— Who would you like to ____ to the cinema with you this evening?

     — No one. I would rather stay home this evening.

     A. have go        B. had gone         C. going        D. to go

A few months earlier I had been painting two portraits for each of my parents．I'd planned to give them the portraits as Christmas gifts．This would be a   36   for everyone，as I had not studied  37  ．

While painting one day, I was surprised by a knock on the door. Quickly having put all my  38 materials out of sight, I opened the   39  . To my astonishment, my father came in .

Immediately I wanted to show him the paintings, but I was   40  to destroy his Christmas surprise. Yet something  41  me to share the gifts with him. After making him promise to keep it secret, I   42   he keep his eyes closed until I had the portraits set on easels(画架). “Okay, Daddy. Now you can   43  !”

He appeared dazed at first. Finally , he said, “I don’t believe it. The eyes are so  44 that they follow you everywhere—and look how   45   your mother is. Will you let me have them  46 ?”

Excited with his response, I happily volunteered to   47  them to the frame shop the next day. Several weeks passed. Then one night the   48   rang—my father had a stroke(中风). He died the next day, and it seemed all   49    escaped from the life of my mother and me .

I finally remembered to  50   about the framed portraits. I was surprised when the shopkeeper told me my father had visited the shop,   51 for the framing and had them gift-wrapped.

 52 we had lost our loved people, everyone gathered on Christmas Day making an effort to be   53  . As I looked into my mother’s sad eyes and unsmiling face, I decided to give her Daddy’s and my   54  . After she saw it, with a wide smile, she quickly said, “I knew Daddy would be with us on Christmas Day!”

I glanced at the gift card written in my father’s   55 . “ Mother—Our daughter reminded me why I am so blessed. I’ll be always looking at you.—Daddy.”

1.	A．comfort B．success C．chance D．surprise

 

2.	A．art B．music C．dance D．literature

 

3.	A．1istening B．painting C．writing D．reading

 

4.	A．window B．drawer C．door D．bag

 

5.	A．reluctant B．sorry C．content D．eager

 

6.	A．forbade B．forced C．advised D．encouraged

 

7.	A．suggested B．insisted C．required D．ordered

 

8.	A．look B．taste C．sing D．go

 

9.	A．big B．bright C．real D．clear

 

10.	A．honest B．old C．shy D．beautiful

 

11.	A．hung B．framed C．signed D．sold

 

12.	A．drive B．see C．drop D．leave

 

13.	A．bell B．clock C．phone D．whistle

 

14.	A．anxiety B．pain C．trouble D．joy

 

15.	A．worry B．call C．care D．talk

 

16.	A．paid B．waited C．stayed D．prepared

 

17.	A．In case B．As soon as C．Even though D．Now that

 

18.	A．sad B．cheerful C．quiet D．calm

 

19.	A．heart B．secret C．advice D．gift

 

20.	A．words B．saying C．handwriting D．1etters

 

— Did you go to the party last night?

　　— Yes. And I’d rather ________. It was so________.

A．not go; tiresome	B．not have gone; exciting
C．not have gone; tiring	D．go; interesting

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Imagine that Mum and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening．Say the wrong thing and the parents might  36  ．But say nothing, and they'll think you weren't   37  ．So how can you  38  with adults?

It's easy．  39  ask them questions about  40  " Many of them like to talk about what they do for a  41  ," suggests psychologist．

Kids can also talk to grown-ups about  42  ．Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties "light up" when the conversation  43  movies．If a grown-up is   44  Harry Potter, it's OK to talk about your  45  for Harry．It's a safe ,  46  , one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy．So go  47  and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead．

But  48  from topic of video games．"Adults don't want to hear about your  49  ,

  50  they play it," Ursiny explains．

Adults also don't want to hear slang （俚语）．Don't use   51   they don't understand．Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in  52  own language．

While most adults aren't into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid．Ursiny recommends asking adults what 53 was like when they were your age．"It might be a fun  54  , if you compare your l0th-grade experience with theirs．"

Make sure you chat with your parents 55 to find out which topics are off-limits．

36．A．be satisfied     B．get mad  C．disagree     D．agree

37．A．friendly B．right    C．good boys    D．helpful

38．A．deal with    B．do with C．talk     D．go on

39．A．So   B．Only C．Just D．But

40．A．you  B．yourselves   C．life     D．themselves

41．A．talk B．job C．fun  D．living

42．A．books    B．movies   C．TV plays D．sports

43．A．turns to B．goes on  C．moves on     D．keeps to

44．A．into B．like C．for  D．against

45．A．idea B．love C．suggestion   D．hate

46．A．topic    B．dinner   C．love     D．talk

47．A．back B．here     C．there    D．ahead[来源:48．A．stay away    B．go ahead     C．change    D．turn

49．A．video    B．video game   C．play D．talk

50．A．if   B．when C．though   D．unless

51．A．video    B．game C．language D．movie

52．A．his B．their    C．your D．our

53．A．school   B．family   C．discussion   D．children

54．A．story    B．experience   C．discussion   D．grown-up

— I'd rather go to the Blue Moon Restaurant because I prefer soft music while eating.

    —  _________ Loud music makes me tense.

A. My pleasure.     B. How so?         C. At your service. D. Me too!