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A man called his son in New York the day before Christmas and said,  “I have to tell you your Mom and I are going to divorce(离婚) ! Thirty years is quite a long time.”

“Dad, what are you talking about?” the son cried.

The father said:“We are sick of each other. I don’t want to talk about it anymore. You call your sister in Chicago and tell her about the news.”

When the daughter got the news, she is very surprised at it.

“What? They are getting divorced.” She shouted, “I’ll stop them.” She called her father immediately, and cried to her father,” Don’t do anything until I get home. I’m calling my brother back, and we’ll both be there tomorrow. Wait for us, please.”

The old man hung up his phone and turned to his wife. “OK” he said, “they’re coming for Christmas and paying their own way.”

1.The old couple have been married for____ years.

A. twenty B. thirty C. fifty D. fifty-five

2.Why did the old man call his son on the day before Christmas?

A. Because he wanted to spend Christmas with his children

B. Because he couldn’t stand his marriage any longer.

C. Because he and his wife were sick of each other

D. Because he was sick of talking about his marriage.

3.Who called the father in this story? 

A . The sick man    B. The wife     C. The son    D. The daughter

4.The son and daughter would go back home on Christmas because___. 

A. they wanted to stop their parents divorcing        

B. they wanted to see their parents

C. they wanted to spend Christmas with their parents

D. they wanted to give their parents the presents

5.Which of the following sentences is Right ?

A. The two old men were really sick of each other

B. The two old men didn’t really want to divorce

C. The son and the daughter often went home for holidays

D. The son and the daughter knew that their parents were not going to divorce.

A man called his son in New York the day before Christmas and said,  “I have to tell you your Mom and I are going to divorce(离婚) ! Thirty years is quite a long time.”
“Dad, what are you talking about?” the son cried.
The father said:“We are sick of each other. I don’t want to talk about it anymore. You call your sister in Chicago and tell her about the news.”
When the daughter got the news, she is very surprised at it.
“What? They are getting divorced.” She shouted, “I’ll stop them.” She called her father immediately, and cried to her father,” Don’t do anything until I get home. I’m calling my brother back, and we’ll both be there tomorrow. Wait for us, please.”
The old man hung up his phone and turned to his wife. “OK” he said, “they’re coming for Christmas and paying their own way.”
【小题1】The old couple have been married for____ years.

A story is about a soldier who was finally coming home after war. He called his parents __61__San Francisco.

“Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I have a __62__.I’d like to bring home with me.”

“Sure.” they replied(回答) , “We’d love to meet him.”

“But he was hurt very__63__ in the fighting. He lost an arm and a leg. He has__64__ to go, and I want him to live with us.”

“I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere__65__.”

“No. I want him to live with__66__.”

“Son ,”said the father, “you don't know what you’re asking .But we can’t let something like this interfere(妨碍，打扰)with our lives. I think you___67__ just come home and forget about this man.

At that moment, the son hung up the phone. A few days__68__, however, they got a call from San Francisco at once, but to their__69__, their son had only one arm and one leg.

The parents in this story are like many of us. We find __70__ easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don't like people who make us feel uncomfortable .We would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.

(  )61. A. to                     B. from             C. across 

(  )62. A. brother                B. friend            C. teacher     

(  )63. A. badly                 B. well              C. worse    

(  )64. A. else somewhere         B. somewhere else    C. nowhere else

(  )65. A. to live in               B. to live           C. living

(  )66. A. us                    B. you              C. we    

(  )67. A. should                 B. must            C. can     

(  )68. A. late                   B. later             C. before 

(  )69. A. surprises               B. surprised          C. surprise

(  )70. A. this                   B. it                C. that