“Hey, Jenna, do you think we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty – two?” I asked my friend. It was clear she was wondering where I had come up with such a question. Losing Jenna would  be like losing a very close sister. We hung out together. We gave each other advice.
“Of course, we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty – two.” Jenna announced loudly.
The next year, in fourth grade, we met Jamie. The three of us soon became close friends. We played together almost every day. I thought even time couldn’t pull us apart, but I was sadly mistaken.
The three of us started fighting a lot. Before Christmas, we had a really big fight, and Jamie and Jenna were against me, both saying I was bossy. I felt helpless and lonely. I thought Christmas would be horrible!
I was surprised when Jenna came to my house and gave me an awesome Christmas card she had made for me. I was so sure that she was still disappointed with me.
“Wow, ” I said. breaking the silence as we stood on either side of my front door. “Thanks.”
“Okay…well…I have to go,” she said softly.
“Okay. See you late then…” and I closed the door.
“Who was that at the door?” my mum asked.
The card stared off with “Merry Christmas”, but then it said, “I am so glad we’re friends. I am sorry about what I said when we were fighting. A fight won’t stop us from being friends. Besides, we said we were going to be friends even when we’re eight – two.”
I stopped reading and started laughing. I couldn’t believe I had forgotten what she said that day in her back yard. I couldn’t believe I had been so selfish in trying to get even and making my friends feel sorry for me that I had forgotten about real friendship.
【小题1】How would the author and Jenna get along with each other after Christmas?

Process so far has been very good．______，we are sure that the project will be completed on time．

1. A.
   However
2. B.
   Otherwise
3. C.
   Therefore
4. D.
   Besides

第二部分：英语知识及运用（共两节，满分35分)
第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to ___21______ a small brown leather purse lying on the sidewalk. I picked it up and opened it to see if I could ___22___ the owner's name. There was nothing inside it ____23______ some change and an old photo ―― a picture of a woman and a young girl of about twelve years, who looked like the woman's daughter. I put the photo back and ____24______ the purse to the police station, where I ___25_______ it to the desk sergeant. ____26______ I left, the sergeant took down my name and address ___27_______ the owner might want to write and thank me.
That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. They ___28______ a young woman so that there would be four people at the table. Her face was familiar. I was ____29______ sure that we had not met before, but I could remember where I had seen her. In the course of conversation, however, the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her purse that afternoon. ___30______ I realized where I had seen her. She was the young girl in the photo, although she was now much older.
21. A. watch                 B. notice             C. discover                   D. find out
22. A. find                    B. learn                        C. discover                   D. work out
23. A. besides        B. except               C. except for                 D. in addition to
24. A. took                   B. brought                    C. fetched                     D. sent
25. A. offered        B. passed               C. handed                     D. returned
26. A. Before         B. When                C. While               D. As
27. A. although             B. in case                     C. for fear                    D. so that
28. A. have also invited                              B. also had invited
C. also invited                                     D. had also invited
29. A. well                   B. much                       C. quite                        D. very
30. A. All at once B. At once                    C. Immediately             D. All suddenly

完形填空(共20小题；满分30分) 注意：15分钟内完成
Most people in school like Gloria. So when she 36 sick, some boys 37 to visit her. But none of them wanted to 38 any money on a gift to bring along. Then Willie said, "We can 39 some flowers from a 40. Gloria will not know 41 they come from, and the dead man will not 42 them. "
Everybody was afraid 43 Willie. So he went alone and found some beautiful flowers. Then they went to Gloria's 44 , and the boys acted 45 the flowers were from all of them, but 46 did not mind. After their visit, Willie 47 the other boys, "It's a good thing that I was not afraid. Gloria liked the flowers. "
The other boys laughed. Gloria 48 not have liked the 49 if she had known they had 50 from a grave (坟墓).
That night, Willie was reading a book 51 his mother came into his room. "There's a man 52 asking for you," she asked. "He said that you didn't 53 the flowers. "
"What does he look like?" Willie asked.
"That's hard to say," Willie's mother answered. "He is all 54 with mud. "（泥巴）
Willie, all of a sudden, turned  55 .
36. A. got   B. fall            C. made         D. took
37. A. thought   B. asked         C. planned       D. suggested
38. A. keep B. cost           C. take            D. spend
39. A. steal B. rob            C. buy           D. beg
40. A. shop        B. store     C. street       D. grave
41. A. how        B. where     C. when         D. why
42. A. miss        B. lose     C. hate           D. love
43. A. beside      B. besides   C. including      D. except
44.A. room        B. house     C. school        D. library
45. A. as if        B .if          C. that          D. as
46. A. Gloria      B. some       C. Willie         D. nobody
47. A. told      B. asked           C. said to        D. explained
48. A. must       B. can         C. could         D. would
49. A. boys       B. flowers      C. secret        D. news
50. A. stolen      B. robbed      C. taken         D. come
51. A. as         B. when        C. while         D. suddenly
52. A. inside      B. outside       C. still               D. also
53. A. ask for     B. pay          C. pay off               D. pay for
54. A, painted          B. dressed      C. wrapped         D. covered
55. A. sad        B. red          C. pale       D. glad