As Christmas is coming,there are presents to be bought,cards to be sent,and rooms to be cleaned.Parents are  36  with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children·If the gifts are large,this is sometimes a real   37  On Christmas Eve,  young children find the excitement almost unbearable They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to  38  up late SO that they will no’  39  the fun.The wish for gifts usually proves stronger.But though children go to bed early, they often lie   40  for a long time,hoping to get a short  41  at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas,my wife and I  42  hid a few large presents in the storeroom.I feared the   43  when my son,Jimmy,would  44  me where that new bike had come from,but  45  he did not see it.

    On Christmas Eve,  46   took the children hours to go to sleep.It must have been nearly    47  when my wife and 1 went quietly into their room and began    48  stockings(袜子) .Then I pushed in the  49    I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree.We knew we would not get much sleep that night,for the children were  50  to get up early  At about five o’clock the next morning,  we were  51   by loud sounds coming from the children’s room--they were shouting excitedly!  52  I had time to get Out of bed,young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike,and his sister,Mary,followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage.  53  the youngest baby arrived He moved  54  the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him Suddenly it burst.That woke us up  55 

The day had really begun with a bang(巨响)!

A. faced          B.met      C.filled            D.pleased

A.event                 B.affair                  C.problem       D.business

A.get                   B.stay                   C.stand          D.wake

A.bring                 B.break                  C.miss          D.1eave

A.awake                B.wake                  C.asleep         D.sleep

A.100k                 B.stare                  C.glare        D.watch

A.hopefully     B.busily                 C.gladly       D.successfully

A.day         B.moment               C.week          D.month

A.answer       B.tell                   C.ask           D.search

A.sadly       B.unluckily             C.possibly       D.fortunately

A.it          B.they                 C.I             D.we

A.morning    B.midnight              C.evening        D.daybreak

A.filling            B.sewing               C.mending       D.preparing

A.card              B.stocking               C.bike         D.tree

A.afraid       B sure                       C.surprised     D.excited

A.troubled          B.frightened        C.woken           D.shocked

A.Before    B.Because               C.Unless           D.Since

A.Even               B But                        C.So                D.Ever

A.with                B.on                       C.over              D.by

A.all            B.nearly                  C.happily          D.completely

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___36___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___37___. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable.  They are torn between the  wish to go to bed early so that  Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___38___ up late so that they will not ___39____ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___40___ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___41___ at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I ___42___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___43___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___44___ me where that new bike had come from, but ___45___ he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, ___46___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly___47___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___48___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___49____ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___50___ to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were ___51___ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they were shouting excitedly! ___52_____ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. ____53_____ the baby arrived. He moved ___54____ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up ___55___. The day had really begun with a band(巨响) !

【小题1】
A.facedB.metC.filledD.pleased
【小题2】
A.questionB.matterC.ProblemD.business
【小题3】
A.getB.stayC.standD.wake
【小题4】
A.loseB.breakC.missD.leave
【小题5】
A.awakeB.wakeC.asleepD.sleep
【小题6】
A.lookB.stareC.glareD.watch
【小题7】
A.hopefullyB.busilyC.gladlyD.successfully
【小题8】
A.likedB.fearedC.surprisedD.hated
【小题9】
A.answerB.tellC.askD.search
【小题10】
A.sadlyB.unluckilyC.possiblyD.fortunately
【小题11】
A.itB.theyC.ID.we
【小题12】
A.morningB.midnightC.eveningD.daybreak
【小题13】
A.fillingB.sewingC.mendingD.preparing
【小题14】
A.presentB.stockingC.bikeD.tree
【小题15】
A.goingB.sureC.gladD.excited
【小题16】
A.troubledB.frightenedC.wokenD.shocked
【小题17】
A.BeforeB.AfterC.UntilD.Since
【小题18】
A.EvenB.AndC.SoonD.Then
【小题19】
A.withB.onC.overD.by
【小题20】
A.allB.nearlyC.happilyD.completely

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are faced with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real    11 . On the Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring them presents quickly and the wish to   12  up late so that they will not   13  the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie   14  for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I   15  hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I   16  the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve,   17   took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly   18  when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began   19  stockings. Then I pushed in the   20  I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were   21  to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were   22  by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly!   23   I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage.   24  the baby arrived. He moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon. We were woken up   25  by them at this time.

【小题1】
A.questionB.matterC.problemD.business
【小题2】
A.getB.stayC.standD.wake
【小题3】
A.loseB.breakC.missD.leave
【小题4】
A.awakeB.wakeC.asleepD.sleep
【小题5】
A.hopefulB.busilyC.gladlyD.successfully
【小题6】
A.likedB.fearedC.surprisedD.hated
【小题7】
A.weB.theyC.ID.it
【小题8】
A.morningB.midnightC.eveningD.daybreak
【小题9】
A.fillingB.sewingC.mendingD.preparing
【小题10】
A.presentB.stockingC.bikeD.tree
【小题11】
A.goingB.sureC.gladD.excited
【小题12】
A.troubledB.frightenedC.wokenD.shocked
【小题13】
A.BeforeB.AfterC.UntilD.Since
【小题14】
A.EvenB.AndC.SoonD.Then
【小题15】
A.allB.nearlyC.happilyD.completely

The train was already half an hour late. I had to arrive in Vienna at 7:15 in time to catch the 7:20 train to Paris, but there was no hope of that now. I told my problem to the conductor (列车员). He advised me to get off two stops before Vienna Station and take a taxi. When the time came, he even helped with my bag. He wished me good luck as I jumped off. A few minutes later I was racing towards the center of the city in a taxi. It was almost 7:25 when we stopped outside the station. I paid the driver quickly, picked up my bag and hurried inside. “Paris train?” was all I had time to say to the official I saw. You can see how I felt when he pointed to a train that was just moving out of the station.

1.The writer couldn’t arrive in Paris in time because       .

A. he didn’t pay the driver           B. he took the wrong train

C. the train was late                D. the conductor advised him to get off early

2.The conductor advised the writer to get off before Vienna and take a taxi       .

A. as soon as the train stopped       B. after he heard the writer’s explanation

C. after he was passing the writer     D. when the train arrived in Vienna at 7:15

3.Which of the following did the conductor do to help the writer?

A. The conductor advised him to get off two stops before Vienna.

B. The conductor took him to the center of the city in a taxi.

C. The conductor carried the bag for him.

D. The conductor showed him out of the station and called a taxi.

4.When the writer saw that the train was just moving, he felt        .

A. happy         B. angry       C. disappointed        D. sorry

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The writer was lucky to catch the train. 

B. The driver helped the writer catch the train.

C. The writer paid the bus driver quickly.   

D. The conductor was very kind to the writer.

 

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