I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always not enough, but we had a   36  over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always   37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was   38 . I’ve always been glad about that.

It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t enough   39  for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big   40  for the kids was the fun of Christmas   41 .

They planned weeks ahead of time, asking   42  what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy   43 .

The big   44  arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and   45  them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would   46  again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits,   47  my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually   48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies　— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything   49  we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be   50  again. This is what she told me.

“I was looking   51 , thinking of what to buy, and I   52  to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she   53  for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and   54  the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

I never felt so   55  as I did that day.

1.                A．roof           B．hat            C．sky  D．star

2.                A．little           B．less            C．enough   D．more

3.                A．busy           B．serious         C．strict D．kind

4.                A．effort          B．room           C．time D．money

5.                A．improvement    B．problem        C．surprise  D．excitement

6.                A．shopping       B．travelling        C．parties   D．greetings

7.                A．the other       B．each other      C．one by one    D．every other one

8.                A．toys           B．clothes         C．presents  D．bills

9.                A．day            B．chance         C．cheque   D．tree

10.               A．forced         B．reminded       C．invited    D．begged

11.               A．draw          B．stay           C．move D．meet

12.               A．including       B．besides         C．except    D．regarding

13.               A．quiet          B．excited         C．happy D．ashamed

14.               A．since          B．after           C．while D．until

15.               A．happy          B．angry          C．joyful     D．glad

16.               A．out            B．over           C．forward   D．around

17.               A．forgot          B．stopped        C．failed D．hated

18.               A．wanted         B．did            C．got   D．played

19.               A．made          B．searched       C．bought    D．fetched

20.               A．painful         B．rich           C．disappointed   D．angry

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将选项标号涂黑。

On the night of my birthday, I went to the nearest drug store to buy vitamins.        it was my birthday, I was feeling        and a bit lonesome. Maybe I        my dad who had passed away four years ago. I just wanted him to be        me that day. On my way to the drug store, I was        .Once I arrived there, I cleaned my cheek up from the tears and tried to smile when I        the vitamin my mom wanted to buy. While I was waiting, I looked        the building and my eyes caught a glimpse of a(n)        next to the door. She was with her kid, a cute little boy. They were sitting on the street and that kid just wore a(n)       T-shirt. I realized it was        yet. I felt sorry for them. When I paid for my       , I glanced at them and started to have an        . “Why don’t I donate some of my        ? It’s my birthday,” I thought to myself. I had to        something with another that day. Yeah, I decided, I have to do that. I went home in a hurry. I was so        to look for some of my smaller clothes.

At home, I told my mom what I had        and told her my idea. My mom        me and helped me look for some clothes. I        returned to the drug store. There, I didn't hand the clothing over myself. I wanted it to be a        to that kid. So I asked someone to hand the clothes       , then I left that place. But once I went, I heard someone yell "thank you" and I hoped it was for me.

   On the road, my heart was overwhelmed with a lot of happiness and warmth. I felt glad that I could share something on my birthday and that was a big gift for me.

1.A. Even though               B. As if                 C. Now that           D. Only if

2.A. delighted                   B. depressed         C. excited             D. scared

3.A. forgot                         B. lost                 C. needed            D. missed

4.A. for                           B. against              C. beside             D. without

5.A. smiling                      B. crying               C. running              D. singing

6.A. checked                  B. fetched            C. dropped       D. ordered

7.A. at                            B. into                C. around        D. for

8.A. performer                  B. beggar              C. actress        D. policewoman

9.A. beautiful                   B. expensive          C. old           D. new

10.A. warm                    B. cold               C. cool          D. hot

11.A. cream                 B. coffee             C. magazines     D. vitamins

12.A. aim          B. activity             C. idea          D. opinion

13.A. toys                     B. books              C. bags          D. clothes

14.A. discuss                B. share               C. compare       D. change[

15.A. excited               B. tired                C. angry         D. sorry

16.A. heard                 B. done               C. experienced    D. suggested

17.A. disappointed          B. refused            C. blamed        D. supported

18.A. hurriedly              B. sadly               C. aimlessly      D. slowly

19.A. reward               B. present            C. prize          D. secret

20.A. over                  B. up                 C. out           D. down

At home, I told my mom what I had _56_ and told her my idea. My mom _57_ me and helped me look for some clothes. I _58_ returned to the drug store. There, I didn't hand the clothing over myself. I wanted it to be a _59_ to that kid. So I asked someone to hand the clothes _60_, then I left that place. But once I went, I heard someone yell "thank you" and I hoped it was for me.

   On the road, my heart was overwhelmed with a lot of happiness and warmth. I felt glad that I could share something on my birthday and that was a big gift for me.

  41. A. Even though    B. As if        C. Now that      D. Only if

  42. A. delighted      B. depressed     C. excited       D. scared

  43. A. forgot         B. lost          C. needed       D. missed

  44. A. for            B. against       C. beside        D. without

  45. A. smiling        B. crying       C. running        D. singing

  46. A. checked       B. fetched       C. dropped       D. ordered

  47. A. at            B. into          C. around        D. for

  48. A. performer      B. beggar       C. actress        D. policewoman

  49. A. beautiful       B. expensive     C. old           D. new

50. A. warm         B. cold          C. cool          D. hot

  51. A. cream         B. coffee        C. magazines     D. vitamins

52. A. aim           B. activity       C. idea          D. opinion

  53. A. toys           B. books        C. bags          D. clothes

  54. A. discuss        B. share         C. compare       D. change

  55. A. excited        B. tired          C. angry         D. sorry

  56. A. heard          B. done         C. experienced    D. suggested

  57. A. disappointed    B. refused       C. blamed        D. supported

  58. A. hurriedly       B. sadly         C. aimlessly      D. slowly

  59. A. reward         B. present       C. prize          D. secret

60. A. over           B. up           C. out           D. down

While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job   1   at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of   2   and wanting to do something   3   I applied (申请),   4   as I did so, that without a degree and with no   5   of teaching my chances of getting the job were   6  .

However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with the headmaster. It proved to be a   7   journey: a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at   8   a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. It was clearly the   9   himself that   10   the door. He was short and round.

"The school," he said, "is made up of one   11   of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen." I should have to teach all the subjects except art,   12   he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into   13   groups and teach them in turn at three different   14  , and I was   15   at the thought of teaching maths—a subject at which I wasn’t very   16   at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of   17   to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be   18   themselves at that time.

Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his   19  . "Now" he said, you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really   20   this school.

1. A. kept          B. lost                 C. wanted           D. found

2. A. money             B. time                 C. students             D. clothes

3. A. harmful           B. useful           C. funny            D. secret

4. A. expecting         B. whispering       C. fearing          D. considering

5. A. material          B. experience           C. means            D. books

6. A. nice          B. great                C. slight               D. helpful

7. A. difficult             B. pleasant             C. comfortable      D. short

8. A. most          B. least                C. last                 D. first

9. A. teacher           B. door-keeper      C. student          D. headmaster

10. A. shut             B. opened           C. repaired             D. kicked

11. A. group            B. class                C. dozen            D. score

12. A. which            B. that                 C. what                 D. this

13. A. one          B. two              C. three                D. four

14. A. classes          B. subjects             C. levels               D. places

15. A. excited      B. angry                C. glad                 D. disappointed

16. A. poor             B. interested           C. weak                 D. good

17. A. forcing      B. having           C. forgetting           D. managing

18. A. watching         B. studying             C. enjoying             D. helping

19.A. letter            B. feet                 C. hands            D. wife

20.A. runs          B. starts               C. observes             D. likes