Father is busy in the study making _________(准备) for the coming speech.

______ around the fire, the tourists danced with the local people.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　

A. Gather　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To gather

C. Gathering　　　　　　　　　 D. To be gathering

“Can't you read？”Mary said ____ to the notice．

A．angrily pointing

B．and point angrily

C．angrily pointed

D．and angrily pointing

____ their inexperience, they’ve done a good job.

A. Given                                                   B. Supposed

C. Considered                                           D. Concluded

Just use this room for the time being, and we’ll offer you a larger one _______it becomes available

A. as soon as　 B. unless 　　　 C. as far as　 　　 D. until

　 My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that , we went to the animal shelter to pick out a puppy to keep her company. Grandma and Penny, the dog, quickly became very fond of each other, and that fondness grew much stronger about three years later when Grandma had a stroke. Grandma could no longer work, so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were constant companions. As the years passed, Grandma and Penny became inseparable. If Grandma went to take her nap , Penny walked along beside her and stayed by her side until she awoke. As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed to lie next to Grandma, so she laid on the rug beside the bed.

　 The time came when both my grand mother and Penny’s health were failing fast. Penny couldn’t get around very well, and Grandma had been hospitalized several times. During these times, Penny sat at the window looking out for the car bringing Grandma home and would excitedly wait at the door when Grandma came through it. Each homecoming was a grand reunion between the two.

　 On Christmas Day in 1985, Grandma was again taken to the hospital. Penny, as usual, sat watching out the window for the car bringing Grandma home. Two mornings later when the dog woke up, she couldn’t seem to work out the stiffness in her hips as she usually did. The same morning, she began having seizures(抽畜). At age fifteen , we knew it was time. My mother and aunt took her to the veterinarian(兽医) and stayed with her until the end.

　 We had to tell her about it while she was in the hospital because when we pulled up at the house, the first thing Grandma would look for was her beloved Penny watching out the window and then happily greeting her at the door. Grandma shed some tears but said she knew that it had to be done so Penny wouldn’t suffer.

　 That night while still in the hospital, Grandma had a massive heart attack.. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other. God had it all worked out——Penny was waiting at door when Grandma came Home.

1. The underlined word “puppy” in the first paragraph means______.

　 A. an old friend B. a housewife C. a young dog　 D. a skillful nurse

2. The writer bought a dog for Grandma because _____.

　 A. his grandpa died　　　　　　 B. they were afraid Grandma felt lonely

　 C. Grandma would like a pet　　 D. Grandma had a stroke

3. We can infer from the passage that _____.

　 A. Grandma and Penny are dependent on each other a lot

　 B. Grandma couldn’t bear the sorrow when Penny died

　 C. Grandma was angry because they didn’t take care of Penny

　 D. Grandma loved the dog more because her family didn’t care for her.

4. Through the story, the writer mainly wanted to show readers _____.

　 A. a dog can comfort aged people

　 B. aged people need a dog’s help

　 C. a dog and a human being can become very good friends

　 D. the perfect understanding and good emotion between a dog and his grandma

―Have you _______ some new ideas?（ ）

―Yeah. I will tell you later.

A. come about　 B. come into　　 C. come up with　　 D. come out with

It was Mother's Day，but the young mother was a little unhappy，because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day，and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden．

Later that day，when she told her husband about the lilacs，he said，“I know where we can find all that you want．Get the children and come on．”So they went，driving down the country roads．

There on a small hill，they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers．Carefully，she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．

When they were passing a nursing home（养老院），the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman，put the flowers in her hands，and smiled at her．The old granny thanked her again and again．She smiled happily，too．

When the young mother came back to her car，her children asked her，“Who is that old granny？Why did you give our flowers to her？”

“I don't know her，”their mother said．“But it's Mother's Day，and she has no children．I have all of you，and I still have my mother．Just think how much those flowers meant to her．”

1. The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because 　　　 ．

A．she didn't have a present　　　　　 B．she was a long way from her mother

C．she didn't know it was Mother's Day　　　 D．she wanted to see her father

2. The young woman had 　　　 ．

A．one child　 B．no child　 C．more than one child D．a boy and a girl

3.The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because 　　　 ．

A．she was her mother　　　　　 B．she didn't like those flowers

C．her mother asked her to do so　　 D．she wanted the old granny to be happy，too

4. Which of the following is NOT true？

A．The young woman was kind．　　 B．The young woman was understanding．

C．The young woman was friendly．　 D．The young woman was surprised．