My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Carolina to spend a week with my husband in Florida.We were__? _ about the trip because we hadn't seen him for five months, and __? her Dad terribly.

As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight, the plane was totally__? . Because we did not get our boarding passes until we__? at the gate, Kallie and I could not get seats together and were __? by the aisle（过道）. I asked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with Kallie and me, __? we could be together. They __? , saying they thought they should stay in their assigned seats.

Meanwhile, a mother and her three children were in a _? several rows ahead of us. There had been a mistake in their boarding passes, and _? the whole family had been split up. The passengers in her row_? refused to move elsewhere. She was very__? about the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody__? to help her.

????????????? There were a troop of Boy Scouts(童子军) on __? . Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said, "Ma’am, I think we can help you." He then __? five minutes rearranging his group so that adequate space was __? for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfully and without _? , and the mother's relief was obvious.

Kallie, however, was beginning to panic at the _??? of not being next to me. I told her that there wasn’t anything I could do. __? , the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, __? to me and asked, "Would you and your daughter like our seats?" __? to himself and the Scoutmaster. We traded seats and continued our trip, very much relieved to be together and watch the scenery from Kallie’s window seat.

1.A.worried?? ???? B.excited??????? C. anxious??????? D. eager

2.A.loved????????? B. considered ?? C. imagined ????? D. missed

3.A. full ????????? B. crowded ???? C. empty???????? D. overweight

4.A. reached ?????? B. arrived ?????? C. landed ?????? D. knocked

5.A. divided ?????? B. blocked ????? C. separated ????? D. connected

6.A. in case ??????? B. even if ?????? C. as if ????????? D. so that

7.A. prevented ???? B. refused ?????? C. agreed???????? D. promised

8.A. panic ???????? B. hurry????????? C. rush ???????? D. seat

9.A. however ????? B. otherwise ????? C. therefore ????? D. instead

10.A. too ????????? B. even ????????? C. ever ???????? D. also

11.A. concerned ???? B. curious ?????? C. particular ???? D. content

12.A. suggested????? B. offered ?????? C. provided ???? D. supplied

13.A. duty????????? B. watch ??????? C.board ?????? D. spot

14.A. took ????????? B. cost ???????? C.paid ???????? D. spent

15.A. convenient ???? B. available ???? C. probable ???? D. comfortable

16.A. permission ???? B. excuse?????? C.apology ????? D. complaint

17.A. thought ??????? B. end ???????? C. feeling ????? D. sense

18.A. Immediately ??? B. Puzzlingly ??? C.Clearly ????? D. Amazingly

19.A. turned up ???? B. turned around ? C. turned out ?? D. turned away

20.A. sticking ?????? B. keeping ????? C.waving ????? D.referring

 If you are _______ about Australian cities, just read the book written by Dr. Johnson.

A. worried       B. anxious        C. upset          D. curious

A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery （火红的） ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.
The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.”
She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.
It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on— it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn’t understand what was going on.
She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said, “Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different... she wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her snug bed in her pajamas （睡衣）.
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now? You know you got us very, very scared.”
【小题1】What does “This thought” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ”

At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face. 

“People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29,  some of the apples may not 30 look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully. 

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place. 

“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 34 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”

He took 37,  and then a huge smile came cross his face.”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

A. although      B. so               C. because      D. if        

A. stop         B. start            C. turn        D. stay        

A. expressive       B. encouraging       C. informative       D. interesting     

A. bought        B. counted          C. saw         D. collected       

A. check          B. mention         C. answer      D. improve       

A. size          B. type            C. shape      D. class        

A. worried       B. satisfied         C. proud      D. curious       

A. ordinary      B. normal        C. different    D. regular       

A. outside        B. whole         C. table       D. inside        

A. still               B. even           C. only        D. ever        

A. examining     B. measuring      C. drawing     D. packing       

A. keeping     B. placing           C. pulling       D. giving        

A. on          B. toward               C. for          D. in         

A. mustn’t      B. can’t           C. shouldn’t    D. needn’t       

A. each one           B. each other      C. the other    D. one another    

A. admit        B. consider         C. decide     D. believe

A. big bites           B. deep breaths      C. a firm hold D. close look 

A. just           B. always               C. merely           D. seldom

A. put away       B. get down        C. hand out     D. take off 

A. made         B. took            C. got         D. did 

It was already late when we set out for the next town, ? ? ? according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the ? ?

There we felt? ? that we would find a bed ? the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met ? ? as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that ? ? ? the hills. As we climbed ? ? , it became colder and rain began to fall, ? ? it difficult at times to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to drive more ? ? .

After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was? ? on the map. We were beginning to get? ? ? . Then without warning the car stopped. A quick? ? showed that we had run out of petrol. Although we had little food with us, we decided to ? the night in the car.

Our meal was soon over. I tried to go to sleep at once, ? ? John, who was a? ? sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk ? ? ? the hills. Soon he came back. From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the ? ? of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded all our luggage and with a great effort, ? ? to push the car to the top of the hill. Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill. ? less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a ???? ? quite easily.

1.A. which???????? ????????????? B. it?????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C. where??????????? D. that

2.A. rivers??? ????????????? ????????????? B. villages??????? ????????????? C. towns??????? ????????????? ????????????? D. hills

3.A. surprised?????? ????????????? B. sure?????? ????????????? ??? C. pleased???????? ????????????? D. afraid

4.A. at???????????? ????????????? B. in????????????? ????????????? C. through???????? ????????????? D. for

5.A. everybody????? ????????????? B. somebody????? ????????????? C. nobody?????? ????????????? ??? D. anybody

6.A. got to????????? ????????????? B. arrived??????????? C. led to???????? ????????????? ??? D. belonged to

7.A. taller????????? ????????????? B. faster???? ????????????? ??????? C. lower??????????? ????????????? D. higher

8.A. getting???????? ????????????? B. thinking???? ????????????? ????????????? C. causing?????? ????????????? ??? D. making

9.A. certainly??????? ????????????? B. slowly????? ????????????? ????????????? C. carefully????? ????????????? ??? D. surely

10.A. set?????? ????????????? ??? B. marked????????? ????????????? C. built????????? ????????????? D. drawn

11.A. worried?????? ????????????? B. excited??? ????????????? ????????????? C. cold???????? ????????????? ????????????? D. warm

12.A. attention?????? ????????????? B. operation??? ????????????? ????????????? C. examination??? ????????????? D. information

13.A. live?????????? ????????????? B. spend??????? ????????????? ????????????? C. spare?????????? ????????????? D. stay

14.A. since????????? ????????????? B. though?????? ????????????? ????????????? C. so?????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. but

15.A. poor????????????? ??????? B. fast??????????? ????????????? C. quick????? ????????????? ?? ????????????? D. heavy

16.A. across???????? ????????????? B. through????? ????????????? ????????????? C. down???????? ????????????? ??? D. up

17.A. map??????? ????????????? B. lights?????????? ????????????? C. bus????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. situation

18.A. ought???????? ????????????? B. tried??? ???? ????????????? ????????????? C. managed??? ????????????? ????????????? D. succeeded

19.A. For?????????? ????????????? B. In?????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Since???????? ????????????? ??? D. At

20.A. hotel??? ????????????? ??? B. friend?????? ????????????? ????????????? C. policeman??????? ????????????? D. cinema?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????