David is a middle school student. He had lived in a small  46   for fifteen years. It was a small place with only five families living there. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and later on he   47   a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His  48  moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had  49  friends here. At first he often played by  50  .

His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. David  51  staying with her and talks to her a lot. Now they're good friends.

One afternoon, Cathy told David, “It'll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. I'll have a birthday party. Would you like to come?”

“  52  . I'm glad to,” the boy said happily.

David got home and thought about what  53   he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he  54   to ask the girl what she liked. He couldn't telephone her because he didn't know her  55  . At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, “What's the matter, dear?”

“What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mom?”

“Nothing," the woman said, "I just wish I were sixteen.”

（   ）46. A. town          B. city          C. village         D. country

（   ）47. A. open          B. opens         C. opened        D. opening

（   ）48. A. home         B. shop          C. building       D. family

（   ）49. A. a few         B. few           C. a little         D. little

（   ）50. A. himself       B. him           C. his            D. he          

（   ）51. A. like          B. enjoyed        C. liked           D. enjoys

（   ）52. A. Well         B. No            C. Sorry           D. Certainly

（   ）53. A. book         B. dress          C. present          D. pen      

（   ）54. A. forgot        B. forget          C. remember       D. remembered

（   ）55. A. home         B. number        C. place           D. address