“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I __21___asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt if I’ll be able to __22__ it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.

My mind could not ___23__the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to __24__ my horse show, football games and the 15^th birthday party. He always used the same __25__. Why had I even taken trouble to ask? __26__, there was always a slight hope that tonight would be __27__.

As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends__28__ me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the __29__ as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, __30__ three others. I followed my classmates to the __31__. When I reached out my hand to shake the __32__, a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera ___33__ my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat __34___.

Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage. I told myself he would not be __35__. But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I __36__inside, and I could feel my tears __37__ . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him __38__ on the couch.

__39__ did Father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more__40__ than his whiskey bottle.

1.A. confidently           B. eagerly            C. proudly      D. fearfully

2.A. reach                 B. keep               C. take         D. make

3.A. create                B. support            C. appreciate  D. accept

4.A. watch                 B. avoid              C. attend       D. speed

5.A. excuse                B. reply              C. promise      D. trick

6.A. Besides    B. Thus            C. Otherwise  D. However

7.A. active                B. formal             C. different    D. serious

8.A. recognized            B. greeted            C. encouraged   D. showed

9.A. air                   B. audience           C. school       D. playground

10.A. rather than          B. other than         C. except for   D. along with

11.A. stage                B. position           C. office       D. exit

12.A. Jill’s              B. teacher’s         C. mother’s    D. father’s

13.A. fixed                B. touched            C. hurt         D. inserted

14.A. successfully         B. disappointedly     C. delightedly  D. hopefully

15.A. drunk                B. woken              C. forgiven     D. hidden

16.A. stepped              B. noticed            C. examined     D. glanced

17.A. getting off         B. taking down     C. building up    D. turning around

18.A. learning             B. lying              C. putting      D. carrying

19.A. How                  B. Where       C. Why                   D. Whether

20.A. perfect        B. comfortable    C. fortunate     D. important

“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I __21___asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt if I’ll be able to __22__ it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.
My mind could not ___23__the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to __24__ my horse show, football games and the 15^th birthday party. He always used the same __25__. Why had I even taken trouble to ask? __26__, there was always a slight hope that tonight would be __27__.
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends__28__ me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the __29__ as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, __30__ three others. I followed my classmates to the __31__. When I reached out my hand to shake the __32__, a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera ___33__ my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat __34___.
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage. I told myself he would not be __35__. But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I __36__inside, and I could feel my tears __37__ . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him __38__ on the couch.
__39__ did Father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more__40__ than his whiskey bottle.

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从16 ~ 30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mrs. Jones was very fond of singing. She had a good   16 , except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate, which someone had forgotten to   17 . Mrs. Jones was very conscious of this   18 , and took every   19  she could find to practice these high   20 . As she lived in a small house where she could not practice without   21   the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time, and practiced her high notes there. Every time she heard a   22  or a person coming along the   23 , she stopped and   24   until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a   25  person, and because she was sensitive about those high notes.
One afternoon, however, a fast, open car came up behind her so   26  and so fast that she did not hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most   27  notes at the time, and as the car passed her, she saw an anxious   28   suddenly come over its driver’s face. He put his brakes on violently, and as soon as the car stopped, jumped out and began to   29  all his tires carefully.
Mrs. Jones did not dare to tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as   30  as he had been when he stopped.

【小题3】

A．strength B．sickness C．weakness D．advantage

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real    21 .
He had gone out of the study for some   22  , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see what was on his    23  . In the   24  was a small piece of paper on which were written the    25  “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.
A(n)   26  boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the  27   . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a    28   until the start of the exam so I could not  29   reading it.
When the headmaster     30  , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had    31  then. It would have been so  32  to say: “I’m sorry, but I  33  the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to   34   it.”
The chance passed and I did not take it. I sat for the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t mean to cheat, but it was still    35   anyhow.
That was thirty-eight years ago when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, nor have I tried to explain to myself why not.

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60. As a guest at Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, you can enjoy an extra day in ______.

A. Disney’s Hollywood Hotel                 B. a Hong Kong family

C. Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel               D. Hong Kong Disneyland Park

61. You can get a Stay and Play for 2 Days ticket______.

A. from 13 May 2009 to 30 September 2009

B. by calling +852 1-830-830 any time of the day

C. by getting in touch with your travel agent

D. with your used Hong Kong Disneyland Park ticket

62. It can be inferred（推断）from the article that ______ .

A. Disney’s Hollywood Hotel is in Hollywood, the USA

B. Regular Day tickets are cheaper than Peak Day tickets

C. anyone can exchange his park ticket for a Stay and Play for 2 days ticket

D. this special offer lasts a little over six months

63. This advertisement is probably taken from ______ .

A. a newspaper        B. a magazine        C. the website      D. a travel handbook