That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.

 “Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.

One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.

Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.

46. Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.

A. had no one to look after her              B. disliked all her relatives

C. didn’t want to live with her family         D. was looking for someone to look after her

47. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The old lady was not kind.      

B. The writer didn’t have any good friends.

C. The old lady didn’t know how to make food.

D. The writer got on very well with the old lady.

48. The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A. leave      B. appear         C. try            D. change

49. In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________.

A. give the writer her favourite flowers.     B. let the writer know she was her best friend.

C. give the writer a key to her house.       D. leave all that she had to the writer.

50. In what order did the following take place in the story?

a. The lady died.

b. They became good friends.

c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.

d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.

e. They got to know each other.

A. c, d, a, b, e       B. b, e, d, c, a        C. c, e, b, a, d      D. b, d, c, a, e

One Sunday morning the Whites went to the park．They got home very late．Father opened the front door and they all went into the house．It was very dark, so mother turned on（打开）the light．On the way to their bedroom, mother said, “Listen, John! I can hear someone in the bedroom．”They all stood quietly outside the bedroom door．They could hear the voice in the room．

“You’re right,” father said．“There are two men in it．They are talking．”Then he shouted, “Who is there?” But no one answered．Father opened the door quickly and turned on the light．The room was empty．Then father found something and laughed．The radio was on! “I forgot to turn it off this morning,” father said．

（  ） 1．The Whites got home__________．

       A．in the morning     B．in the evening    C．at noon   D．in the afternoon

（  ） 2．They stood quietly outside the bedroom because____________．

       A．they didn’t want to walk into the bedroom．

       B．they were afraid to go into the bedroom．

       C．they were listening to the music．

       D．they heard someone talking in the bedroom．

（  ） 3．Father shouted but no one answered because_________．

       A．there was no one in the bedroom      B．the men in the room couldn’t hear

       C．his voice wasn’t loud               D．father stood too far away

（  ） 4．The radio worked__________．

       A．a day     B．a night       C．two days       D．many days

（  ） 5．They went into the room and found the voice came from________．

       A．the radio  B．two men      C．themselves     D．the TV

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes (通行证) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers.

??? It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine.

??? “Where did it come from？” I asked.

??? “I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called--- oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”

??? The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (难看地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas.

??? “It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look. But I couldn’t be picky.”

??? “Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.”

It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1. When the writer got home, ________.

A. it was December 23?????????????

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room????????????? ???

D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

2. From the passage, we can conclude（推断） that ________.

A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees??? ????????????? ?????????????

B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree???

D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

3.“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.

A. the wartime????????????? ? B. the green of a pine?????????????

C. the pleasant smell??? D. the sweet home

4. The best title for this passage would be “________”.

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree

D. The Christmas Without a Tree

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes (通行证) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers.

??? It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine.

??? “Where did it come from？” I asked.

??? “I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called--- oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”

??? The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (难看地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas.

??? “It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look. But I couldn’t be picky.”

??? “Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.”

??? It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1.When the writer got home, ________.

A. it was December 23?????????????

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room????????????? ???

D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

2.From the passage, we can conclude推断 that ________.

A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees??? ????????????? ?????????????

B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree???

D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

3.“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.

A. the wartime????????????? ? B. the green of a pine????????????? C. the pleasant smell??? D. the sweet home

4.The best title for this passage would be “________”.

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree??? ????????????? ????????????? B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas??? ?????????????

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. The Christmas Without a Tree