To everyone’s surprise, Michael claimed _____ all his homework in just one hour.

To everyone’s surprise, Michael claimed _____ all his homework in just one hour

1. A.
   having finished
2. B.
   to have finished
3. C.
   that finished
4. D.
   finishing

To everyone’s surprise, Michael claimed _____ all his homework in just one hour.

       One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to  36  a great climbing plant that had grown  37  a roof beam（房梁），so that we could repair the roof and   38  the walls.

       When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a  39  of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then  40  something  41  among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his  42  ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to  43  me.

       “You won’t believe that the   44  blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we   45  to feed on,” he said,“but they also want their children to  46  in a cradle（摇摆）of gold!”

       When my daughter came over on the eve of the  47  ,we told her about this   48  occurrence.

       “Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud   49  .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I   50  a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”

       As the bracelet no longer  51  its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.

       In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the   52  the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like  53  . I hope that if my grandson  54  loses it, one of the   55  that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.

36．A．remove                   B．cover                      C．grow                      D．water

37．A．beyond                   B．over                       C．across                     D．through

38．A．build                      B．paint                      C．rescue                     D．print

39．A．nest                        B．baby                       C．body                      D．egg

40．A．moved                    B．got                         C．picked                    D．noticed

41．A．nice                       B．colorful                  C．shiny                      D．special

42．A．horror                    B．surprise                  C．delight                    D．disappointment

43．A．ask                         B．tell                         C．show                      D．give

44．A．working                 B．cheating                  C．dreaming                D．thieving

45．A．buy                        B．plant                      C．store                       D．collect

46．A．lie                          B．sing                        C．listen                      D．wait

47．A．party                      B．Christmas               C．birthday                  D．wedding

48．A．important               B．strange                   C．terrible                   D．funny

49．A．cry                         B．sigh                        C．laugh                      D．sound

50．A．hid                         B．threw                            C．lost                        D．broke

51．A．fitted                      B．satisfied                  C．matched                  D．interested

52．A．jewels                    B．toys                        C．clothes                    D．presents

53．A．attractive                B．new                        C．modern                   D．golden

54．A．almost                    B．just                        C．even                       D．ever

55．A．blackbirds               B．grandchildren          C．neighbors                D．mice

One Sunday morning in June 1959 my mother walked into my room. “Surprise!” she said, proudly holding up a yellow dress. “I made it just for you. What do you think?”

       I bit my tongue. How could I tell Mom it was the ugliest dress I had ever seen?

       “It’s perfect for church,” my mother continued delightedly.“I wish someone had made a dress like this for me.”

       Too bad you can’t wear it, I thought. But I knew Mom had spent a lot of time on the dress. No one should refuse.

       Unwillingly I put it on.

       All through church I prayed（祈祷）,Lord, let me get out of here without anyone seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the boy I had a crush on, one of the coolest boys at Neptune High School. Although we were in some of the same classes, Dennis had never taken any notice of me. Every time I got near him, I became tongue-tied.

       At the end of the service I rushed for the door. But I had to wait on the steps while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while longer…Then out of the corner of my eye I saw the Pearces coming near. Before I could escape, Dennis was right beside me.

       I started talking, hoping if I kept it up he wouldn’t notice my ugly dress. “I’m going to college in September,” I said.

       “That’s great,” Dennis replied “I got accepted to police academy（学院）.”

       “Wow!” I said. Somehow I kept the conversation going. The next thing I knew Dennis had asked me out on a date!

       We courted（恋爱）through college, and eventually got married. Months after our wedding I asked Dennis if he remembered the day he had first asked me out.

“Certainly I do,” he said.“You were always quiet in school. I didn’t think you’d be much fun. But you were so lively when we talked on the church steps, I wanted to get to know you better.” Maybe that yellow dress wasn’t what I would have chosen, but that day it was the perfect dress for me.

Why did she accept such a dress?

       A．She was fond of its new pattern.

       B．Her Mom just brought it for her.

       C．It was proper to go to church in it．

       D．She understood her Mom’s love．

The author tried to carry the dialog on，hoping        .

      A．she would catch other boys’ attention

      B．Dennis would get her out for a date

      C．Dennis wouldn’t take notice of her dress

      D．she could be noticed by Dennis’s parents

The underlined part“had a crush on’’ in Paragraph 6 probably means：“      ”.

      A．10ved deeply   B．met by chance        C．100ked down on     D．worried about

What would be the best title for the text?

       A．An Ugly Dress      B．A Perfect Dress

    C．A Dress for the Church   D．A Dress for the Date