I drove a school bus as a part-time job. Thirty-nine children all had stories to tell me about their summers. Charlie though __16__me. From the first day on Charlie was __17__. If a fight broke out I didn’t have to turn my __18__to know who had started it. If a girl was crying chances were that Charlie had __19__ her hair. No matter how I spoke to him gently or __20__ he wouldn’t say a word. He’d just __21__ me with those big gray eyes of his. One day I found a small tin heart (小锡心)on the bus was gone. “Does anyone know __22__happened to the little heart here” I asked. Some children cried “Charlie __23__it Search him” When I asked him to come forward his gaze( 注视) __24__ my eyes. I stuck my hand into one of his pockets. Then I felt it—the __25__ outline(轮廓)of the small tin heart. Charlie stared at me for a long time. There were no __26__ in those big gray eyes no plea( 恳求) for mercy. He seemed to be waiting for what he’d come to __27__ from the world. I was about to pull the tin heart out of Charlie’s pocket __28__I stopped myself. Let him keep it, I said “It must have fallen off before I got here.” Without a word Charlie __29__ to his seat. When he got off at his stop, he didn’t so much as glance at me. Several days later just that__30__ Charlie moved away… A dozen years after retirement we met in the street. To my __31__, he hugged me. After he let go, he pulled something from his pocket and held it up for me to see. An old key chain… bent out of __32__, the lettering faded (消褪). You __33__probably guess what it was—the little tin heart. “You were the only one who kept trying.” He explained. We __34__ again and went our separate ways. I am so __35__ I’d done a good job.

Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses 36   Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were __37   there with no roof and no walls and all covered with __38  , her house was  39  quite all right.

   Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children ,  40  Anna took in one of the families that had lost  41  in the flood and she 42  her home with them until it was  43  for them to rebuild their houses.

  Anna's friends were  44   when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give  45  so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to  46  .

"Well," Anna  47 her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I 48  lived found herself very poor, because her husband  49   in the war and she had a lot of children,  50   I have now. The day before Christams, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for  51   this year, so I’m going to  52   only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back  53   a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were  54   to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.  55   was that Christmas present.

1.A．down below      B．just around        C．next to   D．above

2.A．rising          B．appearing          C．falling   D．standing

3.A．water           B．trees              C．dust  D．mud

4.A．just            B．already            C．yet   D．still

5.A．so              B．but                C．for   D．since

6.A．nothing         B．everything         C．anything  D．something

7.A．made            B．found              C．shared    D．built

8.A．possible        B．necessary          C．important D．valuable

9.A．worried         B．disappointed       C．puzzled   D．impressed

10.A．them           B．herself            C．them all  D．her

11.A．support        B．supply             C．grow  D．keep

12.A．explained to   B．asked for          C．talked with   D．spoke as

13.A．actually       B．then               C．before    D．later

14.A．had killed     B．might be killed    C．had been killed   D．killed

15.A．for            B．as                 C．like  D．that

16.A．you            B．us                 C．Christmas D．your birthday

17.A．get            B．send               C．buy   D．make

18.A．for            B．from               C．like  D．with

19.A．sad            B．happy              C．worried   D．sorry

20.A．It         B．She                C．Such      D．I

完形填空部分（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses  36   Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were __37   there with no roof and no walls and all covered with __38   , her house was   39   quite all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children ,   40    Anna took in one of the families that had lost   41    in the flood and she  42   her home with them until it was    43   for them to rebuild their houses.
Anna's friends were   44    when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give   45  so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to   46   .  
"Well," Anna   47  her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I  48   lived found herself very poor, because her husband   49    in the war and she had a lot of children,   50    I have now. The day before Christams, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for   51    this year, so I’m going to   52    only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back   53    a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were    54    to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.   55    was that Christmas present.”
36．A．down below       B．just around         C．next to       D．above
37．A．rising B．appearing  C．falling         D．standing
38．A．water         B．trees C．dust   D．mud
39．A．just    B．already       C．yet     D．still
40．A．so       B．but     C．for      D．since
41．A．nothing      B．everything C．anything    D．something
42．A．made B．found C．shared        D．built
43．A．possible     B．necessary  C．important  D．valuable
44．A．worried      B．disappointed      C．puzzled      D．impressed
45．A．them B．herself        C．them all     D．her
46．A．support      B．supply         C．grow  D．keep
47．A．explained to       B．asked for   C．talked with         D．spoke as
48．A．actually      B．then   C．before        D．later
49．A．had killed   B．might be killed   C．had been killed  D．killed
50．A．for      B．as       C．like     D．that
51．A．you     B．us       C．Christmas D．your birthday
52．A．get     B．send  C．buy     D．make
53．A．for      B．from  C．like     D．with
54．A．sad     B．happy         C．worried      D．sorry
55．A．It        B．She     C．Such   D．I

完形填空部分（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）

  阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses  36    Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were __37    there with no roof and no walls and all covered with __38   , her house was    39   quite all right.

     Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children ,    40    Anna took in one of the families that had lost   41    in the flood and she  42   her home with them until it was    43   for them to rebuild their houses.

    Anna's friends were   44    when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give   45   so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to   46   .

"Well," Anna   47  her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I  48   lived found herself very poor, because her husband   49    in the war and she had a lot of children,   50    I have now. The day before Christams, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for   51    this year, so I’m going to   52    only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back   53    a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were    54    to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.   55    was that Christmas present.”

36．A．down below       B．just around         C．next to       D．above

37．A．rising     B．appearing      C．falling         D．standing

38．A．water                 B．trees         C．dust       D．mud

39．A．just            B．already           C．yet         D．still

40．A．so               B．but             C．for          D．since

41．A．nothing          B．everything     C．anything    D．something

42．A．made         B．found     C．shared        D．built

43．A．possible         B．necessary      C．important  D．valuable

44．A．worried          B．disappointed      C．puzzled      D．impressed

45．A．them         B．herself            C．them all     D．her

46．A．support          B．supply             C．grow      D．keep

47．A．explained to       B．asked for       C．talked withD．spoke as

48．A．actually          B．then           C．before        D．later

49．A．had killed       B．might be killed       C．had been killed  D．killed

50．A．for              B．as               C．like         D．that

51．A．you             B．us               C．Christmas D．your birthday

52．A．get             B．send          C．buy         D．make

53．A．for              B．from          C．like         D．with

54．A．sad             B．happy             C．worried      D．sorry

55．A．It                B．She             C．Such       D．I

完形填空部分（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）

  阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses  36    Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were __37    there with no roof and no walls and all covered with __38   , her house was    39   quite all right.

     Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children ,    40    Anna took in one of the families that had lost   41    in the flood and she  42   her home with them until it was    43   for them to rebuild their houses.

    Anna's friends were   44    when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give   45   so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to   46   .  

"Well," Anna   47  her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I  48   lived found herself very poor, because her husband   49    in the war and she had a lot of children,   50    I have now. The day before Christams, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for   51    this year, so I’m going to   52    only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back   53    a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were    54    to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.   55    was that Christmas present.”

36．A．down below       B．just around         C．next to       D．above

37．A．rising B．appearing  C．falling         D．standing

38．A．water         B．trees C．dust   D．mud

39．A．just    B．already       C．yet     D．still

40．A．so       B．but     C．for      D．since

41．A．nothing      B．everything C．anything    D．something

42．A．made B．found C．shared        D．built

43．A．possible     B．necessary  C．important  D．valuable

44．A．worried      B．disappointed      C．puzzled      D．impressed

45．A．them B．herself        C．them all     D．her

46．A．support      B．supply         C．grow  D．keep

47．A．explained to       B．asked for   C．talked with         D．spoke as

48．A．actually      B．then   C．before        D．later

49．A．had killed   B．might be killed   C．had been killed  D．killed

50．A．for      B．as       C．like     D．that

51．A．you     B．us       C．Christmas D．your birthday

52．A．get     B．send  C．buy     D．make

53．A．for      B．from  C．like     D．with

54．A．sad     B．happy         C．worried      D．sorry

55．A．It        B．She     C．Such   D．I