After I had been waiting there   1   more than ten minutes, I felt certain I   2   have missed the bus．There was only   3   thing I could do about that: I would just have to   4   home．Of course it was entirely my own   5   ．I had told   6   the last bus always   7   Little Sutton at ten thirty exactly and it   8   now ten to eleven．It would   9   me at least an hour and a half and possibly more to walk to my home in Forest End．  10   there was a full moon in the sky and I was quite   11   to walking much farther than that．Perhaps I had   12   not take the short cut(近路)through the woods: I might easily lose my   13   in the darkness．I was halfway home when I heard a car   14   slowly behind me．Could it be my imagination   15   was it actually following me down the hill?   16   else should it be making such slow progress? No matter what the fact was, I decided to have a try, so I stood still   17   if I were waiting for it to pass me．It stopped just beside me, the door   18   and a man got   19   , who said worriedly, “Have you any idea where we can get petrol at   20   time of night? We’ve just run out completely.”

1．A．for

B．very

C．fairly

D．little

2．A．could

B．might

C．must

D．should

3．A．a

B．<

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C．one

D．some

4．A．go

B．be

C．run.

D．walk

5．A．mistake.

B．idea

C．wrong

D．thing

6．A．about

B．me

C．of

D．it

7．A．got

B．past

C．arrived

D．left

8．A．is

B．has been

C．was

D．became

9．A．cost

B．have taken

C．take

D．have spent

10．A．Even though

B．But

C．And

D．Though

11．A．able

B．used

C．about

D．unable

12．A．better

B．had

C．the best

D．still

13．A．road

B．direction

C．way

D．beautiful stars

14．A．come

B．is coming

C．has been coming

D．coming

15．A．nor

B．or

C．and

D．then

16．A．Where

B．How

C．What

D．Why

17．A．as

B．even

C．but

D．there

18．A．opened

B．open

C．was opened

D．closes

19．A．off

B．out

C．down

D．to

20．A．the

B．no

C．that

D．this

 

    After I had been waiting there   1   more than ten minutes, I felt certain I   2   have missed the bus．There was only   3   thing I could do about that: I would just have to   4   home．Of course it was entirely my own   5   ．I had told   6   the last bus always   7   Little Sutton at ten thirty exactly and it   8   now ten to eleven．It would   9   me at least an hour and a half and possibly more to walk to my home in Forest End．  10   there was a full moon in the sky and I was quite   11   to walking much farther than that．Perhaps I had   12   not take the short cut(近路)through the woods: I might easily lose my   13   in the darkness．I was halfway home when I heard a car   14   slowly behind me．Could it be my imagination   15   was it actually following me down the hill?   16   else should it be making such slow progress? No matter what the fact was, I decided to have a try, so I stood still   17   if I were waiting for it to pass me．It stopped just beside me, the door   18   and a man got   19   , who said worriedly, “Have you any idea where we can get petrol at   20   time of night? We’ve just run out completely.”

1．A．for

B．very

C．fairly

D．little

2．A．could

B．might

C．must

D．should

3．A．a

B．any

C．one

D．some

4．A．go

B．be

C．run.

D．walk

5．A．mistake.

B．idea

C．wrong

D．thing

6．A．about

B．me

C．of

D．it

7．A．got

B．past

C．arrived

D．left

8．A．is

B．has been

C．was

D．became

9．A．cost

B．have taken

C．take

D．have spent

10．A．Even though

B．But

C．And

D．Though

11．A．able

B．used

C．about

D．unable

12．A．better

B．had

C．the best

D．still

13．A．road

B．direction

C．way

D．beautiful stars

14．A．come

B．is coming

C．has been coming

D．coming

15．A．nor

B．or

C．and

D．then

16．A．Where

B．How

C．What

D．Why

17．A．as

B．even

C．but

D．there

18．A．opened

B．open

C．was opened

D．closes

19．A．off

B．out

C．down

D．to

20．A．the

B．no

C．that

D．this

 

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 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