13．Great gifts don't have to be expensive．There are some gifts that kids can either make for free or without spending a lot of money．
A Decorative Flowerpot
l bought a bright-colored，glazed flowerpot and my brother and I wrote nice moments from the past in a spiral shape around the pot，along with some drawings．It looks great and won't wash off！Our grandparents will see what our handwriting looked like for a long time．-Brennan LaBrie
A Digital Photo Album
A digital photo album makes a cool gift．All you have to do is to burn a CD of photos stored in your computer．You can create a theme for the pictures or put them in order by date．Personalize the gift by creating your own cover art to insert into the CD case．-Cameron Young
A Person Poem
To make this gift，all you need is a pencil，colored pencils，a large pad of construction paper and a thick marker．
First，draw an outline of the person you are making the gift for．Then color the person in．Next，with a dark-colored marker，write words that describe the person and what he or she likes along the edge of the outline．Finally，trim（修饰）the sides of the drawing．Then stick it to colored paper to create a frame．-Claire Julian
A One-of-a-Kind T-Shirt
Try making a T-shirt with a photo of a family member，friend or pet on it．You'11need a digital camera，iron-on transfer paper，all iron，fabric paint and stencils．
Start by taking a digital picture．Print the picture on the iron-on paper，then ask an adult to help you iron it onto the shirt．Then print words or designs onto the shirt and use fabric paint to make the artwork stand out．-Curt Jorgensen

21．Which gift is related to one's personal wonderful experience？A
A．A Decorative Flowerpot．    B．A Digital Photo Album．
C．A Person Poem．             D．A One-of-a-Kind T-Shirt．
22．In how many gifts may the digital camera be used？B
A．1．    B．2．    C．3．     D．4．
23．Which of the following best describes the gifts mentioned in the passage？D
A．Impressive but fragile．    B．Creative but ugly．
C．Meaningful but expensive．  D．Special but cheap．

12．________in the Antarctic ice after rescuing 52passengers aboard a Russian ship，the Chinese icebreaker Xuelong is waiting its time to save itself．（　　）

A．

Trapping

B．

To be trapped

C．

Having trapped

D．

Trapped

11．She told me that she had mailed part of the products and that the rest ______ in a few days．（　　）

A．

has followed

B．

have followed

C．

was following

D．

were following

10．A recent survey shows that the number of children who       from the countryside with their parents       nearly 320，000in Beijing．（　　）

A．

comes； are

B．

come； is

C．

come； are

D．

comes； is

9．-Tom!I forgot to bring my notebook this morning．
-Don't worry!I       it for you．（　　）

A．

will get

B．

gets

C．

am getting

D．

am going to get

8．Many restaurant menus include the origins of a dish，____ it is prepared，what the main ingredients are，and which farms the ingredients come from．（　　）

A．

when

B．

how

C．

what

D．

which

7．-I'd like Johnson to take the job．
-He is____．Better not add to his workload．（　　）

A．

out of place

B．

out of order

C．

out of shape

D．

out of question

6．Following Christmas dinner，my family was relaxing around the kitchen table．The good cooking smells still stayed．My sister，our chef，was enjoying the compliments．一"Delicious meal!""Everything was wonderful．"Dad had risen from his chair and was contentedly standing nearby．
My nephew，never one to sit still for too long，began playing his new basketball around the table and throughout the kitchen．Upon nearing Dad，he stopped-almost uncertainly．With shaking，wrinkled hands，Dad had reached out for the ball．He did not speak，and the boy，confused，looked up and over at us．It took some convincing，but the ball was lightly passed over．
 I watched my father closely to see what he would do．A playful smile appeared on his face．Holding the ball and reaching forward，Dad bounced it on the floor then caught it．This action was repeated．Nodding approvingly，he then turned towards our assembled group．Gently throwing the ball away，Dad began a game of catch．
The ball continued to be passed though eager pairs of outstretched hands．Cries of"Over here!"rang through the warm kitchen．Dad's active participation in this game was remarkable to me，since he had advanced Alzheimer′s disease．This disease had robbed him of many memories and the recognition of people，places and points in time．
In my younger years，playing with Dad was rare．To his credit，Dad worked hard and provided for us．He was very private and never showed nor shared much emotion．His game of choice was chess，which he did eventually teach me how to play．As an adult，I had become a caregiver and watched helplessly as Dad declined．Connecting moments between father and son had been few and far before he took the basketball．
I'm not sure how long we played catch．What I do know is that our game ended all too soon，and it was time to face the reality of dirty dishes piled high on countertops．The moment，though，will certainly last forever．On this Christmas，Dad gave me a special memory-one that I will always treasure．
65．Which of the following statements is true according to the first two paragraphs？C
A．The author's family praised his sister for the Christmas dinner．
B．The author's nephew liked sitting still for a long time．
C．The author's father reached out for the basketball easily．
D．The author's nephew passed the basketball to his father firmly．
66．What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us？B
A．Why the author's father began a game of catch．
B．How the author's family took part in the basket game．
C．How the author's father played with basketball．
D．What the author's feeling was about his father's action．
67．How did the author feel on his father's active participation？B
A．Worried          B．Amazed           C．Annoyed        D．Interested
68．What can we learn about the author's father？B
A．He was outgoing and energetic．B．He seldom talked with his family．
C．He often played with the author．D．He taught the author to play basketball．
69．What is the main idea of the text？D
A．The disable people should never give up．
B．A Christmas dinner will be remembered forever．
C．Small holiday moments add up to lasting memories．
D．Communication with family is very important．

5．You can，___________the air is clean，take your children out to the park，but not today．（　　）

A．

because

B．

though

C．

for

D．

when

4．Stella_______  English fairly well，but she has got a strong French accent．（　　）

A．

spoke

B．

would speak

C．

speaks

D．

has spoken