17．Shirley dreamed of becoming a writer when she was young．Who she'd end up dancing for a living？（ ）
| A． | thought | B． | had thought | ||
| C． | would think | D． | would have thought |
16． the largely-reduced cost，shops on the Internet can offer very competitive prices，which is one of the main reasons they attract so many customers．（ ）
| A． | Thanks to | B． | In spite of | C． | With regard to | D． | Regardless of |
13．It's just a small，white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree．No name，no identification．It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas．He didn't hate the true meaning of Christmas，but the commercial aspects．Knowing this，one year I（41）Ato reach for something special just for Mike．The（42）Ccame in an unusual way．
Our son Kevin，who was 12that year，attended a wrestling match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church shortly（43）B Christmas．These youngsters'sneakers were in（44）D and the shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them（45）C，compared to our boys'gold uniforms and shoes．I was even shocked to find they had no helmets．
Mike，seated beside me，（46）Bhis head sadly，"I wish just one of them could have won，"he said．"They have a lot of potential，but losing could take their dreams away．"That's when the idea for his（47）Dcame．
That afternoon，I went to a local sports store and bought some wrestling helmets and（48）Aand sent them anonymously（匿名地） to the inner-city（49）C．On Christmas Eve，I placed the envelope on the tree，the note（50）Atelling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me．His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year．
For each Christmas，I（51）C the tradition．The envelope became the most exciting part of our Christmas．It was always the（52）Dthing opened on Christmas morning and our children，ignoring their unwrapped （打开的） new toys，would stand with wide-eyed（53）Das their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to exhibit its（54）B．
As the children grew，the toys（55）A more practical presents，but the envelope（56）B lost its temptation．The story doesn't end there．
We lost Mike due to cancer．When Christmas rolled around，I was in （57）C．But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree，and in the morning，three more（58）Dit．Each of our（59）B，had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad．The tradition has grown and someday will expand further with our grandchildren standing around the tree（60）A as their fathers take down the envelope with expectation．Mike's spirit，like the Christmas spirit，will always be with us．
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Our son Kevin，who was 12that year，attended a wrestling match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church shortly（43）B Christmas．These youngsters'sneakers were in（44）D and the shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them（45）C，compared to our boys'gold uniforms and shoes．I was even shocked to find they had no helmets．
Mike，seated beside me，（46）Bhis head sadly，"I wish just one of them could have won，"he said．"They have a lot of potential，but losing could take their dreams away．"That's when the idea for his（47）Dcame．
That afternoon，I went to a local sports store and bought some wrestling helmets and（48）Aand sent them anonymously（匿名地） to the inner-city（49）C．On Christmas Eve，I placed the envelope on the tree，the note（50）Atelling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me．His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year．
For each Christmas，I（51）C the tradition．The envelope became the most exciting part of our Christmas．It was always the（52）Dthing opened on Christmas morning and our children，ignoring their unwrapped （打开的） new toys，would stand with wide-eyed（53）Das their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to exhibit its（54）B．
As the children grew，the toys（55）A more practical presents，but the envelope（56）B lost its temptation．The story doesn't end there．
We lost Mike due to cancer．When Christmas rolled around，I was in （57）C．But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree，and in the morning，three more（58）Dit．Each of our（59）B，had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad．The tradition has grown and someday will expand further with our grandchildren standing around the tree（60）A as their fathers take down the envelope with expectation．Mike's spirit，like the Christmas spirit，will always be with us．
| 41．A．decided | B．urged | C．struggled | D．declared |
| 42．A．story | B．Christmas | C．inspiration | D．affection |
| 43．A．after | B．before | C．during | D．on |
| 44．A．ruins | B．styles | C．chains | D．rags |
| 45．A．apart | B．forever | C．together | D．around |
| 46．A．nodded | B．shook | C．waved | D．turned |
| 47．A．word | B．note | C．envelop | D．present |
| 48．A．shoes | B．shoestrings | C．gifts | D．sports |
| 49．A．house | B．school | C．church | D．store |
| 50．A．inside | B．outside | C．between | D．nearby |
| 51．A．refused | B．imagined | C．followed | D．missed |
| 52．A．best | B．first | C．worst | D．last |
| 53．A．comfort | B．patience | C．satisfaction | D．expectation |
| 54．A．concepts | B．contents | C．shadows | D．shapes |
| 55．A．gave way to | B．keep up with | C．get away with | D．fit in with |
| 56．A．once | B．never | C．ever | D．seldom |
| 57．A．anger | B．shock | C．sadness | D．annoyance |
| 58．A．attended | B．entered | C．placed | D．joined |
| 59．A．grandchildren | B．children | C．friends | D．relatives |
| 60．A．watching | B．singing | C．smiling | D．crying． |