My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had 36   it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the 37 . Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every 38  with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to 39  if there was any sign of it on our end.
The 40  always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be 41   . We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids, 42  and so on. Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much 43  for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood.
By Christmas Eve we finally had to 44   the fact that the package was 45  lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my 46   and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the 47  package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I 48  the door, a man was standing there. “I 49    this is yours.” he said, holding a package. Just then I 50  that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “51 I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this 52  stranger for taking so much trouble to 53 this gift to us on Christmas Day, and 54 thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place.
The real gift that holiday season was the new 55  to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back!

My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had 36 it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the 37 . Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every 38 with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to 39 if there was any sign of it on our end.

The 40 always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be 41 . We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids, 42 and so on. Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much 43 for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood.

By Christmas Eve we finally had to 44 the fact that the package was 45 lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my 46 and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the 47 package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I 48 the door, a man was standing there. “I 49 this is yours.” he said, holding a package. Just then I 50 that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “51 I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this 52 stranger for taking so much trouble to 53 this gift to us on Christmas Day, and 54 thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place.

The real gift that holiday season was the new 55 to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back!

1. A．booked B．decorated C． listed D．mailed

2. A．appointment B．deadline C．holiday D．party

3. A．year B．morning C．week D．month

4. A．pick out B．take out C．figure out D．find out

5. A．complaint B．conversation C． discussion D．quarrel

6. A．chatting B．arguing C． kidding D．scolding

7. A．gifts B．secrets C．husband D．clothing

8. A．food B．time C．achievement D．money

9. A．consider B．ignore C． accept D．study

10. A．entirely B．simply C．mostly D．suddenly

11. A．restaurant B．office C．house D．class

12. A．terrible B．outstanding C．big D．missing

13. A．opened B．locked C．left D．watched

14. A．understand B．forget C．know D．believe

15. A．expected B．dreamed C．realized D．remembered

16. A．because B．but C．or D．so

17. A．generous B．honest C．polite D．kind

18. A．show B．present C．return D．offer

19. A．silently B．carefully C．gently D．actually

20. A．connection B．guide C．recognition D．closeness

My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had 1it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the 2. Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every 3 with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to 4 if there was any sign of it on our end.
The 5 always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be 6. We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids, 7and so on. Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much 8for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood.
By Christmas Eve we finally had to 9the fact that the package was 10lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my 11 and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the 12package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I 13the door, a man was standing there. “I 14 this is yours.” he said, holding a package. Just then I 15that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “16I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this 17stranger for taking so much trouble to 18this gift to us on Christmas Day, and 19thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place.
The real gift that holiday season was the new 20to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back!

1.
1. A.
  booked
2. B.
  decorated
3. C.
  listed
4. D.
  mailed
2.
1. A.
  appointment
2. B.
  deadline
3. C.
  holiday
4. D.
  party
3.
1. A.
  year
2. B.
  morning
3. C.
  week
4. D.
  month
4.
1. A.
  pick out
2. B.
  take out
3. C.
  figure out
4. D.
  find out
5.
1. A.
  complaint
2. B.
  conversation
3. C.
  discussion
4. D.
  quarrel
6.
1. A.
  chatting
2. B.
  arguing
3. C.
  kidding
4. D.
  scolding
7.
1. A.
  gifts
2. B.
  secrets
3. C.
  husband
4. D.
  clothing
8.
1. A.
  food
2. B.
  time
3. C.
  achievement
4. D.
  money
9.
1. A.
  consider
2. B.
  ignore
3. C.
  accept
4. D.
  study
10.
1. A.
  entirely
2. B.
  simply
3. C.
  mostly
4. D.
  suddenly
11.
1. A.
  restaurant
2. B.
  office
3. C.
  house
4. D.
  class
12.
1. A.
  terrible
2. B.
  outstanding
3. C.
  big
4. D.
  missing
13.
1. A.
  opened
2. B.
  locked
3. C.
  left
4. D.
  watched
14.
1. A.
  understand
2. B.
  forget
3. C.
  know
4. D.
  believe
15.
1. A.
  expected
2. B.
  dreamed
3. C.
  realized
4. D.
  remembered
16.
1. A.
  because
2. B.
  but
3. C.
  or
4. D.
  so
17.
1. A.
  generous
2. B.
  honest
3. C.
  polite
4. D.
  kind
18.
1. A.
  show
2. B.
  present
3. C.
  return
4. D.
  offer
19.
1. A.
  silently
2. B.
  carefully
3. C.
  gently
4. D.
  actually
20.
1. A.
  connection
2. B.
  guide
3. C.
  recognition
4. D.
  closeness

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had 36 it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the 37 . Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every 38 with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to 39 if there was any sign of it on our end.

The 40 always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be 41 . We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids, 42 and so on. Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much 43 for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood.

By Christmas Eve we finally had to 44 the fact that the package was 45 lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my 46 and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the 47 package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I 48 the door, a man was standing there. “I 49 this is yours.” he said, holding a package. Just then I 50 that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “ 51 I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this 52 stranger for taking so much trouble to 53 this gift to us on Christmas Day, and 54 thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place.

The real gift that holiday season was the new 55 to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back!

36. A. booked B. decorated C. mailed D. listed

37. A. appointment B. holiday C. deadline D. party

38. A. year B. month C. week D. morning

39. A. find out B. take out C. figure out D. pick out

40. A. complaint B. discussion C. conversation D. quarrel

41. A. kidding B. arguing C. chatting D. scolding

42. A. gifts B. husband C. secrets D. clothing

43. A. food B. money C .achievement D. time

44. A. accept B. ignore C. consider D. study

45. A. entirely B. suddenly C. mostly D. simply

46. A. restaurant B. house C. office D. class

47. A. terrible B. missing C. big D. outstanding

48. A. opened B. locked C. left D. watched

49 .A. understand B. forget C. know D. believe

50. A. expected B. dreamed C. realized D. remembered

51. A. because B. but C. or D. so

52. A. generous B. honest C. polite D. kind

53. A. show B. present C. return D. offer

54. A. silently B. carefully C. gently D. actually

55. A. connection B. guide C. recognition D. closeness

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