A poor girl was selling flowers in the street 21 Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill, so she 22 get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped 23 a beautiful house. The girl knocked 24 the door and a man came out. She asked 25 he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want 26 . She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the 27 of a tall wall. She looked 28 the flowers. 'Ihe flowers 29 very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light, 　30 slowly she began to fly into the sky. She 31 higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them 32 her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn't 33 .The girl told her that she had to 34 to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her 35 and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed 36 .

It snowed 37 that night. The girl died 38 a smile on her face. 　39 , people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and 　40 .

21. A. in　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　 D.（不填）

22. A. could　　　　　 B. had better　　　 C. would like　　　 D. had to

23. A. in front of　　　 B. in the front of　　 C. behind　　　　　 D. beside

24. A. at　　　　　　 B. to　　　 　　　 C. in　　　　　　　 D. for

25. A. what　　　　　 B. why　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 D. when

26. A. some　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　 D. something

27. A. head　　　　　 B. foot　　　　　　 C. top　　　　　　　 D. middle

28. A. for　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　 C. (不填)　　　　　 D. at

29. A. feels　　　　　 B. felt　　　　　　 C. smelt　　　　　　 D. smells

30. A. and　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. or

31. A. went　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　 C. looked 　　　　　 D. flew

32. A. has　　　　　 B. was　　　　　　 C. had　　　　　　 D. were

33. A. get money　　　 B. go out　　　　　 C. come to see her　　 D. stay at home

34. A. fly into the sky　 B. come here　　　 C. sell flowers　　　 D. help others

35. A. didn't worry　　 B. not to worry　　　 C. to not worry　　　 D. to worry not

36. A. happy　　　　 B. happier　　　　　 C. happiest　　　　 D. happily

37. A. heavily　　　　 B. heavy　　　　　 C. largely　　　　　 D. strongly

38. A. had　　　　　 B. has　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. without

39. A. By the way　　 B. At the same time　 C. except the girl　　 D. By way

40. A. looked after the girl　　　　 B. talked about the girl　

C. enjoyed themselves　　　　 D. watched themselves

　　One day Mr. Brown and his wife went shopping at a shop. They took the car as they had a lot of things to buy because his brother and his family were going to spend the Christmas Eve with them.

　　They stopped the car in front of the shop. An hour later, they came back to the car with a lot of things. Then the trouble started. They could not open the door. “Oh, dear.” said Mrs. Brown. “What are we going to do now?” Mr. Brown looked around and saw a policeman. “Let's ask that policeman for help.” he said.

　　The policeman was very kind and glad to help them. A few minutes later he got the door open. Just then, an angry man came up to the black car and shouted:“ What are you doing with my car?” The Browns looked at the number of the car, and their face turned red.

（1）That day Mr. and Mrs. Brown went shopping ________.

[　　]

A．on a bus　　B．in their car　　C．by bike

（2） Mr. Brown couldn't open the car door because ________.

[　　]

A．something was wrong with the door

B．the policeman didn't help him

C．it was not his own car

（3）Mr. Brown's car was ________.

[　　]

A．green　　B．black　　C．red

（4）Who opened the car door at last?

[　　]

A．The policeman.　　B．Mr. Brown.　　C．Mrs. Brown.

（5）From the story we can see that before he tried to open the door, Mr. Brown ________.

[　　]

A．asked the policeman for help

B．knew it was the wrong number

C．didn't look at the number of the car

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案．

　　 　Christmas Day is always 　1　 the same day every year?December 25th. Everybody in England 　2　　 　Christmas, but people often forget that getting ready 　3　　 　Christmas is very hard work. There are so many things for us 　4　　 　.

　You have to make sure that you have 　5　　 　to eat and drink. People usually eat a big bird for Christmas dinner?a big chicken 　6　　 　a big duck. Also, you have to make a big Christmas cake. I usually make the Christmas cake in November. It is 　7　　 　of fruit, 　8　　 　sugar on top. You need many other things for Christmas?nuts, sweets and apples ? that kind of thing.

　Father usually buys the Christmas tree. He brings it home, and the children 　9　　 　it with lights, and put a star on top, so it looks really beautiful.

　Everybody gives 　10　　　 presents for Christmas. We put the presents on the floor under the tree on Christmas Eve, and open them on Christmas Day.

阅读短文，然后根据短文内容选择正确答案 。

　　 A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
　　Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…”He hesitated.
　　Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
　　“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
　　“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
　　After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
　　Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
　　He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
　　“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
　　Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
　　注：urchin顽童, hesitate犹豫, neighbour邻居, crippled残疾,cent 美分

( 　) 1. The street urchin was very surprised when _______________

A. Paul received an expensive car 　　B. Paul told him about the car
　　C. he saw the shining car 　　　　 　D. he was walking around the car
( 　) 2. From the story we can see the urchin _______________
　　A. wished to give his brother a car
　　B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car
　　C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s
　　D. wished Paul could be a brother like that
( 　) 3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ____________
　　A. to show his neighbours the big car
　　B. to show he had a rich friend
　　C. to let his brother ride in the car
　　D. to tell his brother about his wish
( 　) 4. We can infer（推断） from the story that___________
　　A. Paul couldn’t understand the urchin
B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother

　　D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end
(　 ) 5. The best name of the story is ____________
　　A. A Christmas Present　　 B. A Street Urchin
　　C. A Brother Like That 　　　D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride