请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。
Kitty was a student in a small town. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not e .
She went s after a quick and simple lunch. After she looked for about forty minutes, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and she d
to take a black one. She thought, “Mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of any c
.” So she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her classes finished.
On her way home on the train she felt h , so she went to the buffet car (餐车). She left the umbrella on her seat and left. But when she remembered it and r
for it, it was gone. Kitty began to cry. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what was the matter. She told them the black umbrella she bought for her mother was gone, and she had to get off at the next station. After the three passengers h
this, they asked her for her mother’s a
so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake (弄错) and brought it b
.
And now a week passed. Kitty got a letter from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely g , but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”
词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
根据句子的意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）I t’s the______ time that I have visited the city of Yangzhou. (four)
A friend of my _____bought my son this model plane.（father）
Reaching the top of the moutain,we were all breathing ________. (heavy)
I didn’t hear the bell because it was too ______ in the classroom.(noise)
They have just had a _____about where to spend their holidays(discuss)
Sandy had no difficulty _____up the Great Wall last Sunday. (爬)
In 1969, Armstrong _____ the spacecraft Apollo 11 on the moon.(着陆)
The ____ is taking action to prevent the spread of the disease MERS.(政府)
April showers bring ______flowers; bees and butterflies play among flowers.(五月)
Ice fishing, a popular winter sport,is _____in many ways to regular fishing.(相似的)
根据语境或句意，用所给词的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上指定位置。In China it’s _______ (polite)to stick your chopsticks into your food when you eat.
My teachers always encourage us _______ (study)hard on different subjects.
Jenny brought two nice ________ (picture)of her family to school yesterday.
The library is between the school and the hospital. You can find it __________ (easy)
While I _______ (wait)for the bus at the bus station,it began to rain.
根据短文内容，在短文空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整通顺。
Cartoon is the most popular TV program that attracts many children at the age 3 to 10. It’s that the word “cartoon” came from Italian. It first referred to the picture before a true drawing on the wall. In the mid-19th century, it came into English.
the 1840s , it has also come to mean any picture that is humorous, satirical(讽刺的) or showing an opinion. It usually comes out in a newspaper and magazine, with or
a short text. Today cartoons are a
of the daily life of most people. Cartoons not only show their life,
also help them relax.
根据句意及首字母提示填空。（本小题5分）The handsome prince(王子) gave the White a k_________,then she came back to life.
They were discussing the problems of Western s____________.
Alice married Tom last year, so Tom is her h_____________.
His personal w____________ is estimated(估计) at around $100 million.
I saw a c______________ of students get out from the school gate.
用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空，使短文完整。
Now I (read) an article about Kevin Richardson. He is a South African animal behaviour scientist who has spent many years
(live) with lions in an animal reserve. He has created such love and trust with the lions that he
(consider) to be one of the family. Kevin never
(worry) about the danger of being so close to the lions, though if you watch him lie down with three or four huge lions, you wonder if maybe he should! He knows their personalities in the same way as a mother knows about her children. So far, he
(make) documentaries about his experiences. His wonderful film, White Lion, follows the story of how a very special lion survived, though he
(face) many problems.