--- Did you go to her birthday party held the day before yesterday?   

--- I ____, but something unexpected happened at my home.

Two years ago my grandmother was going to turn 75. My family discussed what was the best way to celebrate. Should we throw her a party? Should we take her on a trip ? We remembered that she had touched so many people's lives , and there were so many people for her to cosider. Then someone got the idea that we should include everyone in the celebration by turning it into a tribute(献礼) to my grandmother.

We secretly sent out letters to the people in Grandmother's address book and asked them to send a letter with a memory that they had shared with her. People sent us letters with poems, stories and pictures. The deep feeling that was shared through the response(回应)surprised us. We compiled(编辑)these letters into a memory book and amazed her with it on the morning of her birthday.

The unusual thing about my grandmother's friends was not the number that she had, but the connection they shared. In many ways this book of friendship was the greatest achievement of my grandmother's life.

I believe that developing true friendships is one of the most important things that anyone can do in one's lifetime. It is not a matter of the number of friends one has, but the quality of the bonds. If one has had at least one true friendship before dying, then one can say one has lived a successful life. I have made many friends and I believe I have begun to develop the same types of friendships my grandmother kept up over her lifetime. I only hope that I will be as successful as she has been.

1.How did the author's family celebrate Grandmother's birthday ? 

 A. They took her on a trip across the country.

B. They gave her a memory book of friendship.

 C. They invited all her friends to her birthday party.

D. They asked all her friends to send her cards.

2.When receiving her birthday gift, the author's grandmother probably felt _____. 

 A. disappointed and lonely  

B. sorry and sad

C. surprised and pleased 

 D. nervous and excited

3.The underlined word “bonds” in the last paragraph probably means________

A. relationships      B. works        C. successes        D. celebrations

4.According to the passage, the author probably agrees that _____. 

 A. the more friends you have, the better

B. friends are more important than family

 C. understanding leads to greater success

 D. true friendship is very important to us

5.Which of the following words can best describe the author's grandmother ? 

 A. Famous   B. Great.   C. Polite   D. Pleasant

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has   36   economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works   37   a maid（女佣）. Although her mother works very hard, she can   38   support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at   39   and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n)   40   for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.
Alice became friends with Jane and would   41   talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids   42   her. 
On her birthday last month, she   43   her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come. Alice wanted her to be   44   so much that she   45   on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any   46   clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a   47   from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I   48   a skirt from you?”
Alice was happy that her friend would be   49   to come and hurried home to ask her Mum   50   she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very   51   and angrily said to her Mum, “  52   I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well   53  . 
Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s   54  .  Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her   55   with her. 
So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto.
36. A. personal               B. extra                           C. limited                   D. adequate
37. A. for                                     B. with                                C. like                             D. as 
38. A. hopefully                           B. obviously                        C. hardly                              D. temporarily
39. A. music                      B. drawing                          C. maths                              D. biology
40. A. bonus                      B. allowance                     C. donation                         D. pension
41. A. secretly                            B. happily                            C. quietly                             D. eagerly
42. A. pointing at             B. shouting at                   C. laughing at                     D. glaring at
43. A. took                                  B. invited                             C. accompanied                 D. sent
44. A. happy                       B. independent                  C. confident            D. present
45. A. depended                        B. insisted                           C. focused                           D. agreed
46. A. casual                       B. comfortable                            C. nice                                  D. tight
47. A. shirt                                  B. jeans                                C. handbag                         D. necklace[
48. A. get                                  B. copy                             C. order                              D. borrow
49. A. free                       B. able                           C. glad                              D. willing
50. A. how                       B. when                            C. why                                 D. whether
51. A. stubborn              B. upset                            C. firm                            D. enthusiastic 
52. A. If                               B. When                           C. Unless                         D. Though
53. A. treated                            B. controlled                   C. educated                    D. behaved
54. A. cleverness           B. character                             C. circumstances             D. competences
55. A. study                B. friendship                      C. sympathy                    D. performance 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

    Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has   36   economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works   37   a maid. Although her mother works very hard, she can        38  __ support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at   39   and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n)   40   for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.

Alice became friends with Jane and would   41   talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids   42   her. 

On her birthday last month, she   43   her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come.  Alice wanted her to be   44   so much that she   45   on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any   46__ clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a   47   from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I   48   a skirt from you?”

Alice was happy that her friend would be   49   to come and hurried home to ask her Mum     50   she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very   51   and angrily said to her Mum, “   52   I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well   53   . 

Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s   54   .  Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her   55   with her. 

So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered to.

A. personal               B. extra                      C. limited                     D. adequate

A. for                    B. with                        C. like                       D. as

A. hopefully            B. obviously                 C. hardly                      D. temporarily

A. music                   B. drawing                   C. maths                       D. biology

A. bonus                   B. allowance                C. donation                   D. pension

A. secretly              B. happily                    C. quietly                            D. eagerly

A. pointing at            B. shouting at               C. laughing at               D. glaring at

A. took                     B. invited                            C. accompanied             D. sent

A. happy                    B. independent              C. confident            D. present

A. depended            B. insisted                    C. focused                    D. agreed

A. casual                  B. comfortable                     C. nice                         D. tight

A. shirt                   B. jeans                        C. handbag                   D. necklace

A. get                     B. copy                       C. order                       D. borrow

A. free                   B. able                      C. glad                              D. willing

A. how                   B. when                      C. why                        D. whether

A. stubborn             B. upset                      C. firm                      D. enthusiastic 

A. If                       B. When                     C. Unless                    D. Though

A. treated                B. controlled               C. educated                 D. behaved

A. cleverness           B. character                 C. circumstances           D. competences

A. study              B. friendship                C. sympathy                D. performance

完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has  36   economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works  37   a maid. Although her mother works very hard, she can  38   support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at   39   and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n)  40   for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.
Alice became friends with Jane and would  41   talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids  42   her. 
On her birthday last month, she  43  her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come. Alice wanted her to be  44   so much that she  45  on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any   46   clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a  47   from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I  48  a skirt from you?”
Alice was happy that her friend would be  49  to come and hurried home to ask her Mum   50   she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very   51   and angrily said to her Mum, “  52   I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well  53  . 
Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s  54  .  Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her  55  with her. 
So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto.
36. A. personal                  B. extra                     C. limited                     D. adequate[
37. A. for                           B. with                        C. like                      D. as 
38. A. hopefully                   B. obviously                 C. hardly                      D. temporarily
39. A. music                       B. drawing                   C. maths                       D. biology
40. A. bonus                       B. allowance                C. donation                   D. pension
41. A. secretly                     B. happily                    C. quietly                            D. eagerly
42. A. pointing at                B. shouting at               C. laughing at               D. glaring at
43. A. took                         B. invited                            C. accompanied             D. sent
44. A. happy                        B. independent              C. confident           D. present
45. A. depended                  B. insisted                    C. focused                    D. agreed
46. A. casual                        B. comfortable                     C. nice                         D. tight
47. A. shirt                         B. jeans                        C. handbag                   D. necklace[
48. A. get                          B. copy                      C. order                       D. borrow
49. A. free                        B. able                     C. glad                             D. willing
50. A. how                        B. when                     C. why                        D. whether
51. A. stubborn                  B. upset                     C. firm                     D. enthusiastic 
52. A. If                                    B. When                    C. Unless                   D. Though
53. A. treated                             B. controlled              C. educated                D. behaved
54. A. cleverness                B. character                C. circumstances           D. competences
55. A. study              B. friendship                C. sympathy               D. performance