通读下面短文、掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中（A, B, C 和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

I watched quietly as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a pen in one hand and my father’s brand-new book in the other。

As my father __31__into the room, my brother cowered (畏缩)slowly. He __32__ that he had done something wrong. From a distance I could see that he had opened my father’s new book and scribbled(乱画) in it. Now, looking at my father ___33__, he and I both waited for his punishment.

My father __34__his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, without_ 35__ . A word. Books were precious to him. He was a clergyman（牧师） and for him, __36___ were knowledge. What he did next was ___37___. Instead of punishing my brother, he sat down, took the pen from my brother’s __38___, and then wrote in the book __39___, alongside the scribbles John had made: John’s __40__, 1959, age 2. How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm, alert eyes looking up at me and thanked God for the one who has now scribbled in my new book? “wow,” I thought. “This is __41___?”

The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced what all families __42__ and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and _43__, laughter and tears. We always knew our parents loved us and that one of the proofs of their love was __44__. From time to time, we would open it, look at the scribbles, read my father’s expressions of love and feel __45__.

(　 )31. A. rushed　　　　 B. walked　　　　 C. ran　　　　 D. jumped

(　 )32. A. felt　　　　　　 B. saw　　　　　　 C. found　　　 D. knew

(　 )33. A. gladly　　　　 B. carefully　　　　 C. fearfully　　 D. surprisely

(　 )34. A. picked up　　　 B. cleaned up　　　 C. fixed up　　 D. looked up

(　 )35. A. listening　　　　 B. hearing　　　　　 C. saying　　　 D. reading

(　 )36. A. books　　　　　 B. music　　　　　 C. money　　　 D. kids

(　 )37. A. unbelievable B. unimportant　 C. impossible　 D. uncomfortable

(　 )38. A. bag　　　　　　 B. hand　　　　 C. drawer　　　 D. desk

(　 )39. A. herself　　　　 B. themselves　　 C. himself　　 .D. itself

(　 )40. A. problem　　　　 B. mistake　　　 C. job　　　　 D. work

(　 )41. A. development　 B. agreement　　 C. payment　　　 D. punishment

(　 )42. A. look through　 B. go through　　 C. read through　　 D. get through

(　 )43. A. sadness　　　 B. kindness　　　 C. tiredness　　　 D. shyness

(　 )44. A. the book　　 B. the money　 C. the punishment　 D. the family

(　 )45. A. happy　　　 B. sad　　　 　C. proud　　　　 D. upset

June 1^st ,Sunday

　 Great weather today ! It’s 41 . It’s also my 42　 birthday. My mother decided to 　43 for me . So I wrote some 44 and sent them to my good friends . I also invited a few on the phone . But Kate said she couldn’t come because she 45 visit her aunt ,and John said he might come 46 later .

　 Ten of my friends came to my home . They 47 me nice present . I liked them very much . The party began 48 six thirty . My friend sang the song “___49　 Birthday to You !” We ate , talked and laughed happily . I feel that I am the happiest girl in the world today . I will 50??????? forget today.

(　　 ) 41 A. Teachers’ Day B. Children’s Day 　　　

C. Mother’s Day D. Father’s Day

(　　 ) 42. A. fifteenth　　　　　　　 B. fifteen　　　 C. fifteenths　　　　　 D. the fifteenth

(　　 ) 43. A. make a cake B. have a party 　　　　　

C. sing a song D. buy a bike

(　　 ) 44. A. postcards　　　　　　　　　　 B. books 　　　　　　　　　　 C. invitations　 D. letters

(　　 ) 45. A. mustn’t 　　　　　　　 B. needn’t　　　 　　　 C. could 　　　　　　 D. had to

(　　 ) 46. A. a few　　　　　 　 B. some　　　　　　　　　　　 C. a little 　　　 D. so

(　 　) 47. A. took　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. spent　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sold　　　　　 D. brought

(　　 ) 48. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 　　　 C. in　　　　　　　　　　 D. on

(　　 ) 49. A. Happy　　　　　　　　 B. Good 　　　　　　　 　　C. Nice　　　　 D. Great

(　　 ) 50. A. always　　　　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　 D. often