通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

“ Hi, John.” Mary ran towards me with a bright simile, saying,” I’m going to have a dance performance (表演) tonight. I hope you’ll come. Here is the ticket. Don’t forget!” Then she ___26___ in a hurry.

　 “What? Dance? Is that __27___ ?” I asked myself. Mary was not such kind of girl. She was quite__28___ one. I had never seen her wearing colorful clothes. In fact, she really did not know __29__ to dress up. What a terrible thing!

　“ I should go to, I must go to.” I thought.

I arrived at the hall with the ticket, found my __30___ and sat down. Her performance was the seventh one. I knew I would have a __31__ time before her turn, for I had no sense of art, __32__ her performance was worth watching, no matter how long I would wait.

Time went ___33___, I tried my best not to fall asleep.

Just then , came the ___34____, “ Let’s welcome the next exciting dance-Latin!”

Hearing this, I opened my eyes as large as possible, __35__ to lose anything. Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared. She __36___ with a sweet smile, looking like a pretty butterfly flying… I could __37___ believe my eyes.

After all the performance ended, I ___38___ her at the gate.

“Hi!” She stood in front of me with her crystal(水晶) shoes. “How do you feel?”

“Fantastic!” I answered.

“Ha, ha. I knew __39____ would be.” She could not hide her excitement, laughing ___40__ a child. At that time, I realized that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella.

26. A. came　　　 B. jumped　　　 C. left　　　 D. moved

27. A. possible　　 B. lucky　　　　 C. funny　　 D. careful

28. A. modern　　 B. common　　　 C. perfect　　 D. careful

29. A. why　　　　 B. where　　　　 C. when　　 D. how

30. A. seat　　　　 B. room　　　　 C. gate　　　 D. way

31. A. great　　　 B. short　　　　　 C. hard　　　 D. relaxing

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

33. A. quickly　　 B. slowly　　　　 C. safely　　 D. easily

34. A. words　　　 B. sentences　　　 C. sounds　　 D. cries

35. A. hoping　　 B. fearing　　　　 C. planning　 D. hating

36. A. walked　　 B. skated　　　　 C. danced　　 　D. stood

37. A. seriously　　 B. hardly　　　　 C. nearly　　 D. certainly

38. A. waited for　 B. looked for 　　C. paid for　　 D. cared for　

39. A. I　　　　　 B. you　　　　　 C. she　　　 D. it　

40. A. as　　　　 B. like　　　　　 C. for　　　 D. at

25. ---Nice to meet you, Mike. ______?

　 ---Everything is OK. Thanks.

　 A. What are you doing　　　　　 B. Where have you been

　C. How is it going　　　　　　　 D. What’s wrong with you

24. . _______ interesting the girl’s book is!

A. How　　 　　B. How an　　 　　C. What a　　　　 　　　D. What an

23. He’s hardly learned anything in the winter camp, ______?

A. hasn’t he　 B. has he　 C. is he　　　 D. isn’t he

22. ---Would you like to go bike riding with us tomorrow?　 ----Sure, _____ I am busy.

　 A. since　　 B. unless　 C. when　　 D. until

21. ---Did you go to Jim’s birthday party?　 --- No, I _________.

　 A. haven’t invited　　 B. didn’t invite　　 C. am not invited　 D. wasn’t invited

20. -Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes before I decide? 　-Of course, ______,sir.

　 A. Make yourself at home.　　 B. Take your time.　 C. Help yourself.　 D. Enjoy yourself.

18.-Are you going to Jane’s birthday party this weekend?

　 ---Yes, of course. She’ll be unhappy if we _______.

A. didn’t go　　　 B. won’t go　　　 C. haven’t gone　　　 D. don’t go

.19--- Steve .I’ll go for a picnic with my friends after the exam.

　 ---_________.

　 A. That’s it　　 B. Have fun　 C. It’s a pleasure　 　　D. It doesn’t matter

17. Nobody but a few little children ______ in the garden now.

A. are playing　　 B. is playing　　 C. play　　 D. plays