Jack couldn’t remember the exact date of the earthquake, but he knew it was ______ Saturday because everybody was at ______ church.

A. 不填; the     B. a; 不填        C. 不填; a       D. the; 不填

 

 

When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church. The __21__ in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into groups based __22__ their ages.

One Easter Sunday, all the kids __23__ with big __24__ about what the Easter Bunny(复活节兔子) had brought. __25__ all of the kids shared their stories with __26__, one young boy, whom I should call Bobby, sat __27__. One of the teachers, noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny __28__ you?” He replied, “My mum __29__ the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn’t get __30__ because he hadn’t got a key.”

This sounded like a __31__ idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories. My mom knew the true story, __32__. Bobby’s mom was a single parent, and she suspected(怀疑) that they just couldn’t __33__ the Easter Bunny.

After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to __34__. But my mom announced that we were going home __35__. At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel __36__, we were going to pretend to be the Easter Bunny, make a basket of our candies for him and __37__ it at church. We all donated some to the basket, and _38__ back to church. There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩) and attached a(n) __39__:

Dear Bobby,

I’m sorry I __40__ your house last night. Happy Easter!

Love,

The Easter Bunny

1. A．teachers B．kids C．boys D．girls

2. A．in B．at C．on D．to

3. A．got B．started C．went D．arrived

4. A．stories B．toys C．suggestions D．ideas

5. A．When B．Because C．While D．Since

6. A．delight B．surprise C．pity D．sadness

7. A．straight B．alone C．silently D．hopefully

8. A．teach B．bring C．tell D．buy

9. A．locked B．opened C．broke D．knocked

10. A．out B．through C．inside D．off

11. A．reasonable B．silly C．funny D．false

12. A．even B．though C．finally D．then

13. A．find B．choose C．afford D．catch

14. A．school B．church C．lunch D．home

15. A．differently B．secretly C．instead D．immediately

16. A．happy B．wonderful C．hopeful D．proud

17. A．leave B．send C．store D．pass

18. A．looked B．returned C．headed D．drove

19. A．letter B．wish C．apology D．note

20. A．missed B．dreamed C．sought D．entered

 

In 1995, Susan Boyle went to Glasgow to audition (试演) for My Kind of people, a televised talent show popular in the UK. She was immediately rejected. She was nervous during the audition, and felt she didn't perform well, but her brother said that she was rejected because of her plain looks. Boyle was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub.
Boyle suffered a personal loss in 1997, when her father passed away. After his death. Boyle put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother Bridget Boyle. The mother and daughter often talked of Susan's possible fame. Bridget Boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing competitions. “She was the one who said I should enter Britain's Got Talent. We used to watch it together.” Susan later told reporters. “She thought I would win.”
In 1999, Boyle used all of her savings to pay for a professional demo (样本唱片) tape. which she sent to record companies. In 2002, Boyle began taking singing lessons from voice coach Fred O'Neil.
In 2007, Boyle's mother passed away at the age of 91. A neighbor reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter “wouldn't come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone.” She lived alone with her cat, Pebbles. For over a year, she refused to sing. But in August of 2008, O'Neil urged her to try out for Britain's Got Talent. Convinced that the performance would be an honor to her mother, Boyle auditioned in Glasgow, Scotland. She sang I Dreamed A Dream in the first round of the show, which was aired on 11 April 2009.
The 47-year-old Scottish woman's plain looks provided a sharp contrast (对比) to her powerfully beautiful voice. The performance astonished the audience and the judges. Online videos of her performance totaled over 40 million views within a week. Although she failed to win the final of Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle became globally popular. Her first album I Dreamed A Dream has sold over five million copies.
【小题1】Bridget Boyle's attitude towards her daughter's musical talent can be described as      .

A．critical

B．doubtful

C．indifferent

D．optimistic

【小题2】From Para. 4 we learn that Boyle      .

A．was slightly discouraged by her voice coach

B．entered Britain's Got Talent to prove her ability

C．decided to give up her singing career

D．was deeply affected by her mother's death

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE about Susan Boyle?

A．Her international fame grew rapidly in 2008.

B．Her audition for My Kind of People failed.

C．She has never stopped singing since 1995.

D．She was the winner of Britain's Got Talent.

【小题4】In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to      .

A．tell us how Boyle's dream came true

B．let us know more about Boyle's personal life

C．show how Boyle was influenced by her family

D．explain how to enter and win a talent show

George couldn’t remember when he first met Mr. Anderson, but he was sure it was ___ Sunday because everybody was at _____ church.

   A. /; the      B. the; /       C. a; /         D. /; a

Tom couldn’t remember the exact date of the storm,but he knew it was       Sunday because everybody was at        church.

A.a,/                                   B./,the                          C./,a                                   D.the,/