A poor girl was selling flowers in the street  21  Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill, so she  22  get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped  23  a beautiful house. The girl knocked  24   the door and a man came out. She asked  25  he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want  26  . She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the  27  of a tall wall. She looked  28  the flowers. 'Ihe flowers  29  very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light,   30  slowly she began to fly into the sky. She  31  higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them  32  her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn't  33  .The girl told her that she had to  34  to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her  35  and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed  36  .

It snowed  37  that night. The girl died  38  a smile on her face.   39  , people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and   40  .

1.A.  in            B. on              C. at               D.（不填）

2.A. could           B. had better        C. would like        D. had to

3.A. in front of       B. in the front of     C. behind           D. beside

4.A. at              B. to              C. in               D. for

5.A. what            B. why            C. if               D. when

6.A. some           B. any             C.  nothing         D. something

7.A. head           B. foot             C. top               D. middle

8.A. for            B. up               C. (不填)            D. at

9.A. feels           B. felt              C. smelt             D. smells

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

11.A. went           B. got              C. looked            D. flew

12.A. has            B. was              C. had              D. were

13.A. get money       B. go out           C. come to see her     D. stay at home

14.A. fly into the sky   B. come here        C. sell flowers        D. help others

15.A. didn't worry     B. not to worry       C. to not worry       D. to worry not

16.A. happy          B. happier           C. happiest          D. happily

17.A. heavily         B. heavy            C. largely           D. strongly

18.A. had            B. has              C. with             D. without

19.A. By the way      B. At the same time    C. except the girl     D. By way

20.A. looked after the girl B. talked about the girl    C. enjoyed themselves  D. watched themselves

I was in my parked car, holding a book and reading. Once in a while I looked up, watching the people passing by. When I raised my    35   again, I saw an old lady with a large bag walking slowly towards my car. The bag seemed not only to make her steps    36  , but also make her out of breath. She looked tired and I thought she must be more than 70 years old.
She stopped and put a hand out to rest    37   it, gently (轻柔地，徐缓地) closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Was there a way I could do something? I tried to keep my body still while my mind    38   for answers. However, because of my careless head movement, she noticed me, and she    39  moved her hand away from the car. I picked up a bottle of water at once, gently opened the door and offered the bottle to her. She    40   me, and then shook her head and walked away.
I was so    41   with myself. I should have been more careful not to move. Instead of    42   a hand, I had interrupted (打扰，中断) the old lady’s    43   moment of rest. I was feeling blue. Just at that moment, I saw the lady coming back again. I opened the door and patted (轻拍) the    44   next to me. She sat down, opened her bag and offered me a banana. I took it and offered her the bottle of water again. She took it.
I ate, she drank and we smiled. She    45   for a couple of minutes. Those minutes brought such quietness to me. Then she took my head in both her hands, made a small kissing    46   in the air, opened the car door and walked away.
I was trying to help someone in distress (困苦，苦恼). In turn, I became distressed and she took away my distress and replaced it with quietness.

"Tom? Are you in bed yet?" called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colourful dragon jumped and shouted.

     "Oh, Tom! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop now. It's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow," said Mrs White.

     "But I've nearly beaten the dragon," said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son's face. She sat down beside him.

     "You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family," she said with a smile. "What's special about it? Show me what it can do!"

     "I think this is a great computer, Mum!" he said happily. "The hardware (硬件) is good. There's so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs. This game, 'Dragon Player', is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Daniel and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected（感染） disks because I have a virus（病毒） detector (探测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!" Tom began tapping. The screen changed in answer to his orders.

    "Oh, Tom," laughed Mrs White. "I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about."

1.When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ______.

    A. playing computer games in' his bedroom      B. playing with a dragon in his bedroom

    C. playing "Dragon Player" in the study         D. lying in bed reading a book

2. Tom was excited because ______.

    A. the computer has a good memory            B. the hardware is good

    C. he had nearly won the game                 D. his mother came to see him

3. What do we know about Mrs White?

    A. She loves her son too much.

    B. She loves computer games too.

    C. She is very hard on his son.

    D. She is as wonderful as the computer game.

"Tom? Are you in bed yet?" called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colourful dragon jumped and shouted.

     "Oh, Tom! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop now. It's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow," said Mrs White.

     "But I've nearly beaten the dragon," said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son's face. She sat down beside him.

     "You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family," she said with a smile. "What's special about it? Show me what it can do!"

     "I think this is a great computer, Mum!" he said happily. "The hardware (硬件) is good. There's so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs. This game, 'Dragon Player', is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Daniel and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected（感染） disks because I have a virus（病毒） detector (探测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!" Tom began tapping. The screen changed in answer to his orders.

    "Oh, Tom," laughed Mrs White. "I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about."

1.When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ______.

    A. playing computer games in' his bedroom      B. playing with a dragon in his bedroom

    C. playing "Dragon Player" in the study         D. lying in bed reading a book

2. Tom was excited because ______.

    A. the computer has a good memory            B. the hardware is good

    C. he had nearly won the game                 D. his mother came to see him

3. What do we know about Mrs White?

    A. She loves her son too much.

    B. She loves computer games too.

    C. She is very hard on his son.

    D. She is as wonderful as the computer game.