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

　On Christmas Eve, I gave each of the children three pieces of stationery(文具) with envelopes. At the 　1 of each page were the　 2 , “What I love about my sister Mia”, “What I love about my brother Kris”, “What I love about my sister Lisa” and“ What I love about my brother Erik”. The 　3 were 16, 14, 10 and 8, and it 4 some time to make it clear to them that they could find just one thing they　 5 about each other. As they wrote in privacy, I went to my bedroom and wrapped their few store-bought 6 .

When I returned to the kitchen, the children had finished their 　7 to one another. Each name was written on the outside of the envelope. We 　8 　hugs and goodnight kisses and they hurried off to bed. Lisa was given special 9 to sleep in my bed, with the promise not to steal a　 10 at the gifts until Christmas morning.

Early in the 11 , we all got up and sat around the tree and opened the few wrapped presents. 12　 the children were given their 　13 envelopes. We read the words with　 14 eyes and red noses. Erik, at 8, wasn’t expecting to hear anything 　15 . His brother had written:“ What I love about my brother Erik is that he’s not 　16 　of anything. ”Mia had written, “What I love about my brother Erik is that he can talk to 　17 !” Lisa had written, “What I love about my brother Erik is that he can 　18 trees higher than anyone!”

I felt a gentle pull at my sleeve, and then a small hand cupped around my ear and Erik 19 , “Gee, Mom, I didn’t 20 know they like me!”

1. A. top　 　　 B. end　　 　 C. middle　 　 D. side

2. A. phrases　 B. sentences 　 C. words　 　　 D. demands

3. A. boys 　B. girls　 　 C. daughters　 D. kids

4. A. spent 　 　B. took　　 　 C. cost　 D. paid

5. A. liked 　　 B. talked　　 C. hated 　　 D. learned

6. A. products　 B. clothes 　 C. gifts　　　 D. flowers

7. A. homework B. thanks　　 C. tasks 　　 D. letters

8. A. exchanged B. spared　　 C. enjoyed D. attempted

9. A. order 　　 B. permission　 C. request D. duty

10. A. notice　 B. watch 　 C. look　　　 D. note

11. A. evening B. noon 　 C. afternoon D. morning

12. A. Afterwards B. Therefore　 C. However　 D. Fortunately

13. A. two 　　 B. three 　　　 C. four　　　 D. many

14. A.sad　 　　 B. bright 　 C. teary　 　　 D. happy

15. A. strange B. funny 　 C. nice　　　 D. terrible

16. A. sure 　　 B. certain　 　 C. kind　　　 D. afraid

17. A. anybody B. somebody　 C. nobody　 　　 D. teachers

18. A. feel 　　 B. climb　　　 C. reach 　　 D. touch

19. A. shouted B. cried 　　　 C. whispered D. screamed

20. A. ever 　　 B. yet　　　 　 C. never　 　　 D. even

第二节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Our friend, Mike, was going to finally see his boys．When he divorced （离婚） his wife, he   36   to a different continent．It was over a year   37  he'd last seen his boys．They were coming to spend one week with him．
38  ,Mike was not accustomed to being with them by himself．Also, he was afraid he didn't have enough money to take them to interesting places．My husband, Steve,   39   some activities which didn't  40  much money and tried to  41   him that he didn't have to spend a lot of money to have fun．
Judging from the distaste on our friend's face, we knew the suggestion wasn't worthy of   42 ．Mike told us that he   43  the view that the amount of   44  spent on his children equaled the amount of love he'd get   45 ．Actually, what his children needed most was his company．He just didn't 46   it, though．
I remember as a child the things my family did that cost   47   nothing at all．A picnic or a walk around the block with my parents after dinner was some of the fondest 48   I had. One Christmas, without   49   things for his girls, my dad presented each of us with a wrapped box inside of which was a sheet of paper that  50  read, "I love you．" I can't even remember what else I opened that Christmas morning．
I remember we took our boys for   51 ．After a wonderful day of telling stories and singing to an audience of trees and a quiet  52 of watching the campfire's dance, they entered the tent screaming with laughter, jumping up and down．Steve   53   no time joining their merrymaking．It's a  54  that will remain in our memory for ages．
Time is the  55   important thing one can spend on a child．
36．A．belonged       B．moved            C．referred       D．adapted
37．A．after         B．as              C．until         D．since
38．A．Therefore    B．Though            C．Besides       D．However
39．A．took          B．suggested          C．provided       D．created
40．A．cost          B．save              C．earn        D．lose
41．A．persuade       B．scold              C．explain        D．recommend
42．A．challenge        B．decision           C．consideration  D．operation
43．A．gave up      B．talked about         C．cared about    D．stuck to
44．A．time          B．money             C．energy      D．love
45．A．in turn       B．in return           C．in vain      D．in total
46．A．get          B．mean             C．guess       D．finish
47．A．practically     B．gradually          C．slightly      D．mainly
48．A．drills          B．experiments        C．lessons         D．memories
49．A．common     B．useful           C．expensive     D．necessary
50．A．approximately B．especially           C．simply        D．mostly
51．A．shopping     B．camping           C．swimming    D．boating
52．A．morning      B．afternoon          C．evening       D．dawn
53．A．spared        B．spent              C．afforded      D．wasted
54．A．sight           B．message           C．signal         D．description
55．A．least         B．last              C．most           D．best

第二节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

      阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Our friend, Mike, was going to finally see his boys．When he divorced （离婚） his wife, he   36   to a different continent．It was over a year   37   he'd last seen his boys．They were coming to spend one week with him．

       38  ,Mike was not accustomed to being with them by himself．Also, he was afraid he didn't have enough money to take them to interesting places．My husband, Steve,   39   some activities which didn't  40   much money and tried to  41   him that he didn't have to spend a lot of money to have fun．

       Judging from the distaste on our friend's face, we knew the suggestion wasn't worthy of   42 ．Mike told us that he   43   the view that the amount of   44  spent on his children equaled the amount of love he'd get   45 ．Actually, what his children needed most was his company．He just didn't 46   it, though．

       I remember as a child the things my family did that cost   47   nothing at all．A picnic or a walk around the block with my parents after dinner was some of the fondest 48    I had. One Christmas, without   49   things for his girls, my dad presented each of us with a wrapped box inside of which was a sheet of paper that  50   read, "I love you．" I can't even remember what else I opened that Christmas morning．

       I remember we took our boys for   51 ．After a wonderful day of telling stories and singing to an audience of trees and a quiet  52  of watching the campfire's dance, they entered the tent screaming with laughter, jumping up and down．Steve   53   no time joining their merrymaking．It's a  54   that will remain in our memory for ages．

       Time is the  55   important thing one can spend on a child．

36．A．belonged        B．moved             C．referred        D．adapted

37．A．after          B．as                C．until           D．since

38．A．Therefore    B．Though             C．Besides        D．However

39．A．took           B．suggested           C．provided        D．created

40．A．cost           B．save               C．earn         D．lose

41．A．persuade        B．scold               C．explain         D．recommend

42．A．challenge        B．decision            C．consideration  D．operation

43．A．gave up      B．talked about          C．cared about     D．stuck to

44．A．time           B．money              C．energy       D．love

45．A．in turn        B．in return            C．in vain        D．in total

46．A．get           B．mean              C．guess        D．finish

47．A．practically      B．gradually           C．slightly      D．mainly

48．A．drills           B．experiments         C．lessons          D．memories

49．A．common     B．useful             C．expensive      D．necessary

50．A．approximately B．especially            C．simply         D．mostly

51．A．shopping     B．camping            C．swimming    D．boating

52．A．morning      B．afternoon           C．evening        D．dawn

53．A．spared         B．spent               C．afforded       D．wasted

54．A．sight            B．message             C．signal          D．description

55．A．least         B．last                C．most            D．best

完形填空：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

　It was Friday, Andy Barton was in a 　1 　mood(情绪).

　At six o'clock his 　2 　programme “Travel with us was on TV. Andy liked to get home 　3 　good time for that. But then, just as he was leaving the office to get home a little 　4 　a customer rang up with a few complaints (牢骚, 抱怨) for the next fifteen minutes. “I can 　5 　get home in time if I hurry.”Andy told himself as he 　6 　out of the office. But then, as he drove off in his car, he 　7 　that he was almost out of 　8 　.“ I'll have to stop at Fenton's.”Andy thought. He 　9 　Fenton's because it was a 　10 　petrol station.“ You do all the work yourself, but you pay 　11 　for the petrol.”he used to 　12 　.

　But at Fenton's, the pump was not working properly and it 　13 　ages to get petrol. 　14 　when Andy got home, it was already two minutes past six. Just then the phone rang. “Shall I 　15 　it?” Andy though. He tried to 　16 　his attention on the programme and forgot the phone. But it 　17 　ringing and finally he picked it up.

　“Mr. Barton?”　18 　said, “Fenton's Garage here.”

　“Fenton's?”sanid Andy .“ 　19 　, I was at your place only a few minutes 　20 　, getting some petrol. Did I 　21 　something behind or what?”“No, you didn't, Mr. Barton .” the voice went on. “That's just the 　22 　! You didn't leave anything behind! You went off without paying for your petrol, you 　23 　! Now normally, when that happened, we ring up the police. But 　24 　I recognized you and I know it was a mistake.”

　“I'm really very sorry.”Andy said.

　“Oh, 　25 　Mr. Barton. But could you come round now and pay for your petrol? And please hurry! We close at half past six!”