Last year, around Labor Day, I read a “Happy Ad” in our local newspaper． There was a lady in a local nursing home, who was celebrating her 90th birthday and her family wanted everyone to know about it． It said that if you wanted to drop her a line, here was her address． So I did． I found a birthday card and dropped her a short note, wishing her a happy birthday．
A week or so later, someone knocked at my front door． I opened the door and found a middle-aged man standing on my doorstep． He introduced himself as the son of this woman to whom I had sent the card． He explained that he just wanted to drop by in person and thank me for sending such a nice card to his mom． Apparently, like many older folks, she did not receive much mail and was quite excited to receive mine． I just didn’t know what to say． I told him it was my pleasure and that I hoped his mom had enjoyed her birthday．
That year, I did not send out any Christmas cards, except to this lovely old lady in the nursing home． I just told her that I was thinking about her and hoped that she had a nice holiday． I sent her a Valentine and also a couple of notes in between． I just thought she might like to have someone write to her, to get some mail．
She passed away a couple of months ago． I never met this lady, but I did keep her and her family in my thoughts． I dropped them a line of sympathy． I hope that my few little notes were enough to brighten a couple of her days here on earth．
【小题1】The old lady’s address was given because ____________．

A．her family wanted to make her well-known

B．the old lady wanted to receive a birthday card

C．the son of the old lady wanted to meet the author

D．her family wanted to give her a happy birthday

【小题2】Which of the following best describes the author?

A．Brave．

B．Polite．

C．Caring．

D．Faithful．

【小题3】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．A Kind Act

B．An Old Lady

C．A Happy Ad

D．A Considerate Son

第一部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

完形填空（1） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A bar manager was so sure that he himself was the strongest man around      1             he offered a standing $ 1,000 bet that no one could beat him.

The  2          was that the landlord would squeeze a lemon until all the      3           ran out into a beer glass, then hand the lemon to the customer. Anyone who could squeeze even one more  4       out of the lemon would win the money.

0ver the years many people had tried this, truck drivers, weightlifters, karate masters, and   5         had failed. Then one day a little fellow with heavy black rimmed glasses came into the bar and asked if he  6           try the challenge.

After the laughter had quieted down, the landlord said that it was only        7       that the man be given a chance at the bet, so he picked up a lemon and started squeezing.  8          he had done he handed the  9             to the little man who promptly squeezed out 4 more drops of juice onto the bar!

Everyone looked on in amazement as the landlord handed over the prize and asked “What do you do  10      a living that has given you such strength? Are you a lumberjack, weightlifter?” “No.” the man replied, “I work for the IRS（国税局）.”

1. A. that                      B. there                        C. therefore          D. since

2. A. fact                      B. trap                         C. challenge                  D. match

3. A. flesh                           B. juice                C. seeds                     D. peel

4. A. water                   B. lemon                    C. beer glass         D. drop

5. A. none                           B. neither                     C. either                    D. all

6. A. /                         B. could                       C. had to                    D. ought to

7. A. then                           B. likely                    C. fair                       D. chance

8. A. Once                   B. Right                      C. Immediately    D. In case

9. A. container                     B. money                     C. remains                    D. other

10. A. with                          B. for                          C. on                           D. in

 

Be careful with such things. If you _____, you’ll drop them.

A. don’t     B. aren’t     C. won’t    D. do

2. Be careful with such things. If you _____, you’ll drop them.

A. don’t     B. aren’t     C. won’t    D. do