Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7:34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch．We should have arrived at Liverpool at 9:19, but due to a typical London fog, the train had to move along so slowly that it wasn’t until 10:30 that it got there．In spite of our late arrival, Joan, my wife’s sister, decided that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London while we went shopping．It was only after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn’t decided where we should meet for lunch．Since I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a problem．There seemed to be nothing we could do except taking a taxi to the Tower of London, and try to find her there．Needless to say, we didn’t find her.

It was now one o’clock, and the concert began at 2:30．“Perhaps she will think of waiting outside the concert hall,” suggested my wife hopefully．By this time the fog was so thick that road traffic had to stop, and the only way to get there was by underground railway．Hand in hand we felt our way along the road to where we thought the nearest station should be．An hour later we were still trying to find it．Just as I was about to lose my temper completely when we met a blind man tapping his way confidently through the fog．With his help we found Tower Hill tube station just fifty yards down the road.

By now it was far too late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2:30, so we decided to return to Cambridge．It took seven long hours instead of the usual two to make that journey．Nor were we able to get any food and drink on the train．Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten, opening the door to the sound of the telephone bell．It was Joan; she had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for concert, and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night．Now she was ringing to discover whether we had had an equally successful day.

1．Why was Joan separated from her sister and her brother-in-law?

A．they could not see each other because of the fog.

B．Joan had not seen Crown Jewels.

C．They planned to do different things until lunch time.

D．The writer didn’t want to go to the concert.

2．What did the writer plan to do in the afternoon?

A．Go to the concert.                        B．See the Crown Jewels.

C．Return to Cambridge.                    D．Go shopping.

3．The reason why they didn’t all meet for lunch was that _______.

A．They lost their way in the fog

B．they forgot to make necessary arrangement

C．they waited at different places and didn’t meet each other

D．the couple couldn’t find the underground station

4．It’s quite clear that for Joan the trip to London had been ________.

A．spilt by the fog                      B．quite tiring  

C．rather disappointing               D．very enjoyable

When my grandfather died, my 83-year-old grandmother, once so full of life, slowly began to fade. No longer able to manage a home of her own, she moved in with my mother, where she was visited often by other members of her large, loving family. Although she still had her good days, it was often hard to arouse her interest.
But one chilly December afternoon three years ago, my daughter Meagan, then eight, and I were visiting her, when she noticed that Meagan was carrying her favorite doll.“I, too, had a special doll when I was a little girl,” she told a wide-eyed Meagan. “I got it one Christmas when I was about your age. I lived in an old farmhouse in Maine, with Mom, Dad and my four sisters, and the very first gift I opened that Christmas was the most beautiful doll you’d ever want to see.”
“She had an exquisite(优美的，高雅的), hand-painted face, and her long brown hair was pulled back with a big pink bow. Her eyes were blue, and they opened and closed. I remember she had a body of kidskin, and her arms and legs bent at the joints.”
GG’s voice dropped low, taking on an almost respectful tone. “My doll was dressed in a pretty pink gown, decorated with fine lace. … Getting such a fine doll was like a miracle for a little farm girl like me — my parents must have had to sacrifice so much to afford it But how happy I was that morning!”
GG’s eyes filled and her voice shook with emotion as she recalled that Christmas of long ago. “I played with my doll all morning long. And then it happened. My mother called us to the dining room for Christmas dinner and I laid my new doll down gently on the hall table. But as I went to join the family at the table, I heard a loud crash.”
“I hardly had to turn around — I knew it was my precious doll. And it was. Her lace skirt had hung down from the table just enough for my baby sister to reach up and pull on it. When I ran in, there lay my beautiful doll on the floor, her face smashed into a dozen pieces. She was gone forever.”
A few years later, GG’s baby sister was also gone, she told Meagan, a victim of pneumonia(肺炎). Now the tears in her eyes spilled over — tears, I knew, not only for a lost doll and a lost sister, but for a lost time.
Subdued(沉默的) for the rest of the visit, Meagan was no sooner in the car going home than she exclaimed, “Mom, I have a great idea! Let’s get GG a new doll for Christmas. Then she won’t cry when she thinks about it.”
My heart filled with pride as I listened to my sympathetic little daughter. But where would we find a doll to match GG’s fond memories?
Where there’s a will, as they say, there’s a way. When I told my best friends, Liz and Chris, about my problem, Liz put me in touch with a local doll-make. From a doll supply house I ordered a long brown hair and a kidskin body to copy the outfit GG had so lovingly described. Liz volunteered to put the doll together, and Chris helped me make the doll’s outfit. Meagan wrote the story of the lost doll by giving examples.
Finally our creation was finished. To our eyes it was perfect. But there was no way it could be exactly like the doll GG had loved so much and lost. Would she think it looked anything like it?
On Christmas Eve, Meagan and I carried our happily packed gift to GG, where she sat surrounded by children, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins. “It’s for you,” Meagan said, “but first you have to read the story that goes with it.”
GG no sooner got through the first page than her voice cracked and she was unable to go on, but Meagan took over where she left off. Then it was time to open her present.
I’ll never forget the look on GG’s face as she lifted the doll and held it to her chest. Once again her tears fell, but this time they were tears of joy. Holding the doll in her frail arms, she repeated over and over again, “She’s exactly like my old doll, exactly like her.” 
And perhaps she wasn't saying that just to be kind. Perhaps however impossible it seemed, we had managed to produce a close copy of the doll she remembered. But as I watched my eight-year-old daughter and her great-grandmother examining the doll together, I thought of a likelier explanation. What GG really recognized, perhaps, was the love that inspired the gift. And love, wherever it comes from, always looks the same.
【小题1】GG moved in with her daughter because ______.

They say that first impressions are very important. My first impression of Mrs Li was 31___ she was nervous and 32____. I think perhaps she was, 33_____ it was her first lesson 34_____ us. But now, after 35______, the class really likes 36______ with her. She is kind and 37_______, and she 38________ English so 39_____ that  40______ I can understand it! --- She avoids 41______ you feel stupid. I’ve always hated making mistakes or 42______ a word incorrectly when I speak English, but Mrs Li just smiles, 43_____ you don’t feel completely stupid! I think maybe she goes _44___ too slowly for the faster students, but for me it’s wonderful！I feel I’m going to make progress 45_____ her.
【小题1】A. it               B. that
【小题2】A. shy             B. relax
【小题3】A. as             B. is
【小题4】A. after            B. with
【小题5】A. two week        B. two weeks
【小题6】A. working         B. work
【小题7】A. patience         B. patient
【小题8】A. explains         B. explain
【小题9】A. clear            B. clearly
【小题10】A. even            B. every
【小题11】A. to make         B. making
【小题12】A. to pronounce     B. pronouncing
【小题13】A. so that          B. that
【小题14】A. a bit            B. bit
【小题15】A. with            B. to

A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful       , and knowing her husband could       it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the        , her husband told her how       he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He       her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and       a Bible.      , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so       that she left him.

Many years passed and the lady was very       in business. She owned two large companies. She     her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to      him. But before she could, she      a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and       things.

When she arrived at his house, sadness       her heart. She saw the still new       , just as she had left it years before. With       , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring       from the Bible to the floor and a       could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LOVE U ALWAYS”.

           your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the      .

1.A. watch                            B. ring                         C. coat                                  D. box

2.A. afford                            B. like                         C. design                        D. guess

3.A. holiday          B. performance             C. birthday                D. meeting

4.A. proud                   B. kind                       C. sorry                         D. brave

5.A. lent                     B. asked                       C. gave                      D. moved

6.A. carried                          B. found                    C. missed                      D. held

7.A. Politely                         B. Lightly               C. Patiently          D. Angrily

8.A. calm                    B. upset                       C. grateful                    D. careless

9.A. failing                            B. lonely                    C. successful         D. poor

10.A. wondered            B. hoped                    C. realized               D. explained

11.A. visit                    B. understand        C. catch                D. help

12.A. passed       B. wrote                    C. sent                       D. received

13.A. take care of               B. pay for              C. look for                   D. give away

14.A. covered               B. broke                    C. left              D. filled

15.A. car                    B. Bible                        C. letter                   D. table

16.A. smiles                         B. laughter                     C. tears                        D. interests

17.A. hid           B. dropped              C. disappeared           D. made

18.A. book                         B. pen                             C. flower                D. card

19.A. If                                 B. But                              C. Although       D. So

20.A. hand                               B. eye                               C. face       D. heart

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A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful   1  , and knowing her husband could   2   it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the   3  , her husband told her how   4   he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He   5   her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and   6   a Bible.
7  , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so   8   that she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very   9   in business. She owned two large companies. She   10   her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to   11   him. But before she could, she   12  a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and   13   things.
When she arrived at his house, sadness   14   her heart. She saw the still new
15  , just as she had left it years before. With   16  , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring  17   from the Bible to the floor and a  18   could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.
19  your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the   20 .