----Mum, I’m going for Jim’s birthday party. I’ll be back before 9:00.
----.______

I’ll never forget one summer day in 1975. On that day my  1 suddenly died because of an un­explained illness at the age of 36 . Later that afternoon, a police officer  2 to my house to ask for my father’s permission ( 允许) for the hospital to  3 Mother’ s valve ( 心脏瓣膜) . I was greatly  4 . I ran into the house in tears. At the age of 14 I just couldn’t understand why people would take apart(分解) a person I loved. _5  my father told him, "Yes. "
"How can you let them do that to her?" I   6  him.
" Linda," he said__7  , putting his arms around me, " the greatest present you can give is a part of  8 . Your mother and I decided long ago that if we can make a person’ s life  9  after we die, our death will have meaning. "
The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the most __10  in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a  11 of my own. In 1996 my father became seriously ill.
With a smile he told me that when he died, he wanted to  12 whatever was in good condition(状况) , especially his eyes.
My father died and we donated __ 13 as he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, " Mum, I’ m so 14 of what you did for Grandpa. " At that moment I realized that my father gave 15  his eyes. What he left behind sparkled( 闪烁) in my daughter’ s eyes— pride.
(   )1.  A. father         B. mother      C. grandma      D. grandpa
(   )2.  A. shouted       B. sent          C. came          D. reached
(   )3.  A. operate       B. use        C. make        D. repair
(   )4.  A. surprised    B. interested   C. excited        D. bored
(   )5.  A. So           B. As          C. But         D. And
(   )6.  A. reported       B. said to       C. told        D. cried at
(   )7.  A. quietly        B. happily      C. angrily      D. loudly
(   )8.  A. yourself       B. myself       C. himself      D. herself
(   )9.  A. worse         B. poorer      C. better        D. more helpful
(   )10.  A. wonderful     B. important     C. warm  hearted   D. beautiful
(   )11.  A. room         B. home        C. family      D. house
(   )12.  A. discover      B. show        C. sell         D. donate
(   )13.  A. his heart      B. his eyes       C. his life        D. his ears
(   )14.  A. afraid         B. tired         C. full           D. proud
(   )15.  A. much more than    B. less than   C. many more than  D. as much as

Dear Mum,

I’m writing to you from America. You don’t know how happy I am. I ____ many new friends here. They are very helpful. Last week I got a fever and _____ stay in bed for three days. They helped me a lot with my lessons.

Cathy is one of my good friends. She has a round face___ a pair of glasses. She is two months older than I am, but a little ___. She works _ and____all her lessons. We like chatting with each other at lunchtime. After school,we always go home together ____we live in the same street. Sometimes we dance for an hour before going home. She dances____than any other student. She wants to be a ___when she grows up.

At the weekends, Cathy usually goes swimming. I sometimes go swimming with her. I think it’s a good way to _______. We always have a good time.

Write soon.

Love

Lanlan

1.A. made B. depended C. took D. Kept
2.A. must B. should C. had to D. may
3.A.. has B. have C. with D. on
4.A. longer B. shorter C. taller D. older

5.A. hardly B. good C. careful D.hard
6.A. is good at B. was bad in C. is well in D. was worse at
7.A. so B. because C. and D. but
8.A. good B. well C. best D. better
9.A. singer B. cook C. dancer D. writer
10.A. keep health B. make fit C. stay healthy D. be health