He pretended _____ an important paper when the boss entered.

A．to read           B．to be reading       C．to have read       D．to have been reading

 At the meeting they discussed three different ____ to the study of English grammar.

A．approaches        B．means            C．methods          D．ways

Clothing made of man-made fibers has certain advantages over _____ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool or silk.

A．the ones          B．one              C．that              D．what

Jack is a great talker. It’s high time that he ____something instead of just talking.

A．will do            B．has done          C．do               D．did

 After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told that it _____.

A．was decorated                         B．had decorated

C．had been decorating                     D．was being decorated

Surely many questions will ____ about Haiti’s future after the big earthquake, which has been the strongest in Haiti in the past 200 years.

A．rise              B．arise             C．raise             D．announce

 If it ____for the snow, we____ the mountain yesterday.

A．were not, could have climbed              B．were not, could climb

C．had not been, could have climbed           D．hadn’t been, could climb

–--I am terribly sorry, Lucy. I’ve left your notebook at home.

---___? I reminded you last night.

A．So what           B．Why not          C．How come         D．What if

This was my grandmother’s first Christmas without grandfather. When we reached her house, it did seem a little 36 without grandfather.

Grandfather had always said the Christmas  37 was the most important. So we set to work assembling（组装）the beautiful  38 tree that was stored in grandfather’s closet（储藏室）. After we finished, we stepped back to  39 our work. It looked wonderful. But something was  40 .

“Where’s the star?” I asked. It was my grandmother’s  41 . As we emptied box after box and found no star, my grandmother’s eyes  42 with tears. Grandfather had given it to Grandmother fifty years ago. Now, on her first Christmas without  43 , the star was gone, too.

“Let’s  44 in the closet where the tree was,” my sister Donna said. We  45 under beds and over shelves, inside and outside  46 we had exhausted every possibility. We could see Grandmother was  47 , although she tried not to show it. By now, it was  48 outside, and time for bed, as Santa would soon be here.

The next morning, my sisters and I  49 early to see what Santa had left under the tree. After breakfast, the family sat together to  50 presents. “The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather.” Father said, in a puzzled voice.

“From who?” There was  51  in my grandmother’s voice.

“I found that  52 in the closet when we got the tree down,” Mother explained.

My grandmother opened it. Her face lit up when she pulled out a(n)  53  golden star. There was a note attached. Her voice trembled（颤抖）as she read it:

Don’t be  54  with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the tree. Thought it was time for a new one, I hope it brings you as much  55  as the first one. Merry Christmas.

1.                A．empty          B．cold           C．slow D．absent

2.                A．wish           B．tree           C．spirit D．work

3.                A．unique         B．artificial         C．widespread    D．alive

4.                A．follow          B．show           C．judge D．admire

5.                A．losing          B．happening       C．missing   D．falling

6.                A．doubt          B．reward         C．honour   D．treasure

7.                A．filled           B．covered        C．put  D．removed

8.                A．them          B．it              C．her  D．him

9.                A．stop           B．move          C．start D．stay

10.               A．hid            B．searched       C．lay   D．found

11.               A．as             B．until           C．because   D．though

12.               A．disappointed    B．amazed         C．excited    D．shocked

13.               A．snowing        B．raining         C．blowing   D．darkening

14.               A．cheered up     B．picked up       C．woke up   D．took up

15.               A．pack           B．open          C．pick  D．exchange

16.               A．happiness       B．fright          C．surprise   D．hope

17.               A．gift            B．book           C．note  D．letter

18.               A．big            B．old            C．shining    D．broken

19.               A．generous       B．angry          C．strict D．important

20.               A．sadness        B．concern        C．peace D．joy