We had tried everything，but it made little            ．

      A．good                   B．use                      C．result                     D．difference

 (09·四川B篇)

July 21^st.  2007 was a typical English summer’s day — it rained for 24 hours ! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I left work at 5pm.  However, the road into our village was flooded. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door.  a wave of waters greeted me. Thank God the kids weren’t wish me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. And the plaster had to be torn off the wall’s ceilings pulled down.   

At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home.  so we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we move to a wooden house in a park. The house was small.  but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community（社区）. We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbors, and I’d never thought how much I，I’d miss that. 

Although our situation was very bad, it’s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what’s happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought.  “We didn’t have a straw hut（茅草房）that was for Christmas. But I can’t wait — I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I won’t need any gifts — living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions. Although we are replacing things, there’s really no rush — we have our home back.  and that’s the main thing.   

45. What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean ？ 

A. Wrong.            B. Missing.          C. Right.             D. Found 

46. It can be inferred from the text that the author        . 

A. was sick of staying upstairs 

B. cared much about her children   

C. could not stand living in a wooden house 

D．did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood 

47. Why does the author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph ? 

A. Because her situation was not serious. 

B. Because many other paces were flooded. 

C. Because she had been to Northern India. 

D. Because some others suffered even more. 

48. What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story? 

A. She valued human feelings more than before. 

B. She realized she almost didn’t need possession. 

C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed. 

D. She thought her own home was the most important. 

July 21st，2007 was a typical English summer's day--it rained for 24 hours! As usual，I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house．Nothing was amiss．By the time I left work at 5 pm，however，the road into our village was flooded．Our house had never been flooded but，as I opened the front door，a wave of water greeted me．Thank God the kids weren't with me，because the house was 5 feet deep in water．We lost everything downstairs．And the plaster had to be ton off the walls，ceilings pulled down．

At first we tried to push on through．We didn't want to move the children out of home，so we camped upstairs．We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp．But after three months，we felt very sick，so we moved to a wooden house in a park．The house was small，but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place．Unfortunately，things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months．The life there was inconvenient．What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community（社区）．We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbors，and I'd never thought how much I'd miss that．

Although our situation was very had，it's difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what's happening elsewhere．I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought，“We didn't have a straw but（茅草房）that who swept away，and our house is still standing．We're lucky．”

We moved back home in August．With December coming，there's still reconstruction work to be done，so it's difficult to prepare for Christmas，But I can't wait--I'm going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support．This year，I won't need any gifts-living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions．Although we are replacing things，there's really no rush--we have our home back，and that's the main thing．

1．What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean?

A．Wrong．                B．Missing．               C．Right．                  D．Found．

2．It can be inferred from the text that the author _________．

A．was sick of staying upstairs

B．cared much about her children

C．could not stand living in a wooden house

D．did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood

3．Why does the author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph?

A．Because her situation was not serious．

B．Because many other places were flooded．

C．Because she had been to Northern India．

D．Because some others suffered even more．

4．What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story?

A．She valued human feelings more than before．

B．She realized she almost didn't need possessions．

C．She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed．

D．She thought her own home was the most important．

I Passed My Drive Test!

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.

    I remember that, when my mum    1    me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was. She had been    2    for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was   3    me at the same time.

    I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was    4   to leave its warmth and    5   to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself    6   .

    The first thing I thought of after getting up was to    7   . I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly    8   , but was still too big for my appetite(食欲，胃口) that day. I kept telling myself that I    9    eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n)    10    day. Besides maybe it would    11    me a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the    12    made me feel sick.

    I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t    13   , so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had    14    time, so I thought we could practise parking. I   15   , with the wheel hitting the pavement(人行道). After that, the little bit of confidence I had was    16   . I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving    17    site (地点).

    I waited twenty minutes---just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my    18   . I wasn’t sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The   19   that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.

    The    20    of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.

1．A．cried　　              B．woke　               C．told　　              D．shouted

2．A．up　　　　          B．over　　　　      C．out　　              D．in

3．A．smiling at              B．worrying about　 C．looking at            D．talking with

4．A．sad　　　　         B．eager　　　　     C．unwilling　          D．willing

5．A．convenience         B．friendship　　　  C．quiet　　　         D．comfort

6．A．out of bed　          B．onto bed　　　　C．into bed              D．in bed

7．A．eat　　                 B．rest　　　　　    C．drink　               D．work

8．A．large　　　　       B．small　　　　　 C．delicious　          D．good

9．A．might　　　         B．could　　　        C．should　             D．hated

10．A．important　         B．necessary　　      C．lucky　               D．ordinary

11．A．calm                   B．hurt                     C．stop                    D．like

12．A．milk                    B．bread　　            C．smoke　             D．smells

13．A．work　　            B．do                       C．calm                   D．use

14．A．little　                 B．plenty of              C．no                      D．a little

15．A．cried                   B．succeeded            C．failed                  D．left

16．A．back                   B．gone                    C．there                   D．greater

17．A．start　　　　      B．office                  C．race                    D．test

18．A．try                      B．turn                     C．car                     D．chance

19．A．happiness            B．pride                    C．confidence          D．disappointment

20．A．tears               B．lines                 C．smiles                D．eyes