They huddled (挤在一起) inside the storm door – two children in dirty old coats.

“Any old __36___ , lady?”

I was __37__ with my household budget (预算). I wanted to say no --- until I looked down at their __38__ . Thin little sandals (凉鞋), __39__ through. “Come into the front room and I’ll make you a cup of hot __40__ .” There was no conversation. Their wet sandals left __41__ upon the hearthstone (壁炉的石头).

I __42__ them cocoa and bread with jam (果酱) to __43__ against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started __44__ on my household budget.

I __45__ the silence in the front room and looked in. The girl held the empty __46__ in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady ... are you rich?”

“Am I rich? No!”

The girl put her cup back in its saucer (碟子) – __47_ . “Your cups __48__ your saucers.” Her voice was old, with a __49__ that was not of the stomach.

They left then, holding their newspapers __50__ the wind. They hadn’t said __51__ . They didn’t need to. They had done more than that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers. __52__ they matched. I tasted the potatoes and stirred (搅拌) the gravy (肉汁). Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job – these things matched, too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were __53__ wet upon my heart. I let them be. I want them there __54__ I ever forget again how very__55__ I am.

A. cups         B. newspapers       C. food         D. clothes

A. worried       B. excited          C. sad          D. busy

A. dress         B. faces            C. feet         D. socks

A. wet          B. cold             C. worn        D. broken

A. cocoa        B. soup             C. gravy        D. tea

A. snow         B. water            C. raindrops     D. marks

A. made         B. served           C. offered       D. sent

A. protect       B. warm            C. fight         D. beat

A. then         B. off               C. again        D. over

A. hated        B. wondered         C. found        D. noticed

A. spoon        B. cup              C. bowl         D. plate

A. carelessly     B. carefully          C. hurriedly     D. heavily

A. suit          B. fit               C. match        D. complete

A. hunger       B. hope             C. sound        D. anger

A. with         B. against           C. in           D. along

A. thank you   B. goodbye         C. nothing        D. sorry

A. Though     B. As              C. So            D. But

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

A. because     B. even though       C. in case        D. as if

A. kind        B. happy            C. serious        D. rich


第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about a funny thing that happened to me. It is funny now but it wasn’t at that time.
Last Friday, after doing all family   31    in town, I wanted a rest   32    catching the train, so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the    33   coffee shop—that cheap, self–service place with long    34    to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to   35    a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the next   36    . It was one of those wild-looking youngsters,   37    dark glasses and worn clothes, and    38   colored bright red at the front. Not so unusual these days. What did    39    me was that he had started to eat my chocolate.
Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid    40    —and really I was rather   41   
about him, I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me   42    , then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could   43     believe it. Still I didn’t dare to   44   an argument. When he took a    45    piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece”. And I got it.
The boy    46    me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he shouted out,” This   47    is crazy.” Everyone stared. That was embarrassing(令人难堪的)enough, but it was worse when I finished my coffee and got ready to   48   . My face went red—as red as his hair—when I    49    I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate that he had been taking. There was mine, unopened, just    50    my newspaper.
31. A. cooking                            B. running                    C. shopping                  D. reading     
32. A. after                          B. as                            C. while                D. before
33. A. airport                       B. park                         C. station               D. hotel
34. A. bridges                      B. tables                C. desks                D. fences
35. A. keep                         B. make                       C. take                         D. have
36. A. seat                          B. room                       C. chair                 D. door
37. A. on                             B. with                         C. by                           D. between
38. A. hair                          B. button               C. hands                D. eyes
39. A. frighten                            B. worry               C. encourage          D. surprise
40. A. matter                       B. thing                 C. trouble                     D. danger
41. A. difficult                        B. excited                     C. uneasy                     D. worried
42. A. quickly                      B. closely                     C. happily                    D. friendly
43. A. seldom                      B. nearly               C. almost               D. hardly
44. A. avoid                         B. follow               C. attack                D. make
45. A. second                       B. third                 C. fourth               D. fifth
46. A. took                         B. kept                         C. gave                        D. turned
47. A. woman                      B. man                         C. boy                          D. kid
48. A. run                         B. leave                 C. calm                        D. prepare
49. A. guessed                      B. regretted           C. said                         D. realized
50. A. in                              B. with                         C. under                D. for

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