Amy was looking for a gift for her little daughter.Suddenly she stopped before a store of dolls.“Girls like dolls,”she thought as she stepped into it.Looking around,she saw a grandma doll…one with gray hair and a pair of glasses.In her mind appeared Joyce,her mother.

When Amy was a little girl,she got her first doll from Joyce for her birthday.Then the second,the third...A doll a year never arrived late.

“ Why always a doll? ” This question had been in Amy’s mind until one day her father gave the answer.

Little Joyce dreamed to have a doll.Her parents promised(答应)one for her fifth birthday.Sadly ,they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived.The never-received gift was the most precious(珍贵的)in her eyes.

Her mother’s story being recalled,Amy got an idea. It was Joyce’s birthday.A package(包裹)was sent to her with a card that read:

Dear Joyce ,

I forget to send you the package that you should have received on May 20,1 956,your fifth Birthday.The gift inside has aged ,but I thought that you might still wish to have it。

Love ,Angel of Joy

Joyce opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll.She clasped the doll that she had waited so many years for ,crying softly.The doll given by “Angel of Joy”,made her the happiest “child” in the world.

1.Why did Joyce think dolls were the best birthday gifts for Amy?

A.Amy dreamed to have all kinds of lovely dolls.

B.Amy Iooked like a doll when she was a little girl.

C.Joyce received a lot of lovely dolls from her parents.

D.Joyce had never got the dream doll from her parents.

2.Who sent a grandma doll to Joyce indeed(真正的)on her birthday?

A.Amy. B.Angel of Joy.

C.Joyce’s parents. D.Amy’s daughter.

3.The underlined word “clasped” means“ ”in the passage.

A.held B.threw C.made D.bought

4.What can we learn from the story?

A.Dolls are every little girl’s dream toys.

B.Grandma dolls are best gifts for parents.

C.Parents sometimes need their“Angel of Joy”.

D.Parents’birthdays are very important.

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.

“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”

“I left it at home.”

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

1.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen

2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A. he's her grandson B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time

3.From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A. classmate B. colleague (同事)

C. aunt D. wife

4.The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认

5.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

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