Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I  16 your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a   17  from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very   18  . Do English people like spiders?”
“Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop   19 , so there was a ladder. Grandmother  20 me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart   21 for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder   22 it was all right. Your grandmother came in and   23  !”
“Then I broke a small   24 in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave   25 grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She   26 it. I think she was happy I was going.”
I   27 to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse   28 they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider”  or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n)  29 umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is   30 a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”

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Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I  16 your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a   17 from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very   18 . Do English people like spiders?”
“Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop   19 , so there was a ladder. Grandmother  20 me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart   21 for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder   22 it was all right. Your grandmother came in and   23 !”
“Then I broke a small   24 in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave   25 grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She   26 it. I think she was happy I was going.”
I   27 to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse   28 they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider” or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n)  29 umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is   30 a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”

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    Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I  16  your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a   17  from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very   18  . Do English people like spiders?”

    “Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop   19  , so there was a ladder. Grandmother  20  me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart   21  for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder   22  it was all right. Your grandmother came in and   23  !”

    “Then I broke a small   24  in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave   25  grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She   26  it. I think she was happy I was going.”

     I   27  to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse   28  they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider”  or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n)  29  umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is   30  a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”

1. A. affected      B. loved            C. frightened      D. encouraged

2. A. pen           B. purse            C. dress           D. handbag

3. A. honest        B. humorous         C. happy           D. unhappy

4. A. back          B. right            C. front           D. left

5. A. stopped       B. kept             C. insisted        D. suggested

6.A. wallet         B. umbrella         C. flower          D. shirt

7. A. why           B. that             C. if              D. where

8. A. laughed       B. screamed         C. clapped         D. cheered

9. A. bowl          B. bottle           C. plate           D. mirror

10.A. my            B. your             C. her             D. our

11.A. didn’t like  B. liked            C. enjoyed         D. smelt

12. A. shouted      B. talked           C. told            D. explained

13. A. but          B. for              C. or              D. so

14. A open          B. closed           C. new             D. old

15. A. hardly       B. never            C. seldom          D. also

A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had 16　 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well 17　 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.

Then on the morning of his graduation(毕业),he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 18　 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 19 he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 20 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his 21　 to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then　 22　 out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very 23　 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 24　 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him　 25　 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a 26　 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take 27　 of the things that his father left him.

When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, 　28　 as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to 29 the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 30　　 of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.　　　　　　

16. A．expected　　 B．believed　　 C．enjoyed 　 　　　D．felt

17. A．afford　　　 B．spend　　　　　　 C．cost 　　　　 D．pay

18. A．excited　　　 B．proud　　　　　　 C．angry　　　 　　　　 D．anxious

19. A．far　　 　　　 B．much　　　　　　　 C．long　　　　 　　 D．often

20. A．Interested　 B．Tired　　　　　　　 C．Surprised 　　 D．Relaxed

21. A．hand 　　　　 B．head　　　　　　　 C．voice　　　 　　 D．sound

22. A．looked　　　 B．moved　　　　　　 C．walked　　 　　 D．rushed

23. A．careful　　　　　　 B．helpful　　　 C．wonderful　　　 D．successful

24. A．Wanting　　 B．Suggesting　　　 C．Noticing　 　　 D．Realizing

25. A．on 　　　　　 B．since　　　 　 C．after　　　　 　　 D．from

26. A．bag　　 　 B．ticket　　　 　 C．phone　　　　　　 D．book

27. A．care　　　　　 B．part 　　　　　　　 C．notes　　　 　　 D．time

28. A．just　　　　　 B．only　　　　　　　　 C．always　　　　　　 D．already

29. A．use　　　　　 B．open 　 C．turn　　　　 　　 D．close

30. A．place　　　　 B．date　　　　　　　　 C．test　　　　 　　 D．name