Christmas is over. And I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___1___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.

For over a month I stared at ___2___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___3___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I ___4___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.

My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t ___5___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___6___.

My next plan would have to be more ___7___. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t ___8___ to miss out on this bargain!”

His ___9___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___10___ and for US$250 you could buy ___11___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___12___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”

I went to my room, ___13___ at how mean(吝啬的) my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t ___14___ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.

When I ___15___ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been ___16___. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___17___. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___18___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___19___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___20___ get an A+ in English class.

1. A. pain           B. attempt           C. joy              D. shyness

2. A. housing        B. fishing            C. car             D. fashion

3. A. mind            B. idea             C. opinion           D. head

4. A. get            B. set               C. searched        D. went

5. A. operate         B. run              C. start            D. work

6. A. riding           B. driving            C. thinking          D. keeping

7. A. strong          B. practical          C. ideal            D. obvious

8. A. afford           B. pay              C. allow          D. stand

9. A. talk           B. expression          C. face            D. response

10. A. truck          B. telescope         C. chance               D. bargain

11. A. one             B. something          C. everything      D. nothing

12. A. heating        B. loving             C. nursing          D. finding

13. A. pleased       B. good               C. expert         D. angry

14. A. say             B. believe            C. care            D. learn

15. A. went off        B. woke up         C. rang up          D. found out

16. A. worried       B. instructed           C. warned          D. defeated

17. A. opened        B. wrapped         C. left             D. faded

18. A. recovered       B. refused           C. reopened        D. removed

19. A. won           B. done               C. beaten         D. failed

20. A. ever            B. already            C. still             D. even

For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black ? ? and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile ? ? from the house to the fence which ? ? the beginning of the dirty driveway.

?? One day, I was busy with my business and was ? ? for about an hour, completely forgetting about the ? ? little boy down the road who might be ? ? for his daddy.

?? On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not ? ? ten feet in front of me. All I could ? ? was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. ? ? , the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last ? ? and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.

? ? ? , I caught sight of my little boy, who was ? ? an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the ? ? of a little boy.

?? As I stopped the car and ? ? the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and ? ? with cold, but he never ? ? the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”

?? Last year, we ? ? to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road. ? ? , I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that ? ? has occurred in my mind.? ? all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.

1.A. bag????????????? B. dog????????????? C. umbrella????????????? D. toy

2.A. journey????????????? B. flight????????????? C. effort????????????? D. ride

3.A. discovered????????????? B. explained????????????? C. marked????????????? D. described

4.A. controlled????????????? B. trained????????????? C. delayed????????????? D. bothered

5.A. hopeful????????????? B. grateful????????????? C. careful????????????? D. faithful

6.A. waiting????????????? B. sending????????????? C. searching????????????? D. calling

7.A. drive????????????? B. see????????????? C. feel????????????? D. hear

8.A. stick to????????????? B. think of????????????? C. pick up????????????? D. hold on

9.A. In fact????????????? B. In surprise????????????? C. At once ????????????? D. At last

10.A. moment????????????? B. corner????????????? C. street????????????? D. way

11.A. All of a sudden????????????? B. Believe it or not?????????????

C. To my pleasure????????????? D. For seconds

12.A. holding????????????? B. taking????????????? C. folding????????????? D. carrying

13.A. body????????????? B. head????????????? C. face????????????? D. hand

14.A. closed????????????? B. locked????????????? C. knocked????????????? D. opened

15.A. worrying????????????? B. nervous????????????? C. trembling????????????? D. anxious

16.A. noticed????????????? B. doubted????????????? C. judged????????????? D. mentioned

17.A. moved????????????? B. turned????????????? C. returned????????????? D. traveled

18.A. Therefore????????????? B. Besides????????????? C. Otherwise????????????? D. However

19.A. time????????????? B. scene????????????? C. act????????????? D. sight

20.A. With????????????? B. For????????????? C. Like????????????? D. Among

Christmas is over. And I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___1___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.

For over a month I stared at ___2___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___3___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I ___4___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.

My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t ___5___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___6___.

My next plan would have to be more ___7___. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t ___8___ to miss out on this bargain!”

His ___9___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___10___ and for US$250 you could buy ___11___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___12___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”

I went to my room, ___13___ at how mean(吝啬的) my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t ___14___ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.

When I ___15___ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been ___16___. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___17___. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___18___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___19___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___20___ get an A+ in English class.

1. A. pain       B. attempt      C. joy     D. shyness

2. A. housing  B. fishing       C. car      D. fashion

3. A. mind      B. idea    C. opinion      D. head

4. A. get  B. set      C. searched     D. went

5. A. operate   B. run     C. start    D. work

6. A. riding     B. driving       C. thinking     D. keeping

7. A. strong    B. practical     C. ideal   D. obvious

8. A. afford    B. pay     C. allow  D. stand

9. A. talk B. expression  C. face    D. response

10. A. truck    B. telescope    C. chance       D. bargain

11. A. one       B. something  C. everything  D. nothing

12. A. heating B. loving C. nursing      D. finding

13. A. pleased B. good   C. expert D. angry

14. A. say       B. believe       C. care    D. learn

15. A. went off      B. woke up     C. rang up      D. found out

16. A. worried       B. instructed   C. warned       D. defeated

17. A. opened B. wrapped     C. left     D. faded

18. A. recovered     B. refused       C. reopened    D. removed

19. A. won     B. done   C. beaten D. failed

20. A. ever     B. already       C. still     D. even

Christmas is over. And I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___1___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.

For over a month I stared at ___2___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___3___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I ___4___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.

My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t ___5___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___6___.

My next plan would have to be more ___7___. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t ___8___ to miss out on this bargain!”

His ___9___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___10___ and for US$250 you could buy ___11___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___12___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”

I went to my room, ___13___ at how mean(吝啬的) my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t ___14___ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.

When I ___15___ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been ___16___. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___17___. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___18___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___19___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___20___ get an A+ in English class.

1. A. pain B. attempt       C. joy      D. shyness

2. A. housing  B. fishing C. car     D. fashion

3. A. mind      B. idea     C. opinion       D. head

4. A. get  B. set      C. searched    D. went

5. A. operate   B. run     C. start    D. work

6. A. riding     B. driving       C. thinking      D. keeping

7. A. strong    B. practical     C. ideal    D. obvious

8. A. afford     B. pay     C. allow  D. stand

9. A. talk B. expression  C. face    D. response

10. A. truck    B. telescope    C. chance       D. bargain

11. A. one       B. something   C. everything  D. nothing

12. A. heating  B. loving  C. nursing      D. finding

13. A. pleased B. good   C. expert D. angry

14. A. say       B. believe C. care    D. learn

15. A. went off      B. woke up     C. rang up      D. found out

16. A. worried B. instructed   C. warned      D. defeated

17. A. opened  B. wrapped     C. left     D. faded

18. A. recovered     B. refused       C. reopened    D. removed

19. A. won     B. done   C. beaten D. failed

20. A. ever      B. already       C. still     D. even

As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to _________ the problem.

A．handle           B．raise             C．face              D．present