Ever since 1 was little, my favourite season was winter．I loved to play in the snow and enjoyed the hot chocolate．
1 , winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday．I would ask my grandmother 2 it didn't snow on my birthday．She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions． 3 one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday．
That year, 4 my birthday, my grandmother died．I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow．The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hoping to see just one snowflake(雪花)．But there was no 5 ．I felt mad at my grandmother．She had broken a promise．
By my sixteenth birthday, I 6 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for it．
During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly 7 ．I 18 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow 9 down all around．I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing．My friends all laughed 10 me, but I didn't care．
When I 11 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me．I was 12 because he had given me a gift．It was a small white box, which looked old．I opened it．There was a crystal snowflake(冰晶雪花)with a card that 13 , “Happy Birthday．”
How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother's final 14 on my “sweet sixteenth”．I cried．
I was 15 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me．
One day in September we were doing some repairing on my parents' old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter's wedding．We had to 1 a great climbing plant that had grown 2 a roof beam(房梁), so that we could repair the roof and 3 the walls．
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a nest(鸟巢)of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves．He then 4 something 5 among that mass of earth and straw(稻草)of the nest．He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 6 , saw glittering(闪闪发光)gold．It was a child's bracelet(手镯)．He ran into the house to show me．
“You won't believe that the blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we 7 to feed on,”he said,“but they also want their children to 8 in a cradle(摇篮)of gold!”
When my daughter came over on the eve of the 9 , we told her about this 10 thing．
“Don't you remember, Mother?”she said with a loud laugh．“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 11 a few days later while out playing in the yard?It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer 12 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping(保管箱)．
In December of the following year, the young couple's baby son was baptized(受洗礼)．Among the 13 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother's bracelet, now shining like 14 ．I hope that if my grandson ever loses it, one of the 15 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby．
(1)
[ ]
A．
remove
B．
cover
C．
grow
D．
water
(2)
[ ]
A．
beyond
B．
from
C．
across
D．
through
(3)
[ ]
A．
build
B．
paint
C．
sweep
D．
print
(4)
[ ]
A．
moved
B．
got
C．
picked
D．
noticed
(5)
[ ]
A．
nice
B．
colorful
C．
shiny
D．
special
(6)
[ ]
A．
horror
B．
surprise
C．
calm
D．
sad
(7)
[ ]
A．
buy
B．
plant
C．
store
D．
collect
(8)
[ ]
A．
lie
B．
sing
C．
listen
D．
wait
(9)
[ ]
A．
party
B．
Christmas
C．
birthday
D．
wedding
(10)
[ ]
A．
important
B．
strange
C．
terrible
D．
funny
(11)
[ ]
A．
hid
B．
threw
C．
lost
D．
broke
(12)
[ ]
A．
fitted
B．
satisfied
C．
matched
D．
interested
(13)
[ ]
A．
jewellery
B．
toys
C．
clothes
D．
presents
(14)
[ ]
A．
attractive
B．
new
C．
modern
D．
golden
(15)
[ ]
A．
blackbirds
B．
grandchildren
C．
neighbors
D．
mice
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For me, Chirstmas always began in the middle of the cold, windy month of November．My sister Alice and I sat down in front of the fire and wrote a 1 to Father Chirstmas, telling him about all the presents we 2 ．We carefully posted the letter to“Father Christmas, the North pole”……
Christman Eve came, The whole family helped to 3 the house, put up the Christmas tree and blow up the balloons．Then, in the afternoon, when Aunt Kate and my two cousins arrived, 4 was ready．Before we went to bed, we left some wine and meat for Father Chirstmas and then put our 5 at the end of our beds．We tried to keep 6 as long as possible to see Father Christmas, but the next thing we knew it was 7 -Christmas morning!
We couldn’t wait to 8 the stocking．It was now full of all kinds of small present and sweets．Christmas morning was bright and sunny．After going to church, my cousin David and I went out into the garden to 9 our new present．Lunch was always late, but what a lunch! Delicious turkey with all the vegetables followed by fruits and ice creams．
10 lunch, Father, Mother and Aunt rested on the sofas in front of the Queen’s speech on TV．We took out the toys, put on the funny paper hats, laughed at the jokes and played 11 ．Then came the afternoon tea and a large 12 cake covered with snowmen．It didn’t seem possible, 13 we still went on eating．By bedtime all of the children were very 14 ．As soon as Mom 15 the light, we all fell into a deep sleep．
(1)
[ ]
A．
card
B．
letter
C．
diary
D．
composition
(2)
[ ]
A．
wanted
B．
carried
C．
sold
D．
borrowed
(3)
[ ]
A．
repair
B．
build
C．
choose
D．
decorate
(4)
[ ]
A．
something
B．
nothing
C．
everything
D．
anything
(5)
[ ]
A．
shoes
B．
trousers
C．
jackets
D．
stockings
(6)
[ ]
A．
awake
B．
asleep
C．
alone
D．
away
(7)
[ ]
A．
morning
B．
afternoon
C．
evening
D．
night
(8)
[ ]
A．
wash
B．
change
C．
open
D．
hang
(9)
[ ]
A．
hand in
B．
play with
C．
throw away
D．
pass on
(10)
[ ]
A．
Before
B．
After
C．
During
D．
At
(11)
[ ]
A．
happily
B．
carefully
C．
silently
D．
slowly
(12)
[ ]
A．
birthday
B．
New Year
C．
Christmas
D．
Thanksgiving
(13)
[ ]
A．
but
B．
so
C．
or
D．
and
(14)
[ ]
A．
hungry
B．
tired
C．
excited
D．
surprised
(15)
[ ]
A．
turned on
B．
turned back
C．
turned up
D．
turned off
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For me, Chirstmas always began in the middle of the cold, windy month of November．My sister Alice and I sat down in front of the fire and wrote a 1 to Father Chirstmas, telling him about all the presents we 2 ．We carefully posted the letter to“Father Christmas, the North pole”…
Christman Eve came, The whole family helped to 3 the house, put up the Christmas tree and blow up the balloons．Then, in the afternoon, when Aunt Kate and my two cousins arrived, 4 was ready．Before we went to bed, we left some wine and meat for Father Chirstmas and then put our 5 at the end of our beds．We tried to keep 6 as long as possible to see Father Christmas, but the next thing we knew it was 7 Christmas morning!
We couldn’t wait to 8 the stocking．It was now full of all kinds of small present and sweets．Christmas morning was bright and sunny．After going to church, my cousin David and I went out into the garden to 9 our new present．Lunch was always late, but what a lunch!Delicious turkey with all the vegetables followed by fruits and ice creams．
10 lunch, Father, Mother and Aunt rested on the sofas in front of the Queen’s speech on TV．We took out the toys, put on the funny paper hats, laughed at the jokes and played 11 ．Then came the afternoon tea and a large 12 cake covered with snowmen．It didn’t seem possible, 13 we still went on eating．By bedtime all of the children were very 14 ．As soon as Mom 15 the light, we all fell into a deep sleep．
(1)
[ ]
A．
card
B．
letter
C．
diary
D．
composition
(2)
[ ]
A．
wanted
B．
carried
C．
sold
D．
borrowed
(3)
[ ]
A．
repair
B．
build
C．
choose
D．
decorate
(4)
[ ]
A．
something
B．
nothing
C．
everything
D．
anything
(5)
[ ]
A．
shoes
B．
trousers
C．
jackets
D．
stockings
(6)
[ ]
A．
awake
B．
asleep
C．
alone
D．
away
(7)
[ ]
A．
morning
B．
afternoon
C．
evening
D．
night
(8)
[ ]
A．
wash
B．
change
C．
open
D．
hang
(9)
[ ]
A．
hand in
B．
play with
C．
throw away
D．
pass on
(10)
[ ]
A．
Before
B．
After
C．
During
D．
At
(11)
[ ]
A．
happily
B．
carefully
C．
silently
D．
slowly
(12)
[ ]
A．
birthday
B．
New Year
C．
Christmas
D．
Thanksgiving
(13)
[ ]
A．
but
B．
so
C．
or
D．
and
(14)
[ ]
A．
hungry
B．
tired
C．
excited
D．
surprised
(15)
[ ]
A．
turned on
B．
turned back
C．
turned up
D．
turned off
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People all over the world celebrate the new year．However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn't begin on the 1 date very year．
In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year's Eve．In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square． 2 they're waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun．Just before 12 o'clock, everyone 3 down from 10：10, 9, 8… As soon as it's 12 o'clock, everyone shouts very 4 , “Happy New Year!”
New Year's Day is often a family day．Some families get together for a special meal．When the weather is fine, many families go out for a 5 ．
On New Year's Day, many people make resolutions for the new year．They 6 a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework．I will work 7 at school than others．” or “I won't spend so much time playing video games．” When they have made 8 list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 9 their resolutions．
So it doesn't matter how they celebrate, 10 people in countries all over the world, it's a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new．
