My father was driving very slowly down the highway. The closer we got to the turnoff for my grandparents' house, the slower the car went. (1) ,my father took a U-turn in the middle of the road and said, "I can't stand it!"

  "What?”asked my mother.

  "It's those people (2) there standing in the rain at the service station, which was locked for Christmas. They've got children. It's Christmas. I can't stand it."

When my father pulled into the (3) service station,I saw five of them:the parents and three children―two girls and a small boy.

  My father rolled down his window. "Merry Christmas," he said.

  "Howdy," the man (4)

  "You are waiting for the bus?" My father asked.

  The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham,where he had a brother and hoped to get a job.

  "Well,that bus isn't going to (5) for several hours during Christmas, and you're getting (6) standing here. Birmingham is just a couple of miles up the road. They've got a shed with a cover there, and some benches," my father said. "Why don't you all get in our car and Fll (7) you there.”

  The man thought for a moment, and then he (8) They climbed into the car. They had no luggage, only the clothes they were (9)

  Once they settled in,my father looked back over his shoulder and asked the children if (10) had found them yet. Three glum faces (11) gave him their answers.

  "Well,I didn't think so," my father said,winking(使B艮色)at my mother, "because when I saw Santa this morning,he told me that he was having (12) finding all,and he asked me if he could    (13) your toys at my house. We'll just go get them before I take you to the bus stop.”

  All at once,the three children's faces (14)  , and they began to bounce around in the back seat, laughing and talking!When we got out of the car at our house,the three children ran through the front door and straight to the toys that were spread out under our Christmas tree. That was the Christmas when my sisters and I learned the (15) of making others happy.
(   ) 1. A. Suddenly    B. Gently    C. Angrily    D. Carefully

(   ) 2. A. still    B. back     C. over    D. also

(   ) 3. A. small    B. big      C. open    D. closed

(   ) 4. A. shouted    B. asked       C. replied    D. greeted

(   ) 5. A. come up    B. come along   C. come out    D. come down

(   ) 6. A. dry        B. wet       C. hungry    D. worried

(   ) 7. A. drop    B. put        C. bring    D. ride

(   ) 8. A. disagreed    B. agreed     C. refused    D. allowed

(   ) 9. A. taking    B. wearing     C. buying    D. carrying

(   ) 10. A. Father    B. Mother      C. Santa    D. Angel

(   ) 11. A. hardly    B. excitedly     C. silently    D. peacefully

(   ) 12. A. trouble    B. fun         C. lick    D. pride

(   ) 13. A. take    B. forget        C. leave    D. fetch

(   ) 14. A. took up    B. set up       C. ran up    D. lit up

(   ) 15. A. joy    B. fear         C. hope    D. lose

 Many books have been written about " the art of giving". And we also know that it's hard to give people a gift, (1) a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and (2)

  As is often the case,some little kids think they don't get enough gifts (3) some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too (4) . For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree,it is enough to make her very (5)

  Gift giving is different in different (6) Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone (7) ,because many people have enough things and don't want (8) gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember (9) In the USA,some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don't need to (10) too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.

  To make things (11) ,some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however, (12) money can make people uncomfortable. "When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they're being lazy,"says John Wilson. "In England, we have a saying:It's the thought that (13) . When someone gives me money, I feel they don't think about it at all. I prefer to receive a gift (14) has some thought behind it."

  Different people have very different thoughts (15) this subject. So maybe the art of giving is difficult!What do you think?

(   ) 1. A. specially    B. especially   C. commonly    D. usually

(   ) 2. A. displays    B. disadvantages  C. disagreements    D. dislikes

(   ) 3. A. while    B. when        C. as    D. if

(   ) 4. A. same    B. similar    C. small    D. huge

(   ) 5. A. lonely    B. happy     C. sad    D. angry

(   ) 6. A. cities    B. towns     C. provinces    D. countries

(   ) 7. A. else    B. other      C . another    D. else's

(   ) 8. A. too much    B. much too    C. too many    D. many too

(   ) 9. A. a child    B. a person    C. a guide    D. a chef

(   ) 10. A. spend    B. take     C. cost    D. make

(   ) 11. A. more difficult    B. easy    C.  difficult D. easier

(   ) 12. A. using    B. giving    C. receiving    D. fetching

(   ) 13. A. counts    B. discovers    C. finds    D. invents

(   ) 14. A. who    B. what     C. where    D. that

(   ) 15. A. to    B. on      C. up    D. in

  You can see kangaroos everywhere in Australia. They appear on TV , in books and in the shops. The government even plans to put them on passports(护照).Although it's the best loved animal in Australia,millions of kangaroos are killed every year. Why,people ask,do the Australians kill them? Quite simply,there are too many of them.

  The number of kangaroos in Australia is believed to be 20 - 25 million. It is as much as 7 million more than the number of people living in the country.

  There are several reasons for the growth in the kangaroo numbers. There is plenty of water in the places where kangaroos live and many of the dingoes―dogs that like to kill and eat kangaroos , are not there any more.

Kangaroos also produce(繁殖)the young all the year round. When a female kangaroo gives birth (生育).she gets pregnant again immediately (马上).

  The large number of kangaroos means some kangaroos don't get food to eat. They are so hungry that they break into farms and fight against other animals for food.

To solve the problem , the Australian government allows a certain number of kangaroos to be killed each year.

Many people don't think that it's right to kill kangaroos,but the government thinks that it is only helping the farmers.

  Australia sells 5 million kilos of kangaroo meat every year―it is used to make hamburgers and meat for dogs.

(   ) 1. What's the main idea of this passage?

A.     Why there are so many kangaroos in Australia.

B.     Why people in Australia kill a certain number of kangaroos every year.

C.     What kangaroos do to farmers in Australia.

D.     Why kangaroos need food.

(   ) 2. The reason for the killing of kangaroos is that         .

A. people don't like them B. farmers are hungry
C. they kill farmers    D. there are too many of them
(   ) 3. From the passage we learn that         .

A.         there are more people than kangaroos in Australia

B.         all people like the idea of killing kangaroos

C.         only people eat kangaroo meat

D.         dingoes lived in the same place as the kangaroos before

(   ) 4. The writer talked about       reasons why there are too many kangaroos in

Australia.

A. 2     B. 3        C. 4     D. 5

(   ) 5. The word "pregnant" in the fourth paragraph in Chinese means         .

A.繁殖的     B.怀孕的    C.出生的    D.可爱的

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