A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s disappointment,she said she would go. This   16   be the first time that his classmates and teacher   17   his mother and he felt ashamed of her   18  . Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a scar(疤痕)that   19  nearly the right side of her face. The boy never wanted to   20  why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar, but the little boy was still  21 and hid himself from everyone,  22   a conversation between his mother and the teacher.
The teacher asked   23 ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother answered,“When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was   24  afraid to go in because the fire was   25   ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless but   26  , a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched（摸着） the   27  side of her face. “This scar will be  28 ,but to this day, I have never regretted what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her mother in his arms and   29   a great sense of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the   30  of the day.

A poor girl was selling flowers in the street  21  Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill, so she  22  get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped  23  a beautiful house. The girl knocked  24   the door and a man came out. She asked  25  he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want  26  . She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the  27  of a tall wall. She looked  28  the flowers. 'Ihe flowers  29  very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light,   30  slowly she began to fly into the sky. She  31  higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them  32  her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn't  33  .The girl told her that she had to  34  to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her  35  and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed  36  .

It snowed  37  that night. The girl died  38  a smile on her face.   39  , people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and   40  .

1.A.  in            B. on              C. at               D.（不填）

2.A. could           B. had better        C. would like        D. had to

3.A. in front of       B. in the front of     C. behind           D. beside

4.A. at              B. to              C. in               D. for

5.A. what            B. why            C. if               D. when

6.A. some           B. any             C.  nothing         D. something

7.A. head           B. foot             C. top               D. middle

8.A. for            B. up               C. (不填)            D. at

9.A. feels           B. felt              C. smelt             D. smells

10.A. and            B. but              C. so               D. or

11.A. went           B. got              C. looked            D. flew

12.A. has            B. was              C. had              D. were

13.A. get money       B. go out           C. come to see her     D. stay at home

14.A. fly into the sky   B. come here        C. sell flowers        D. help others

15.A. didn't worry     B. not to worry       C. to not worry       D. to worry not

16.A. happy          B. happier           C. happiest          D. happily

17.A. heavily         B. heavy            C. largely           D. strongly

18.A. had            B. has              C. with             D. without

19.A. By the way      B. At the same time    C. except the girl     D. By way

20.A. looked after the girl B. talked about the girl    C. enjoyed themselves  D. watched themselves

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s disappointment(失望), she said she would go. This would be the   16   time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he   17   lose his face because of her appearance. Although she was a   18   woman, there was a scar(疤痕) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to   19   why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were   20   by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother even though she had the scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬) and hid himself from everyone.   21  , he happened to hear of a talk between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked   22  , “How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire.  23  was too afraid to go in because the fire was   24  , so I went in.    25  I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood   26  and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless(失去知觉) but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She   27  the burned side of her face. “This scar will be there forever, but to this day, I have never   28  what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with   29  in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great sense of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand   30   for the rest of the day.

1.A. first          B. second       C. last         D. next

2.A. can            B. should       C. would        D. need

3.A. slim           B. short        C. ugly         D. beautiful

4.A. talk about     B. argue about C. worry about D. hear about

5.A. frightened     B. attracted    C. worried      D. excited

6.A. Therefore      B. Otherwise    C. However      D. Then

7.A. excitedly      B. seriously    C. nervously    D. anxiously

8.A. Everyone       B. No one       C. Nobody       D. Someone

9.A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control

10.A. If            B. Though       C. Because      D. As

11.A. sitting down B. lying down   C. falling down D. turning down

12.A. pointed       B. showed       C. hit          D. touched

13.A. forgot        B. realized     C. considered   D. regretted

14.A. tears             B. smile        C. sunshine     D. sadness

15.A. hardly        B. slightly     C. tightly      D. suddenly

A passenger (乘客) told an air hostess (空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the   16   soon.

Twenty minutes   17  , when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she   18   to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up (延迟) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he   19   it.

In the following hours on the flight,   20   time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile   21   he needed help or not. But the passenger never   22   her words.

When he was going to get off the   23  , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意见簿). She was very   24  . She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her   25   the job.   26   with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she   27   the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times   28  . How can I refuse   29   twelve sincere smiles?”

That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched (感动) the passenger

  30   and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!

1. A. milk              B. juice            C. coffee               D. water

2.A. late           B. later            C. ago              D. after

3. A. remembered        B. forgot               C. wanted           D. learned

4.A. accepted           B. took             C. refused          D. received

5.A. some           B. either              C. another          D. each

6. A. why           B. when             C. whether              D. how

7. A. paid attention to     B. thought of           C. heard of             D. worried about

8.A. coach              B. bus             C. train                D. plane

9.A. happy          B. cheerful         C. sad              D. excited

10. A. lose         B. loses            C. losing               D. lost

11.A. And           B. So              C. Then             D. But

12. A. opened           B. closed               C. destroyed            D. hid

13. A. at all           B. in all               C. of all               D. all over

14.A. her              B. your             C. their                D. our

15. A. peacefully       B. comfortably      C. deeply               D. slowly                    

A passenger（乘客）told an air hostess（空姐）that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the   16    soon.

Twenty minutes   17    , when the passenger's ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she   18    to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up（延迟）to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he   19    it.

In the following hours on the flight,   20    time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile   21    he needed help or not. But the passenger never   22    her words.

When he was going to get off the   23    , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passenger's booklet（意见簿）. She was very   24    . She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her   25    the job.   26    with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she   27    the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “ On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times   28    . How can I refuse   29    twelve sincere smiles?”

That's right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched（感动）the passenger   30    and of course she wouldn't lose her job!

16. A. milk            B. juice        C. coffee      D. water

17. A. late             B. later        C. ago        D. after

18. A. remembered      B. forgot       C. wanted     D. learned

19. A. accepted         B. took        C. refused     D. received

20. A. some            B. either       C. another     D. each

21. A. why             B. when       C. whether    D. how

22. A. paid attention to   B. thought of    C. heard of   D. worried about

23. A. coach            B. bus         C. train      D. plane

24. A. happy            B. cheerful     C. sad       D. excited

25. A. lose              B. loses       C. losing     D. lost

26. A. And              B. So        C. Then       D. But

27. A. opened            B. closed     C. destroyed   D. hid

28. A. at all              B. in all      C. of all      D. all over

29. A. her               B. your       C. their       D. our

30. A. peacefully         B. comfortably  C. deeply    D. slowly