— When did you go to bed last night?

       — ____________ I finished my homework.

         A. Until            B. Not until           C. When             D. While

 —He's never late for school, _________? 

       —_____, never. He always gets to school on time.

     A. has he , Yes       B. is he , Yes         C. hasn't, No         D. is he, No

 The little daughter has _____ for a long time. Her mother is trying waking her up now.  　

     A. fallen asleep      B. been asleep       C. got to sleep       D. gone to bed

 —Where do you know the 2012 Olympic Games will_________?

        —In London, the capital of Britain.

A. happen            B. hold              C. be taken place     D. be held

 — Can you tell me ______ it is from here to the Summer Palace?

        — Let me see. It's about 15 minutes' ride.

A. how long         B. how soon          C. how much           D. how far

 __________ great fun it was to visit the World Expo in Shanghai last year!

A. What             B. How              C. What a          D. How a

 I couldn’t listen carefully in our English class this morning as I _________ of the

       comic book that I read before class.

A. have thought       B. thought            C. was thinking      D. had thought

 —Christmas is coming. Don’t forget _______ my best wishes to your family.

        —OK, ______. Thank you very much. 

A. to give; I don’t     B. to give; I won’t     C. giving; I won’t     D. giving; I don’t

 —Could you tell me __________? 

        —Certainly. In half an hour. 

A. when will the train to Beijing leave

B. when the train to Beijing would leave

C. when the train to Beijing left

D. when the train to Beijing leaves

How old was I? I can’t remember. Maybe I was only 10. It was the first    16    without my father because he was away for something. He left me to fill that sad place in my mother’s heart. It was the Christmas when I stopped being a    17    and tried to play Father Christmas myself. I really wanted to make it happy and bright again. It was the Christmas of the    18   .

Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, a nice    19    shop in our town’s little shopping mall. It was dark green. And it was a    20   , heavy, wool dress coat. Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,” she said in a low voice and    21   .

“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the mirror. She looked good on any clothes,       22    this coat suited her much better. She looked at the    23   , then hung the coat back on the rack, standing there once more to    24    

    Eighty-seven dollars. But I decided to buy it for her. As we moved on    25   the mall, I found some excuse to return and asked one of the Tobias ladies to    26    the coat.

I helped clean every yard(庭院) in our neighbourhood—some yards twice, and soon I got the coat. The store ladies helped me put it in their biggest    27    with bright blue paper and thick silver ribbon(丝带). I don’t remember    28    I got it home, but I can still feel the wonderful    29    and pride that filled me. I would imagine the big space which the box would take up under our tree. Here it was—joy, peace and    30   —all in the box, waiting for Mom’s surprise.

1.A. Easter         B. Christmas        C. Halloween    D. Thanksgiving

2.A. child          B. son          C. student      D. teacher

3.A. tree           B. bag          C. coat         D. ribbon

4.A. children’s    B. women’s     C. girl’s      D. men’s

5.A. big            B. wide         C. thin         D. long

6.A. tried it on    B. put it on    C. kept it on   D. turned it on

7.A. though         B. or           C. for          D. and

8.A. price          B. design       C. color        D. material

9.A. taste          B. feel         C. sound        D. smell

10.A. through       B. over         C. past         D. across

11.A. sell          B. send         C. keep         D. wash

12.A. tank          B. basket       C. bag          D. box

13.A. how           B. why          C. whether      D. when

14.A. development   B. excitement   C. improvement D. advertisement

15.A. courage       B. confidence   C. love         D. honesty