Christmas was coming and my ten-year-old Alice told her father and me that she wanted a new bike.  Her bike was too   1  , and it needed repairing as well.
As Christmas   2 ,  her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, we thought, for she didn't say it again. We were busy  3  some beautiful story books, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than   4 .
Now we didn't know   5  to do. It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing  6  presents, parents' presents, a brother's present and friends' presents till midnight. So there was   7  time to take to buy the "right hike" for our little girl. Thinking we were parents who would make their child unhappy, we felt sorry and   8 .
Suddenly my husband had an idea. "What about making a little bike with clay (黏土) and writing a note that she could trade in (交换) the model bike for a real one?" So he spent the next five hours carefully __9__ with clay to make a small bike.
  10  Christmas morning, we were so excited for Alice to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the   11  loudly. She looked at me and said, "So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real  12 _?" Smiling, I said, "Yes!" Alice had tears in her eyes when she replied, "I would  13  trade in this beautiful bike Daddy made me. I __14 _ keep it than get a real bike. This is the best Christmas present   15  I have ever got in my life!"

Nowadays many parents would like to buy whatever their children like. If they go on doing this, their children will probably think that money is36to make. They will spend the money at random（随意地）and won’ t think of their parents’ hard37.

Some parents like to hold birthday parties for their children. If they38 on doing this, their children will think it is necessary for them to enjoy birthday parties every year . Year after year, maybe they will 39 their parents’ birthdays and only remember their own’s.

Many parents don’t let their children 40 the housework. They think that children just have 41 thing to do. They should study hard and do 42in their lessons. If parents go on with this, the children will not be able to take good care of 43 when they grow up. Parents should teach their children to do some simple housework 44 washing clothes and doing some cooking 45 it can help the children live a better life in the future.

1.A. easy   B. hardC. free

2.A. job     B. workC. study

3.A. make B. let C. keep

4.A. remember B. forget C. leave

5.A. do      B. didC. doing

6.A. one    B. twoC. three

7.A. good  B. wellC. more

8.A. herself       B. himselfC. themselves

9.A. as if    B. as such C. such as

10.A. though     B. because C. so

People all over the world celebrate Valentine’s Day．However, the holiday  1 differently in different countries  2  each culture has its own Valentine’s Day customs．
For example，people in the United States and Japan both celebrate Valentine’s Day  3February 14．But in Japan，only romantic partners come together,while in America，it can be shared by anyone  4  is close，friend or lover．Chocolate is the most preferred gift in the US  5  it is common in Japan，too．However,in the US other kinds of gifts are  6  given，and many people exchange cards．
The biggest 7  is that in Japan，only girls and women．8  chocolates to boys and men，but in the US boys and girls will give cards or small gifts to all of  9  friends．And while American men and women both receive gifts，women usually get  10  expensive gifts than men．That’s why I would like to be a man in Japan but a woman in the US!

Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and   1.   in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate（庆祝）her 100th birthday,  2.   she had a good,long life.

She had already been a professional   3.   before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn’t tralvel  4.   a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months  5.   from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling  6.  easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.

Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her   7.   her stories. They were  8.   interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was  9.   that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped   10.  .My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.

11.A.death             B.die                  C.died

12.A.but               B.and                  C.or

13.A.singer             B.teacher              C.manager

14.A.on                B.at                   C.by

15.A.to sail             B.sailing               C.to fly

16.A.too               B.much                C.more

17.A.talk to             B.talk with             C.talk about

18.A.so                B.such                 C.very

19.A.boring             B.relaxing              C.amazing

20.A.work and think      B.working and thinking   C.to work and think