题目内容
Bobby was getting cold in his backyard in the snow with no boots. The 36 sneakers he wore had a few holes in them and they did a poor job of keeping 37 the cold. Bobby had been in his backyard for about an hour already.
And, try 38 he might, he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift. He shook his head as he thought, “This is 39 ; even if I do come up with an idea, I don’t have any money to 40 .”
It was starting to get dark and Bobby 41 turned to walk home when suddenly his eyes 42 the glimmer (闪光) of the 43 sun’s rays reflecting off something along the roadside. He reached down and discovered a shiny dime (一角硬币).
Never before has anyone felt so 44 as Bobby felt at that moment. As he held his new found treasure, a 45 spread throughout his entire body and he walked into the first store he saw.
His excitement quickly turned 46 after being told that he couldn’t buy anything with only a dime. He saw a flower shop and went inside. Bobby 47 the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mother’s Christmas gift. The shop owner looked at Bobby and his ten-cent 48 . Then he said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.” As Bobby waited, he looked at the beautiful flowers and even though he was a boy, he could see why mothers and girls 49 flowers.
The sound of the door closing as the last customer left, turned Bobby back to 50 . All alone in the shop, Bobby began to feel alone and afraid.
Suddenly the shop owner came out. There, before Bobby’s eyes, 51 twelve red roses, with leaves of green and tiny white flowers all tied together with a big silver bow. “That will be ten cents, young man.” The shop owner said reaching out his hand for the dime.
Could this be true? No one else would give him a thing for his dime!
52 the boy’s hesitation, the shop owner 53 , “I just 54 to have some roses on sale for ten cents a dozen. Would you like them?”
This time Bobby did not 55 , and when the man placed the bunch of roses into his hands, he knew it was true. Walking out of the door, Bobby heard the shop owner say, “Merry Christmas, son.”
36. A. general B. thin C. super D. comfortable
37. A. out B. on C. up D. back
38. A. as B. when C. because D. while
39. A. reasonable B. acceptable C. useless D. urgent
40. A. save B. take C. cost D. spend
41. A. unwillingly B. temporarily C. seriously D. anxiously
42. A. observed B. caught C. kept D. glared
43. A. rising B. baking C. setting D. burning
44. A. ridiculous B. confident C. wealthy D. annoyed
45. A. sadness B. confusion C. warmth D. sympathy
46. A. wild B. high C. pale D. cold
47. A. presented B. participated C. persuaded D. purchased
48. A. offering B. supplying C. providing D. spending
49. A. produced B. enjoyed C. bought D. envied
50. A. normal B. home C. present D. reality
51. A. lay B. displayed C. placed D. laid
52. A. Approving B. Believing C. Proving D. Sensing
53. A. remarked B. argued C. pointed D. added
54. A. hoped B. happened C. occurred D. provided
55. A. misunderstand B. hesitate C. request D. prohibit
36—40 BAACD 41—45 ABCCC 46—50 DAABD 51—55 ADDBB
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