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It snowed again.My seventh Christmas was round the corner.I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb.“There is no Father Christmas.” 

I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth.Grandmother was at home. I told _1_everything.“No Father Christmas?”she was a little_2_.“Don’t belive it.Put on your coat,and let’s go.”

“Go?Where，Grandma?” I asked.

 “Kerby’s Store.”

As we walked through its doors. Grandma handed me the dollars and said.“Take the _3_and buy something for someone who needs it.I’ll wait for you in the car.”Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby’s.

For a few seconds I just stood there，holding the money，wondering_4_to buy，and who to buy it for.

I thought of_5_I knew my family，my friends，my neighbours…I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decbar， a _6_with bad breath and messy hair.He sat right  behind me_7_Mrs. Polack’s class.

Bobbie_8_went to any party during the winter.His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, _9_we all knew that he didn’t have a cough,and he didn’t have a coat.I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat_10_he would like.

That evening, grandma helped  me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and_11_“To Bobbie.From Father Christmas”on it.Grandma told me Father Christmas never let  people know that he _12_ them.Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s home ,telling that I was helping Father Christmas_13_ the presents.

Grandma parked the car along the street.and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s home .Then Grandma said to me.“All right , Father Christmas get going.”

I took a deep breath，rushed to his front door，put the present down_14_the door，rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the _15_and Grandma.We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open.Finally it did and there stood Bobbie.

That night ,I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well.and we were on his team.

1.A. him         B. her      C. them            D.you

2.A.angry        B.happy     C. tired           D. afraid

3.A.book         B. coat     C. present         D.money

4.A.what         B. when     C. where           D.how

5.A. everybody   B. nobody   C. somebody        D.anybody

6.A.girl         B. boy      C. man             D.woman

7.A. for       B. on        C. in              D.with

8.A.always      B. often    C. sometimes      D.never

9.A. so         B. if        C. but             D.and

10.A. where     B. that      C. who             D.why

11.A.read           B. say       C. write           D.spell

12.A.helped     B.belived    C. taught          D.made

13.A.give up      B. give  away  C. put up          D.put off

14.A.on         B. behind    C. outside        D.over

15.A. shop          B. cars       C. door           D.trees

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Dear Knowledgeable,

My best friend, Mei, has a problem. There is an important English speech contest for our whole town next month. 1.Our classmates want her to represent the class in the school contest. Everyone is sure she will win. It's probably true.2.梅很聪明并且英语说得非常好. In fact, she always comes top in the school exams. The problem is that she's very shy. 3.她不想让她的朋友们失望, but she' s terrified of speaking in front of other people.

 She's my friend, so she can tell me that she's shy. But she can't tell everyone that.4.I don' t think they would believe her. I can' t think of any good advice to give her, 5.but you always come up with good solutions to people' s problems. What do you think I should tell Mei? What do you think I should tell the rest of the students?

Fran

根据括号内所给词的适当形式填空

1.Please give me some              (advice) on learning English well.

2.I remember             (close) the window , but now it’s open.

3.Lu Xun was one of the           (great) writers in China.

4.The news sounds            (interest).

5.His father stopped        ( work) because of his illness.

6.There is a group of children           (play) football on the playground.

7.Tina is a          ( live) girl and she always makes us happy.

8.We all want a         (comfort) life.

9.The street looks much              (dirty) than that one.

10.The teacher gave many            (example) to use for understanding.