题目内容
9.令某人吃惊的是 to one’s surprise 10 尽管 even though /if
2. The boy said he used to go (go) to school on foot because his family was poor.
7. He is a good boy and he never causes problems (制造问题）.
4. The twins made a decision to have (have) a party for their mother on Mothers’ Day.
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very 1 operation could save him now but there was no one to 2 them the money.
When she heard her daddy saying to her tearful mother，‘‘Only a miracle (奇迹）can save him now，’’ the little girl went to her bedroom，took out her money
and 3 it carefully. She hurried to a drugstore (药房）with the money in her hand.
u What do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother，” the girl answered. “He’s really,really sick and I want to buy a miracle. ” “ 4 ?”said the salesman.
“ My brother Andrew has something bad 5 inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m 6 , ’ the salesman
said with a smile.
“ Listen，if it isn’t enough，I can 7 and get some more. 8 tell me how much it costs. ” A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“ What kind of miracle does your brother 9 ?”
“ An operation! ” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “ But my daddy can’t 10 it,so I have brought all my money.’
‘‘ How much do you have?， asked the man. “ $ 1. 11，hut I will do my best to 11 more，” she answered.
“Well，what a piece of 12 !，’ smiled the man.
“ $1. 11 , the price of a miracle for your little brother. ” He took up the girl’s hand and said, ‘‘ Take me to your house. I want to see your brother and your parents. Let’s 13 if I have the kind of miracle you need. ” That well-dressed man was Carlton Armstrong, a famous 14—. The operation was 15 And it wasn’t long before Andrew was well again.
(D ) 1. A. long B. careful
C. surprising D. expensive
(C )2. A. borrow B. hand
C. lend D. bring
(B )3. A. felt B. counted
C. cleaned D. spent
(C )4. A. Why B. How
C. Pardon D. Really
(D )5. A. dying B. thinking
C. joking D. growing
(B )6. A. tired B. sorry
C. poor D. sad
(A )7. A. try B. return
C. imagine D. marry
(C )8. A. Never B. Certainly
C. Just D. Maybe
(D )9. A. know B. prefer
C. accept D. need
(A ) 10. A. afford B. refuse
C. understand D. decide
(B ) 11. A. discover B. make
C. receive D. buy
(C ) 12. A. news B. paper
C. luck D. advice
(D ) 13. A. guess B. wonder
C. ask D. see
(D ) 14. A. artist B. teacher
C. businessman D. doctor
(B ) 15. A. difficult B. successful
C. relaxing D. cheap
19.照顾 take care of
20.为…而骄傲 take pride in /be proud of
(B )5. 一We’d better invite Tom and Kate to the party tonight.
—Yes,_? I’ll give them a call right
now.
A. why B. why not
C. what for D. how
(B )7. —My opinions on that matter are _to Kay’s.
—So it’s easy to make the decision.
A. same B. similar
C. like D. seem
(A ) 21. ( 2014 苏州）一The picture is, I have to say, not a bit beautiful.
—Why? It’s _ than the pictures I
have ever seen.
A. far more beautiful
B. much less beautiful
C. no more beautiful
D. any less beautiful
