Anna lived on the side of a valley. One summer, there was a very big 26 , and a lot of houses down below Anna’s were washed away. Anna’s house was 27 enough to escape the flood, so when the water had 28 and the other houses were 29 there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud(泥), her house was just all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children, 30 Anna took in one of the families that had lost 31 in the flood and she 32 her home with them until it was 33 for them to rebuild their house.
Anna’s friends were 34 when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give 35 so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to 36 .
“Well,” Anna 37 her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very 38 , because her husband had been killed in the 39 and she had a lot of children, 40 I have now. The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to 41 only one present to all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a 42 who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our 43 ,’ she said to her children.
The children were 44 and happy to get such a present. They 45 the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. Such was that Christmas present.”
26. A. earthquake B. accident C. flood D. fire
27. A. below B. high C. big D. small
28. A. reduced B. come C. appeared D. disappeared
29. A. rising B. flowing C. falling D. standing
30. A. so B. but C. for D. since
31. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
32. A. gave B. found C. shared D. built
33. A. possible B. necessary C. important D. obvious
34. A. worried B. disappointed C. puzzled D. satisfied
35. A. them B. herself C. him D. us
36. A. support B. supply C. grow D. educate
37. A. explained to B. asked for C. talked with D. turned up
38. A. sad B. poor C. rich D. happy
39. A. war B. storm C. rain D. flood
40. A. because B. as C. which D. that
41. A. get B. send C. buy D. make
42. A. boy B. girl C. student D. teacher
43. A. child B. daughter C. sister D. present
44. A. angry B. excited C. lovely D. sorry
45. A. disliked B. gained C. welcomed D. led
25.I would rather you me the bad news.
A. tell B. told C. hadn’t told D. telling
24. What happened to your shoes?
They want
A. mended B. to mend C. mending D. being mended
23.It’s reported that the number of students in this famous city is
A.spreading B. improving C. extending D. expanding
22.This picture book is intended the children who begin to learn Chinese words.
A. to B. for C. with D. in
21.They made the longest sofa in the world. It is ten times the ordinary ones.
A. the length of B. so long as C. much longer than D. as length as
20.Large quantities of water needed for cooling purpose.
A. is B. has C. have D.are
19. The father as well as his three children skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter.
A. is going B. goes C. go D. are going
18.I have always regretted harder at school.
A.not to study B. to not study C.having not studied D. not having studied
17.-Could you tell me his phone number?
--- the phone book and find it out.
A. Look up B. Refer to C. Search for C. Lead to
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