阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, sending greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really   16   memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting. My small hands could   17   get the mail without using a key! I always couldn’t wait to see how much I was   18   . Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my   19   . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.

After my family moved back to Singapore, I    20   going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my  21   with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we   22   up to a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going   23   the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a    24    shop caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China    25   sign.

We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe,   26   we were at the highest top of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write   27    a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard.

Three weeks later, I arrived home and   28   my mailbox: Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.

That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office and all its delights. I had   29  the post office all these years. Today I   30   send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.

1.A. bad             B. poor              C. good               D. short

2.A. easily           B. simply             C. hardly             D. specially

3.A. weighing        B. getting             C. selecting           D. accepting

4.A. friend           B. aunt               C. mother             D. owner

5.A. enjoyed         B. stopped            C. hated               D. considered

6.A. wedding         B. return             C. success             D. birthday

7.A. broke           B. woke              C. grew               D. stood

8.A. around          B. over               C. up                 D. down

9.A. cold            B. dirty               C. small              D. modern

10.A. Traffic          B. Life               C. Police              D. Post

11.A. because         B. though             C. while              D. when

12.A. him            B. me                C. her                D. them

13.A. bought          B. repaired            C. painted            D. opened

14.A. missed          B. influenced          C. studied             D. visited

15.A. just             B. seldom             C. still                D. never

When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, sending greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really　 16 memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting. My small hands could　 17　 get the mail without using a key! I always couldn’t wait to see how much I was 　18　 . Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my　 19　 . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.

After my family moved back to Singapore, I 　 20　 going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my 21　 with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we　 22　 up to a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going　 23　 the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a 　 24　 shop caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China 　 25　 sign.

We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe,　 26　 we were at the highest top of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write　 27　 a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard.

Three weeks later, I arrived home and　 28　 my mailbox: Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.

That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office and all its delights. I had　 29 the post office all these years. Today I　 30　 send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.

1. A. bad　　　　　　 B. poor　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　 D. short

2. A. easily　　　　　 B. simply　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　 D. specially

3. A. weighing　　　 B. getting　　　　　　 C. selecting　　　　　 D. accepting

4. A. friend　　　　　 B. aunt　　　　　　　 C. mother　　　　　　 D. owner

5. A. enjoyed　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　 C. hated　　　　　　　 D. considered

6. A. wedding　　　　 B. return　　　　　　 C. success　　　　　　 D. birthday

7. A. broke　　　　　 B. woke　　　　　　 C. grew　　　　　　　 D. stood

8. A. around　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　 D. down

9. A. cold　　　　　 B. dirty　　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　 D. modern

10. A. Traffic　 　　　 B. Life　　　　　　　 C. Police　　　　　　 D. Post

11. A. because　　　　 B. though　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　 D. when

12. A. him　　　　　 B. me　　　　　　　 C. her　　　　　　　 D. them

13. A. bought　　　　 B. repaired　　　　　 C. painted　　 　　　 D. opened

14. A. missed　　　　 B. influenced　　　　 C. studied　　　　　　 D. visited

15. A. just　　　　　　 B. seldom　　　　　　 still　　　　　　　 D. never

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案 。

It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn't think there would be any patients, sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies   1  at my desk, a pale woman and four children．

"Are you all   2  ?" I asked．

"Yes," she said weakly and lowered her head．

But when they were asked to talk about their problems, things got a little  3 . Two of the children had headaches, but there was no  4  body language of holding the head.; two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The   5  complained of a cough but seemed to work to produce it．

Something was wrong. I didn't say anything but   6 that it might be a little while   7  a doctor could see her. She  8 , "Take your time; it's warm in here．" 

Then, I checked their chart. No address—they were homeless. The waiting room was warm. 

I went back to the nurses' station and mentioned we had a   9  family in the waiting room. The nurses went into action immediately, much as we do when there's a   10  emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency． 

We were all   11  a free meal on Christmas Day, so we claimed that meal and prepared a big dinner for our guests .We needed presents. We  12  from different departments candies, fruits and other things  13 that could be presents. Our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be  14  on Christmas．

Later, as the family walked to the door to  15  , the four-year-old boy came running back, gave me a hug and whispered．"Thanks for being our angels today."

1.                A．showed up      B．took in         C．came out D．looked on

2.                A．thirsty          B．hungry         C．sick  D．warm

3.                A．uncertain       B．smooth         C．natural   D．funny

4.                A．common        B．usual           C．fair  D．normal

5.                A．mother         B．children        C．nurses   D．doctor

6.                A．answered       B．imagined        C．explained D．commented

7.                A．after           B．since           C．when D．before

8.                A．advised         B．added          C．explained D．replied

9.                A．funny          B．lonely          C．jobless   D．homeless

10.               A．war            B．fire            C．medical   D．electrical

11.               A．rewarded       B．offered         C．allowed   D．ordered

12.               A．borrowed       B．received        C．collected  D．bought

13.               A．expensive      B．available        C．generous  D．present

14.               A．fun            B．warm          C．busy  D．lucky

15.               A．leave          B．travel          C．rest  D．relax