Charlie was a rich boy who had more toys than you could imagine. His family had a lot of money, and   1  he liked something, they would buy it for him. Then, he had no idea what things cost, and wouldn't   2  to take care of what he had. Nor did he realise how difficult it was for other children to get toys like the ones he had.

A time came, though, when he was   3  used to all his toys and various stuff that he began to want something   4 . One of his uncles found a fine horse and he gave it to Charlie. Charlie was very   5  at having a horse. He had never got something like that before.

However, he   6  the horse just as badly as he did all his other toys, and it soon started looking   7 . For the first time in his life Charlie became truly   8 . He loved the horse, and the fact that his family had offered to exchange it for a new one meant nothing to him. One day, while in the countryside, he saw a girl with a horse. The girl looked very poor, but the horse seemed happy and looked great.

Wondering how she had   9  this, Charlie secretly followed her, watching everything she did. First he followed them through the forest, where he saw that she never used the whip, and never   10  the horse. Then they came to the stable, and   11  they arrived the girl fed and watered the horse. Then she carefully groomed (照顾) it. Charlie was surprised. This was the   12  of what Charlie had done to his horse.

Charlie wanted to   13  and become like the girl. As no one had shown him how to do this, he 14   to her and asked her to teach him how to look after his horse. After her initial surprise, she happily  15 . With her he learned how to   16  care and effort into things. He learned that he could be much   17  with only a few special things that you truly   18  , than with thousands of toys that were only good for a short time and were then   19  aside. When the horse finally   20  all its strength and health, Charlie was happy that his effort had been worthwhile.

1.                A．whichever      B．whenever       C．whatever D．however

2.                A．refuse         B．bother         C．obey D．hesitate

3.                A．so             B．as             C．quite D．very

4.                A．usual          B．different        C．right D．expensive

5.                A．excited         B．interested       C．annoyed  D．hopeful

6.                A．operated       B．commanded     C．trained   D．treated

7.                A．tired           B．puzzled         C．grateful   D．sick

8.                A．worried        B．patient         C．ashamed  D．doubtful

9.                A．controlled      B．learned         C．managed  D．prepared

10.               A．scratched       B．hit            C．broke D．damaged

11.               A．even if         B．every time      C．now that   D．soon after

12.               A．glory          B．devotion        C．opposite   D．assumption

13.               A．change         B．continue        C．inspect    D．overcome

14.               A．got over        B．turned over     C．took over  D．went over

15.               A．agreed         B．received        C．adopted   D．responded

16.               A．give           B．put            C．spend D．take

17.               A．stringer        B．higher         C．happier   D．smarter

18.               A．cared for       B．cut down       C．poured into    D．looked up

19.               A．picked         B．dropped        C．passed    D．thrown

20.               A．relieved        B．recovered      C．lost   D．grasped

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

   阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was the afternoon before Christmas. As the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that___16___ my day was the Christmas tree in our waiting room and beautiful___17___ sent to me by my lover.

When I was cleaning my office, our nurse came, saying___18___was anxious to speak with me. As I stepped out of the room,I___19__a tired-looking woman with a___20___ in her arms. ___21___, she explained that her husband--a prisoner was my next___22__. She told me she wasn’t ___23__to visit him in prison and that he had never seen his son． Her___24___ for me was to let them sit in the waiting room longer.___25__my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. Hardly had her husband ___26___ when the woman’s tired face lit up. I kept watching them laugh, cry, and share their child outside. After almost an hour, I called__27____in. He seemed like a gentle and modest man. While working, I ___28___what he possibly could have done to be put into prison. I tried to make him as ___29___ as possible.

　　At the end of the appointment, I ___30___ him a Merry Christmas—a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to ___31___. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___32___ that he hadn’t been able to give his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful ___33___.

I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most ___34___—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the ___35___to share in this special moment.

1. A. displeased B. passed               C. brightened       D. celebrated

2. A. cards         B. gifts            C. roses            D. clothes

3.A. man            B. waiter           C. patient          D. lady

4.A. recognized     B. noticed          C. realized         D. knew

5.A. Happily        B. Excitedly        C. Angrily          D. Nervously

6.A. prisonerB．patient                  C．customer         D．fellow

7.A. book           B. gift             C. bag              D. baby

8.A. informedB. reminded                 C. allowed          D. invited

9.A. request        B. suggestion       B. demand           D. order

10.A. Since         B. Though           C. Unless           D. While

11.A. looked upB. brought up             C. turned up        D. took up

12.A．guard         B．lady             C．prisoner         D．visitor

13. A. wonderedB. believed               C. understood       D. found

14. A. painfulB. kind                    C. careful          D. comfortable

15.A. chatted       B. gave             C. wished           D. hoped

16.A. prison        B. home             C. hospital         D. work

17.A. worried       B. astonished       C. sad              D. pleased

18. A. opinion B. message                C. promise          D. idea

19. A. joy          B. sadness          C. astonishment     D. worry

20.A.right  B. opportunity  C. feeling  Ｄ. time

My daughter was three years old. She was going to a playschool, which had day boarding facilities (寄宿设施). After    36   , the kids used to sleep for 2 to 3 hours. So she was very    37    and active in the evening and always wanted to    38    till mid-night. By that time, I was totally   39    after a whole day’s work in the office and at home.

One day, as usual she was not    40    to go to bed. She was crying aloud, “I want to play more. No    41    time now.” I hold her in my arms and wiped her tears. She had stopped crying. I told her, “   42    you sleep happily without crying, a beautiful    43    will come to you in your sleep.” While I was    44    the beauty of the angel （天使）, she lowered her    45    to my shoulder and she was asleep in a few minutes.

Many days passed. She used to sleep late, but    46    cried again while going to sleep.

One day, when coming back in the evening, I    47    she was feeling sleepy. Soon I cooked something for her and made her    48   . That day, she slept early.

I went to the    49    and prepared the dinner. Then, we also thought of going to bed early. Suddenly I saw a    50    smile on her face. Soon, she started   51    quietly. That was very    52   . Never had it happened like this. It lasted for a few    53   . Soon she  was deep in sleep.

The next morning she    54    early. Sitting in the bed she called me, “Mama, an angel had come to me yesterday. She    55    me on my forehead and her face was just like yours.”

36. A. school           B. class             C. games              D. lunch

37. A. fresh             B.small              C. clever              D. strong

38. A. read              B.play                C. rest                 D. walk

39. A. pleased          B. worried         C. tired                D. concerned

40. A. patient           B. full                C. sure                 D. ready

41. A. watching       B. sleeping         C. drinking           D. writing

42. A. If                 B. Because         C. Unless             D. Before

43. A. angel            B. bird               C.flower              D. girl

44. A. sharing          B. checking        C. enjoying           D. describing(描述)

45. A. hand             B. head              C. foot                 D. leg

46. A. always          B. sometimes     C.never                D. often

47. A. heard            B. noticed          C. forgot              D. hoped

48. A. run               B. study             C. eat                   D. stand

49. A. window        B. bed               C. bathroom         D. kitchen

50. A. sweet            B. sad                C. shy                  D. polite

51. A. laughing        B. watching       C.thinking            D. moving

52. A. important      B. special           C. lucky               D. difficult

53. A. days             B. hours            C.seconds            D. weeks

54. A. set out          B. came back     C. got up              D. sat down

55. A. carried          B. held               C. hit                   D. kissed