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  He held out the little red felt pillow and pointed to its tiny pocket,which held a quarter,instead of a tooth. "Look,mom!Look what the tooth fairy 1        me. Twentyfive cents!"

  I 2       his excitement,and we chatted for a few minutes about the 3        to which he would put his new wealth. I returned to my kitchen 4       ,but he lingered ，silent,a thoughtful look on his face. "Mom ," he 5      ,"is there really a tooth fairy,or do you put this money in my tooth pillow and take away my tooth?"

  6       I knew I would have to answer such questions,but in spite of seven years of preparation,I hadn't really thought through a 7       reply. I stalled (拖延) for time by asking, "What do you think,Simon?"

  "Could be 8      ," he reasoned. "It seems like something you would do,but I know some things are 9       ,too."

  "What would you like to think?" I 10,still uncertain about whether or not I was about to 11        his heart.

  "It doesn't really matter," he said with 12       "I like it either way. If there is a tooth fairy,that's pretty exciting,and if it's you,that's pretty nice,too."

  I concluded that no disappointment would 13        my answer,so I confessed to being his benefactor,and he 14        satisfyingly. I then cautioned him not to say 15        to his younger brother,explaining , " Each child is entitled to the magic 16        he or she is ready to ask the question that you did today. Do you understand that?"

  "Yes ," he said,17       He took great pride in his older brother 18       ,and I knew he would never spoil anything 19       . I considered the matter closed,but still he lingered in the kitchen.

  "Is there something else,Simon?" I asked.

  "Just one 20        question,mom. Does dad know?"

(   ) 1. A. gave   B. left   C. put   D. laid

(   ) 2. A. shared   B. accepted   C. understood   D. refused

(   ) 3. A. source   B. amount   C. purpose   D. quality

(   ) 4. A. games   B. activities   C. sports   D. lessons

(   ) 5. A. sighed   B. considered   C. confirmed   D. hesitated

(   ) 6. A. In surprise   B. Of course   C. In excitement   D. To my joy

(   ) 7. A. correct   B. wonderful   C. suitable   D. quick

(   ) 8. A. either   B. neither   C. both   D. none

(   ) 9. A. false   B. magic   C. true   D. bad

(   ) 10. A. said   B. paused   C. started   D. continued

(   ) 11. A. mend   B. break   C. kill   D. capture

(   ) 12. A. confidence   B. excitement   C. sadness   D. disappointment

(   ) 13. A. make for   B. result from   C. lead to   D. get from

(   ) 14. A. smiled   B. responded   C. wondered   D. murmured

(   ) 15. A. nothing   B. everything   C. anything   D. something

(   ) 16. A. before   B. when   C. until   D. after

(   ) 17. A. thinking   B. nodding   C. smiling   D. moving

(   ) 18. A. power   B. height   C. grade   D. role

(   ) 19. A. accidently   B. intentionally   

       C. continuously   D. contentedly

(   ) 20. A. much   B. many   C. more   D. most

Answer 1

1. B leave此处意为"留给"，表结果。

2. A我也和他一起分享(share) 兴奋。

3. C根据上下文可知他们在讨论如何安排这些wealth ,所以是谈论"目的"。

4. B我回到厨房做事,activity指日常活动，其他几个词不合适。

5. D从后面的选择问句可见他说话时犹豫了。

6. B我很早就预料到孩子会提出这个问题,所以应该是当然of course

7. C我没有想到一个合适(suitable) ~的答案。

8. A从后文可知孩子知道是两者其中之一。

9. B有些事情很有魔力，很神奇(magic;) 。

10. D我接着继续问。

11. B我不知道是否要伤他的心(break one's heart) ₀

12. A孩子回答的时候很有信心，没有犹豫。

13. B从上文孩子的回答，我得出结论no disappointment would result from my answer (我的回答不会使孩子遗憾) 。

14. A 从satisfyingly一词得知是smile。

15. C我提醒孩子不要告诉弟弟。

16. C我解释孩子只有到了能提出上述问题，即长大到一定的时候才会给予魔力。

17. B孩子答应了，所以是点头nod,nodding表示伴随状态。

18. D孩子对自己是哥哥的角色(role) ，很满意。

19. B既然孩子向我承诺不告诉弟弟，所以我知道他不会有意(intentionally) 说出一切。

20. C 再提一个问题(one more question) 。