On Sundays my father always wore that gray apron（围裙）?the one with the race cars all over it．    21 _breakfast Dad always announced: "Go ahead everyone．I'll   22  the dishes!"

I suppose it was  23  for a boy's father to wear an apron? even one with race cars?  24  I never thought much of it until the last Sunday in August．As we  25   home slowly from church together, my father seemed very  26  ．"Tommy," he said letting my name roll off his   27  ．"There comes a time in every boy's  28  when he must take on responsibilities．It's time you 29  a greater role in the family．From now on, I want you to__30__the dishes on Sunday morning, so your mother and I can work the crossword puzzle（纵横字谜）together．"

"The dishes!?" I  31 in surprise．

"Anything wrong with taking over the dishes, son?" father said．

I started to say something about a man's  32  or woman's work, but I knew immediately that my protests（抗议）would be 33 .

I didn't taste a bit of 34  that morning．Dad seemed joyful as he described an American game．

At the end of the meal, my father   35  : "Let's go read the paper, Honey．" "Aren't you doing the dishes?" my   36  asked surprisedly．Father smiled and said, "your oldest son has 37  to fill the position．"

"I want you to have this apron on, Tommy．It'll keep your clothes from getting 38  ．" And before I could go against it, he had put the thing on me．"Thanks, Son．Your mother and I 39  this．"

With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper．I looked 40  at the dishes．I could see my dad reaching for the dishes．He was always happy to help the family．My anger soon flew off and I began to sing．

1.                A．Until           B．During          C．Before   D．After

 

2.                A．keep up        B．take care of      C．look for   D．turn over

 

3.                A．important       B．natural         C．strange   D．exciting

 

4.                A．but            B．so             C．because  D．when

 

5.                A．rushed         B．hurried         C．walked   D．danced

 

6.                A．happy          B．angry          C．sad  D．mad

 

7.                A．eyes           B．tongue         C．ears D．hands

 

8.                A．death          B．school          C．work D．life

 

9.                A．made          B．played          C．did D．carried

 

10.               A．do            B．buy            C．break D．set

 

11.               A．smiled         B．laughed        C．whispered D．screamed

 

12.               A．game          B．joy            C．job   D．feeling

 

13.               A．turned down    B．turned to       C．turned up  D．turned off

 

14.               A．breakfast       B．lunch          C．supper    D．juice

 

15.               A．ordered        B．announced      C．demanded     D．chatted

 

16.               A．brother        B．sister          C．mother    D．friend

 

17.               A．started         B．gone           C．managed  D．offered

 

18.               A．cold           B．warm          C．dry   D．wet

 

19.               A．hate           B．scold          C．appreciate D．require

 

20.               A．up            B．down          C．out   D．on

 

 

When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___2___?” Then，three women ___3___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___4___ when I returned to school．

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___5___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___6___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___7___ for as many children as I could possibly ____8__．

So I ___9__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___10__．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __12___ they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three．Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___13__ up the room．The __14___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___15___．

1.                A．sending        B．receiving        C．making   D．exchanging

 

2.                A．found          B．prepared       C．got  D．expected

 

3.                A．broke in        B．settled down     C．showed up    D．turned off

 

4.                A．puzzled         B．embarrassed     C．worried  D．relieved

 

5.                A．present        B．first            C．recent   D．previous

 

6.                A．hardly          B．suddenly        C．regularly  D．occasionally

 

7.                A．strength        B．sadness         C．importance    D．safety

 

8.                A．know          B．reach          C．remember D．mention

 

9.                A．kept up with     B．caught up with   C．came up with  D．put up with

 

10.               A．fine           B．special         C．helpful    D．normal

 

11.               A．reminded       B．waited         C．convinced D．promised

 

12.               A．chance         B．gift            C．moment   D．reward

 

13.               A．lit             B．took           C．burned    D．cheered

 

14.               A．atmosphere     B．sympathy       C．calmness  D．joy

 

15.               A．matter         B．wonder        C．doubt D．suppose

 

 

Many years ago there lived a young couple in a small town. The husband was out of job for a long time and the wife   36 make a living by sewing for others. They were so poor that there was almost nothing in the house but a jar under a  37 table, in  38 was a little rice  39 from their neighbor for the coming New Year. 40 New Year’s Eve, the wife had already fallen asleep, but the husband was  41  in bed, worrying about the life. Suddenly he heard something. In the darkness he saw a man breaking into the room.

“It  42   be a thief.” He thought, “but it  43   matter, there is nothing that can be 44 .” So he  45  to be asleep and kept watching over the thief.

The thief began to 46 the room. At last he found the rice in the jar.

“But  47 can I take it away?” the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He 48 his coat and spread it on the ground between the bed and the table. After that he turned round to take the jar.

Now the husband realized what the thief 49 . He picked up the coat quickly and 50 himself with it while the thief was turning around.

The thief 51 the jar, poured the rice out on the place where he had just spread his coat and squatted (蹲) down to feel it. But to his surprise, his coat had  52  .

“Hey”, he couldn’t help 53  out. The   54  woke up the wife. She asked her husband, “Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room.”

“ Nonsense(胡说)!” replied her husband. “Go back to sleep. There is no thief in the room.”

“No, that’s   55  ,” the thief shouted loudly. “If there isn’t a thief, then, where’s my coat?”

1.                A．was able to      B．wanted to       C．had to    D．would

 

2.                A．good           B．old            C．nice D．broken

 

3.                A．it              B．which          C．where    D．that

 

4.                A．borrowed       B．asked          C．lent  D．taken

 

5.                A．During         B．At             C．In   D．On

 

6.                A．working        B．sewing         C．lying D．thinking

 

7.                A．will            B．must           C．can  D．may

 

8.                A．isn’t          B．wasn’t        C．doesn’t D．didn’t

 

9.                A．lost            B．carried         C．destroyed D．stolen

 

10.               A．pretended      B．tried           C．decided   D．started

 

11.               A．look into        B．search         C．discover   D．examine

 

12.               A．what           B．when          C．why  D．how

 

13.               A．used           B．took off        C．put on D．brought

 

14.               A．had done       B．did            C．would do  D．could do

 

15.               A．hung          B．covered        C．studied    D．dressed

 

16.               A．shook          B．laid            C．lifted D．touched

 

17.               A．lost            B．missed         C．left   D．disappeared

 

18.               A．to cry          B．crying          C．to jump   D．jumping

 

19.               A．sound          B．voice          C．noise D．saying

 

20.               A．right           B．all right         C．nothing   D．impossible

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___2___?” Then，three women ___3___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___4___ when I returned to school．

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___5___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___6___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___7___ for as many children as I could possibly ____8__．

So I ___9__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___10__．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __12___ they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three．Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___13__ up the room．The __14___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___15___．

1.	A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging

 

2.	A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected

 

3.	A．broke in B．settled down C．showed up D．turned off

 

4.	A．puzzled B．embarrassed C．worried D．relieved

 

5.	A．present B．first C．recent D．previous

 

6.	A．hardly B．suddenly C．regularly D．occasionally

 

7.	A．strength B．sadness C．importance D．safety

 

8.	A．know B．reach C．remember D．mention

 

9.	A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with

 

10.	A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal

 

11.	A．reminded B．waited C．convinced D．promised

 

12.	A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward

 

13.	A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered

 

14.	A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy

 

15.	A．matter B．wonder C．doubt D．suppose