Question

My best friend, Marcie, is an amazing person who I treasure. From the first day we met we have been the best friends. It all _______ when I was sitting alone at a _______job where I didn't know anyone—it was noon and she asked if I wanted to have _______ with her. That was in September of 2009.

Marcie is _______ with kindness and _______ someone with it every day. She often helps others and has never let me _______ any difficulties alone, from common childhood illnesses of my children to financial difficulties which we often have. She has helped me and my family through the recent _______ of my father, including helping me to find and _______ his urn(骨灰盒).

Marcie has _______ asked us to repay her, although we ________ to do it when we can. She never has made us ________she was giving us pity, only love.

Recently I celebrated my 37th birthday and, as usual, she made it ________. She gave me an ornament(装饰品) to hang on our ________ this Christmas. It says “Merry Christmas from heaven” with my dad’s ________ on the back. She knew, although I didn’t tell her, that the holidays were so ________ for our family. That gift was just what I needed to ________me that my dad was ________ around us, just in another way, and that the kids need to ________ this Christmas as much as ever. I hope that everyone has a ________ like mine—you can know that a friend like Marcie will always make you smile ________you do.

1.A. ended B. began C. stayed D. continued

2.A. good B. daily C. new D. difficult

3.A. food B. lunch C. supper D. drinks

4.A. satisfied B. compared C. covered D. filled

5.A. touches B. carries C. offers D. introduces

6.A. move B. keep C. face D. send

7.A. illness B. trouble C. work D. death

8.A. pay for B. pay back C. put back D. take care of

9.A. also B. almost C. sometimes D. never

10.A. manage B. refuse C. try D. stop

11.A. feel like B. feel free C. look like D. feel sure

12.A. expensive B. special C. funny D. popular

13.A. roof B. ear C. house D. tree

14.A. record B. name C. address D. voice

15.A. great B. wonderful C. hard D. successful

16.A. teach B. encourage C. warn D. remind

17.A. even B. therefore C. still D. often

18.A. enjoy B. remember C. change D. prepare

19.A. friend B. job C. family D. father

20.A. though B. if C. unless D. while

Answer 1