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21. Christmas is over. And I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___1___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.

For over a month I stared at ___2___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___3___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I ___4___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.

My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t ___5___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___6___.

My next plan would have to be more ___7___. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t ___8___ to miss out on this bargain!”

His ___9___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___10___ and for US$250 you could buy ___11___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___12___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”

I went to my room, ___13___ at how mean(吝啬的) my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t ___14___ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.

When I ___15___ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been ___16___. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___17___. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___18___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___19___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___20___ get an A+ in English class.

1. A. pain B. attempt       C. joy      D. shyness

2. A. housing  B. fishing C. car     D. fashion

3. A. mind      B. idea     C. opinion       D. head

4. A. get  B. set      C. searched    D. went

5. A. operate   B. run     C. start    D. work

6. A. riding     B. driving       C. thinking      D. keeping

7. A. strong    B. practical     C. ideal    D. obvious

8. A. afford     B. pay     C. allow  D. stand

9. A. talk B. expression  C. face    D. response

10. A. truck    B. telescope    C. chance       D. bargain

11. A. one       B. something   C. everything  D. nothing

12. A. heating  B. loving  C. nursing      D. finding

13. A. pleased B. good   C. expert D. angry

14. A. say       B. believe C. care    D. learn

15. A. went off      B. woke up     C. rang up      D. found out

16. A. worried B. instructed   C. warned      D. defeated

17. A. opened  B. wrapped     C. left     D. faded

18. A. recovered     B. refused       C. reopened    D. removed

19. A. won     B. done   C. beaten D. failed

20. A. ever      B. already       C. still     D. even

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then  Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(an)    16    bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it      17   .
The bed    18  an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   19  music or other pleasant sounds.The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   20      , "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording    21   . The sound recording can be loud music or    22    sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately,   23  you’ll be late!"
If you don’t get up    24   the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical
"foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few   25   minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the    26   of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.         27     the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and    28  .               
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to     29    a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees---"All-Honda Idea Contest", The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win   30   . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then  Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(an)    16     bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it      17    .

The bed    18   an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   19   music or other pleasant sounds.The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   20       , "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording    21   . The sound recording can be loud music or    22     sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately,   23   you'll be late!"

If you don't get up     24    the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical

"foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few   25    minutes. What! You're still in bed! Slowly the    26    of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.         27      the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and    28  .                

Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to     29     a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees---"All-Honda Idea Contest", The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win   30   . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.

1.A. expensive       B. special     C. valuable         D. comfortable

2.A. works            B. runs               C. happens          D. moves

3.A. is separated from        B. is made up of 

C. is attached to            D. is made into

4.A. loud             B. classical          C. pop              D. soft

5.A. sound          B. voice           C. noise            D. way

6.A. sends          B. turns           C. plays             D. appears

7.A. pleasant       B. interesting      C. unpleasant       D. funny

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

9.A. after          B. until            C. since            D. before

10.A. other          B. another         C. more             D. one

11.A. end                    B. middle          C. body             D. top

12.A. However       B. Finally      C. Therefore        D. Otherwise

13.A. angry          B. work            C. happy            D. awake

14.A. win             B. achieve       C. gain         D. defeat

15.A. praises       B. prizes           C. contents         D. medals

My father often works very hard. And he has 21  to see a film. Here I’ll tell you  22  about him.

One afternoon, when he finished his work and  23  go home, he found a film ticket under the   24  on his desk. He thought he 25  to have not much work to do that day and  26  was quite wonderful to pass the  27 at the cinemA. So he came back home and  28  finished his supper. Then he said 29  to us and left.

But to our  30  , he came back about half an hour later, I  31  him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about  32  funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

When my father was sitting in his seat, a  33  came to my father’s and said that the seat was   34  . Ｍy father was surprised. He took out the ticket  35  looked at it carefully. It was Row17,  36  . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her 37   her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

38  ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The   39  of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh,   40  , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

1. A. little money    B. much money    C. little time     D. much time

2.A. a funny story    B. a good story  C. an old story    D. a strange story

3.A. was to           B. was about to  C. had to          D. ought

4.A. box              B. book          C. glass           D. paper

5.A. happened         B. liked         C. pretended       D. wanted

6.A. it               B. this          C. that            D. which

7.A. morning          B. afternoon     C. day             D. evening

8.A. early            B. quietly       C. quickly         D. suddenly

9. A. hello           B. good-bye      C. good evening    D. good night

10. A. disappointment     B. joy       C. sorrow          D. surprise

11. A. asked          B. explained     C. told            D. wanted

12.A. a               B. one           C. some            D. the

13. A. man            B. woman         C. doctor          D. nurse

14. A. hers           B. his           C. taken           D. wrong

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

16. A. Seat1          B. Seat2         C. Seat3           D. Seat4

17.A. it bring        B. to get        C. to see          D. to show

18.A. Why             B. How           C. When            D. where

19.A. designs         B. colors        C. prices          D. owners

20.A. I’m sad     B. I’m sorry     C. I’m wrong       D. I’m worried

On a cold winter morning I heard someone trying to get their car out of the snow after a snowstorm. After a few minutes I realized they needed a(n) __【小题1】__, so I got dressed ,went __【小题2】__, and pushed the car. It only took about a minute and, __【小题3】__ more cold than sociable(交际的), I walked back to my apartment, __【小题4】__ really seeing the driver.
Months ___【小题5】__ I was at the corner store and the guy in front of me __【小题6】_ on paying for the beer I was buying! It felt a bit __【小题7】__ and I had to refuse repeatedly. When I __【小题8】__ the cashier she told me my stuff was already __【小题9】___ and she couldn't take my money.  
So, I was walking back home from the store and that __【小题10】__ guy is fifty feet in front of me, all the way! It __【小题11】__that he's my neighbor, living in the apartment complex(公寓大楼) just after mine!  
As we __【小题12】__ the stairs of our separate apartment buildings I __【小题13】__, "Thanks for the beer!" He replied, "__【小题14】__. Thanks for helping me push my car that time!" 
I didn't __【小题15】_ him and told him it wasn't me.  He said "Oh! Okay. Well, still ... enjoy!" 
A few days later I __【小题16】_ him getting into his car and I realized __【小题17】__ he was and that it actually had been me who __【小题18】__ him that day!
Maybe one day soon I'll tell him he bought __【小题19】__ for the right guy!
Either way, it feels nice to help, and when you put __【小题20】__ into the world, it eventually comes back to you!