Christmas is over. And I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the___26___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.

For over a month I stared at ___27___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___28___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I ___29___ 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 ___30___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___31___.

My next plan would have to be more ___32___. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack-all for only US$250!” You can’t ___33___ to miss out on this bargain!”

His ___34___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___35___ and for US$250 you could buy ___36___ 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 ___37___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”

I went to my room, ___38___ at how mean(吝啬的) my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t ___39___ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.

When I ___40___ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been ___41___. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___42___. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___43___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box-it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___44___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___45___ get an A+ in English class.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25.　 Essential services(ie the supply of water, food, electricity, ______ will be maintained in time of emergency.

　　 A. and so on　　 B. and so forth　 C. as well　　　 D. etc.

24.　 ________a book attached at the back are worth _______

　　 A. Contents of; reading　 B. Entries to; looking　 C. Indexes to; reading　 D. Appendices to; consulting

23.　 One should not make flattery an _______ part of one’s behavior in life.

　　 A. natural　　 B. normal　　 C. automatic　　　 D. genuine

22.　 Yesterday afternoon, I _______a parcel on my way here, which ______a packet of chocolate, a bundle of needles and a box of sleeping pills.　

　　 A. picked up; contained　 B. took up; included　 C. found; there was　 D. collected; there were

21.　 The human rights situation in China is still very tough, one aspect of which _______ abortion.

　　 A. the Chinese government is accused of　 B. is closely related with C. is charged with　 D. is based on

20.　 The male sales director felt very ______ when his judgment on the market situation, which was ______ all the time, proved wrong

　　 A. upset; changed　 B. frustrated; flexible　　 C. let down; reliable　 D. disappointed; changeable