How old was I? I can’t remember. Maybe I was only 10. It was the first    16   without my father because he was away for something. He left me to fill that sad place in my mother’s heart. It was the Christmas when I stopped being a    17   and tried to play Father Christmas myself. I really wanted to make it happy and bright again. It was the Christmas of the    18  .
Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, a nice    19   shop in our town’s little shopping mall. It was dark green. And it was a    20  , heavy, wool dress coat. Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,” she said in a low voice and    21  .
“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the mirror. She looked good on any clothes,       22   this coat suited her much better. She looked at the    23  , then hung the coat back on the rack, standing there once more to    24   
Eighty-seven dollars. But I decided to buy it for her. As we moved on    25  the mall, I found some excuse to return and asked one of the Tobias ladies to    26   the coat.
I helped clean every yard(庭院) in our neighbourhood—some yards twice, and soon I got the coat. The store ladies helped me put it in their biggest    27   with bright blue paper and thick silver ribbon(丝带). I don’t remember    28   I got it home, but I can still feel the wonderful    29   and pride that filled me. I would imagine the big space which the box would take up under our tree. Here it was—joy, peace and    30  —all in the box, waiting for Mom’s surprise.

How old was I? I can’t remember. Maybe I was only 10. It was the first    16    without my father because he was away for something. He left me to fill that sad place in my mother’s heart. It was the Christmas when I stopped being a    17    and tried to play Father Christmas myself. I really wanted to make it happy and bright again. It was the Christmas of the    18   .

Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, a nice    19    shop in our town’s little shopping mall. It was dark green. And it was a    20   , heavy, wool dress coat. Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,” she said in a low voice and    21   .

“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the mirror. She looked good on any clothes,       22    this coat suited her much better. She looked at the    23   , then hung the coat back on the rack, standing there once more to    24    

    Eighty-seven dollars. But I decided to buy it for her. As we moved on    25   the mall, I found some excuse to return and asked one of the Tobias ladies to    26    the coat.

I helped clean every yard(庭院) in our neighbourhood—some yards twice, and soon I got the coat. The store ladies helped me put it in their biggest    27    with bright blue paper and thick silver ribbon(丝带). I don’t remember    28    I got it home, but I can still feel the wonderful    29    and pride that filled me. I would imagine the big space which the box would take up under our tree. Here it was—joy, peace and    30   —all in the box, waiting for Mom’s surprise.

1.A. Easter         B. Christmas        C. Halloween    D. Thanksgiving

2.A. child          B. son          C. student      D. teacher

3.A. tree           B. bag          C. coat         D. ribbon

4.A. children’s    B. women’s     C. girl’s      D. men’s

5.A. big            B. wide         C. thin         D. long

6.A. tried it on    B. put it on    C. kept it on   D. turned it on

7.A. though         B. or           C. for          D. and

8.A. price          B. design       C. color        D. material

9.A. taste          B. feel         C. sound        D. smell

10.A. through       B. over         C. past         D. across

11.A. sell          B. send         C. keep         D. wash

12.A. tank          B. basket       C. bag          D. box

13.A. how           B. why          C. whether      D. when

14.A. development   B. excitement   C. improvement D. advertisement

15.A. courage       B. confidence   C. love         D. honesty

How old was I? I can’t remember. Maybe I was only 10. It was the first 1 without my father because he was away for something. He left me to fill that sad place in my mother’s heart. It was the Christmas when I stopped being a 2 and tried to play Father Christmas myself. I really wanted to make it happy and bright again. It was the Christmas of the 3.
Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, a nice 4 shop in our town’s little shopping mall. It was dark green. And it was a 5, heavy, wool dress coat. Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,” she said in a low voice and 6.
“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the mirror. She looked good on any clothes, 7 this coat suited her much better. She looked at the 8, then hung the coat back on the rack, standing there once more to 9 
Eighty-seven dollars. But I decided to buy it for her. As we moved on 10the mall, I found some excuse to return and asked one of the Tobias ladies to 11 the coat.
I helped clean every yard(庭院) in our neighbourhood—some yards twice, and soon I got the coat. The store ladies helped me put it in their biggest 12 with bright blue paper and thick silver ribbon(丝带). I don’t remember 13 I got it home, but I can still feel the wonderful 14 and pride that filled me. I would imagine the big space which the box would take up under our tree. Here it was—joy, peace and 15—all in the box, waiting for Mom’s surprise.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      Easter
   2. B.
      Christmas
   3. C.
      Halloween
   4. D.
      Thanksgiving
2. 2.
   1. A.
      child
   2. B.
      son
   3. C.
      student
   4. D.
      teacher
3. 3.
   1. A.
      tree
   2. B.
      bag
   3. C.
      coat
   4. D.
      ribbon
4. 4.
   1. A.
      children’s
   2. B.
      women’s
   3. C.
      girl’s
   4. D.
      men’s
5. 5.
   1. A.
      big
   2. B.
      wide
   3. C.
      thin
   4. D.
      long
6. 6.
   1. A.
      tried it on
   2. B.
      put it on
   3. C.
      kept it on
   4. D.
      turned it on
7. 7.
   1. A.
      though
   2. B.
      or
   3. C.
      for
   4. D.
      and
8. 8.
   1. A.
      price
   2. B.
      design
   3. C.
      color
   4. D.
      material
9. 9.
   1. A.
      taste
   2. B.
      feel
   3. C.
      sound
   4. D.
      smell
10. 10.
    1. A.
       through
    2. B.
       over
    3. C.
       past
    4. D.
       across
11. 11.
    1. A.
       sell
    2. B.
       send
    3. C.
       keep
    4. D.
       wash
12. 12.
    1. A.
       tank
    2. B.
       basket
    3. C.
       bag
    4. D.
       box
13. 13.
    1. A.
       how
    2. B.
       why
    3. C.
       whether
    4. D.
       when
14. 14.
    1. A.
       development
    2. B.
       excitement
    3. C.
       improvement
    4. D.
       advertisement
15. 15.
    1. A.
       courage
    2. B.
       confidence
    3. C.
       love
    4. D.
       honesty

Hello! My name’s David. I’m 15. I’m a student of No.6 Middle School. I have three friends at school. They are Tom, Bill and Jim. They are all 15 years old. We are friendly(友好的) to each other(互相). There are four people in my family. They are my father, my mother, my sister Joy and I. My sister is only five. She is lovely(可爱的). We live in Room407. Our telephone number is six seven five four nine eight three two.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
【小题1】What school is David in?
A. No.4 Middle School.
B. No. 6 Middle School.
C. No.5 Middle School.
【小题2】Who are David’s friends?
A. Tom, Bob, Jim
B. Tom, Jerry, Bill
C. Tom, Bill, Jim
【小题3】Are they friendly to each other?
A. Yes, they are.
B. No, they aren’t.  
C. Yes, they aren’t.
【小题4】How many people are there in David’s family?
A. Three.           B. Four.        C. Five.
【小题5】What’s the telephone number?
A. 67459832      B. 67548932      C. 67549832