Under her bed, Mrs. Chang kept a box containing some jewellery which had belonged to her mother. The jewellery was the only   1   thing she had, and she always said she would keep it and only sell it for a very important reason. Well, this was an important reason, wasn't it? She said nothing to Mary,    2   went secretly into the city and sold the jewellery for $ 2,750. Over half the money! But where could she   3   the other half?

    During the next few months, Mrs. Chang was always busy. She went out four mornings a week and   4   other people's houses. She   5   until late in the night and sewed dresses and trousers for the people in the village. She embroidered (绣)colorful birds and flowers on a piece of silk for the   6  who came through the village.    7   , her pile of money under her bed began to   8   . Mary noticed that her mother was very   9  , but her mother just said,  “I want to have some new clothes for your   10    I'll need to buy cloth. And I want to be able to   11   you another good present.”

    By June, Mrs. Chang had $4,250 under her bed.  She went to a relative in Yuen Long, who had a small business. “Tsun Man,” she said. “I badly   12   $750.” Her relative was   13   . Mrs. Chang had   14   asked anyone for money before. But he lent her the money.

    Mrs. Chang   15   her best clothes, went to the city and   16   a return ticket from London to Hong Kong. After putting it in a nice  17  , she began to write   18   address on it and posted it. “What a surprise this will be for David.” She said to   19   “How happy he will be! And how happy Mary will be too, to   20   her brother with her on her wedding day.”

1. A. valuable 　　   　　  B. beautiful  　　　　 C. interesting 　　     D. wonderful

2. A. or   　　 　　　　  B. but  　　  　　　　 C. so   　　   　　   D. however

3. A. get 　　   　　　　　　  B. borrow 　　　　 C. make    　　   D. bring

4. A. searched      　　  B. entered   　　　　 C. cleaned  　　   D. washed

5. A. stayed up     　　  B. kept up   　　　　 C. made up 　　   D. dressed up

6. A. neighbors 　　 　　  B. tourists　　 　　 C. relatives  　　      D. friends

7. A. Gradually     　　  B. Frequently    　　 C. Probably          D. Immediately

8. A. reduce  　　   　　　　  B. appear    　　　　 C. disappear　　    D. grow

9. A. worried       　　  B. busy     　　　　 C. angry　　　　   D. content

10. A. wedding   　　  B. birthday 　　   　　　　 C. family     　　 D. work

11. A. give     　　　　  B. send     　　　　 C. buy　　 　　   D. mail

12. A. lose   　　　　  B. owe     　　　　 C. need      　　   D. earn

13. A. surprised    　　  B. frightened     　　 C. hurt    　　　　    D. disappointed

14. A. always       　　  B. usually    　　　　 C. never 　　  　　   D. sometimes

15. A. picked up   　　     B. had on  　　　　 C. took off   　　   D. put on

16. A. bought  　　 　　  B. sent    　　　　 C. took    　　　　    D. carried

17. A. envelope 　　 　　  B. box　　 　　   　　 C. package　　　　 D. bag

18. A. mother's     　　  B. brother's  　　 　　 C. Mary's　　　　  D. David's

19. A. him   　　　　  B. them   　　　　 C. herself    　　   D. her

20. A. have　　　　　　 B. invite　　　　    C. take　　　　    D. leave

 

　　Under her bed, Mrs. Chang kept a box containing some jewellery which had belonged to her mother. The jewellery was the only   1   thing she had, and she always said she would keep it and only sell it for a very important reason. Well, this was an important reason, wasn't it? She said nothing to Mary,    2   went secretly into the city and sold the jewellery for $ 2,750. Over half the money! But where could she   3   the other half?

    During the next few months, Mrs. Chang was always busy. She went out four mornings a week and   4   other people's houses. She   5   until late in the night and sewed dresses and trousers for the people in the village. She embroidered (绣)colorful birds and flowers on a piece of silk for the   6  who came through the village.    7   , her pile of money under her bed began to   8   . Mary noticed that her mother was very   9  , but her mother just said,  “I want to have some new clothes for your   10    I'll need to buy cloth. And I want to be able to   11   you another good present.”

    By June, Mrs. Chang had $4,250 under her bed.  She went to a relative in Yuen Long, who had a small business. “Tsun Man,” she said. “I badly   12   $750.” Her relative was   13   . Mrs. Chang had   14   asked anyone for money before. But he lent her the money.

    Mrs. Chang   15   her best clothes, went to the city and   16   a return ticket from London to Hong Kong. After putting it in a nice  17  , she began to write   18   address on it and posted it. “What a surprise this will be for David.” She said to   19   “How happy he will be! And how happy Mary will be too, to   20   her brother with her on her wedding day.”

1. A. valuable 　　   　　  B. beautiful  　　　　 C. interesting 　　     D. wonderful

2. A. or   　　 　　　　  B. but  　　  　　　　 C. so   　　   　　   D. however

3. A. get 　　   　　　　　　  B. borrow 　　　　 C. make    　　   D. bring

4. A. searched      　　  B. entered   　　　　 C. cleaned  　　   D. washed

5. A. stayed up     　　  B. kept up   　　　　 C. made up 　　   D. dressed up

6. A. neighbors 　　 　　  B. tourists　　 　　 C. relatives  　　      D. friends

7. A. Gradually     　　  B. Frequently    　　 C. Probably          D. Immediately

8. A. reduce  　　   　　　　  B. appear    　　　　 C. disappear　　    D. grow

9. A. worried          &n
?bsp;  B. busy     　　　　 C. angry　　　　   D. content

10. A. wedding   　　  B. birthday 　　   　　　　 C. family     　　 D. work

11. A. give     　　　　  B. send     　　　　 C. buy　　 　　   D. mail

12. A. lose   　　　　  B. owe     　　　　 C. need      　　   D. earn

13. A. surprised    　　  B. frightened     　　 C. hurt    　　　　    D. disappointed

14. A. always       　　  B. usually    　　　　 C. never 　　  　　   D. sometimes

15. A. picked up   　　     B. had on  　　　　 C. took off   　　   D. put on

16. A. bought  　　 　　  B. sent    　　　　 C. took    　　　　    D. carried

17. A. envelope 　　 　　  B. box　　 　　   　　 C. package　　　　 D. bag

18. A. mother's     　　  B. brother's  　　 　　 C. Mary's　　　　  D. David's

19. A. him   　　　　  B. them   　　　　 C. herself    　　   D. her

20. A. have　　　　　　 B. invite　　　　    C. take　　　　    D. leave

 

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Under her bed, Mrs Chang kept a box containing some jewellery which had belonged to her mother. The jewellery was the only  21  thing she had, and she always said she would keep it and only sell it for a very important reason. Well, this was an important reason, wasn't it? She said nothing to Mary,   22   went secretly into the city and sold the jewellery for $2,750. Over half the money! But where could she   23    the other half?

    During the next few months, Mrs Chang was always busy. She went out four mornings a week and   24    other people's houses. She    25   until late in the night and sewed dresses and trousers for the people in the village. She embroidered colourful birds and flowers on a piece of silk for the    26    who came through the village.    27   , her pile of money under her bed began to    28   . Mary noticed that her mother was very   29  , but her mother just said, "I want to have some new clothes for your    30    I'll need to buy cloth. And I want to be able to  31  you another good present. "

    By June, Mrs Chang had $4,250 under her bed. She went to a relative in Yuen Long, who had a small business. "Tsun Man," she said. "I badly   32    $750. Her relative was   33   . Mrs Chang had   34   asked anyone for money before. But he lent her the money.

     Mrs Chang 35  her best clothes, went to the city and   36  a return ticket from London to Hong Kong. After putting it in a nice   37   she began to write  38   address on it and posted it. "What a surprise this will be for David." She said to    39   . "How happy he will be! And how happy Mary will be too, to    40   her brother with her on her wedding day."

21. A. valuable              B. beautiful          C. interesting       D. wonderful

22. A. or                   B. but               C. so              D. however

23. A. get                  B. borrow            C. make           D. bring

24. A. searched              B. entered            C. cleaned         D. washed

25. A. stayed up             B. kept up            C. made up        D. dressed up

26. A. neighbours            B. tourists            C. relatives        D. friends

27. A. Gradually             B. Frequently         C. Probably        D. Immediately

28. A. reduce               B. appear             C. disappear        D. grow

29. A. worried               B. busy              C. angry           D. content

30. A. wedding              B. birthday           C. fami1y          D. work

3l. A. give                  B. send               C. buy            D. mail

32. A. lose                  B. owe               C. need            D. earn

33. A. surprised          B. frightened          C. hurt            D. disappointed

34. A. always                B. usually            C. never           D. sometimes

35. A. picked up              B. had on            C. took off         D. put on

36. A. bought                B. sent               C. took            D. carried

37. A. envelope               B. box               C. package        D. bag

38. A. mother's               B. brother's           C. Mary's          D. David's

39. A. him                   B. them             C. herself          D. her

40. A. have                  B. invite             C. take            D. 1eave

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Under her bed, Mrs Chang kept a box containing some jewellery which had belonged to her mother. The jewellery was the only  21  thing she had, and she always said she would keep it and only sell it for a very important reason. Well, this was an important reason, wasn't it? She said nothing to Mary,   22   went secretly into the city and sold the jewellery for $2,750. Over half the money! But where could she   23    the other half?

    During the next few months, Mrs Chang was always busy. She went out four mornings a week and   24    other people's houses. She    25   until late in the night and sewed dresses and trousers for the people in the village. She embroidered(绣高☆考♂资♀源?网) colourful birds and flowers on a piece of silk for the    26    who came through the village.    27   , her pile of money under her bed began to    28   . Mary noticed that her mother was very   29  , but her mother just said, "I want to have some new clothes for your    30    I'll need to buy cloth. And I want to be able to  31  you another good present. "

    By June, Mrs Chang had $4,250 under her bed. She went to a relative in Yuen Long, who had a small business. "Tsun Man," she said. "I badly   32    $750. Her relative was   33   . Mrs Chang had   34   asked anyone for money before. But he lent her the money.

     Mrs Chang 35  her best clothes, went to the city and   36  a return ticket from London to Hong Kong. After putting it in a nice   37   she began to write  38   address on it and posted it. "What a surprise this will be for David." She said to    39   . "How happy he will be! And how happy Mary will be too, to    40   her brother with her on her wedding day."

21. A. valuable              B. beautiful          C. interesting       D. wonderful

22. A. or                   B. but               C. so              D. however

23. A. get                  B. borrow            C. make           D. bring

24. A. searched              B. entered            C. cleaned         D. washed

25. A. stayed up             B. kept up            C. made up        D. dressed up

26. A. neighbours            B. tourists            C. relatives        D. friends

27. A. Gradually             B. Frequently         C. Probably        D. Immediately

28. A. reduce               B. appear             C. disappear        D. grow

29. A. worried               B. busy              C. angry           D. content

30. A. wedding              B. birthday           C. fami1y          D. work

3l. A. give                  B. send               C. buy            D. mail

32. A. lose                  B. owe               C. need            D. earn

33. A. surprised              B. frightened          C. hurt            D. disappointed

34. A. always                B. usually            C. never           D. sometimes

35. A. picked up              B. had on            C. took off         D. put on

36. A. bought                B. sent               C. took            D. carried

37. A. envelope               B. box               C. package        D. bag

38. A. mother's               B. brother's           C. Mary's          D. David's

39. A. him                   B. them             C. herself          D. her

40. A. have                  B. invite             C. take            D. 1eave