When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: "No Santa Claus （Father Christmas）!" I fled to Grandma because I knew she would   36   me the truth．I told her everything．"No!" she said．"Ridiculous! Don' t   37   it．"

       After dinner, we went to General Store．Grandma handed me ten   38   ．"Take it and buy something for whoever needs it．I'll wait in the   39   ．" I' d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped   40   ．For moments, I stood there, confused,   41   what to do with it．I thought of everybody I knew．  42   I thought of Bobbie Decker．His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough．We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough   43   he had a thicker coat．So I decided to buy Bobbie one．"Is this a present for   44  ?" the saleslady asked me kindly．I   45   shyly．She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas．Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus   46  and ribbons and write "To Bobbie, From Santa Claus " on it．Then she   47   me over to Bobbie's house．Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie' s house．We   48   noiselessly and hid in the   49   by his front walk．"All right, Santa Claus," she   50   ,"get going．" I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door,   51   his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we   52   breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．

       Forty years I haven' t forgotten those   53   I spent shivering （颤抖）in Bobbie' s bushes．That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really ridiculous ．Santa Claus was alive,  54  we were on his  55  ．

A．tell           B．teach       C．take            D．advise

A．remember     B．believe     C．understand      D．consider

A．bags          B．keys      C．coats           D．dollars

A．home          B．store        C．car             D．bus

A．separately      B．apart        C．singly           D．alone

A．wondering     B．worrying  C．expecting        D．looking -

A．Luckily        B．SurprisinglyC．Suddenly       D．Firstly

A．unless         B．since     C．as              D．if

A．anyone       B．someone   C．others           D．another

A．nodded        B．smiled      C．replied          D．denied

A．gift           B．name     C．paper         D．needle

A．sent           B．drove           C．walked         D．guided

A．stole          B．struggled  C．stepped         D．searched

A．cars ．       B．buildings  C．stairs           D．bushes

A．sighed         B．whispered C．called           D．shouted

A．knocked       B．pushed      C．pounded         D．switched．

A．rushed         B．laughed    C．paused          D．waited

A．nights        B．feelings    C．moments        D．bills

A．and           B．but        C．then          D．therefore

A．side           B．team       C．part           D．staff

When I was a sixth grader, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged．

Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things   1  our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave   2  notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we   3  a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．

Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving   4  instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend followed the teacher's   5  without a fault．I received nothing but handmade cards with nice words about me．

On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I   6  it, the girls around all   7 ．It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red．

I tried to forget about the   8  gift, but when the same girls   9  it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn't   10  want it．" The girls laughed at my   11  and filed out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers  12    I thought about my words．It wasn't   13  like me to say things like that．

"I'm your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I' m sorry about the gift," she whispered to me, tears   14   down her face．

From a poor family, she was a   15  at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the   16  and the horrible treatment silently．

I was sick to my stomach as my   17  words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so cruel?

Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury（奢侈品）

And I had   18  everything for her．

I told her that I had only said those things to try to   19  .

"We aren't that different from each other, are we?" She smiled   20 ．Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．

1.                A．behind         B．like            C．through  D．for

 

2.                A．convincing      B．rewarding       C．encouraging   D．reminding

 

3.                A．dragged        B．picked          C．found    D．drew

 

4.                A．chances        B．gifts            C．hope D．help

 

5.                A．guidance       B．admission       C．directions D．patterns

 

6.                A．discovered      B．held           C．grasped  D．opened

 

7.                A．blamed         B．commented      C．laughed  D．shouted

 

8.                A．special         B．embarrassing    C．worrying  D．delicate

 

9.                A．mentioned      B．suggested       C．showed   D．saw

 

10.               A．just            B．only           C．even D．ever

 

11.               A．remarks        B．reactions       C．suffering  D．feeling

 

12.               A．if             B．because        C．since D．as

 

13.               A．exactly         B．necessarily      C．normally   D．perfectly

 

14.               A．dashing        B．streaming       C．smoothing D．getting

 

15.               A．goal           B．wonder        C．centre    D．target

 

16.               A．challenge       B．ignoring        C．teasing    D．puzzle

 

17.               A．powerful       B．scary          C．tense D．hurtful

 

18.               A．ruined         B．disturbed       C．changed   D．broken

 

19.               A．turn off        B．fit in           C．get in D．show off

 

20.               A．optimistically    B．honestly        C．persuasively    D．understandingly

 

 

When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: "No Santa Claus （Father Christmas）!" I fled to Grandma because I knew she would   36   me the truth．I told her everything．"No!" she said．"Ridiculous! Don' t   37   it．"

After dinner, we went to General Store．Grandma handed me ten   38  ．"Take it and buy something for whoever needs it．I'll wait in the   39  ．" I' d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped   40  ．For moments, I stood there, confused,   41   what to do with it．I thought of everybody I knew．  42   I thought of Bobbie Decker．His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough．We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough   43   he had a thicker coat．So I decided to buy Bobbie one．"Is this a present for   44  ?" the saleslady asked me kindly．I   45   shyly．She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas．Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus   46  and ribbons and write "To Bobbie, From Santa Claus " on it．Then she   47   me over to Bobbie's house．Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie' s house．We   48   noiselessly and hid in the   49   by his front walk．"All right, Santa Claus," she   50   ,"get going．" I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door,   51   his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we   52   breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．

Forty years I haven' t forgotten those   53   I spent shivering （颤抖）in Bobbie' s bushes．That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really ridiculous ．Santa Claus was alive,  54  we were on his  55 ．

1.	A．tell B．teach C．take D．advise

 

2.	A．remember B．believe C．understand D．consider

 

3.	A．bags B．keys C．coats D．dollars

 

4.	A．home B．store C．car D．bus

 

5.	A．separately B．apart C．singly D．alone

 

6.	A．wondering B．worrying C．expecting D．looking -

 

7.	A．Luckily B．Surprisingly C．Suddenly D．Firstly

 

8.	A．unless B．since C．as D．if

 

9.	A．anyone B．someone C．others D．another

 

10.	A．nodded B．smiled C．replied D．denied

 

11.	A．gift B．name C．paper D．needle

 

12.	A．sent B．drove C．walked D．guided

 

13.	A．stole B．struggled C．stepped D．searched

 

14.	A．cars ． B．buildings C．stairs D．bushes

 

15.	A．sighed B．whispered C．called D．shouted

 

16.	A．knocked B．pushed C．pounded D．switched．

 

17.	A．rushed B．laughed C．paused D．waited

 

18.	A．nights B．feelings C．moments D．bills

 

19.	A．and B．but C．then D．therefore

 

20.	A．side B．team C．part D．staff

 

When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: “No Santa Claus (Father Christmas)!” I fled to Grandma because I knew she would  1  me the truth. I told her everything. “No!” she said. “Ridiculous（荒唐的；可笑的）！Don’t   2  it.”

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After dinner, we went to General Store. Grandma handed me ten   3  . “Take it and buy something for whoever needs it. I’ll wait in the  4  .” I’d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped 5  . For moments, I stood there, confused,  6  what to do with it. I thought of everybody I knew.  7  I thought of Bobbie Decker. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough. We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough  8  he had a thicker coat. So I decided to buy Bobbie one. “Is this a present for   9  ?” the saleslady asked me kindly. I  10 shyly. She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas. Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus  11  and ribbons and write “To Bobbie, From Santa Claus ”on it. Then she   12 me over to Bobbie’s house. Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie’s house. We  13  noiselessly and hid in the  14 by his front walk. “All right, Santa Claus,” she   15 , “get going.” I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door,  16 his doorbell and flew back to the safety. Together we   17  breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open.

Forty years I haven’t forgotten those   18  I spent shivering（颤抖）in Bobbie’s bushes. That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really “ridiculous”. Santa Claus was alive,  19 we were on his   20  .

1．A．tell                        B．teach                   C．take                    D．advise

2．A．trust                     B．believe                 C．understand          D．consider

3．A．bags                     B．keys                    C．coats                  D．dollars

4．A．home                    B．store                   C．car                     D．bus

5．A．separately              B．apart                   C．singly                  D．alone

6．A．wondering             B．worrying             C．expecting            D．looking

7．A．Luckily                 B．Surprisingly         C．Suddenly             D．Firstly

8．A．unless                   B．since                   C．as                       D．if

9．A．anyone                  B．someone              C．others                 D．another

10．A．nodded                B．smiled                 C．replied                 D．denied

11．A．gift                     B．name                   C．paper                  D．needle

12．A．sent                    B．drove                  C．walked                D．guided

13．A．stole                   B．struggled             C．stepped               D．searched

14．A．cars                    B．buildings              C．stairs                  D．bushes

15．A．sighed                 B．whispered            C．called                  D．shouted

16．A．knocked              B．pushed                C．pounded              D．switched

17．A．rushed                B．laughed               C．paused                D．waited

18．A．nights                 B．feelings               C．moments             D．bills

19．A．and                     B．but                      C．then                    D．therefore

20．A．side           B．team               C．part           D．staff

Sarah came running in. She shouted happily, "Look what I ____36_____." She put a snake skin on the newspaper I was reading and it came so suddenly that it caused me to ____37_____. "Mom, look! Isn't it ____38_____?" said my seven-year-old daughter. I ____39_____ the snake skin and thought that it really wasn't pretty. Everything children see ____40_____is full of beauty in their eyes; they see only ____41_____ and excellence in the world until educated.

"____42_____ did the snake do this?" Sarah asked. I tried to seize the ____43_____ to teach my children that there was almost always something beyond the obvious. I wanted to tell them that there was something else going on ____44_____ what they saw in front of them. "Snakes shed (蜕) their skin because they need to renew themselves," I ____45_____.

"Why do they have to renew themselves?" Sarah asked.

My son Robert laughed and said, "Because they don't ____46_____ what they are and they want to be someone else." I politely ignored him and said that by shedding skins, we could ____47_____ the hidden reality.

"We often need to shed our skin, those coatings that we ____48_____ ourselves with," I said to my children, who listened very ____49_____, with their eyes wide open. "This snake ____50_____ needs this skin. It is probably too hard for him, or he probably doesn't think he looks as ____51_____in it as he once did. It's like buying a new ____52_____."

I'm sure this explanation will not ____53_____ the naturalists. But Sarah was getting to understand that renewal is part of ____54_____. She should learn from it what we need to keep and what we need to ____55_____.

1.                A．made          B．seized          C．caught   D．found

 

2.                A．think           B．jump           C．run  D．struggle

 

3.                A．interesting      B．smooth         C．beautiful  D．colorful

 

4.                A．stared at        B．took off         C．referred to    D．brought back

 

5.                                  A．by accident B．over and over again

C．in the future                      D．for the first time

 

6.                A．honesty        B．difference       C．value D．fear

 

7.                A．Where         B．Why           C．How D．When

 

8.                A．information     B．possibility       C．opportunity   D．question

 

9.                A．besides         B．for            C．without   D．around

 

10.               A．talked          B．explained       C．whispered D．shouted

 

11.               A．keep          B．want           C．need D．like

 

12.               A．see            B．guess          C．ignore D．remember

 

13.               A．keep          B．store          C．cover D．improve

 

14.               A．properly        B．attentively      C．sadly D．angrily

 

15.               A．once more      B．at times        C．right now  D．no longer

 

16.               A．nice           B．healthy         C．strong D．big

 

17.               A．hat            B．watch          C．suit   D．home

 

18.               A．move          B．satisfy          C．correct    D．defeat

 

19.               A．experience     B．achievement    C．progress   D．competition

 

20.               A．throw out       B．hope for        C．find out   D．throw away