I never know how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had    1  forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.

One night, as I lay in bed   2  my sister and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how   3  I had behaved towards Mother. “I must make things right before going to sleep,” I thought.

Quickly I  4  out of bed and picked up a pencil and paper, then tiptoed into the hall. The   5  from the living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs mending socks.

I quickly   6  a note asking Mother to forgive me for being so   7  . I didn’t want my brothers and sisters to know our  8  so I added a postscript: “Please don’t let anyone see this.” Then I quietly moved   9 my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.

The next morning, when I   10  my bed after breakfast, I unexpectedly   11  a note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and   12  me.

This became my  13   of apologizing whenever I talked back or disobeyed. Mother always left a note, but she never  14  our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were   15 , she never mentioned them when we brothers and sister recalled our childhood.

When Mother  16  , I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon （布条）. On top was a message in her handwriting. It read, “In the event of my death, please  17  these.”

I   18  the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my surprise, I 19  my childish writing, “P.S. Please don’t let anyone see this. Love, Edie.”

I gently placed the unopened bundle in the   20   along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like my mother.”

1. A. long                         B. just                   C. never                D. often

2. A. before                  B. after                  C. until                  D. since

3. A. well                   B. politely              C. happily              D. badly

4. A. jumped                 B. fell                    C. moved                     D. slipped

5. A. moon                   B. light                  C. needle               D. thread

6. A. found           B. sent              C. wrote                D. took

7. A. lazy                   B. late                   C. careless             D. naughty

8. A. mistake                 B. business            C. relation              D. love

9. A. out of                   B. around                     C. into                   D. behind

10. A. searched             B. left                    C. made                D. went to

11. A. wrote                  B. left                    C. found                D. gave

12. A. missed                B. understood        C. supported          D. forgave

13. A. way                    B. secret                C. favorite             D. trick

14. A. spoke about         B. passed round     C. gave out            D. read aloud

15. A. happy                 B. curious              C. grown               D. interested

16. A. went away          B. passed away      C. die away           D. break away

17. A. destroy               B. keep                  C. hide                  D. read

18. A. picked up            B. handed in           C. looked through   D. turned over

19. A. recognized          B. lost                   C. realized             D. liked

20. A. drawer                B. wastebasket              C. bedroom           D. bookshelf

美国中学生Jeff将要来你所在的红星中学学习中文，经协商安排住在你家。假设你是李华，请给Jeff写一封信，按照下图顺序介绍他来中国后的生活安排。

注意：1．信的开头已为你写好。      2．词数不少于110。

Dear Jeff,

I’m Li Hua from Beijing Hongxing Middle School. I’m very happy to learn that you’re going to stay with my family while you’re in Beijing.

Nowadays the _______between financial markets both at home and abroad is becoming closer and closer．

A．account         B．situation        C．connection         D．condition

Students are asked to ________themselves in this boarding school and they are only allowed to go back home once a week．

A．behave        B．act         C．perform          D．observe

Liz and Brian spent a long time______about which film to go and see．

A．discussing        B．quarrelling        C．complaining        D．arguing

_____by keeping down costs will Power Data hold its advantage over other companies．

A．Even          B．Only          C．Still           D．Despite

Captain Scott’s example_______them with the determination to reach the South Pole on foot ．

A．respected         B．inspired         C．admired          D．prepared

It_____John and Mike that I met in the library yesterday afternoon．

A．was         B．were         C．had been         D．would be

Every boy and every girl_____ to attend the party to be held next Sunday．

A．are longing                       B．have been expecting

C．is looking forward                 D．wants

The young singer is very _______about her success．She says it’s as much the result of good luck as of her own talent．

A．confident            B．curious        C．modest            D．proud