As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___1___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___2___. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___3___ up late so that they will not ___4___ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___5___ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___6___ at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I ___7___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___8___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___9___ me where that new bike had come from, but ___10___ he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, ___11___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___12___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___13___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___14___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___15___ to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were ___16___ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they were shouting excitedly! ___17___ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. ___18___ the baby arrived. He moved ___19___ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up ___20___. The day had really begun with a band(巨响) !
1. A. faced B. met C. filled D. pleased
2. A. question B. matter C. problem D. business
3. A. get B. stay C. stand D. wake
4. A. lose B. break C. miss D. leave
5. A. awake B. wake C. asleep D. sleep
6. A. look B. stare C. glare D. watch
7. A. hopefully B. busily C. gladly D. successfully
8. A. liked B. feared C. surprised D. hated
9. A. answer B. tell C. ask D. search
10. A. sadly B. unluckily C. possibly D. fortunately
11. A. it B. they C. I D. we
12. A. morning B. midnight C. evening D. daybreak
13. A. filling B. sewing C. mending D. preparing
14. A. present B. stocking C. bike D. tree
15. A. going B. sure C. glad D. excited
16. A. troubled B. frightened C. woken D. shocked
17. A. Before B. After C. Until D. Since
18. A. Even B. And C. Soon D. Then
19. A. with B. on C. over D. by
20. A. all B. nearly C. happily D. completely
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was 14 years old. I was angry and rebellious, with regard for anything my parents had to say, if it had nothing to do with me. Like so many , I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t my picture of the world. A “ brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I rejected any obvious of love. In fact, I got angry at the of the word “love”.
One , after an extremely difficult day, I into m room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily. As I lay down in the privacy of my , my hands placed under my pillow. There was an envelope. I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, “To when you’re alone.”
I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not. So I opened it. It said，“Mike，I know life is right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you and nothing you do or say will ever change that. I am here for you if you ever need to talk. If you don’t, that’s also . Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be that you are my son. I’m here for you and I love you-that will never .love you Mom.”
Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my , and I remember the I felt every time I got a letter. During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved my anger and rudeness. Just before I fell I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed.
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As a single mother，I had to do two jobs，which kept me very busy.
Two months ago，I went to a ___ with Alice. Since I ____went out with her，she seemed very happy. Many parents were there with their children. I sat down on a bench，___Alice playing with other children. About half an hour later，a man of about forty years old came and ___beside me. As I had to go back to work，I stood up and told Alice that we had to ____.
“Can I stay here a little longer？”Alice pleaded.(祈求)
“No，we must go now，”I said，____ Alice just didn’t move.
“Just ten more minutes，”she pleaded again，and I became ___.
“Go now，”I____，and Alice started to cry.____ that，the man sitting on the ____stood up and came to us.
“Why don’t you just let her____ten more minutes？”he asked. Then he told me a ___.He used to be very busy，too. Every time his little son wanted to go out and play，he told him he was ____.One day，his son went out and played ____，and he didn’t come back again—he was hit by a ___driver of a car. The father regretted what he had done to his son，but he never had the ___to play with him again. Hearing the story，I ____.I knelt down and said to Alice，“OK，ten more minutes，and Mom will play ____you.”
____is all about making priorities(优先)．What are your priorities？Give someone you____ten more minutes of your time today.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cold Saturday morning．An old man walked slowly into the ____．With shoulders bent forward，he leaned on his trusty stick with each ___step．
His shabby clothes and warm personality made him ___out from the usual breakfast crowd．Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips _____in a steady smile．
A young waitress named Mary_____him drag toward a table by the window．She ran over to him，and said，“Here，sir．Let me give you a ___with that chair．”
Without saying a word，he smiled and _____．She pulled the chair away from the table．Steadying him with one arm，she helped him get comfortably_____．Then she moved the table up close to him，and leaned his ___against the table where he could reach it．
In a soft，clear voice，he said，“Thank you for your__1___．”
“You’re welcome，sir．” She replied_____．“And my name is Mary．I’ll be back in a moment，and ____you need anything at all in the meantime，just wave at me！”
After he had finished his breakfast，Mary brought him the change from his ticket．Then she ___him out from behind the table．She handed him his stick，and walked ____him to the front door．Holding the door open for him，she said，“Come back and see us，sir！”
He turned with his whole body and nodded with a ____smile．“You are very kind，” he said softly．
When Mary went to clean his table，she was ____to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin(餐巾纸)．Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill！
The note on the napkin _____，“Dear Mary，I respect you very much，and you respect yourself too．It shows by the way you ____others．You have found the secret of happiness．Your kind gestures will _____through those who meet you．”
The next day she was told that the man she had ____on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working．
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In high school I had a math teacher, Mrs．Davies, who took her job seriously and expected her students to put forth the same degree of commitment． Strict but fair, she held our attention with her time-proven approach． One of her was for students who were more advanced academically． I chose to it and soon realized that the course was a bit over my head． I with the complex problems that others seemed to learn without much effort
One Friday we were tested our ability to use a theorem（定理） that no one in the class thoroughly understood． The teacher would our papers based on our ability to progress through the problem which easily filled two pages of formulaic notations（公式符号）． I was absolutely ． Finally, I didn't use the required theorem． Instead, I decided to use more familiar theorems to arrive at an ． I knew I had failed because I hadn't done the 43 assignment．l became resigned to my fate．
Our test papers were back the following Monday． Everyone received a "C" except for me To my surprise, I received an "A"． I that there must be a mistake． I watched as the teacher approached my desk, smiled, and asked for my test back． She then went back to copy my work onto the blackboard, the class how I had arrived at the correct answer． "Mathematics is meant to be a creative tool, pushing our minds to a rewarding answer," she said with confidence． I didn't use the required theorem, she seemed genuinely proud of how I'd worked through the problem． The class saw her fold my test paper and put it into her textbook． She announced that it would be with future classes
My teacher would have been justified in giving me a grade． Instead, she used the to deeply influence a student who often struggled． And after forty years, I still cherish the ． It helped change my self-image． I up to a broad boundary of possibilities which has made my life an adventure． She understood that teaching went beyond strict demands and could be used to ．Thank you, Mrs．Davies．
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Appeal to Emotion（情感）
My childhood left three months ago on a plane to Austria．
It was a day when my baby cousins moved away．My cousins were a fundamental part of my life; they were not with me，they were on my mind．They brought back the untroubled days of my childhood， games，adventures and silliness，but they also helped me from an at-times selfish teenager into a responsible adult．
My aunt and uncle moved here from Boston with their 1-year-old daughter Yasmeen．They lived in an apartment on the side of our house and I was to have our family，especially a baby girl，so close to us．Yasmeen had close friendships with each of my sisters，but I knew the one that between us was the strongest．As she began to walk on her own and talk in full sentences，I realized my great upon her．I noticed that she’d some of my unpleasant actions， with her mother after I had done the same．Yasmeen made me realize what being a good really was．
When Maya was born，Yasmeen had a hard time ．She was jealous（妒忌）of the attention we all paid to her new younger sister，so I did my best to keep her company when she might have not been ．Once Yasmeen overcame her jealousy，she was able to Maya’s presence，like we all did．I tried to take advantage of our times together，doing my best to my schedule for my two favorite people．
My with Yasmeen and Maya has taught me the importance of influential people．I know that I have helped Yasmeen and Maya ，but “the babies” have had an even greater influence on my own life．They have shown me how to be a parent，a sister，a child，and most importantly，a friend．Our has made me a better person—a more patient person，with the ability to endless questions and spilled（洒）juice; an person，able to have fun and be happy with others; a role model， the babies ideas about right and wrong，and a compassionate person，able to forgive and love．
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