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. Grandma was at home. I told __11___ everything. “No Father Christmas?” she was a little ___12____. “Don’t believe 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 ten dollars and said, “Take the __13___ and buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for 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 ___14___ to buy, and who to buy it for.
I thought of ___15___ I knew: my family, my friends, my neighbors … I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decker, a __16___ with bad and messy hair. He sat right behind me ___17____ Mrs. Pollack’s class.
Bobbie ___18___ went to any party during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, ___19____ 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 ___20____ he would like.
That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and ___21___ “To Bobbie, From Father Christmas” on it. Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he ___22___ them. Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s house, telling that I was helping Father Christmas ____23___ the presents.
Grandma parked the car along the street, and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s house. 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. ____24___ the door, rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the ____25_____ 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.

【小题1】
A.himB.herC.themD.you
【小题2】
A.angryB.happyC.tiredD.afraid
【小题3】
A.bookB.coatC.presentD.money
【小题4】
A.whatB.whenC.whereD.how
【小题5】
A.everybodyB.nobodyC.somebodyD.anybody
【小题6】
A.girlB.boyC.manD.woman
【小题7】
A.forB.onC.inD.with
【小题8】A. always   B. often   C. sometime   D never
【小题9】
A.soB.ifC.butD.and
【小题10】
A.whereB.thatC.whoD.why
【小题11】
A.readB.sayC.writeD.spell
【小题12】
A.helpedB.believeC.taughtD.made
【小题13】
A.give upB.give awayC.put upD.put off
【小题14】
A.onB.behindC.outsideD.over
【小题15】
A.shopB.carsC.doorD.trees

I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The    1    on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.
   2   one of you did this? ”
We all stared down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very  3  . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I   4   , “Not me, Dad. ”
The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us   5  have done it. But as the   6  and the smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the  7   .
To find out who had written on the  8  , father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to   9  exactly what you see on the step. ”
I tried my best to write the words  10 . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ Since  11 of you will
admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all. ” I stood there and said  12 . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!
“ I  13 it. ” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was punished for a month.
We didn’t talk   14 that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry  15  it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me.

【小题1】
A.soundB.tasteC.lookD.feeling
【小题2】
A.WhatB.WhichC.WhoD.Where
【小题3】
A.unhappyB.surprisedC.angryD.frightened
【小题4】
A.liedB.saidC.talkedD.told
【小题5】
A.canB.mayC.mustD.might
【小题6】
A.oldestB.kindestC.youngestD.healthiest
【小题7】
A.answerB.storyC.truthD.thing
【小题8】
A.stepB.groundC.floorD.door
【小题9】
A.writeB.drawC.paintD.print
【小题10】
A.carefullyB.differentlyC.heavilyD.badly
【小题11】
A.allB.noneC.neitherD.both
【小题12】
A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing
【小题13】
A.didB.doneC.doD.doing
【小题14】
A.onB.withC.toD.about
【小题15】
A.becauseB.because ofC.thoughD.except



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.

【小题1】
A.himB.herC.themD.you
【小题2】
A.angryB.happyC.tiredD.afraid
【小题3】
A.bookB.coatC.presentD.money
【小题4】
A.whatB.whenC.whereD.how
【小题5】
A.everybodyB.nobodyC.somebodyD.anybody
【小题6】
A.girlB.boyC.manD.woman
【小题7】
A.forB.onC.inD.with
【小题8】
A.alwaysB.oftenC.sometimesD.never
【小题9】
A.soB.ifC.butD.and
【小题10】
A.whereB.thatC.whoD.why
【小题11】
A.readB.sayC.writeD.spell
【小题12】
A.helpedB.belivedC.taughtD.made
【小题13】
A.give upB.give awayC.put upD.put off
【小题14】
A.onB.behindC.outsideD.over
【小题15】
A.shopB.carsC.doorD.trees

For the 17 years my life was very happy. Then the first sad thing happened. My mother became very ill. Just before she died, she asked Elizabeth and me to go to her room. She said, “Victor and Elizabeth, I’m very happy because you love each other, and because one day you’ll get married. Everyone in the family loves you, Elizabeth. Will you take my place in the family, my dear? I can die happy if you look after them when I have gone.”
My mother died and we were very sad, because we loved her so much. Elizabeth was brave and helped us; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mother’s death. The time came for me to go to university(大学). I didn’t want to leave my sad family, but we all knew that I should go. It was hard to leave, too, because the parents of my good friend Henry would not let him go to university with me. So I had gone alone.
On my first day at university I met Professor Waldman. He gave a wonderful talk to all the students. He ended his talk by saying, “Some of you will become the greatest scientists of tomorrow. You must study hard and discover everything that you can.”
After the professor’s talk, I thought very carefully. I remembered the storm when I was 15; I remembered how the lightning had destroyed the tree. From then on, I wanted to use electricity to help people, and I wanted to discover the secrets of life. I decided to work on these two things.
I started to work the next day. I worked very hard and soon Professor Waldman and I realized that I could learn to be a very good scientist.
The professor and other important scientists helped me. I was interested in my work and I did not take one day’s holiday during the next two years. After two years, I had discovered many things and I built a scientific machine that was the best in the university. My machine would help me answer the most important question of all. How does life begin? Is it possible to put life into dead things? To answer these questions about life I had to learn first about death. I had to watch bodies from the moment when they died and the warm life left them. In the hospital and in the university, I watched the dying and the dead. Day after day, month after month, I followed death, so it was a dark and terrible time.
I built a tall mast(桅杆)about 150 metres high, which is higher than the tallest building in the city, to catch lightning and send the electricity down to my machine in the lab. I believed I could use that electricity to give life to things that were dead.
Then one day, the answer came to me. Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Elizabeth married shortly after Victor’s mother died.
B.Elizabeth was a brave girl who loved Victor and gave him much help.
C.Victor’s mother was very angry when she knew he loved Elizabeth.
D.Victor did not want to leave his family because his mother died not long before.
【小题2】Victor did all the following during his research in the university EXCEPT that ______.
A.he discovered many things and built a scientific machine
B.he learnt much about death both in the hospital and in the university
C.he worked hard and took only one day’s holiday during the next two years
D.he built a tall mast to catch lightning and send the electricity down to the lab
【小题3】According to the writer, the secret of life is to _______.
A.give life to things that were dead
B.build the best machine to learn about death
C.use electricity to help others
D.become the greatest scientist of tomorrow
【小题4】Which is the correct order about the life of Victor?
① Victor’s mother passed away.
② Victor got help from the professor and other scientists.
③ Victor went to university and attended the professor’s talk.
④ Victor found the answer to giving life to things that were dead.
⑤ Victor experienced a storm, seeing the lightning destroying the tree.
A.①②③④⑤B.⑤①②④③
C.①③②⑤④D.⑤①③②④

I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The    1    on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.

   2   one of you did this? ”

We all stared down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very  3  . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I   4   , “Not me, Dad. ”

The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us   5  have done it. But as the   6  and the smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the  7   .

To find out who had written on the  8  , father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to   9  exactly what you see on the step. ”

I tried my best to write the words  10 . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.

He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ Since  11 of you will

admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all. ” I stood there and said  12 . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!

“ I  13 it. ” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was punished for a month.

We didn’t talk   14 that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry  15  it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me.

1.                A.sound          B.taste           C.look D.feeling

 

2.                A.What          B.Which          C.Who D.Where

 

3.                A.unhappy        B.surprised       C.angry D.frightened

 

4.                A.lied            B.said            C.talked    D.told

 

5.                A.can            B.may            C.must D.might

 

6.                A.oldest          B.kindest         C.youngest  D.healthiest

 

7.                A.answer         B.story           C.truth D.thing

 

8.                A.step           B.ground         C.floor D.door

 

9.                A.write          B.draw           C.paint D.print

 

10.               A.carefully        B.differently      C.heavily    D.badly

 

11.               A.all             B.none          C.neither    D.both

 

12.               A.something      B.anything        C.everything D.nothing

 

13.               A.did            B.done          C.do   D.doing

 

14.               A.on            B.with           C.to    D.about

 

15.               A.because        B.because of      C.though    D.except

 

 

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