—There is a knock at the door.

—______?

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——There is a knock at the door．

——______ ?　

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A．Who can it be　　　B．Who is that

C．Who is he　　 　　D．Do you think who he is

Uncle Tom gave little Vicki Black a birthday gift one week before her birthday. He told her not to open it until her birthday. She knew her mother wouldn’t tolerate any disrespect to the kind man who helped them out after Vicki’s father passed away; besides, Vicki didn’t want Uncle Tom to get angry. But little Vicky didn’t want to just hold it and guess what was in it. After all, she looked forward to his coming to show her interesting things, like how to turn an old sock into a doll.

All the day, Vicki couldn’t stop thinking about the gift while her teacher was giving a lecture. Vicki sat still in her seat, drawing paper dolls inside the box. When school was done, she raced home. Walking into the room, again, she shook the present, but she heard nothing. Holding her breath, she opened the box and looked inside. Seconds later, she cried. When Mrs. Black saw the box, she said angrily, “Didn’t I tell you to leave it alone?” Vicki sobbed and said, “Mommy, you don’t understand.”

“Don’t cry to me. You have missed everything now, just because you couldn’t wait,” Mrs. Black accused. “What will Uncle Tom think now?”

“Uncle Tom gave me nothing,” Vicki cried and handed the empty box to her mother. “He played a trick on me.”

Mrs. Black said doubtfully, “Uncle Tom is not like that. You must have dropped it.”

Vicki kept crying. Only a rapid knock on the door made the house quiet. It was Uncle Tom. He looked at the empty box. “You have already done it? I told you to wait for your birthday.”

“You didn’t give me a gift.” Fresh tears filled her eyes.

“I try to give you something. I know your birthday is a special day. I tell myself to give you something valuable to last your whole life. I think hard and get the idea to give you an important lesson. If you open it on birthday, I see you learn. Then I will make a big party to celebrate. Maybe next year you listen and then you will understand the gift better.

Vicki’s cheeks flushed（脸红）.

1. We can learn from the text that Vicki___________.

2. Vicki’s mother became angry because ___________.

3. What kind of person is Uncle Tom?

4.What did Uncle Tom want to teach Vicki?

This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first,   1  on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.

One day, she finally decided “I want to break up”. “Why?” he asked.

“I am   2  .” she answered.

He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep   3  . finally he asked, “What can I do to   4  your mind?”

Looking into his eyes she said, “Answer my question. If you can   5  my heart, I will change my mind. Let’s say, I want a flower   6  on the face of a mountain cliff (悬崖), we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your   7  . will you do it for me?”

He said, “I will give you my   8  tomorrow.”

She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which   9   “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, the   10  are …”

“When you use the computer you always    11  the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the   12  . You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my   13  to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n)   14  city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always   15  at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes   16  when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those   17  white hairs.”

“Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you   18   I do … I could not pick that flower yet, and die …”

That’s life, and   19  . flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the   20  of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.

1.A．but             B．and          C．or             D．so

2.A．lonely          B．shamed C．tired   D．worried

3.A．space          B．thought C．shade D．impression

4.A．speak          B．change  C．blow   D．keep

5.A．represent            B．expand  C．admit  D．convince

6.A．growing      B．falling     C．living   D．waiting

7.A．attention    B．satisfaction     C．interest       D．death

8.A．agreement          B．answer  C．announcement   D．judgment

9.A．writes          B．informs  C．prints  D．goes

10.A．meanings           B．messages        C．reasons       D．purposes

11.A．turn up     B．put up    C．use up         D．mess up

12.A．structures         B．programs        C．balance       D．position

13.A．legs           B．patience         C．energy         D．dollars

14.A．ancient     B．new        C．modern       D．underground

15.A．shout        B．jump      C．knock D．stare

16.A．as if           B．now that         C．so that         D．in case

17.A．annoying           B．enjoyable       C．dusty  D．amusing

18.A．less than            B．rather than    C．more than   D．other than

19.A．determination  B．love         C．progress      D．power

20.A．surface     B．way        C．principle     D．nature

Miss Green was watching TV to relax herself after a day’s work. Suddenly the program    1   .“Sorry to interrupt the program. Now we are requested to broadcast an important notice from the    2   :At about nine this evening, an old woman   3    79 named Mrs. Humney was robbed and killed by a robber who was    4    a green coat.   5    who can supply any clue(线索) are requested to report to the police.” The terrible news made the lonely girl filled with    6   .She couldn’t help looking   7   .But she didn’t notice that a man was already behind the door to the veranda(走廊) .

All of a sudden the man    8    before Miss Green. The girl really didn’t know what to    9   .“Don’t    10    for trouble. Just    11    your necklace and ring on the table, then I’ll think over whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night,” said the robber. That made Miss Green even more    12    but she tried to calm herself.

Just then there came the whistle of a police car. In a little while, someone    13    the door bell. The man said with a pistol(手枪)     14    the girl’s back. “Don’t    15    the door and say you have gone to bed. Never let him in.” But the girl got an idea. She asked the man outside the door, “Oh, who is it?” “I’m sergeant Bull. Miss Green, is there    16    unusual here?” “No, there isn’t.” Immediately she added    17   ,“only my brother and I are here in the room.” “Well then, good night.” Bull replied in the same loud voice.

A few minutes later, the sound of the police car could not be heard. “It’s well done,” the robber laughed. Then he rushed to the girl. Almost at the same time the glass on the window of Miss Green    18    into pieces. The policemen    19    into the room from the veranda and caught the robber before he could run away.

“Miss Green,   20    you said about your brother’s being in the room made us take action right away,” said Sergeant Bull, “for we have already known that your brother was killed in an accident a year ago.”

1. A. started　　    B. stopped 　　　　   C. ended　　　　 　　   D. disappeared

2. A. police　　　　 B. government 　　  C. army　　　　  　　  D. prison

3. A. for　　　　    B. at　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. of　　　　 　　 　　D. with

4. A. dressed　　    　　   B. wearing　　　　　　 C. on　　　　 　　 　　D. putting on

5. A. People　　　　 B. Any　　　　　　　　  C. These　　　　 　　   D. Those

6. A. fear　　　　   　　   B. anger 　　　　　　   C. surprise　　　　   D. sadness

7. A. around　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　 　　 　　D. over

8. A. came　　　　   B. walked　　　　　　  C. appeared　　　　   D. ran

9. A. say　　　　     B. make　　　　　　　　 C. do　　　　    　　  D. deal with

10. A. ask　　　　    B. take　　　　　　　　  C. except　　　　    D. stand

11. A. take off　　    B. put 　　　　　　    C. hand in　　　　    D. give out

12. A. terrify　　　　 B. terrified　　　　    C. terrifying　　　　  D. terrible

13. A. rang　　　　 B. touched 　　　　   C. turned on　　　　  D. struck

14. A. on 　　　　    B. at　　　　　　　　　　  C. to　　　　 　　 　　D. against

15. A. knock　　    　　   B. get out of 　　　　 C. close　　　　　　  D. open

16. A. someone　　  B. anyone 　　　　    C. anything　　　　   D. something

17. A. excitedly　　  B. anxiously 　　　　 C. aloud　　　　        D. bravely

18. A. turned　　    　　   B. brought　　　　　　 C. broke　　　　  　　  D. changed

19. A. slipped　　    B. went　　　　　　    C. fell　　　　     　　 D. hurried

20. A. what　　　　 　　   B. when　　　　　　    C. while　　　　  　　   D. that