Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses?? ? ?? Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were? ? ?? there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud(泥) , her house was?? ? ?? quite all right.

Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children ,? ? ?? Anna took in one of the families that had lost ?? ? ? in the flood and she?? ? ?? her home with them until it was?? ? ?? for them to rebuild their houses.

Anna's friends were puzzled （迷惑的）when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give??? ?? so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to support .

"Well," Anna?? ? ?? her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I later lived found herself very poor, because her husband?? ? ??? in the war and she had a lot of children,??? ? ?? I have now. The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for??? ? ??? this year, so I’m going to ?? ? ?? only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back??? ? ??? a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were happy to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.??? ? ??? was that Christmas present.”

1.A.down below ????????????? ????????????? B．just around ????????????? ????????????? C．next to ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．above

2.A．rising ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．appearing ????????????? ????????????? C．falling ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．standing

3.A．just ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．already????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．yet ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．still

4.A．so????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．but ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．for ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．since

5.A．nothing ????????????? ????????????? B．everything????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．anything????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．something

6.A．made ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．found ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．shared ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．built

7.A．possible ????????????? ????????????? B．necessary ????????????? ????????????? C．important ????????????? ????????????? D．valuable

8.A．them ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．herself ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．them all ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．her

9.A．explained to????????????? ????????????? B．asked for ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．talked with ????????????? ????????????? D．spoke as

10.A．had killed ????????????? ????????????? B．might be killed ????????????? C．had been killed ????????????? D．killed

11.A．for ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．as ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．like????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．that

12.A．you ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．your birthday????????????? ????????????? C．Christmas????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．us?????????????

13.A．get ????????????? ????????????? ??? B．send ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．buy ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．make

14.A．for ????????????? ??? ????????????? B．from????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．like ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．with

15.A．It ????????????? ??? ????????????? B．She ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．Such ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．I

A) 根据首字母或中文提示，写出正确的单词。
【小题1】         is the most important thing while we are crossing the road. (安全)
【小题2】The hall has ________ (出口) on its three sides.
【小题3】The  _______(士兵 ) died in the war were honoured as the heroes of the country.
【小题4】He has had his digital camera for _______ (超过) five years.
【小题5】Before the project of Sanya , many ______(移民) left their hometown for their new living places.

Ellie lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood and quite a few houses were washed away, but Ellie’s house was high enough to keep them safe.
Many families lost everything in the flood. And Ellie took in one of the families. She shared her home with them until the family could build their own new house. Ellie’s friends could not understand why she did so because she already had so many children to look after.
“Well,” Ellie said to her friends, “At the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now.”
“The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We will not be able to have much for Christmas. I am going to get just one present for us all. Now I will go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who had no parents, ‘Here is our present,’ she said to her own children.”
“The children were very excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sisters. I was that Christmas present.”
【小题1】How many children did Ellie had in total?

________ people died in the war.

A. Two thousands  B. Thousands of  C. Two thousands of  D. Two thousand of