As Christmas drew near , Ursula was faced with just that problem．She had come to live in an American home and learn English． 1    she would mind the children and   2  anything she was asked．

 One of her task was to keep track of  3  Christmas presents．Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly  4   ．What could she buy for her   5   with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily？  6   ，even without any of the   7   ，her employer seems to have everything．

 Ursula   8    long and hard．On Christmas Eve，she went to a   9  ．She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers，  10    things in her mind．Finally she bought a baby dress．She immediately called   11  ．“Excuse me，please，can you help me find a poor family with a baby？” “A poor family？”  said the   12  driver.“Yes，a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do．He   13   in silence，and then said，“I know a family who  14   just about everything．”

 When they reached a   15   ，the driver said，“They live on the third floor．” Ursula shook her head，“Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone … someone who has everything．”

  Early the next day Ursula   16    everyone for the presents she received．Then，she began to   17    why there seemed to be none   18   her． She told about what she did the night   before．When she finished，there was a long   19   ．“You see，” she added，“I try to do a kindness in your   20   ．And this is my Christmas present to you．”

1. A. In return               B. As a result                C. By the way               D. In a sense

2. A. try                        B. learn                         C. teach                       D. do

3. A. delivering               B. mailing                      C. arriving                     D. sending

4. A. excited                   B. worried                     C. tired                         D. interested

5.A.American family       B. own family                C. friends                      D. classmates

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

7. A. goods                    B. kindness                    C. gifts                         D. help

8. A. talked                    B. worked                     C. waited                     D. thought

9. A. store                      B. neighborhood             C. street                       D. church

10. A. selecting               B. matching                   C. remembering             D. organizing

11. A. a shop                  B. a taxi                        C. her employer             D. her parents

12. A. delighted              B. anxious                     C. surprised                  D. respectful

13. A. noticed                 B. listened                     C. got out                     D. carried on

14. A. buys                    B. has                           C. uses                         D. needs

15. A. garage                  B. building                     C. station                      D. yard

16. A. thanked                B. encouraged                C. praised                     D. admired

17. A. settle                    B. repeat                       C. argue                        D. explain

18. A. to                        B. for                            C. from                        D. by

19. A. delay                    B. silence                      C. time                         D. break

20. A. case                     B. opinion                      C. memory                    D. name

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My son Joey was born with clubfeet （畸形足）. The doctors told us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally   36   would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in   37  . By the time he was eight, you   38   he had a problem when you saw him walk.

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would

  39  and play, too. We   40   told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to   41   as wall as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross country  42  . Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others perhaps he   43  that the abilities that seemed to come   44   to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the  45

team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential （可能性）to    46  points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never   47   the team, so he didn’t know.

He   48   to run four to five miles a day, every day even the day he had a 103 degree fever. I was   49  , so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt, “  50  ,” he said．He had two more miles to go. The sweat   51     his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he   52    straight ahead and kept running.. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a 103 degree fever. So he didn’t know.

Two weeks later, the name of the team runners were    53   . Joey was number six on the  list. Joey had made the team. He was only in seventh the other six team members were all   54  .

We never told him he shouldn’t   55   to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it, so he didn’t know. He just did it.

36．A．however         B．or    C．but         D．though 

37．A．attention        B．development  C．circulation      D．treatment

38．A．wouldn’t know B．didn’t imagine       C．shouldn’t find        D．couldn’t identify

39．A．keep just out  B．jump right in         C．stand only behind    D．sit still away

40．A．never      B．generally        C．often       D．sincerely

41．A．live        B．jump       C．run         D．hope

42．A．competition    B．class       C．game      D．team

43．A．meant     B．sensed     C．showed  D．noticed

44．A．eventually      B．suddenly        C．safely      D．naturally

45．A．entire      B．same       C．other       D．all

46．A．score      B．collect     C．pay         D．catch

47．A．join        B．enter       C．make      D．keep

48．A．liked       B．continued       C．hoped     D．aimed

49．A．moved    B．excited    C．encouraged     D．worried

50．A．Never mind    B．Okay      C．Don’t worry  D．Sorry

51．A．ran down       B．came from      C．dropped off    D．came down

52．A．stood      B．looked    C．faced      D．glanced

53．A．made      B．called      C．designed         D．checked

54．A．sixth-graders         B．seventh-graders      C．eighth-graders        D．fifth-graders

55．A．expect     B．fight       C．avoid      D．refuse