1.That was a(n) e_________________(极其) cold winter morning. 

2.It is important to assess the r______________(可靠性) of the data.   

3.We s________________(寻求) an answer to the question, but couldn’t find one.  

4.The policemen are a__________(求助于,呼吁) to anyone who saw the suspect to contact them.

5.He had c___________(喝；用尽)a large quantity of alcohol before he died.   

6.They e________________ their guests in a restaurant.      

7.Jack’s been c______________(抱怨) of severe headaches recently.    

8.It is now a_____________ (认为) by the movie industry as the most successful film series ever.

9.This is c________________ (一致，吻合的) with many religious faiths.     

10.The Great Hall was d____________________(装点) with flowers for those heroes.    

If I were writing a history of my family, some of the darkest moments recorded would be those surrounding Christmas trees. One would certainly think otherwise; selecting and putting up our trees have always been filled with risk. For example, one afternoon dangerously close to Christmas Eve my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain, a glorious tree that was so full and tall that we could hardly get it into the house. Once we did, my father immediately realized that we would have to hire a carpenter to build a stand for it. Another December, perhaps the very next one, we bought a tree earlier than we ever had before. We were happy with its shape and delighted that its size was manageable. We easily placed it in a stand, decorated it from top to bottom, and then self-satisfiedly sat back by the fire in its soft light. Two or three days passed and the truth could not be hidden; we had bought a tree cut so long ago that its needles were coming off. There was nothing to do but undecorate it, take it down, and begin tree shopping again. Our most recent Christmas tree offered still another difficult task. When we brought it home, once again it seemed larger than it was in the great outdoors. To complicate matters, we had bought a new stand, one whose nuts （螺帽） and bolts （闩子） worked more mysteriously than those of our old stands. I persuaded two young neighbors to stop playing basketball and to help us get the tree into the house and set it correctly in the stand. Unfortunately, no one noticed the mud on our helpers' shoes, so only after removing several reddish brown spots from the carpet were we able to discuss the question of where the lights and ornaments （装饰）were stored. Perhaps those who cut their own trees have tales more painful than these. I don't care to hear them, as my family's experiences are enough to cause me to make the following suggestion:" Let's forget the tree next Christmas. Let's simply hang some flowers on the front door and over the mirror in the hall. "

1.The darkest moments in the writer's family were with the fact that _____.

2.We can learn from the passage that the writer would like to _____.

3.When the writer said " my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain", he means ____.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

If I were writing a history of my family, some of the darkest moments recorded would be those surrounding Christmas trees. One would certainly think otherwise; selecting and putting up our trees have always been filled with risk. For example, one afternoon dangerously close to Christmas Eve my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain, a glorious tree that was so full and tall that we could hardly get it into the house. Once we did, my father immediately realized that we would have to hire a carpenter to build a stand for it. Another December, perhaps the very next one, we bought a tree earlier than we ever had before. We were happy with its shape and delighted that its size was manageable. We easily placed it in a stand, decorated it from top to bottom, and then self-satisfiedly sat back by the fire in its soft light. Two or three days passed and the truth could not be hidden; we had bought a tree cut so long ago that its needles were coming off. There was nothing to do but undecorate it, take it down, and begin tree shopping again. Our most recent Christmas tree offered still another difficult task. When we brought it home, once again it seemed larger than it was in the great outdoors. To complicate matters, we had bought a new stand, one whose nuts （螺帽） and bolts （闩子） worked more mysteriously than those of our old stands. I persuaded two young neighbors to stop playing basketball and to help us get the tree into the house and set it correctly in the stand. Unfortunately, no one noticed the mud on our helpers' shoes, so only after removing several reddish brown spots from the carpet were we able to discuss the question of where the lights and ornaments （装饰）were stored. Perhaps those who cut their own trees have tales more painful than these. I don't care to hear them, as my family's experiences are enough to cause me to make the following suggestion:" Let's forget the tree next Christmas. Let's simply hang some flowers on the front door and over the mirror in the hall. "

67. The darkest moments in the writer's family were with the fact that _____.

A. the family bought big Christmas trees

B. they had problems decorating their Christmas trees

C. they had problems picking suitable Christmas trees

D. they had problems finding carpenters for putting up Christmas trees

68. We can learn from the passage that the writer would like to _____.

A. forget about Christmas stories

B. get the neighbors to put up their trees

C. buy a better tree to celebrate Christmas

D. make other decorations rather than Christmas trees

69. When the writer said " my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain", he means ____.

A. she bought the tree at a cheap price

B. she didn't really want to buy it

C. she had to bargain hard with the salesman

D. she couldn't afford a more expensive one

70. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. How to Select a Christmas Tree

B. No More Christmas Tree for Us

C. Dark Moments of Life

D. Christmas Without Trees