阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

  For most, getting a car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever

you want. Getting a car did   36   this for me, and it also brought my best friend and me

  37  . But then it tore us apart (分开).

   My best friend lives three minutes from my   38  . Since her   39   is in late summer,

seven months behind mine, I seemed to become her   40   when I turned 16 in December.

   And so I   41   her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream   42  , went shopping and to the movies―all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so   43   that she gave me a key

  44   her house.

   A week after I began to drive，she was with me   45   I had my first accident. She was there and   46   me and we kept it a   47  , since I didn’t want people to   48  . From then on, through thick and thin (共患难), it was just me , my car and my best friend.

   High school is a time of   49  , but I couldn’t   50  for a long time   51   we became so distant now. Finally, my friend got her dream car：a green 2004 Beetle. With its

  52  , the passenger seat of my car became   53  . Our car trips became less frequent

  54   I didn’t even drive down her street.

   It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I   55   it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.

36. A. some                B. any                   C. none                 D. all

37. A. closer           B. farther           C. luckier          D. happier

38. A. neighbor        B. school          C. home          D. family

39. A. holiday         B. birthday         C. course          D. job

40. A. guide           B. follower         C. partner          D. driver

41. A. picked          B. woke          C. called           D. hurried

42. A. parties           B. trips            C. plans           D. classes

43. A. happily         B. often           C. hardly          D. seldom

44. A. to             B. on             C. of             D. for

45. A. while                B. but             C. when          D. after

46. A. saved                B. suggested       C. advised          D. comforted

47. A. favorite                 B. secret           C. pride           D. joke

48. A. help            B. see             C. know          D. laugh

49. A. change          B. disappointment C. friendship        D. excitement

50. A. believe           B. answer          C. imagine         D. understand

51. A. when           B. where            C. how          D. what

52. A. arrival                  B. dream          C. return          D. beauty

53. A. broken          B. crowded        C. empty          D. different

54. A. however         B. until            C. as              D. though

55. A. lost                      B. received               C. enjoyed                D. regretted

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents for those he loved. He had  36  twenty dollars.

  The third Saturday in December, Mark said he had  37  his list and had his money in his  38  . I drove him to a  39  supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went off on his own  40  I waited patiently reading a book at the front of the store. It  41  Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. When he came up to the checkout, the smile on his face was truly  42  . The clerk rang up his purchase as I  43  looked at the other way. Mark kept  44  his budget and  45  into his pocket for his money.  46  was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood  47  the store holding his basket, tears rolling down his cheeks. His whole body was  48  with his sobs. Then a(n)  49  thing happened. A  50  shopping in the store came up to Mark. She knelt down and took him  51  her arms. “You would do me the favor if you let me  52  your money,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful present you could ever give me. I only ask you could  53  . One day, when you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. I know you feel as good about it  54  I do now when you do help other people.” Mark took the money, tried to dry his  55  and ran to the checkout as fast as he could go.

A. collected	B. gathered	C. spared	D. saved
A. wrote	B. made	C. had	D. shown
A. wallet	B. purse	C. pocket	D. backpack
A. nearby	B. close	C. near	D. distance
A. while	B. when	C. though	D. as
A. spent	B. took	C. cost	D. needed
A. disappointing	B. upset	C. joyful	D. surprising
A. impatiently	B. unbelievably	C. worriedly	D. politely
A. in	B. within	C. out of	D. over
A. put	B. reached	C. turned into	D. stretched
A. It	B. There	C. They	D. That
A. at the front of	B. at the back of	C. in the middleof	D. outside
A. breathing	B. worrying	C. frightened	D. shaking
A. interesting	B. happy	C. dramatic	D. amazing
A. customer	B. clerk	C. stranger	D. guard
A. by	B. with	C. in	D. on
A. reply	B. return	C. give	D. pay
A. pass it on	B. pass it down	C. continue it	D. keep it
A. that	B. as	C. what	D. which
A. sweat	B. pocket	C. presents	D. tears

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents for those he loved. He had  36  twenty dollars.

  The third Saturday in December, Mark said he had  37  his list and had his money in his  38  . I drove him to a  39  supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went off on his own  40  I waited patiently reading a book at the front of the store. It  41  Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. When he came up to the checkout, the smile on his face was truly  42  . The clerk rang up his purchase as I  43  looked at the other way. Mark kept  44  his budget and  45  into his pocket for his money.  46  was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood  47  the store holding his basket, tears rolling down his cheeks. His whole body was  48  with his sobs. Then a(n)  49  thing happened. A  50  shopping in the store came up to Mark. She knelt down and took him  51  her arms. “You would do me the favor if you let me  52  your money,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful present you could ever give me. I only ask you could  53  . One day, when you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. I know you feel as good about it  54  I do now when you do help other people.” Mark took the money, tried to dry his  55  and ran to the checkout as fast as he could go.

1.A. collected	B. gathered	C. spared	D. saved
2.A. wrote	B. made	C. had	D. shown
3.A. wallet	B. purse	C. pocket	D. backpack
4.A. nearby	B. close	C. near	D. distance
5.A. while	B. when	C. though	D. as
6.A. spent	B. took	C. cost	D. needed
7.A. disappointing	B. upset	C. joyful	D. surprising
8.A. impatiently	B. unbelievably	C. worriedly	D. politely
9.A. in	B. within	C. out of	D. over
10.A. put	B. reached	C. turned into	D. stretched
11.A. It	B. There	C. They	D. That
12.A. at the front of	B. at the back of	C. in the middleof	D. outside
13.A. breathing	B. worrying	C. frightened	D. shaking
14.A. interesting	B. happy	C. dramatic	D. amazing
15.A. customer	B. clerk	C. stranger	D. guard
16.A. by	B. with	C. in	D. on
17.A. reply	B. return	C. give	D. pay
18.A. pass it on	B. pass it down	C. continue it	D. keep it
19.A. that	B. as	C. what	D. which
20.A. sweat	B. pocket	C. presents	D. tears

 

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents for those he loved. He had 26 twenty dollars.

The third Saturday in December, Mark said he had 27 his list and had his money in his 28 . I drove him to a 29 supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went off on his own 30 I waited 31 reading a book at the front of the store. It 32 Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. When he came up to the checkout（结账台）, the smile on his face was truly 33 . The clerk rang up his purchase（在收款机输入金额）as I politely looked at the other way. Mark kept 34 his budget and 35 into his pocket for his money. 36 was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood 37 the store holding his basket, tears rolling down his cheeks. His whole body was 38 with his sobs. Then a(n) 39 thing happened. A 40 shopping in the store came up to Mark. She knelt down and took him 41 her arms. “You would do me the favor if you let me 42 your money,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful present you could ever give me. I only ask you could 43 . One day, when you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. I know you feel as good about it 44 I do now when you do help other people.” Mark took the money, tried to dry his 45 and ran to the checkout as fast as he could go.

26. A. collected 　　　　　 B. gathered 　　　　　 C. spared 　　　　　　 D. saved

27. A. wrote 　　　　　　 B. made　 　　　　　　 C. had　 　　　　　　　 D. shown

28. A. wallet　 　　　　　 B. purse　 　　　　　　 C. pocket　　　　　　　 D. backpack

29. A. nearby　 　　　　　 B. close 　　　　　　　 C. near　　　　　　　　　 D. distance

30. A. while　　　　　　　　 B. when　 　　　　　　 C. though 　　　　　　 D. as

31. A. worriedly 　　　 B. patiently　　　　　　 C. politely　 　　　　　 D. regularly

32. A. spent 　　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　　 D. needed

33. A. disappointing 　 B. upset 　　　　　　　　 C. surprising 　　　 D. joyful

34. A. in 　　　　　　　　　 B. within 　　　　　　 C. out of 　　　　　　 D. over

35. A. put 　　　　　　　　 B. reached 　　　　　　 C. turned 　　　　　　 D. stretched

36. A. It　 　　　　　　　　 B. There 　　　　　　 C. They　 　　　　　 D. That

37. A. at the front of B. at the back of　　　 C. in the middle of　　 D. outside

38. A. breathing　 　　 B. worrying　 　　　 C. frightened 　　　 D. shaking

39. A. interesting　 　　 B. happy 　　　　　　 C. dramatic 　　　　 D. amazing

40. A. customer　 　　 B. clerk　　 　　　　 C. stranger　 　　　　 D. guard

41. A. by　　　 　　　 B. with　　　 　　　 C. in　 　　　　　　　 D. on

42. A. reply　　　 　　 B. return　 　　　　　 C. give　 　　　　　　　 D. pay

43. A. pass it on 　　　 B. pass it down 　　 C. continue it 　　　 D. keep it

44. A. that　　 　　　　 B. as　　　 　　　　 C. what　 　　　　　　 D. which

45. A. sweat　　 　　　 B. pocket 　　　　　　 C. presents　 　　　　 D. tears