It was one of the last days before Christmas....

It was one of the last days before Christmas. The assistants （售货员） in the large store were busy_______customers.

A(n)____________　 lady was choosing gloves. Red ones for her daughter; blue ones for her son; pink ones for her mother and green ones for her sister. When she found all that she wanted, the counter(柜台）was covered____pairs of gloves. The assistant finally wrote out the bill, and was about to turn to the next customer in a tired voice.

But the old lady suddenly cried out, “ Oh, I ___________　 forgot…”

“Anything else, Madam ? ” asked the girl.

“Yes，” said the old lady, “I’d like to buy another __________ . but I'm not quite sure about what I should choose. I wonder ___________　 you could help me.”

“Certainly，Madam ” was the girl's ___________ . The old lady then said she wanted to buy a pair of gloves for a girl of her age. She was not sure what color to __________ . The tired girl did her best to help the old lady showing her all kinds of gloves.

At last the old lady chose a pair and __________　 for it. When the girl was about to turn to the next customer，the old lady gave the pair of gloves to her. She said，“Dear，this pair is for __________　 and thank you for being so patient. I do hope you have a happy Christmas! ”

1.A.solving B.serving C.celebrating D.refusing

2.A.old B.young C.tall D.short

3.A.on B.in C.up D.with

4.A.almost B.already C.never D.yet

5.A.pair B.piece C.line D.group

6.A.if B.how C.when D.why

7.A.question B.reply C.service D.advice

8.A.dig B.add C.delete D.choose

9.A.waited B.paid C.looked D.prepared

10.A.us B.me C.you D.them

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The last few days before Christmas passed quickly and it was soon Christmas Eve. That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn't sleep. He still couldn't think of what he wanted his special Christmas gift to be. He wondered how Santa Claus would know what to bring him if he didn't know himself.

As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof and a sound downstairs. It was Santa Claus, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and raced down the hall to the stairs hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes.

By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything was again silent .Beautiful gifts were piled(堆积) under the Christmas tree, but Santa Claus was gone. He looked for him for a few minutes, but it was already too late. Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.

“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”

He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of gifts to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. Bunny might have mistaken it for a dog, if it hadn’t been for the antlers(鹿角) on its head.

"Are you a reindeer?" asked Bunny.

"Yes," replied the animal, “my name is Ralph."

"And you were pulling Santa’s sled(雪橇)?"

"I was until I got air-sick," replied Ralph," I'm afraid I wasn't cut out for the job. Now I'm stuck here and I don't know how to get back to the North Pole."

"Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend," said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Santa Claus was a new friend!

1. Why couldn't Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?

A. He had a lot of things to do.

B. He wanted to take a look at the reindeer.

C. He was disturbed by a big noise.

D. He was thinking of what gift he would get.

2.As soon as Bunny came downstairs, he _____.

A. was probably very sad　　　　　　　　 B. found what he wanted

C. ran into a reindeer　　　　　　　　　 D. heard a loud cry

3. The underlined part “cut out for” in the passage probably means”___”

A. fit for　　　　　 B. afraid of

C. proud of　　　　 D. interested in

4.Why didn't Ralph go back to the North Pole?

A. He got stuck in the chimney.

B. Bunny asked him to stay.

C. He was air-sick.

D. He didn't know the way to the North Pole.

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A strange Christmas tree　　　　　　　　 B. A special Christmas gift

C. A quiet but smart boy　　　　　　　　　　 D. A lovely reindeer

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The last few days before Christmas passed quickly and it was soon Christmas Eve. That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn't sleep. He still couldn't think of what he wanted his special Christmas gift to be. He wondered how Santa Claus would know what to bring him if he didn't know himself.

As he was sitting up in bed , Bunny heard a big noise on the roof and a sound downstairs. It was Santa Claus, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and raced down the hall to the stairs hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes.

By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything was again silent .Beautiful gifts were piled(堆积) under the Christmas tree, but Santa Claus was gone. He looked for him for a few minutes, but it was already too late. Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.

“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”

He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of gifts to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. Bunny might have mistaken it for a dog, if it hadn’t been for the antlers(鹿角) on its head.

"Are you a reindeer?" asked Bunny.

"Yes," replied the animal, “my name is Ralph."

"And you were pulling Santa’s sled(雪橇)?"

"I was until I got air-sick," replied Ralph," I'm afraid I wasn't cut out for the job. Now I'm stuck here and I don't know how to get back to the North Pole."

"Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend," said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Santa Claus was a new friend!

1.Why couldn't Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?

A. He had a lot of things to do.

B. He wanted to take a look at the reindeer.

C. He was disturbed by a big noise .

D. He was thinking of what gift he would get.

2.As soon as Bunny came downstairs, he _____.

A. was probably very sad

B. found what he wanted

C. ran into a reindeer

D. heard a loud cry

3. The underlined part “cut out for” in the passage probably means”___”

A. fit for　　　　 B. afraid of

C. proud of　　　　 D. interested in

4. Why didn't Ralph go back to the North Pole?

A. He got stuck in the chimney.

B. Bunny asked him to stay.

C. He was air-sick.

D. He didn't know the way to the North Pole.

5. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A strange Christmas tree　　　　　　　　 B. A special Christmas gift

C. A quiet but smart boy　　　　　　　　　　 D. A lovely reindeer

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It was the last day of the examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building , a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin soon. This was their 　　　 exam---then on to graduation and jobs. On their faces was 　　　 . With four years’ hard study in the college, they felt 　　　 and able to take it. The coming exam, they knew, would be an 　　　 one, as the professor(教授) had said they could bring 　　　 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 　　　 from each other during the exam.

　　　 they walked into the classroom. The professor gave 　　　 the papers. And the students found there were only five questions.

Three hours had passed, the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. The professor looked at the 　　　 faces before him, and then asked: “How many 　　　 all five questions?” ,No hand was 　 　　　 . “How many answered four?” Still no hand. “Three? Two?” Still no one. “One, then?” But the class 　　　 silent.

The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 　　　 ”, he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are still many things you don’t know.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 　　　 this course, but remember----even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 　　　 . ”

1.A. first　　　　　　　　 B.next　　　　　　　　 C.final　　　　　　　　 D.main

2.A.pleasure　　　　　　 B.confidence　　　　　 C.surprise　　　　　　 D.interest

3.A.glad　　　　　　　　 B.ready　　　　　　　　 C.sorry　　　　　　　　 D.nervous

4.A.interesting　　　　　 B.important　　　　　　 C.easy　　　　　　　　 D.unusual

5.A.both　　　　　　　　 B.either　　　　　　　　 C. neither　　　　　　 D.all

6.A.listen　　　　　　　　 B.look　　　　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　　　　 D.copy

7.A.Normally　　　　　　 B.Peacefully　　　　　　 C.Quickly　　　　　　 D.Carefully

8.A.up　　　　　　　　　　 B.away　　　　　　　　 C.down　　　　　　　 D.out

9.A.worried　　　　　　 B.scared　　　　　　　　 C.moved　　　　　　 D.tired

10.A.regarded　　　　　　 B.considered　　　　　　 C.completed　　　　 D.replied

11.A.put up　　　　　　　 B.lift　　　　　　　　　 C.risen　　　　　　　　 D.set up

12.A.refused　　　　　　 B.reported　　　　　　　 C.remained　　　　　　 D.reminded

13.A.learned　　　　　　 B.enjoyed　　　　　　　 C.hated　　　　　　　　 D.expected

14.A.pass　　　　　　　　 B.fail　　　　　　　　　 C.take　　　　　　　　 D.start

15.A.achieved　　　　　　 B.finished　　　　　　　 C.started　　　　　　　 D.succeeded

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It was the last day of final exams in a university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam. On their faces was confidence . This was their last exam and then they would graduate. With all these four years of college behind them, they felt ready to go into the world.

The professor had said they could bring any book or note they wanted, but they could not talk to each other. They went into the classroom happily. The professor gave them the papers. They smiled when they found that there were only five questions.

Three hours passed and the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked so confident . The professor faced the class. No one spoke. They just held papers in their hands.

The professor then asked, "How many of you finished all five questions?"

Not a hand was raised.

"How many answered four?"

Still no hand.

"Three? Two?"

The students looked worried in their seats.

"One, then?" Certainly somebody finished one.

However, nobody replied. The professor put down the papers. "That is just what I thought," he said. "I just want to tell you that, even though you have finished four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don't know. These questions you could not answer are quite common in everyday practice." Then he added with a smile, “You will all pass this course, but remember——even though you are now college graduates, your education has just begun."

1.When did the story happen?

A．At the beginning of a new term.

B．After graduating from the university.

C．On the first day of the final exams.

D．On the last day of the final exams.

2.Why were the student very confident at the beginning?

A．Because they knew the coming exam would be easy

B．Because they knew the coming exam would be difficult

C．Because they knew the coming exam would be strange

D．Because they knew the coming exam would be interesting

3.How did the students feel when the professor began to collect the papers?

A．Happy.            B．Confident.         C．Worried           D．Proud

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Confident Students                      B．A Common professor

C．An Easy Exam                          D．So Much to Learn

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It was the last day of final examinations at a large college. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam that was about to begin. On their faces was confidence（信心）. This was their _______ exam before they graduated（毕业）and found jobs. Some talked of jobs they already had, others of jobs they would get. With four years of college study, they felt ready and able to conquer（征服）the world. The coming exam, they knew, would be _______. The professor（教授）had said they could bring any book or note they wanted, but they couldn’t talk to each other during the test.

They walked into the classroom. The professor _______ the papers. The students’ smiles became _______ as they saw that there were only five questions. Three hours passed and the exam came to an end. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. They seemed worried . No one spoke as the professor faced the class with the _______ in her hand .She looked at all the worried faces in front of her, and then asked,“How many students completed all five questions?” Not a hand was _______. “How many of you answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.“One, then. Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class stayed _______. The professor put down the papers. “That is just what I expected,” she said. “I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you have studied engineering for four years, there are still many things about the _______ you don’t know. Instead of testing you on what you learned in this class, I’ve given you questions that skilled engineers _______ in the world outside the classroom. You can’t expect to be an expert（专家）on the day you graduate. You have to learn as you go.” Then, smiling, she added,“You will all pass this course, but remember that your education has just ________.”

1.A.first B.last C.only

2.A.similar B.hard C.easy

3.A.worked out B.handed out C.cried out

4.A.wide B.frozen C.unusual

5.A.reports B.dictionaries C.papers

6.A.put up B.put out C.put off

7.A.noisy B.silent C.angry

8.A.situation B.business C.subject

9.A.face B.refuse C.forget

10.A.ended B.begun C.failed

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It was the last day of final examinations at a large college. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam that was ahout to begin. On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam before they graduated(毕业)and found jobs.

Some talked of jobs they already had，others of jobs they would get. With four years of college study，they felt ready and able to conquer(征服)the world.

The coming exam，they knew，would be easy. The professor(教授)had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted，but they couldn’t talk to each other during the test.

They walked into the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. The students’ smiles became wide as they saw that there were only five essay-type questions.

Three hours passed and the exam came to an end. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. They seemed worried. No one spoke as the professor faced the class with the papers in her hand.

She looked at all the worried faces in front of her, and then asked，“How many students completed all five questions?”

Not a hand was put up.

‘‘How many of you answered four?” Still no hands.

“Three?Two?”The students moved restlessly in their seats.

“One，then. Certainly somebody finished one．”But the class stayed silent. The professor put down the papers.“That is just what I expected，”she said.

“I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you have studied engineering for four years, there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. Instead of testing you on what you learned in this class, I’ve given you questions that skilled engineers face in the world outside the classroom. You can’t expect to be an expert(专家)on the day you graduate. You have to learn as you go.”

Then，smiling, she added，“You will all pass this course, but remember that your education has just begun.’’

1.What does the underlined word“restlessly”mean in the passage?

A.confidentIy    B.proudly       C.excitedly       D.nervously

2.Why did the professor design the final exam in such a way?

A.To make the students realize that they still had much to learn after graduation.

B.To find out whether the students could put what they had learned into practice.

C.To show that she had much more knowledge than her students in engineering.

D.To examine whether the students learned what they had been taught in her class.

3.What can be the best title of the passage?

A.A Playful Joke             B.A Lucky Chance

C.A Strange Professor         D.A Special Exam

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One afternoon just before Christmas it was cloudy with strong wind. An old man was walking in the street when he saw a little boy 56   in front of a beautiful shop window. The old man asked  57  he was crying there. The little boy said that he had lost the 58  dollars given by his mother. When the old man heard this, he put his hand 59  his pocket, took out a small wallet and gave the boy what was inside. The little boy looked at 60  and stopped crying. The old man walked away.

An hour 61 , the old man was going back home by the same route. To his surprise, he saw the same boy at the same place. The boy was standing in the 62  wind. He went up to him and asked if he had really lost his 63 . The little boy said that he had found his ten dollars. He was waiting for him there. He wanted to 64  the ten dollars to him. The old man was so moved that he could say 65 .

1.A. crying      B. speaking        C. shouting                 D. looking

2.A. what        B. where           C. how                  D. why

3.A. ten         B. eight           C. six                      D. five

4.A. on          B. behind          C. into                     D. over

5.A. me          B. it              C. you                 D. her

6.A. ago         B. before          C. later                    D. after

7.A. shy         B. hot             C. warm                 D. cold

8.A. money       B. mother          C. book                 D. wallet

9.A. borrow      B. lend            C. return                   D. keep

10.A. something  B. anything        C. everything               D. nothing

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It was on the afternoon of the day of Christmas Eve, and I was in Mrs. Prothero’s garden, waiting for cats, with her son Jim. It was snowing. Patient and cold, our hands wrapped in socks, we waited to snowball the cats. The wise cats never appeared. We were so still in the snow that we never heard Mrs. Prothero’s first cry from the bottom of the garden. Or, if we heard it at all, it was, to us, like the cry of the neighbor’s Polar cat. But soon the voice grew louder. “Fire!” cried Mrs. Prothero.

And we ran down the garden, with the snowballs in our arms, towards the house; and smoke, indeed, was pouring out of the dining room.

This was better than all the cats in Wales standing on the wall in a row. We loaded with snowballs, stopped at the open door of the smoke-filled room. Something was burning all right; perhaps it was Mr. Prothero, who always slept there after midday dinner with a newspaper over his face; but he was standing in the middle of the room, saying, “A fine Christmas!”

There was no fire to be seen, only clouds of smoke and Mr. Prothero standing in the middle of them, waving his slipper as though he were conducting.

“Do something,” he said.

And we three all our snowballs into the smoke—I think we missed Mr. Porthero—and ran out of the house.

“Let’s call the police,” Jim said.

“And Emie Jenkins, he likes fires.” But we only called the fire-brigade, and soon the fire-engine came. Mr. Porthero went out just in time before they turned the hose (水管) on.

1.Why were the boys in Mrs. Prothero’s garden?

A.They were about to start a snowball fight.

B.They were waiting to see if there would be any fires this year.

C.They were waiting to hear Mrs. Porthero’s first cry.

D.They were waiting for the neighbour’s cats to appear.

2.The underlined phrase “snowball the cats” (in Paragraph 1) means “__________”.

A.make cats out of snow B.bury cats under the snow

C.throw snowballs at the cats D.play tricks on cats

3.When the boys saw smoke pouring out of the dining room, __________.

A.they were joyful and excited B.they were frightened and worried

C.they were sorry for Mrs. Prothero D.they were worried about Mr. Prothero

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This was not going to be a Mother’s Day as before. A lot of things had changed in the last few months. Usually we would give Mom flowers and take her out for a big meal. We couldn’t afford it this year.

Since I was born, Mom had been able to stay at home with me. We always had enough money to go out to eat two or three times a week if I had behaved well.

All that changed in January.

I could tell that Dad was getting a little angry. Mom would tell me to be quiet and let him rest at night. He’d work later and later.

Beginning in February, Dad tried hard to find another job. But it wasn’t easy for him to find something at the level he used to. He could not bring in as much money. That’s when he asked my mom to go back to work.

After a couple of weeks, Mom found a full-time job at a bank. The pay would be a big help to the family, but now Mom would not be around as much. I didn’t like it. I now had to stay in the after-school care program instead of going home and playing in my neighborhood. Too bad was, as soon as I did get home, I had to help get dinner ready, because Mom wouldn’t get home until after 6:00. I really missed the past time.

a)        This was not going to be a Mother’s Day as before because the writer’s father wasn’t in

b)       The writer’s home used to be rich.

c)        His family changed because his father was mad.

d)       In February, the writer’s mother started to work at a bank.

e)        The writer really wanted his mother to stay with him

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