As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, rooms to be cleaned. Parents are  with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real . On Christmas Eve, young children find the  almost unbearable（难以忍受的）. They are  between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to  up late so that they will not  the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie  for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I  managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would  me where that new bike had come from, but  he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly  when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began  stockings. Then I pushed in the  I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get  sleep that night, for the children were  to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children's room － they were shouting excitedly!  I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came  into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary,  close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved  the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke  up completely. The day had really begun with a bang（巨响）.

1.A. faced　　　　 B. met　　　　　 C. filled　　　D. pleased

2.A. question　　　B. matter　　　　C. problem　　　D. business

3.A. joy   　　　B. excitement      C. presents     D. parents

4.A. pulled　　　B. divided　　　C. separated　　  D. torn

5.A. get　　　　 　B. stay　　　　　C. stand　　　 D. wake

    6.A. lose　　　　　B. break　　　　 C. miss　　　　 D. leave

7.A. awake　　　　B. wake　　　　　C. asleep　　　　D. sleep

8.A. hopefully　　B. busily      C. gladly　　D. successfully

9.A. answer　　　 B. tell　　　　　  C. ask　　　　　 D. search

10.A. sadly　　　　B. unluckily   C. possibly　　D. fortunately

11.A. morning　　　B. midnight    C. evening　　　D. daybreak

12.A. filling　　　　B. sewing　　C. mending　　D. preparing

13.A. present　　　 B. stocking　　　 C. bike　　　　　 D. tree

14.A. 1ittle　　　　 B. some　　　　　C. enough　　　 D. much

15.A. sorry　　　　 B. sure　　　　　C. glad　　　　　 D. eager

16.A. Before　　　　B. After　　　　 C. Until　　　　　D. Since

17.A. running　　　 B. laughing　　　 C. shouting　　　 D. riding

18.A. walked　　　　B. moved　　　　C. followed　　　D. jumped

19.A. with　　　　　B. on　　　　　　C. over　　　　 D. by

20.A. him　　　　　B. her　　　　C. me　　　　　　　D. us

—Jack Brown is very clever and he studies hard as well.

—No ________ he comes out first in the exams.

A. answer　 B. question　　 C. wonder　　 D. problem

—How do you ___________ to her unkindly behaviour?

—Only silence.

—Which of the following is wrong?

A.answer　　　 B.react　　　　　 C.reply　　D.resperd

Mr and Mrs Jones’ house was full of suitcases, packages and packed-up boxes. The two of them were 1　　 with pencils and paper, 2　 their luggage, when there was a 3　 at the door. Mr Jones went to 4　 it and saw a well—dressed middle—aged lady outside. The lady said that she lived in the house 5　 theirs, and that she had come to 6　 them to their new home.

　 The Jones invited here in, after 7　 for the state of the house.

　 “Oh, 8　 ,” she answered. “ Do you know in some parts of this 9　 neighbours , are not all 10　 ? There are some streets where people do not 11　 their neighbours , 12　 their next—door ones. 13　 in this street everybody id friends with 14　 else. We are one big, happy family. I’m 15　 that you will be 16　 here.”

　 The well—dressed lady got a 17　 when she came to visit the house the 18　 time, because she found a quite 19　 man and woman in it. Mr and Mrs Jones had not had the 20　 to tell her that they were not the new owners of the house, who were to move in the next day , but the old ones. Who has lived beside her for two years without ever having visited her or even noticing her existence. (生存).

1.　 A. free　 B. busy　 C. satisfied　 D. familiar

2.　 A. checking　 B. examining　 C. testing　 D. enjoying

3.　 A. sound　 B. ring　 C. friend　 D. message

4.　 A. answer　 B. serve　 C. see　 D. guess

5.　 A. above　 B. of　 C. under　 D. beside

6.　　 A. welcome　 B. lead　 C. take　 D. invite

7.　 A. explaining　 B. apologizing　 C. showing　 D. asking

8.　 A. excuse me　 B. here you are C. never mind　 D. thank you

9.　　 A. house　 B. street　 C. town　 D. time

10.　 A. busy　 B. lonely　 C. safe　 D. friendly

11.　 A. know　　 B. understand　 C. welcome　 D. respect

12. A. merely B. even　 C. mostly　 D. neither

13.　 A. And　 B. But　 C. Otherwise　 D. While

14.　 A. anybody　 B. nobody　 C. somebody　 D. none

15.　 A. uncertain B. glad　 C. sure　 D. afraid

16.　 A. happy　 B. lonely　 C. popular　 D. friendly

17.　 A. surprise　 B. fright　 C. pleasure D. worry

18.　 A. first　 B. exact　 C. next　 D. same

19.　 A. famous　 B. different　 C. young　 D. old

20.　 A. time　 B. chance　 C. courage　 D. interest

Markita Andrews became a great salesgirl when she discovered, at age 13, the secret of selling.

It 36 　with desire. For Markita and her mother, who worked 　37 a waitress in New York after her husband left them when Markita was eight, their 　38 was to travel the globe. "I'll work hard to make enough money to send you to 39 　," her mother said one day. "You'll go to college and when you 40 　, you'll make enough money to take you and me around the world. Okay?"

So at age 13 when Markita 41 in her Girl Scout（女童子军）magazine that the scout who sold the most cookies would 　42 an all-expenses-paid trip for two around the world, she 　43　 to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could --- more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the world, ever.

But desire alone is not 　 44 　. To make her dream come true, Markita knew she needed a plan.

Her aunt 　 45 　. "When you are doing business, dress like you are doing business. 　46 　your Girl Scout uniform. Always smile, whether they buy or not, always be 47 　. And don't ask them to buy your cookies; ask them to 48 　."

Lots of other Scouts may have 49 　that trip around the world. But only Markita went off in her uniform each day after 　50 　. "Hi, I have a dream. I'm earning a trip around the world for me and my mom by selling Girl Scout cookies," she'd say 51 　the door. "Would you like to invest in one dozen or two dozen boxes of cookies?"

Markita 　52 　3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and won her trip around the world.

Markita is not 53 　than thousands of other people. The 54 　is that Markita had discovered the secret of selling: Ask, Ask, Ask! Many people fail before they 55 　begin because they fail to ask for what they want. The fear of rejection leads many of us to reject ourselves and our dreams

36. A. goes　　　　　　　　　 B. starts　　　　　　　　　　 C. stays　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ends

37. A. as　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

38. A. decision　　　　　　　 B. dream　　　　　　　　　 C. task　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. interest

39. A. work　　　　　　　　　 B. hospital　　　　　　　　 C. home　　　　　　　　　　　 D. college

40. A. marry　　　　　　　　 B. grow　　　　　　　　　　 C. graduate　　　　　　　　　 D. succeed

41. A. wrote　　　　　　　　 B. heard　　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　　　　　 D. read

42. A. win　　　　　　　　　　 B. go　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. give

43. A. needed　　　　　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　　　　 C. decided　　　　　　　　　　 D. hesitated

44. A. attractive　　　　　　 B. enough　　　　　　　　　 C. perfect　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficult

45. A. complained　　　　　 B. advised　　　　　　　　　 C. declared　　　　　　　　　 D. ordered

46. A. Put　　　　　　　　　　 B. Wash　　　　　　　　　　 C. Prepare　　　　　　　　　　 D. Wear

47. A. patient　　　　　　　　 B. fair　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. honest

48. A. invest　　　　　　　　 B. choose　　　　　　　　　 C. attend　　　　　　　　　　　 D. taste

49. A. wanted　　　　　　　 B. experienced　　　　　 C. planned　　　　　　　　　　 D. arranged

50. A. supper　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　 C. evening　　　　　　　　　　 D. education

51. A. behind　　　　　　　　 B. beside　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on

52. A. sold　　　　　　　　　　 B. produced　　　　　　　 C. advertised　　　　　　　　 D. bought

53. A. prettier　　　　　　　　 B. happier　　　　　　　　　 C. luckier　　　　　　　　　　 D. smarter

54. A. answer　　　　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　　　　　　 C. difference　　　　　　　　 D. conclusion

55. A. immediately　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　　　　 C. slowly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. still