It           my mother half an hour          to the shopping mall.

A．spends; walking                        B．takes; to walk

C．spends; to walk                         D．takes; walking

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Hello! My name’s Alice. I’m a high school student. I’m very___1__every week. From Monday to Friday I go to school. I do homewor in the evening. I’m so tired that I want__2__a good rest at weekend.___3__ my mother often asks me to go__4__with her on Saturday morning. It usually__5__me about an hour .I___6__ enjoy these activities. When my mother goes shopping and I sit on a box and wait for her. Last Saturday, there was more noise than usual and everyone was in a hurry. My mother bought__7__of things, such as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables.After one__8_ , a woman came up to me,“Excuse me,”she said. “Are you Alice? Your mother just__9___shopping , but her bags are very heavy. She wants you to carry them home__10__her.”

1.                A．busy           B．happy          C．thirsty    D．hungry

2.                A．have           B．had            C．having    D．to have

3.                A．and            B．but            C．so   D．/

4.                A．swimming       B．camp           C．shopping  D．camping

5.                A．spends         B．takes           C．waits D．stays

6.                A．never          B．always          C．often D．usually

7.                A．many          B．much          C．lots  D．number

8.                A．minute         B．day            C．minutes  D．hour

9.                A．went           B．bought         C．finished  D．decided

10.               A．to             B．for            C．about D．like

It           my mother half an hour          to the shopping mall.

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __31__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __32__ have that money.

　　On my birthday my parents told me they had my __33__ outside in the back yard. At once, I __34__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __35__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __36__! I thought I __37__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __38__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __39__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __40__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’ t __41__.

　　As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __42__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __43__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’ t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __44__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __45__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.