Anna lived on the side of a valley. One summer, there was a very big 26　 　, and a lot of houses down below Anna’s were washed away. Anna’s house was 27　 　enough to escape the flood, so when the water had 　28　 　and the other houses were　 29　　 there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud(泥), her house was just all right.

　 Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children,　 30　 　Anna took in one of the families that had lost 　　31　 　in the flood and she　 32　 her home with them until it was 　33　 　for them to rebuild their house.

　Anna’s friends were 　34　 when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give　 35　　 　so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to 　　36　　 　.

　　 “Well,” Anna 　　37　 　her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very 　　38　　 　, because her husband had been killed in the 　　39　 　and she had a lot of children, 　　40　 I have now. The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to 　41　　 　only one present to all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a 　42　　 　who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our 　　　　　43　 　,’ she said to her children.

　 The children were 　　44　 　and happy to get such a present. They　 45　　 　the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. Such was that Christmas present.”

26. A. earthquake　 B. accident　　　　 　 C. flood　　　　　　 　　 D. fire

27. A. below　　　　　 　　　 B. high　　　　　　　 　 C. big　　 　　　 　　D. small

28. A. reduced　　 　B. come　　 　　C. appeared 　　 　　D. disappeared

29. A. rising 　 　　B. flowing　　　　 　 C. falling　 　　　　　　 D. standing

30. A. so　 　　　　 　B. but　　 　　 　C. for　　　 　　　　 D. since

31. A. nothing　 　　 　B. everything　　 C. anything　 　 　　D. something

32. A. gave　 　 　　B. found　 　　　　 　C. shared　　 　　　 D. built

33. A. possible　 　　B. necessary　　 　 C. important 　　 　　D. obvious

34. A. worried　　 　B. disappointed　 C. puzzled　 　　　D. satisfied

35. A. them 　　　　 　B. herself　 　　 　C. him　　　 　　　　 　D. us

36. A. support　 　　B. supply 　　　　 　C. grow　　　 　　　 　D. educate

37. A. explained to　 　B. asked for　　 C. talked with　 　　 　D. turned up

38. A. sad　 　　　　 　B. poor　 　　　　 C. rich　　 　　　 D. happy

39. A. war 　　　　　 　　　B. storm　 　　　 C. rain　　 　　　 D. flood

40. A. because　 　　B. as　　　 　 C. which　 　　　　 D. that

41. A. get　 　　　B. send　 　　　　 C. buy　　 　　　 D. make

42. A. boy 　 　　　B. girl　 　　　　 C. student 　 　　D. teacher

43. A. child　 　 　　B. daughter　　　 C. sister　 　　　　 D. present

44. A. angry 　 　　B. excited 　　　 C. lovely　 　　　　 D. sorry

45. A. disliked 　　B. gained　 　　　 C. welcomed　 D. led

25.I would rather you　　　 　me the bad news.

　A. tell　　 B. told　 C. hadn’t told　 D. telling

24. What happened to your shoes?

　 They want　　　　 　　　

　A. mended　 B. to mend　 C. mending　　 D. being mended

23.It’s reported that the number of students in this famous city is　　　 　　　

　A.spreading　　 B. improving　 C. extending　 D. expanding

22.This picture book is intended 　　　the children who begin to learn Chinese words.

　A. to　　 B. for　　 C. with　 D. in

21.They made the longest sofa in the world. It is ten times　　　 　the ordinary ones.

　 A. the length of　　 B. so long as　 C. much longer than　 D. as length as

20.Large quantities of water　　　 　needed for cooling purpose.

　A. is　　 B. has　　 C. have　　 D.are

19. The father as well as his three children　　　 skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter.

　A. is going　　 B. goes　　 C. go　 D. are going

18.I have always regretted　　　 harder at school.

A.not to study　 B. to not study　 C.having not studied　 D. not having studied

17.-Could you tell me his phone number?

　 --- 　　　　the phone book and find it out.

A. Look up　 B. Refer to　　 C. Search for　　 C. Lead to