Yours,

                Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  35   .

I wanted to do something very   36   for my fifteen ? year ? old son, who has always been the perfect child. He   37   all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it until it looked almost new. I was so   38   of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.

I could   39   wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening. I went to the kitchen to start the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a   40  : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so surprised. It had been a long ? standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could take lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s response.

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could   41   this expensive gift.

Of course, the house awoke, and my son was excited with my reaction. Many kisses were   42  , and I immediately wanted him to open my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I   43   that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother  44  on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still   45    and lives even in the ever ? changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to   46   this story.

34．---I’ll be away on holiday. Would you please water the flowers for me?

---Ok. ______________.

A．I have no time           B．I’d rather not  C．I’d be happy to     D．You can leave

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

33．---Could you tell me how long I can ______the book?

    ---For three days.

A．keep                               B．borrow            C．lend                       D．return

32．---What does Bob collect?

---_______. He just got one with a bear in it on his last birthday.

A．Stamps                        B．Shells        C．Coins            D．Snow globes

31．My brother is weak in math, so my mother wants me _________ him with his math.

   A．helps                         B．helping       C．to help               D．help

30．---Have you ever been to the aquarium?

   ---No, I haven’t.

   --- Me________. Let’s go there tomorrow.

    A．neither                           B．either               C．too                      D．also

29．---It is going to rain, _______?

---Yes, it is. But I think the sun is coming out later on.

A．is it                              B．isn’t it           C．does it                 D．doesn’t it

28．---What did you see in Disneyland?

   ---I saw many Disney characters__________around the park.

A．to walk                       B．walked         C．walking                D．walks

27．---- Where is Mr Read? 

----He ________to Singapore for a holiday with his family.

A．goes                          B．will go                C．was going       D．has gone