Until the present century, ________ demand for natural gas.

　 A. little 　 B. and little C. there was little 　 D. was there little

My last lesson in French! I hardly know how to write, _______ I would never learn now .

　 A. but 　 B. and    C. if 　 D. so

My last lesson in French! I hardly know how to write, _______ I would never learn now .

　 A. but 　 B. and   C. if 　 D. so

One day a mother brought home a small 　26 and gave it to her little girl on her birthday. She told her little girl that the jar was 　27 , and that she could write to her mommy about anything in the world and then put it in the jar. And　 28　 , in its place, there would be a 　 29　 for her. Soon the jar became a special part of their lives.

　　　 The little girl loved to get　 30 from her mommy. They always told her how 31　　 she was. Sometimes, too, there would be a little 　 32 　　　 in the jar with a note telling her how　 33　 her mommy was of her. She　 34　 all of her mommy’s letters in a pretty box by her bed.

　　　 The mother 　 35 　　　 each of her little girl's letters, too. As the years went by, that little girl 36 　　 into a young lady and then got married and started a 　　 37　 of her own. For the first time, the jar sat　 38 . The mother dusted the jar every day and sometimes looked inside,　 39 　 sadly that the magic jar years had to end.

　　　 One day the young lady came to 40 her mother. She went straight to her mother's room, opened the chest at the end of her bed, and found what she was looking for. She 41 a piece of paper and put it in the jar, and 42 it to her mother. The mother opened the magic jar and there was that note from so long ago, "You're going to be a 　 43　 !"

And when that baby boy was born months later, there was the jar 　44 in his nursery (育儿室) with a blue bow tied around it, and a note that read,"Magic jar years never 45 : they are always just beginning."

26. A. jar　　　 B. box　　　 C. bag　　　　 D. toy

27. A. worthy B . magic 　 C. beautiful　 D. cheap

28. A. thus 　 　　B. somewhat C. later 　　　 D. anyway

29. A. doll　　 B. candy　 　　 C. book　　 D. note

30. A. letters　 B. sweets　 　　 C. flowers 　 　　D. gifts

31. A. fat 　　 　　B. special 　　 　　C. ordinary 　 D. wise

32. A. air 　　 　　B. love 　 　　C. present　 D. money

33. A. ashamed　 B. afraid 　　　 　C. tired　 D. proud

34. A. kept　　 B. hid 　 　　 C. buried 　 D. forgot

35. A. marked　 　 B. treasured C. counted 　 D. numbered

36. A. developed 　 B. turned 　　 C. grew 　　 　　D. fell

37. A. business 　 B. factory　 C. shop 　 　　D. home

38. A. empty 　 B. straight 　　　 C. full 　　D. shining

39. A. judging 　　　 　 B. remembering 　　 C. realizing 　 D. knowing

40. A. treat　　　 B. award　　 　　　 C. visit 　　D. notice

41. A. designed　 B. cut 　 　　C. prepared 　 D. folded

42. A. handed　 B. fell 　　 　　C. posted 　　 　 D. sent

43. A. hero　　 B. grandma　 C. beginner　 D. mother

44. A. hanging　 B. placing 　　 C. sitting 　　　 　 D. lying

45. A. disappear B. sell 　　 　　C. break 　　　 　 D. end

Until the present century, ________ demand for natural gas.

　 A. little 　 B. and little

　 C. there was little 　 D. was there little