—How do you like the necklace?

 

　　—Oh, perfect! It’s the ___ thing I’m after.

 

　　A. exact B. right C. just D. very

 

 

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more _31_ , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its _ 32_    everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

　　David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often  33_ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so  34  for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David_ 35_ . I can still remember he was always  36_ a smile and willing to help. He always_ 37 _ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He _ 38 _ just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly  39  home.

　　Weeks passed and the 40_ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of   _41  before the holiday break. I smiled in  42  as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David 43  standing by my desk.

　　“I have something for you,” he said and  44  from behind his back a small box.  45  it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my 46  saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s 47 .”

　　“Oh no it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes 48  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given  49  to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning _50_ the little empty box set on my desk.

31. A. anxious                   B. cautious                        C. serious                   D. optimistic

32. A. screaming                      B. ringing                           C. calling                            D. warning

33. A. realized                   B. wondered                            C. adopted                 D. learned

34. A. modestly                 B. inaccurately                  C. inappropriately     D. naturally

35. A. popular                   B. special                          C. upset                   D. funny

36. A. expressing               B. delivering                     C. sharing                   D. wearing

37. A. wandered                      B. practiced                     C. studied                  D. stayed

38. A. would                      B. might                            C. should                         D. could

39. A. head for                          B. turn to                          C. put off                           D. aim at

40. A. argument                B. judgment                    C. movement               D. excitement

41. A. school                      B. education                            C. year                        D. program

42. A. public                      B. return                                C. relief                       D. control

43. A. weakly                            B. sadly                           C. helplessly                      D. quietly

44. A. found                             B. pulled                              C. raised                     D. searched

45. A. Holding                   B. Sending                         C. Handing               D. Leaving

46. A. appreciation           B. surprise                      C. delight                        D. expectation

47. A. cheap                             B. useless                          C. empty                         D. improper

48. A. though                            B. until                            C. because                  D. as

49. A. attention                B. support                         C. advice                    D. command

50. A. from                         B. towards                        C. behind                           D. over

　阅读理解

　Agatha Christie went out at night. She never forgot the night when she met a robber many years ago.

　　That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted until 2 o' clock in the morning. Agatha walked in the quiet street alone. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning, lady,” the man said in a low voice, “I don't think you wish to die here!”

　　“What do you want?” Agatha asked．

　　“Your earrings (耳环). Take them off!”

　　Agatha suddenly had a bright idea．She tried to cover her necklace with the collar(衣领) of her overcoat while she used the other bank to take off both off her earrings and then she quickly threw them on the ground．

　　“Take them and let me go,” she said．The robber saw that the girl didn't care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. He thought the necklace would cost more, so he said, “Give me your necklace.”

　　“Oh, sir. It's not worth much. Please let me keep it.”

　　“Stopping rubbish (废话). Quick!”

　　With shaky hands, Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends.

　　The earrings coat 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds.

(1)Agatha never forgot the night, for she ________.

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A．was robbed of her earrings

B．had a good time at the birthday party

C．was robbed of her neeklace

D．was robbed, but she fooled the robber

(2)Which of the following is not true? ________.

[　　]

A．Agatha pretended not to care for her earrings

B．Agatha pretended to care for her necklace

C．Agatha really cared for her earrings

D．Agatha didn't care for her earrings at all because they were not too expensive