A poor girl was selling flowers in the street 21 Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill, so she 22 get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped 23 a beautiful house. The girl knocked 24 the door and a man came out. She asked 25 he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want 26 . She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the 27 of a tall wall. She looked 28 the flowers. 'Ihe flowers 29 very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light, 　30 slowly she began to fly into the sky. She 31 higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them 32 her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn't 33 .The girl told her that she had to 34 to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her 35 and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed 36 .

It snowed 37 that night. The girl died 38 a smile on her face. 　39 , people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and 　40 .

21. A. in　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　 D.（不填）

22. A. could　　　　　 B. had better　　　 C. would like　　　 D. had to

23. A. in front of　　　 B. in the front of　　 C. behind　　　　　 D. beside

24. A. at　　　　　　 B. to　　　 　　　 C. in　　　　　　　 D. for

25. A. what　　　　　 B. why　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 D. when

26. A. some　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　 D. something

27. A. head　　　　　 B. foot　　　　　　 C. top　　　　　　　 D. middle

28. A. for　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　 C. (不填)　　　　　 D. at

29. A. feels　　　　　 B. felt　　　　　　 C. smelt　　　　　　 D. smells

30. A. and　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. or

31. A. went　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　 C. looked 　　　　　 D. flew

32. A. has　　　　　 B. was　　　　　　 C. had　　　　　　 D. were

33. A. get money　　　 B. go out　　　　　 C. come to see her　　 D. stay at home

34. A. fly into the sky　 B. come here　　　 C. sell flowers　　　 D. help others

35. A. didn't worry　　 B. not to worry　　　 C. to not worry　　　 D. to worry not

36. A. happy　　　　 B. happier　　　　　 C. happiest　　　　 D. happily

37. A. heavily　　　　 B. heavy　　　　　 C. largely　　　　　 D. strongly

38. A. had　　　　　 B. has　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. without

39. A. By the way　　 B. At the same time　 C. except the girl　　 D. By way

40. A. looked after the girl　　　　 B. talked about the girl　

C. enjoyed themselves　　　　 D. watched themselves

Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp(营地)．There，husbands and children are not allowed．Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone．

At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself．She can sleep，read or watch TV，and no one will bother her．No children will ask，“Morn，what’s for dinner?” No husband will say， “Oh，dear，I can’t find any clean socks．”In fact almost 50％of women in the United States work outside the home．Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job-taking care of their homes and families．These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework．

In the United States．working wives do about 75％of the housework．Many of their husbands say they want to help．But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans．They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves．

Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a break from housework．For two days they don’t cook，they don’t clean，they don’t look after their children and husbands．What do they do? They enjoy warm，sunny weather，walking，swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire．They relax away from home．They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp．

1．From this passage we can see ________ in the United States．

A．women want to work outside the home

B．working wives do most of the housework

C．husbands do as much housework as their wives

D．women do not like to stay at home with their families

2．At Mother’s Camp，women can’t ________．

A．watch TV                                                   B．read newspapers

C．swim in the lake                                     D．bring their husbands and children

3．Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because ________．

A．they don’t like their husbands and children

B．they have to work full-time

C．they are too busy to relax themselves

D．they want a new lire

4．________ is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States．

A．Housework                                          B．Working outside the home

C．When to take a vacation                                 D．Looking after their children

5．What’s the best title(标题)for this passage?

A．Busy Working Mothers                                B．Welcome to Mother’s Camp

C．Mothers Relax Away from Home                    D．Mothers in the US