通读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my ? ?  was more manageable , I ? ?? ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. ? ?  that was years ago and times have changed. ? ?  I live with mother on a?? country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). ? ?  I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider ? ?  to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was ? ?  when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of ? ?   to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can ? ? use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my ? ? ; he gave me a long thoughtful        . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me ? ?  the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand ? ? on his treasure(财宝) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose    ?  that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His     still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

1.A. loneliness? ????????????? B.sadness??????????? ????????????? C. tiredness???????????? ????????????? D. sickness

2.A. set?????? ????????????? B. enjoyed??? ????????????? C. kept??? ????????????? D. shared

3.A. Gladly?????????? ????????????? B. Finally??????????? ????????????? C. Unfortunately??? ????????????? D. Surprisingly

4.A. Now???????????????? ????????????? B. Then?????????? ????????????? C. Sometime????????? ????????????? D. Meanwhile

5.A. If?????????????????? ????????????? B. As???????? ????????????? C. Though??????? ????????????? D. Before

6.A. reaching out???? ????????????? B. living up???? ????????????? C. getting on????????????? D. going back

7.A. recognized????? ????????????? B. interviewed?? ????????????? C. found????? ????????????? D. invited

8.A. money????????? ????????????? B. time??????????? ????????????? C. energy??????????? ????????????? D. knowledge

9.A. actually?????? ????????????? B. hardly??????????? ????????????? C. nearly???????? ????????????? D. mainly

10.A. job???????????????? ????????????? B.family????????????? ????????????? C. idea???????????? ????????????? D. offer

11.A. face??????? ????????????? B. view???????????? ????????????? C. look???????????????? ????????????? D. sight

12.A. over????????????? ????????????? B.along?????????????? ????????????? C. towards??????????? ????????????? D. through

13.A.unhappily??????? ????????????? B. lovingly???? ????????????? C. pitifully???????? ????????????? D. gratefully

14.A. more??????? ????????????? B. the ones????????? ????????????? C. few??????????? ????????????? D. the rest

15.A. courage?????????? ????????????? B.happiness??????? ????????????? C. kindness?????? ????????????? D. trust

I have been keeping 41 pets at home: mice, turtles and rabbits. But golden hanmsters are my favorite. I am always surprised by 42 cute they can be.

It was summer when I first 43 two golden hamsters. They 44 brown, about the size of my hand. When I 45 by, they were cracking melon seeds (嗑瓜子). They did that as 46 as any human! I was so amused (逗乐) that I bought them at once.

The only one who was not happy to see the newcomers was my 47 . She thought 48 would make our home dirty all the time. So I made a 49 for them on the balcony (阳台).

Hamsters always want people to look at them. They try to get noticed by raising the front part of their body, 50 they watch you come and go until you stop and talk to them. Watch out when they start to roller-turn in their cage (笼子). They won’t stop 51 you have tears of laugher!

Hamsters are 52 than you think. One morning several months ago, I found one missing. The side of the cage was much 53 than the hamster and the cage had a lid. How did the little one climb up, open the lid and 54 ? I thought hard. But I’ve 55 found an answer.

1. A. one        B. different         C. three        D. same

2.A. how        B. how a          C. what         D. what a

3. A. carry       B. saw            C. gave         D. left

4. A. are         B. was            C. were        D. is

5. A. pass        B. past            C. passing      D. passed

6. A. soon        B. well           C. possible      D. better

7.. A. father       B. brother         C. mother      D. teacher

8. A. they        B. them           C. their         D. theirs

9. A. school      B. factory         C. shop         D. home

10. A. so         B. then            C. just         D. next

11. A. if          B. as             C. until        D. whether

12. A. smart      B. smarts          C. smarter      D. smartest

13. A. tall         B. taller          C. tallest       D. most tallest

14.. A. run at       B. run away       C. run to       D. run out of

15.. A. ever        B. already         C. sometimes   D. never

--Sorry, sir. I made a mistake again.

--_________. Practice more and you will do better.

A．Never mind                            B．I'm not sure

C．You're welcome                        D．Don't mention it

—Sorry, sir. I made a mistake again．
—_________ Practice more and you will do better．