1. A. school　　　　　 B. family　　　　　　　 C. friends　　　　　　　　　　 D. parents

15.　　 A。她认为警察把她的钱也给拿走了一半，所以生气。

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　　　 When it was over 20 years ago, I first met Mr. Andrews, my old headmaster. During the war (战争)　I was studying at school in the north of England. My 　1　 　had just returned to London, and there were not 　2　 　schools left for children. My father had to go from one school to another, trying to　　 3　 　them to take me as a pupil. We had　　 4　 　to all the schools near our home, but no one would take me.　　 5　 , we went to a school about five kilometers　　 6　 　form home. The headmaster kept us waiting for at least　　 7　 . I could hear boys playing on the playground outside.

When the headmaster's secretary (秘书) let us　　 8　 　his office, Mr. Andrews said,"　　 9　 　do you want to come here?" I had　　 10　 　of saying something about studying,　　 11　 　now I couldn't remember anything, only thought of the boys playing outside. "I don't know　　 12　 　in London," I said. "I'd like to play with　　 13　 　boys. I'll read a lot of books, too." "All right," Mr. Andrews said. "We have one seat　　 14　 ."　My two years at that school were　　 15　 　the happiest of my life.

14.　　 D。开始老人看到钱，当然很高兴，但开始数钱时，她不是这样想了。

13.　　 B。警察们被信的内容所感动。其他选项都不是他们看信后的心情。

12.　　 C。这是一个巧合，当然对于老妇来说更是一种幸运。所以其他选项不符合意思。

11.　　 B。上文所提及的那封信。

10.　　 A。发现自己没有邮票。从常识不难推断。

9.　　　　 C。finish writing 写完信。

8.　　　　 D。她需要食物，衣服，但不可以选A，B，C，而D的外延最广，她需要帮助。

7.　　　　 B。fall asleep 固定短语，入睡。