通读下面短文、掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中（A, B, C 和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

I watched quietly as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a pen in one hand and my father’s brand-new book in the other。

As my father __31__into the room, my brother cowered (畏缩)slowly. He __32__ that he had done something wrong. From a distance I could see that he had opened my father’s new book and scribbled(乱画) in it. Now, looking at my father ___33__, he and I both waited for his punishment.

My father __34__his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, without_ 35__ . A word. Books were precious to him. He was a clergyman（牧师） and for him, __36___ were knowledge. What he did next was ___37___. Instead of punishing my brother, he sat down, took the pen from my brother’s __38___, and then wrote in the book __39___, alongside the scribbles John had made: John’s __40__, 1959, age 2. How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm, alert eyes looking up at me and thanked God for the one who has now scribbled in my new book? “wow,” I thought. “This is __41___?”

The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced what all families __42__ and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and _43__, laughter and tears. We always knew our parents loved us and that one of the proofs of their love was __44__. From time to time, we would open it, look at the scribbles, read my father’s expressions of love and feel __45__.

(　 )31. A. rushed　　　　 B. walked　　　　 C. ran　　　　 D. jumped

(　 )32. A. felt　　　　　　 B. saw　　　　　　 C. found　　　 D. knew

(　 )33. A. gladly　　　　 B. carefully　　　　 C. fearfully　　 D. surprisely

(　 )34. A. picked up　　　 B. cleaned up　　　 C. fixed up　　 D. looked up

(　 )35. A. listening　　　　 B. hearing　　　　　 C. saying　　　 D. reading

(　 )36. A. books　　　　　 B. music　　　　　 C. money　　　 D. kids

(　 )37. A. unbelievable B. unimportant　 C. impossible　 D. uncomfortable

(　 )38. A. bag　　　　　　 B. hand　　　　 C. drawer　　　 D. desk

(　 )39. A. herself　　　　 B. themselves　　 C. himself　　 .D. itself

(　 )40. A. problem　　　　 B. mistake　　　 C. job　　　　 D. work

(　 )41. A. development　 B. agreement　　 C. payment　　　 D. punishment

(　 )42. A. look through　 B. go through　　 C. read through　　 D. get through

(　 )43. A. sadness　　　 B. kindness　　　 C. tiredness　　　 D. shyness

(　 )44. A. the book　　 B. the money　 C. the punishment　 D. the family

(　 )45. A. happy　　　 B. sad　　　 　C. proud　　　　 D. upset

Mingming, look 26 the picture. It’s a picture 　27 a classroom. In the picture you can see desks 28 chairs. On the blackboard, you can see a cat. A map is 29 the door. The room is different from my classroom. Under the teacher’s desk is a ball, but you can’t 30 it. The girl 　31 the hat is my friend, Lucy. She is a new student. She is 32 American. She looks 33 Ann. But they aren’t 34 .They are 35 friends.

(　 ) 26. A. like　　　　 　 B. for　　　　 　　　　　 C. at　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. on

(　 ) 27. A. in 　　　　　　 B. of　　　　 　 C. on　　　　　 D. at

(　 ) 28. A. but　　　　 　 B. or　　　　 　 C. and　　　 　　　　　　 D. of

(　 ) 29. A. behind　　 　 B. of　　　　 　 C. under　　 　　　　　　 D. in

(　 ) 30. A. look for　　 　 B. look at　　　 C. look after　 　　　　　 D. see

(　 ) 31. A. in　　　　 　 B. has　　　　 　 C. on　　　 　　　 D. to

(　 ) 32. A. an　　　　 　 B. a　　　　　 　 C. the　　 　　　　　　　　 D. his

(　 ) 33. A. the same　　 　 B. at　　　　 　　　　　 C. like　　　 　　　　　 D. after

(　 ) 34. A. boys　　　 　 B. girls　　　 　　　　　 C. students　　 D. twins

(　 ) 35. A. fine　　　 　　 B. nice　　　 　　　　　 C. good　　　　　 　　 D. well

Dear Frank,

New Year is coming. I’ll have a big 　 31　 in my house. It’s on Saturday afternoon. I really 　 32　 you can come, but I’m sorry I can’t go to 　 33　 you. Here is a 　 34　 and it can help you 　 35　 my house.

Look at the map. 　 36　 you go out of the Train Station, 　 37　 down Sun Street for about 5 minutes. You can see Hilton Hotel. The No.11 　 38　 station is in front of it. Take the bus and get off at the third stop. Then you’re on Bright Street. Go 　 39　 the street and you’ll see a supermarket on your left. My 　 40　 is behind it.

I hope everything goes on well.

Cindy

31. A. exam　　　　 B. party　　　　 C. apple　　　　 D. cake

32. A. hope　　　　 B. need　　　　 C. like　　　　　 D. know

33. A. see　　　　　 B. hear　　　　 C. tell　　　　　 D. meet

34. A. map　　　　　 B. book　　　　 C. TV show　　　　 D. car

35. A. look　　　　 B. find　　　　 C. learn　　　　　 D. clean

36. A. In front of　 B. Behind　　　 C. After　　　　　 D. Before

37. A. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. take C. sit D. walk

38. A. street　　　 B. bus　　　　　 C. TV　　　　　　 D. police

39. A. with　　　　 B. on　　　　　 C. along　　　　 D. to

40. A. mother　　　 B. photo　　　　 　C. bike　　　　 D. house