15. -- Would you mind closing the window to keep out the noise?

　 -- _________.

A. Of course　　　　　　　　 B. Not at all　　 　　 　　　　　　　 C. Pretty good　　　　　　　　　　 D. No way

　 B)完形填空　 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　 I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a roof(顶)over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 　　16　　 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was 　　17　　 . I’ve always been glad about that.

　　　 It was Christmas time, and 　　18　　 　there wasn’t money for a lot of gifts, we still planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas 　　19　　 .

They planned for several weeks, asking each other what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for 　　20　　 　to share by all five of us.

The big day arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 　　21　　 　them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 　　22　　 　back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 　　23　　 　my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually quiet. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies--fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything at that time. I ordered her to come to my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be angry again. This is what she told me.

　　　 “I was looking around thinking of what to buy, and I 　　24　　 　to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she wanted for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and bought the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

　　　 I never felt so 　　25　　 　as I did that day.

14. -- What did your father say? 　　　　　　　　　　　

　 -- He asked us _________.

A. how to mend the recorder　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. why we mend the recorder　　　 　　

C. that we mended the recorder 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where did we mend the recorder

13. -- Boys and girls, please _________ your compositions after class.

　 -- Oh, my God! I _________ it at home.

A. hand in; forgot　　　　　　 B. hand in; left　　　 　　 　　　　　　　 C. hand out; forgot D. hand out; left

12. I still don’t know what _________ while I was away from home.

A. had happened　　　　 　　 B. was happened　　　　　 　 　　 C. has happened　　 D. happened

11. -- _________do you water the plants?　

　 -- Twice a day.

A. How long　　　　　　　　　　 B. How many times　　　 　　 　　　 C. How often　　　　 D. How soon

10. Whose CD player is this? It looks nice. How much is it _________?　

A. cost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pay　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. spend　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worth

9. -- Have you heard of the story Harry Potter? It _________ like this: There was a boy who…

　 -- Oh, it _________ funny and interesting.　　　

A. tells; looks　　　　　　　　　 B. comes; looks　　 　　 　　　 C. goes; sounds　　 D. says; sounds