It was the old lady’s eightieth birthday. She was sure Myra wouldn’t forget her mother’s birthday, even if she was  1  .After all, eighty was a special birthday.   2  Myra might come.   3  Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots of colour   4  her cheeks. She was excited like a child.

Mrs. Morrison had brought a card and a bunch of  5  when she came to do the breakfast. Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake. Johnnie, the little boy next door, was now up with her with a   6  of sweets.

“I guess you’ll get lots and lots of  7  .” he said. “I did last week when I was six.” What would she like? A pair of slippers perhaps. A blue new sweater. Or a table lamp. Or a little clock, with   8  black numbers. So many lovely things.

She   9  by the window, watching. The postman turned round the corner on his   10  . Her heart  11  faster. Johnnie had seen him too and  12  to the gate.

“Granny, granny”, Johnnie returned. “I’ve got your post!”

He gave her four  13  . There were from old friends. The  14  was in Myra’s writing.

“No parcel（包裹）,Johnnie?”

“No, granny.”

Almost unwillingly, she  15  the fourth envelope open.   16  in the card was a   17  .Written on the card was a message: Happy Birthday-Buy yourself something nice with the check. Myra and Harold.

The six-figure check fell to the floor like a bird with a broken  18  .Slowly the old lady bent to   19  it up. Her present, her lovely present. With  20  fingers the tore it into little bits.

1．A．busy                     B．interested             C．free                    D．tired

2．A．However               B．Perhaps               C．Likely                 D．Meanwhile

3．A．As if                     B．Even if                C．As                      D．Unless

4．A．strengthened          B．frightened            C．broadened           D．brightened

5．A．flowers                 B．grass                   C．books                 D．equipment

6．A．stream                  B．piece                   C．packet                 D．baggage

7．A．money                  B．presents              C．treasure               D．goods

8．A．clean                    B．beautiful              C．nice                    D．clear

9．A．lied                       B．stood                  C．lay                      D．slept

10．A．bicycle                B．bus                     C．car                     D．foot

11．A．  stroke                B．hit                       C．beat                    D．hurt

12．A．approached          B．sang                    C．marched              D．ran

13．A．bags                   B．envelopers           C．clocks                 D．packages

14．A．fourth                 B．either                  C．another               D．one

15．A．put                     B．stuck                  C．tore                    D．kept

16．A．Drawn                B．Folded                 C．Signed                D．Given

17．A．bill                      B．credit                  C．check                 D．bank

18．A．heart                   B．mind                   C．wing                   D．feather

19．A．make                  B．put                      C．turn                    D．pick

20．A．freezing               B．trembling             C．waving                D．moving

“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours a day?” __1__ Liu Ran in Hong Kong as final exams were going on.

   The 18-year-old girl was Shangdong Province’s __2__ scorer in last year’s college entrance examination. After leaving school, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, ___3__ both Peking University and Tsinghua University __4__ her a place,

   “I want to experience a more __5__ school and social life in Hong Kong. I’m __6__ in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons.” Liu said.

   It is about four months __7__ Liu Ran set ___8__ on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and __9__ problems.

   “The canteen offers mostly western or Guangdong food, but it’s __10__ to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like. People speak Cantonese and __11__ all classes are in English,” Liu explained.

   Her English and Cantonese are now __12__, but she still needs more time to adapt __13__ the new environment.

   “I’m happy that I made the right __14__ to study here. With a mixture of the Eastern and Western __15__, there is so much to discover and learn.” she said.

   Liu has 18 credit hours （学分）of classes and 23 noncredit hours every other week. She has __16__ for four associations, including Chinese Language Debating Team. Essays, book reports and presentations(课堂发言) also __17__ plenty of time to prepare. And, of course, there’re a __18__ of parties to attend.

   “I wasn’t a party animal before, but that __19__ be the interesting part of college. I sense myself __20__.” Liu said.

1．A．asked                    B．added                  C．complained          D．explained

2．A．most                     B．top                      C．first                    D．high

4．A．promised               B．set                      C．put                     D．got

5．A．excited                  B．interesting            C．international         D．educational

6．A．participating          B．majoring              C．joining                 D．turning

7．A．before                   B．when                  C．since                   D．as

8．A．foot                      B．eyes                    C．mind                   D．step

9．A．dress                    B．clothing               C．speaking              D．language

10．A．necessary            B．convenient           C．comfortable         D．practical

11．A．even                    B．possibly               C．almost                 D．yet

12．A．improving            B．gaining                C．rising                  D．working

13．A．with                    B．for                      C．at                       D．to

14．A．measure              B．decision               C．exchange             D．effort

15．A．cultures               B．ideas                   C．politics                D．views

16．A．made up              B．signed up             C．turned up            D．given up

17．A．spend                  B．use                     C．pay                     D．take

18．A．score                  B．kind                    C．variety                D．type

19．A．should                 B．must                   C．can                     D．may

20．A．suffering         B．changing          C．adopting         D．accepting

When I was a little girl, I used to walk with my grandmother up a quiet road. Grandma and I would chat about this and that, or we’d just walk in   21   , enjoying the outdoors and each other’s   22    . Yet, for me, these times were not just a (n)  23   to be with my grandmother. These walks were treasure hunts.

More often than not, money would be   24     with the gravel (沙粒)and dust at the road’s edge. Not lots of it —a penny here. Sometimes, on really    25     days, I’d find more than a quarter.

Some days, I wouldn’t find anything, Other days, I’d come back with more than twenty-five cents.   26    back now, it was not   27     the money that was such a big deal; it was the joy of    28    . It made me feel so    29    .

Yet, it wasn’t until years later that that simple   30   came to mean so much more to me than simply a child’s happiness, My mother told me a truth that I had never   31     .

“Remember when you used to walk with Grandma up Cummings Road?” she started the conversation. All those years, she    32     , my grandfather used to drive up and down the walking route (路线),     33    change for me to find, I was   34    . He never told me himself. I remembered how he’d smile when I dug my find out of my pocket to show him. I’d never imagined that he was the one   35     for it.

My grandfather wasn’t a man who   36    me often as a child, but I had  37   doubted his love for me. Now, I knew, he had given me joy in ways I hadn’t even   38    to him.

Now, every once in a while, when I take a walk down the street, I drop a penny or two, I  

39    some small child finding it, delighted at the discovery. They’ll never know someone put it there    40    for them to find. But that’s part of the joy. Thanks, Grandpa.

21．A．excitement              B．secret                      C．silence                  D．relief

22．A．care                       B．company                  C．life                       D．experience

23．A．honor                     B．adventure                 C．chance                 D．favor

24．A．mixed                     B．faced                       C．crowded               D．armed

25．A．sunny                    B．rainy                        C．lucky                    D．peaceful

26．A．Looking                  B．Holding                    C．Coming                D．Dating

27．A．ever                       B．rather                      C．almost                  D．even

28．A．nature                    B．discovery                 C．travel                    D．work

29．A．special                    B．casual                      C．creative                D．practical

30．A．story                      B．dream                      C．kindness               D．memory

31．A．believed                  B．missed                     C．suspected             D．supposed

32．A．whispered               B．admitted                   C．signed                  D．agreed

33．A．passing                   B．making                    C．sending                 D．dropping

34．A．amazed                   B．disappointed             C．annoyed                D．pleased

35．A．ready                      B．famous                    C．fit                        D．responsible

36．A．hugged                   B．respected                 C．beat                      D．scolded

37．A．always                    B．never                       C．sometimes            D．often

38．A．devoted                  B．replied                     C．turned                  D．connected

39．A．notice                     B．imagine                    C．keep                     D．have

40．A．by accident             B．by mistake               C．on purpose            D．on time