story would be ________.

[　　]

A．A Christmas Present

B．A Street Cleaner

C．A Brother Like That

D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

6．The story took place ________.

[　　]

A．on Christmas Day

B．in the USA

C．on 24 December

D．on New Year's Eve

Choose the proper word in the box and fill in the blanks.

　

hard    noise    travel   easy   nine

　

I think the _______ floor is the best in this block.