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  As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are filled with 1 jobs of hiding presents from 2 young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 3 . On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable(不可忍受的). They are 4 between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will 5 their presents quickly, and the wish to stay up late so that they will not miss the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves 6 . But though children go to bed early, they often lie awake in bed for a long time, hoping to 7 Father Christmas.

  Last Christmas, my wife and I 8 managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I 9 the moment when our son, Jimmy, would ask me where the new bike had come from, but 10 he did not see it.

  On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 11 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 12 stockings. Then I 13 in the bike for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much 14 that night, for the children were sure to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were 15 by loud sounds coming from the children's room--they shouted excitedly! 16 I had time to get out of bed, Jimmy came 17 into our bedroom on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, 18 close behind, pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved on the 19 and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it 20 . That woke us up completely. The day really begun with a bang.

(1)

[  ]

A.busy
B.tiring
C.ordinary
D.difficult

(2)

[  ]

A.anxious
B.curious
C.happy
D.content

(3)

[  ]

A.matter
B.question
C.business
D.problem

(4)

[  ]

A.puzzled
B.troubled
C.torn
D.disturbed

(5)

[  ]

A.provide
B.bring
C.give
D.offer

(6)

[  ]

A.weak
B.strong
C.weaker
D.stronger

(7)

[  ]

A. get a look at

B. get in touch with

C. get along with

D. get together with

(8)

[  ]

A.hurriedly
B.hopefully
C.busily
D.successfully

(9)

[  ]

A.expected
B.doubted
C.feared
D.wondered

(10)

[  ]

A.hardly
B.surprisingly
C.possibly
D.fortunately

(11)

[  ]

A.morning
B.midnight
C.daybreak
D.evening

(12)

[  ]

A.morning
B.wearing
C.sewing
D.filing

(13)

[  ]

A.pushed
B.dragged
C.pulled
D.rode

(14)

[  ]

A.break
B.sleep
C.rest
D.drink

(15)

[  ]

A.woken
B.shocked
C.troubled
D.frightened

(16)

[  ]

A.Before
B.Until
C.As
D.After

(17)

[  ]

A.running
B.laughing
C.jumping
D.riding

(18)

[  ]

A.walked
B.followed
C.climbed
D.rushed

(19)

[  ]

A.legs
B.feet
C.hands
D.arms

(20)

[  ]

A.exploded
B.broke
C.burst
D.lost

Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a 36   school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up 37 every morning and brought them back to their  38  every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents  39 to go to work, she always went on this bus.

Mary’s parents always 40  their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be 41   . But one morning the alarm  42  to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly 43  , looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then 44   into Mary’s room to wake her up.

“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “ 45 you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even  46 breakfast and then I’ll  47  you to school on my way to the office.”

“But how can you find the   48, Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”

“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the   49   several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”

“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and  50  and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she 51  .In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town   52  they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.

“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most    53    way?” her mother asked her.

“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know   54  else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to   55   the other children to school.

1.

A.big

B.nice

C.different

D.distant

 

2.

A.pupils

B.teachers

C.parents

D.passengers

 

3.

A.offices

B.towns

C.classrooms

D.homes

 

4.

A.seemed

B.had

C.refused

D.used

 

5.

A.found

B.set

C.cleaned

D.fixed

 

6.

A.late

B.ready

C.lazy

D.asleep

 

7.

A.started

B.stopped

C.failed

D.continued

 

8.

A.stood up

B.stayed up

C.put up

D.woke up

 

9.

A.rushed

B.stepped

C.escaped

D.jumped

 

10.

A.but

B.and

C.so

D.then

 

11.

A.later

B.quicker

C.easier

D.heavier

 

12.

A.bring

B.fetch

C.leave

D.drive

 

13.

A.truth

B.bus

C.way

D.guide

 

14.

A.homework

B.shopping

C.trip

D.reading

 

15.

A.rose

B.dressed

C.move

D.showed

 

16.

A.wondered

B.realized

C.recognized

D.designed

 

17.

A.unless

B.after

C.if

D.before

 

18.

A.comfortable

B.helpful

C.important

D.direct

 

19.

A.how

B.when

C.what

D.which

 

20.

A.look for

B.pick up

C.drop by

D.deal with

 

“Hi! John.” Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I’m going to have a   16  performance tonight.I hope you'll come.Here is the  17  .” She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people  18  

    "Is that true?" I asked myself.She was a quite  19   girl.I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to   20   indeed.

    I arrived at the   21   with the ticket, and found my seat.Her performance was the seventh one.I knew I would   22   from a hard time before her turn, for I had no   23   of art, but her performance was   24   watching, no matter how long I would wait.Time went slowly.I  25    with myself not to fall asleep.

    "Let' s welcome the next exciting dance - Latin !"   26   filled the hall at once.

    I opened my eyes as large as possible,  27  to lose anything.Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stage.Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully  28   in the Latin music.At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly   29  on the splendid stage.   

    After all the performance   30   , I waited for her at the gate.

    "Hi!" She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and   31  as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen.

    "How do you feel?" There was not a little bit tired  32   on her face.

"  33  !" I answered.

    "Thank you! I knew it would be." She could not  34   her excitement, laughing like a child.Looking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I   35  that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella.

1.A.instrument         B.dance            C.music            D.opera

2.A.address            B.number           C.ticket           D.invitation

3.A.quickly            B.completely       C.quietly          D.excitedly

4.A.lovely             B.popular          C.confident        D.ordinary

5.A.cover up           B.turn off         C.dress up         D.take in

6.A.hall               B.party            C.theatre          D.school

7.A.relieve            B.escape           C.relax            D.suffer

8.A.interest           B.ability          C.sense            D.touch

9.A.proper             B.worth            C.good             D.happy

10.A.struggled         B.knocked          C.supported        D.controlled

11.A.Appreciation      B.Attention       C.Expectation      D.Applause

12.A.failing           B.fearing          C.forgetting       D.regretting

13.A.absorbed          B.swallowed        C.interested       D.surrounded

14.A.singing           B.flying           C.skipping         D.staying

15.A.stopped           B.paused           C.ended            D.succeeded

16.A.talked            B.dressed          C.laughed          D.looked

17.A.appearance        B.excitement       C.expression       D.exhibition

18.A.Sorry             B.Congratulations C.Far from         D.Fantastic

19.A.hide              B.prevent          C.remove           D.abandon

20.A.doubted       B.realized         C.wondered     D.suggested

 

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