It’s Christmas Eve (圣诞节前夕). Santa is getting ready for Christmas. Santa puts on his red jacket and his red hat.

There are lots of presents (礼物) on Santa’s sleigh (雪撬) for children around the world. 1.Santa gets to Amy’s house. Amy is sleeping at home. Santa climbs down the chimney (烟囱) with Amy’s present. Oh dear … he is too fat. 2.“Help!” shouts Santa.

Amy hears the sound. She gets up and helps Santa come out.

“Thank you, Amy. 3.”

“ Yes, Santa. Let’s go!”

Amy and Santa fly into the air. They go all around the world with the Christmas presents. 4.Then she puts the presents under the trees.

The sleigh flies back to the North Pole for more presents. Santa’s factory is very busy. There are robots, dolls, balls and teddies.

Amy is at the North Pole. It is snowing. 5. She has lots of fun.

“Thank you, Amy. Here’s a special present for you.” Santa gives a present to Amy.

“Thanks, Santa. See you again next year!”

A. Can you help me give away the presents?

B. Now Santa is off!

C. Amy goes down the chimneys.

D. Santa is on the way to Amy’s cousins home.

E. He can’t move!

F. Amy plays in the snow.

flowers and cards. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, mother” “To the best mother in the world” “Best   3    for Mother’s Day” and so on.

Where does the idea for the holiday come from? We should thank Miss Anna M.Jarvis. She brought up the idea of having such a day. She    4   West Virginia. Her mother   5   on May 9,1905.

She had a deep love for her mother. She wrote letters to   6   important persons. In her letters she asked them to decide a day for   7   mothers. Then Mother’s Day was made on the second Sunday in May by the US in 1913.

On Mother’s Day, children give   8   ,   9   the whole family go out and try to do   10   

for their mothers.

1.A.On　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.At　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.In　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Of

2.A.buy　　　　　　　　　　    B.receive　　　　　　　　　　  C.send　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.borrow

3.A.wish　　　　　　　　　　  B.to wish　　　　　　　　　　  C.wishes　　　　　　　　　　  D.wished

4.A.lived on　　　　　　　　  B.lived to　　　　　　　　　　  C.lived for　　　　　　　　    D.lived in

5.A.died　　　　　　　　　　   B.dead　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.is dead　　　　　　　　　　  D.die

6.A.many　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.any　　　　　　　　　　　　   C.much　　　　　　　　　　    D.a lot

7.A.both　　　　　　　　　　   B.all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.none　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.every

8.A.present to their mothers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.presents to their mothers

C.presents for their mother　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.their mother presents

9.A.but　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.or 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C.than　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.yet

10.A.something nice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.anything nice

C.nice everything　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.nice something

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Frank’s father was speaking to a friend, one day, on the subject of competition at school. He said that he could answer for it that envy(嫉妒) is not always connected with it.

He had been a   1   many times, but had never felt envious of his successful competitors，“nor did my winning many a prize from my friend Birch,” said he, “ever lessen his   2   for me.”

In support of the truth of this, a friend who was   3  related a story which had fallen under his own notice in a school in his neighborhood.

At this school the sons of several rich farmers, and others, who were poorer,  4   instruction. Frank listened with great attention while the gentleman gave the following story of the two competitors:

It   5  that the son of a rich farmer and the son of a poor widow(寡妇) came in competition for the head of their class. They were so nearly equal that the teacher could   6   decide between them; some days one, and some days the   7  , gained the head of the class. It was decided by seeing who should be at the head of the class for the greater number of days in the week.

The widow’s son, by the last day’s efforts, won the victory, and kept his place the following week, till the school   8   for the holidays.

When they met again the widow’s son did not   9 , and the farmer’s son, being next to him, might now have been at the head of his class.  10  taking the now empty position, however, he went to the widow’s house to find out what could be cause of her son’s absence.

Poverty was the cause: the poor woman found that she was not able, with her total efforts, to   11   to pay for the tuition(学费) and books of her son, and so he, poor fellow had to give up his schooling, and to return to labor for her support.

The farmer’s son, out of the pocket money which his father gave him, bought all the necessary books and paid for the tuition of his competitor. He   10   agreed he be brought back again to the head of his class, where he continued for some time, with the help of his generous competitor.

1 A. player                       B. loser                     C. student                 D. leader

2 A. friendship                 B. thanks                  C. understanding      D. strictness

3 A. famous                     B. dangerous            C. clever                   D. present

4. A. gave                        B. practiced               C. heard                    D. received

5 A. proved                     B. went                    C. happened              D. suggested

6 A. hardly                      B. easily                  C. happily                 D. certainly 

7 A. farmer’s son            B. widow’s son         C. other                   D others

8 A. celebrated                B. prepared               C. started                D. ended

9 A. like                          B. appear                  C. leave                    D. welcome

10 A. No longer               B. Instead of             C. In need of            D. Being proud of

11 A. continue                 B. stop                     C. offer                   D. plan

12 A. almost                   B. especially             C. also                    D. never 

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　　Mother's Day is celebrated in US. It's also a holiday in some 1 countries. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank mothers. 2 that day mothers usually 3 flowers and cards. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, Mom”, “To the best mother in the world”, “Best 4 for Mother's day” and so on.

　　Where does the idea for the holiday 5 ? We should thank Miss Anna Jarvis. She brought up the idea of having 6 day. She 7 West Virginia. Her mother 8 on May 9,1905.

　　She 9 her mother. She wrote letters to 10 important persons. In her letters she asked them to decide a day for 11 mothers. Then Mother' s Day 12 on the second Sunday in May by the US in 1913.

　　On Mother's Day, children give 13 , 14 the whole family go out and try to do 15 for their mothers.