The priest made the ________ of the cross when he entered the church.

A. mark                  B. signal                                  C. sign                                   D. gesture

Do you know the        of the saying I just quoted?

A．resource          B．cause             C．course            D．source

When the headmaster spoke out his plan，the ________ of the students in the class ________against it.

A．majority; were  B．most; were   C．most; did        D．majority; did

The police are trying to find out the _______ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.

A. status      B. identity     C. recognition      D. evidence

(2013·高考湖北卷)Zigfried，a little mouse，blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside.Still nobody came.Maybe today，he thought____.It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹)．

This farmhouse had been____too long.It needed a family.Zigfried’s____made a noise.He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday.He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿)，grabbed a____from his home，and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.

Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse____the farmer married a wife who had a cat.Zigfried____when he thought of it.He looked around cautiously as he____into the room where grain was stored and was quite____as he filled his bag with wheat.He was turning to leave when suddenly he___a hot breath about his ear.His heart beat___，and without thinking he started to run and luckily____the cat’s paws (爪子)．

The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news：a____family would be moving into the farmhouse soon.Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to____with him.He hoped that the family would come before his granny came.Before long，a car came____the road leading to the house，with butter sandwiches，cheese and chocolate.

Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!

The house came____the next few days.Zigfried____every single hour of them.____，the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a____smile at the door of his home，he heard the____of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas.What？A cat？The____froze on his face；his mouth fell wide open.After a long while，he at last found his voice：“Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this？”

1.A.carefully? B．excitedly

C．hopefully? D．proudly

2.A.shabby? B．noisy

C．messy? D．empty

3.A.mouth? B．nose

C．stomach? D．throat

4.A.bag? B．stick

C．bowl? D．coat

5.A.although? B．until

C．whereas? D．unless

6.A.leapt? B．sniffed

C．trembled? D．withdrew

7.A.broke? B．marched

C．paced? D．stole

8.A.curious? B．nervous

C．pitiful? D．sensible

9.A.took? B．released

C．felt? D．drew

10.A.strongly? B．irregularly

C．slowly? D．wildly

11.A.escaped? B．seized

C．rubbed? D．scratched

12.A.close? B．happy

C．new? D．young

13.A.celebrate? B．communicate

C．compete? D．compromise

14.A.across? B．from

C．off? D．up

15.A.alive? B．loose

C．open? D．still

16.A.counted? B．enjoyed

C．missed? D．wasted

17.A.However? B．Instead

C．Moreover? D．Therefore

18.A.bitter? B．forced

C．polite? D．satisfied

19.A.introduction? B．discussion

C．comment? D．debate

20.A.blood? B．smile

C．tear? D．sweat