How old was I? I can’t remember. Maybe I was only 10. It was the first 1 without my father because he was away for something. He left me to fill that sad place in my mother’s heart. It was the Christmas when I stopped being a 2 and tried to play Father Christmas myself. I really wanted to make it happy and bright again. It was the Christmas of the 3.
Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, a nice 4 shop in our town’s little shopping mall. It was dark green. And it was a 5, heavy, wool dress coat. Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,” she said in a low voice and 6.
“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the mirror. She looked good on any clothes, 7 this coat suited her much better. She looked at the 8, then hung the coat back on the rack, standing there once more to 9 
Eighty-seven dollars. But I decided to buy it for her. As we moved on 10the mall, I found some excuse to return and asked one of the Tobias ladies to 11 the coat.
I helped clean every yard(庭院) in our neighbourhood—some yards twice, and soon I got the coat. The store ladies helped me put it in their biggest 12 with bright blue paper and thick silver ribbon(丝带). I don’t remember 13 I got it home, but I can still feel the wonderful 14 and pride that filled me. I would imagine the big space which the box would take up under our tree. Here it was—joy, peace and 15—all in the box, waiting for Mom’s surprise.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      Easter
    2. B.
      Christmas
    3. C.
      Halloween
    4. D.
      Thanksgiving
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      child
    2. B.
      son
    3. C.
      student
    4. D.
      teacher
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      tree
    2. B.
      bag
    3. C.
      coat
    4. D.
      ribbon
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      children’s
    2. B.
      women’s
    3. C.
      girl’s
    4. D.
      men’s
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      big
    2. B.
      wide
    3. C.
      thin
    4. D.
      long
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      tried it on
    2. B.
      put it on
    3. C.
      kept it on
    4. D.
      turned it on
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      though
    2. B.
      or
    3. C.
      for
    4. D.
      and
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      price
    2. B.
      design
    3. C.
      color
    4. D.
      material
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      taste
    2. B.
      feel
    3. C.
      sound
    4. D.
      smell
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      through
    2. B.
      over
    3. C.
      past
    4. D.
      across
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      sell
    2. B.
      send
    3. C.
      keep
    4. D.
      wash
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      tank
    2. B.
      basket
    3. C.
      bag
    4. D.
      box
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      how
    2. B.
      why
    3. C.
      whether
    4. D.
      when
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      development
    2. B.
      excitement
    3. C.
      improvement
    4. D.
      advertisement
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      courage
    2. B.
      confidence
    3. C.
      love
    4. D.
      honesty

One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our minds we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to 1a new place or country, we 2what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the habit people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things 3. Things are often very different from the way we 4them to be.
One of the 5 dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 6 to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had studied and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 7 to be no way of 8 out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he 9 up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 10.
The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 11: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 12. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 13 will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and understand my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 14 nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 15 slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      visiting
    2. B.
      seeking
    3. C.
      reaching
    4. D.
      discovering
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      imagine
    2. B.
      know
    3. C.
      feel
    4. D.
      guess
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      quickly
    2. B.
      simply
    3. C.
      correctly
    4. D.
      neatly
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      required
    2. B.
      wished
    3. C.
      left
    4. D.
      expected
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      funny
    2. B.
      dull
    3. C.
      famous
    4. D.
      silly
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      managing
    2. B.
      trying
    3. C.
      thinking
    4. D.
      hoping
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      used
    2. B.
      ought
    3. C.
      seemed
    4. D.
      had
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      making
    2. B.
      finding
    3. C.
      turning
    4. D.
      letting
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      gave
    2. B.
      sat
    3. C.
      woke
    4. D.
      got
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      dream
    2. B.
      lesson
    3. C.
      research
    4. D.
      exercise
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      softly
    2. B.
      loudly
    3. C.
      slowly
    4. D.
      firmly
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      everything
    2. B.
      something
    3. C.
      nothing
    4. D.
      anything
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      eyes
    2. B.
      feet
    3. C.
      head
    4. D.
      body
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      accept
    2. B.
      remember
    3. C.
      hear
    4. D.
      receive
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      count
    2. B.
      say
    3. C.
      add
    4. D.
      speak


I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I 1 you.” I did not know 2 to say, and I just stood there, looking 3 at him. My first thought was that he must need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all about ?” “Nothing,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and see what they say.”
The next day I called his teacher to 4 more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted﹡. “Most of the fathers had the 5 response﹡ as you did,” the teacher said, ”When I first suggested ﹡that we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would be surprised.”
Then the teacher explained , “ I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of 6 . I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express﹡ our feelings. A boy 7tell his parents he loves them.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is 8 for some of us to say something .
That evening when my son came to me, I took him in my arms and held on for a while, saying, “Hey, I love you, 9 .” I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier,  10  I did feel pretty good.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      dislike
    2. B.
      love
    3. C.
      like
    4. D.
      enjoy
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      how
    2. B.
      why
    3. C.
      what
    4. D.
      which
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      away
    2. B.
      for
    3. C.
      down
    4. D.
      on
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      talk to
    2. B.
      talk with
    3. C.
      find out
    4. D.
      do with
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      same
    2. B.
      different
    3. C.
      usual
    4. D.
      unusual
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      study
    2. B.
      work
    3. C.
      health
    4. D.
      body
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      might
    2. B.
      can
    3. C.
      should
    4. D.
      need
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      easy
    2. B.
      difficult
    3. C.
      crazy
    4. D.
      silly
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      either
    2. B.
      too
    3. C.
      also
    4. D.
      again
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      and
    2. B.
      but
    3. C.
      so
    4. D.
      when
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