Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You don’t know whether it is true that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you    .

I wanted to do something very        for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it     it looked almost new. I was so proud of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔)and a riding outfit(全套装备）.

I could hardly wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I couldn’t sleep the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to         the coffee, tea, and morning dishes. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a       : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so surprised. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could take lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s promise.

I stood there shocked, crying a river,    myself how my son could    this expensive gift.

 Of course, the house awoke, and my son was very pleased with my reaction（反应）. Many kisses were exchanged, and I immediately wanted him to     my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I realized that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard. Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love is    present and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to    this story.                                 Yours,

                       Hilary

1.A. hope                           B. advice                             C. spirit                           D. courage

2.A. strange                       B. similar                             C. special                            D. private

3.A. after                            B. before                            C. unless                             D. until

4.A. start                                 B. cook                        C. set                                   D. serve

5.A. sign                                  B. notice                              C. word                      D. note

6.A. asked                          B. asking                             C. to ask                              D. ask

7.A. present                       B. find                            C. afford                     D. order

8.A. tear                                 B. open                       C. check                              D. Receive

9.A. only                             B. still                              C. ever                             D. even

10.A. send                          B. publish                           C. share                              D. Write

John was sad. Nothing could make him      . "I don't want to go to school today." "Come on, sleepy head. Let's go for a       ”said his mum.

    When they walked down the street, his mum said, "John, do you see the      in Mr. Butler's garden? Would you like to sniff(嗅)them?

    "     "，said John.

    "But I want to. Come with me", His mum sniffed the flowers. "Oh, these flowers     me my son should(应该)be happy, and they also tell me my son should go to       .”

    "Aha, mum, you are joking(开玩笑).How can flowers     ?”laughed John.

    They walked on. "Perhaps we can have a dog cat cow chicken sheep ice cream," said his mum.

    John      again. "Don't be so silly(傻的)，Mum. That sounds(听上去)     . You can't have that kind of ice cream."

    John kept smiling from that moment. Mum felt happy now that John was happy. John thanked his mum very much to make       happy. He thought his mum was great.

1.A. cry                    B. clever C. angry            D. happy

2.A. walk            B. rest    C. talk             D. show

3.A. dogs       B. trees          C. flowers        D. grass

4.A. Yes                    B. No    C. Sure           D. Why

5.A. think       B. tell    C. ask    D. hope

6.A. work       B. bed             C. school        D. movies

7.A. read            B. write            C. listen          D. speak

8.A. laughed           B. cried          C. shouted       D. talked

9.A. interesting        B. strange        C. fun              D. great

10.A. him       B. her             C. them          D. he

There are many kinds of cars in the world. My grandmother thinks that is because cars are like their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people have old cars,” But I don’t agree with her.
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It is very large and it can go 200 kilometers an hour! My friend Mike is an artist. He draws beautiful pictures with a lot of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very old car. It often has engine(发动机) trouble. Does she have that kind of car because she is very poor? No, she has four factories and two million dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a car. Every Sunday, she drives to the country with her husband, her three children , her mother and their dog. 
Now you read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my grandmother?
【小题1】My grandmother thinks________.  

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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You don’t know whether it is true that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you   36  .

I wanted to do something very   37   for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it   38   it looked almost new. I was so proud of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔)and a riding outfit(全套装备）.

I could   39   wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I couldn’t sleep the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to   40   the coffee, tea, and morning dishes. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a   41  :” To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so surprised. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could   42   lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s   promise.

I stood there shocked(震惊的), crying a river, asking myself how my son could  43  this expensive gift.

Of course, the house awoke, and my son was very pleased with my reaction（反应）. Many kisses were exchanged, and I immediately wanted him to   44   my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I   45   that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love is   46   present and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to   47   this story.

 Yours,

Hilary

1.A. hope           B. advice           C. spirit               D. courage

2.  A. strange              B. similar              C. special              D. private

3.  A. after            B. before           C. unless           D. until

4.A. perhaps            B. really           C. almost           D. hardly

5.  A. start                B. cook             C. set                  D. serve

6.  A. sign                 B. notice           C. word             D. note

7.A. give               B. take                 C. draw             D. teach

8.A. present            B. find                 C. afford           D. order

9.A. tear               B. open             C. check            D. receive

10.A. realized              B. remembered      C. imagined             D. supposed

11. A. only             B. still                C. ever                 D. even

12. A. send             B. publish              C. share            D. write

I would like to buy the black pen because I ______that kind of pen ______well.