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Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted 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   38   all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it   39   it looked almost new. I was so   40   of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.

I could   41   wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening. I went to the kitchen to   42   the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a   43  : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so   44  . It had been a long standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could   45   lessons. “L earn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s   46 .

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could   47   this expensive gift.

Of course, the   48   awoke, and my son was thrilled(激动的)with my reaction. Many kisses were   49  , and I immediately wanted him to   50   my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not   51   what I was expecting. Then I   52   that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother   53   on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still   54   and lives even in the ever changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to   55   this story.

                          Yours,

                          Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a

new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

36.A.hope

B.advice

C.support

D.courage

37.A.polite

B.similar

C.special

D.private

38.A.played

B.studied

C.traveled

D.worked

39.A.after

B.before

C.unless

D.until

40.A.sure

B.fond

C.proud

D.confident

41.A.perhaps

B.really

C.almost

D.hardly

42.A.start

B.cook

C.set

D.serve

43.A.note

B.notice

C.word

D.sign

44.A.disturbed

B.confused

C.astonished

D.inspired

45.A.give

B.take

C.draw

D.teach

46.A.reason

B.request

C.comment

D.response

47.A.present

B.afford

C.find

D.order

48.A.neighbor

B.building

C.home

D.house

49.A.exchanged

B.experienced

C.expected

D.exhibited

50.A.tear

B.open

C.check

D.receive

51.A.purely

B.basically

C.obviously

D.exactly

52.A.realized

B.remembered

C.imagined

D.supposed

53.A.only

B.still

C.ever

D.even

54.A.works

B.exists

C.matters

D.counts

55.A.send

B.publish

C.share

D.write

36.A

解析: Laura不相信当今世界还有无私的爱,作者要给她信心和希望。如果用support(支持)或courage(勇气)则与作者下文的观点不符。

37.C 

解析:从下文看,作者对自己的儿子感觉很骄傲,所以想给他做一件很特别的事情。

38.D 

解析:能够赚钱的活动只有work(工作),其它选项的活动要么是消费,要么不产生经济效益。

39.D 

解析:把车擦得像新的一样,他才停了下来。until表示动作持续到某一时候。

40.C 

解析:孩子凭自己的劳动挣了钱,买了摩托车,作妈妈的从心里感到骄傲,自豪。Be proud of意思是“对……感到骄傲,自豪”。

41.D 

解析:妈妈精心准备的礼物希望儿子很快看到。用 can hardly wait for sb to do sth表示迫不及待地等候某人作某事。

42.A 

解析:  用start表示她正准备去做。

43.A 

解析:从后文可以看出,keyboard是儿子给妈妈准备的礼物,一般和礼物在一起的还回有便条或贺卡,后面的文字也恰好证明了这一点。

44.C 

解析:  看到出乎意料的礼物,妈妈首先感觉很惊讶。而非confused(迷惑的)或inspired(受鼓舞的)。更谈不上disturbed(被打搅的)。

45.B 

解析:有钢琴后才能上钢琴课,学钢琴。所以应该是take lessons,而非teach或give。

46.D 

解析:这位妈妈多年来一直想拥有一架钢琴,却没能办到。对她的要求丈夫肯定有所答复,所以选择response。

47.B 

解析:由于这件礼物很昂贵,妈妈不能理解的不是儿子怎么找到(find)或怎么订购(order),而是怎么能承受起(afford)高昂的费用。

48.D 

解析:接受礼物的场景一定是欢天喜地,作者感觉房间(house)被吵醒了,但要是说吵到了neighbor(邻居)和building(大楼),还是不大可能。

49.A 

解析:因高兴感激,而互相拥抱亲吻,是西方国家亲人之间常见的表达方式。所以选择了exchanged。

50.B 

解析:西方人所赠送的礼物,一般喜欢当面打开。何况这是妈妈送给心爱儿子的礼物。

51.D 

解析:妈妈慧眼看到儿子脸上表情的细微变化, 用exactly(正确地,确切地)可以很好地表达这一点。

52.A 

解析:儿子的所做一直瞒着妈妈,直到看到儿子送给自己的礼物,看到儿子在接受自己礼物时的细微表情变化,妈妈才突然意识到了什么。

53.C 

解析:用ever来 加强最高级的语气,表示比以往任何时候都更骄傲和自豪。

54.B 

解析:和文章开头对应来看,作者以自己亲身经历的故事来证明给朋友,这种无私的爱仍然是存在(exists)的。

55.C 

解析:作者写这封信,是想通过自己的经历给朋友以信心和希望,是希望和朋友来分享(share)这个难忘的故事,并没有其他的目的。

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Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish(无私的) love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  21  .

I wanted to do something very  22  for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He  23  all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it  24  it looked almost new. I was so  25  of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔) and riding outfit(全套装备).

I could  26  wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon wakening, I went to the kitchen to  27  the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a  28  : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so  29  . It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could  30  lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s  31  .

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could  32  this expensive gift.

Of course, the  33  awoke, and my son was thrilled with(对…感到激动) my reaction. Many kisses were  34  , and I immediately wanted him to  35  my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not  36  what I was expecting. Then I  37  that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother  38  on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still  39  and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to  40  this story.

                                               Yours,

                                               Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

A. hope          B. advice          C. support         D. courage

A. polite         B. similar          C. special         D. private

A. played         B. studied         C. traveled        D. worked

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

A. sure          B. fond          C. proud          D. confident

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

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

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

A. disturbed      B. confused        C. astonished      D. inspired

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

A. reason       B. request        C. comment        D. response

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

A. neighbor    B. building       C. home          D. house

A. exchanged  B. experienced    C. expected          D. exhibited

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

A. purely      B. basically       C. obviously     D. exactly

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

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

A works      B. exists          C. matters       D. counts

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


Dear Laura,
Hi! I am Veronica, your new pen friend from Singapore. I got your name and address from the Making Pen Pals' Column in Buddies magazine and thought I'd write to you. Well, let me start by telling you something about myself. I am 13 years old and I am studying in secondary one at Westdove School. I have just finished my exams. I live with my parents and younger sister in a five room apartment. I like swimming, playing tennis and reading novels. I love the outdoors, especially the sea and I have been on several trekking (long and hard) tours abroad. I enjoy listening to both pop and classical music. My favorite food is pizza and I love making it myself because I like to make it with lots of cheese and pepper. To sum it up, I am a talkative, caring and patient person.
I guess life in London must be wonderful with all the interesting places and good food to enjoy. I'd love to see the famous Big Ben. I hope to visit London during one of my school holidays. Laura, I would really like to learn more about your culture and lifestyle. I hope you will write back. I have enclosed(附有) my address and telephone number. Please feel free to call me if you make a trip to Singapore. I think you should because it is a wonderful place to shop. Till then, good-bye!
Yours faithfully
Veronica ?
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C. invite her to her country                        D. make friends with her
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A. pizza bought in Singapore is not good     B. people can not buy fresh pizza in Singapore
C. she can make pizza to her own taste        D. she thinks it is cheap to make pizza
62. From the letter we know that ______.
A. Veronica is not interested in traveling     
B. Veronica has traveled a lot
C. Veronica has been to London before       
D. Veronica thinks Singapore is the best place for travelers
63. Veronica thinks that Laura should come to Singapore some day because ______.
A. she can do a lot of shopping in Singapore B. Singapore is a city of flowers
C. Singapore is a good place to visit?         D. Singapore is her native country

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish(无私的) love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  21  .

I wanted to do something very  22  for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He  23  all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it  24  it looked almost new. I was so  25  of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔) and riding outfit(全套装备).

I could  26  wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon wakening, I went to the kitchen to  27  the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a  28  : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so  29  . It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could  30  lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s  31  .

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could  32  this expensive gift.

Of course, the  33  awoke, and my son was thrilled with(对…感到激动) my reaction. Many kisses were  34  , and I immediately wanted him to  35  my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not  36  what I was expecting. Then I  37  that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother  38  on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still  39  and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to  40  this story.

                                               Yours,

                                               Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

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

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

3.A. played         B. studied         C. traveled        D. worked

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

5.A. sure          B. fond          C. proud          D. confident

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

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

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

9.A. disturbed      B. confused        C. astonished      D. inspired

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

11.A. reason       B. request        C. comment        D. response

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

13.A. neighbor    B. building       C. home          D. house

14.A. exchanged  B. experienced    C. expected         D. exhibited

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

16.A. purely      B. basically       C. obviously     D. exactly

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

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

19.A works      B. exists          C. matters       D. counts

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

 

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