The last time I saw my mother, she didn’t know who I was. Although having 36 from dementia(老年痴呆症) for many years, mother was never 37 . All our family came to the hospital to spend time with her. She didn’t 38 them either, but we wanted to be there with her.
I have just flown back from Texas. Mother 39 looked at me, or past me, and said “Yeah”. That’s 40 she responded to 41 around her. In spite of this, I held her hand and talked to her.
I told her about the big old house in Highland where I 42 . When we first 43 there from Mascoutah when I was 5 years old, I was 44 of that house. The yard was full of 45 and the house was falling apart. But my father and mother were intelligent and 46 and we eight kids helped to turn it into a home. All of a sudden, I wasn’t frightened any more.
I told her she must have been very 47 when I decided to go to college to study journalism 48 being a priest（牧师）, which she thought was the highest 49 for a family. But she didn’t show it. She just saw me 50 with my favorite chocolate chip cookies.
When I told her all about Texas, 51 she and father had been to visit me, mother seemed 52 by that Texas beach on which they had taken a 53 . She 54 the trip and kept the picture in the living room all the time.
We had too many stories to tell. It was time for me to say 55 to mother and I told her I’d see her again. “Yeah,” she answered. But I wasn’t able to.
A．recovered B．suffered C．damaged D．lived
A．healthy B．awake C．unconscious D．alone
A．see B．understand C．recognize D．like
A．never B．just C．excitedly D．seldom
A．because B．when C．how D．what
A．somewhere B．everywhere C．something D．everything
A．experienced B．grew up C．brought up D．worked
A．moved B．visited C．left D．withdrew
A．fond B．afraid C．curious D．tired
A．weeds B．flowers C．trees D．waste
A．fortunate B．easy-going C．hospitable D．hard-working
A．disappointed B．excited C．surprised D．anxious
A．as well as B．instead of C．except for D．in spite of
A．praise B．prize C．honor D．encouragement
A．away B．out C．about D．off
A．which B．that C．where D．when
A．delight B．interested C．happy D．impressed
A．note B．boat C．picture D．bath
A．enjoyed B．hated C．remembered D．accounted
A．thanks B．goodbye C．sorry D．hello
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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Bobby Buns was a very amusing and lively waiter who had his own cafe. He was also very , because during a visit to a he discovered one of the young cows there was pretty . Instead of producing milk, this cow produced milk coffee.
to become rich, Bobby took the cow straight to the city. When he arrived, his wife told him that he should first reorganize the cafe so they had a place to the cow. However, Bobby was so and impatient that he this advice, and took the cow straight to the .
At first the result was quite . The cow was featured in the newspapers and on TV. Customers came from far to taste the delicious fresh milk coffee.
However, after the , it turned out that having a cow in the middle of a cafe was not at all . Every day the cow broke twenty or thirty cups simply by wagging (摇摆) its tail. The cafe smelt terrible. The hay the cow ate got spread all over the place. The cow left so little room in the cafe that there would be fewer customers .
, the authorities came to do an inspection. They gave him such a heavy fine that Bobby almost had to the cafe. Bobby Buns realized that he had to be more patient and . He should until everything was ready before his fresh milk coffee.
, Bobby was a lucky guy. When the cafe was being reorganized, he took the cow back to the village. There he discovered that one of the hens laid chocolate eggs. This time he knew he had to be patient, and wait until everything was . When everything was all , his cafe became the most famous and successful in the whole city.
A．sensitive B．curious C．careful D．fortunate
A．town B．city C．village D．cottage
A．special B．healthy C．heavy D．clever
A．Intending B．Learning C．Continuing D．Failing
A．hide B．kill C．sell D．put
A．confused B．excited C．ashamed D．angry
A．followed B．ignored C．considered D．valued
A．yard B．home C．garden D．cafe
A．impressive B．horrible C．upsetting D．important
A．anxiety B．disappointment C．excitement D．shock
A．strange B．interesting C．natural D．proper
A．joining in B．cutting in C．giving in D．stepping in
A．Unfortunately B．Probably C．Gradually D．Generally
A．forget B．decorate C．close D．discover
A．organized B．eager C．different D．friendly
A．relax B．wait C．predict D．dream
A．dropping B．purchasing C．inventing D．serving
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Instead
A．prepared B．tried C．remembered D．changed
A．in need B．in place C．in turn D．in peace
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill. she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and all day about how wonderful and exciting must feel to live there.
At the age when she gained some skill and sensibility(识别力), she her mother for a bike ride the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go, her keeping close to the house and not too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew where she was heading! the hill and across the valley, she rode to the of the golden house.
she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she that all the windows were and rather dirty.
So and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She , and all of a sudden she saw an amazing . There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her house.
A．might B．should C．would D．must
A．Unless B．Although C．Since D．But
A．dreamed B．worried C．asked D．shouted
A．this B．that C．it D．which
A．different B．scientific C．musical D．basic
A．begged B．blamed C．invited D．paid
A．inside B．outside C．through D．along
A．insisting on B．relying on C．arguing about D．wondering about
A．traveling B．running C．riding D．walking
A．madly B．rapidly C．exactly D．possibly
A．Over B．Down C．Around D．Beside
A．windows B．steps C．center D．gate
A．Until B．As C．While D．Because
A．getting B．introducing C．leading D．moving
A．felt B．learned C．concluded D．found
A．transported B．bright C．plain D．wide
A．anxious B．angry C．serious D．sad
A．turned around B．cheered up C．settled down D．dropped in
A．hill B．valley C．background D．sight
A．imagined B．decided C．realized D．guessed
When I was thirteen, one day my mom told my family that she had to tell us something．So my dad, my brother and I all sat down on the sofa to begin the discussion． You could feel the atmosphere of the room．It was that something was wrong．Then my mom told us that she had been diagnosed （诊断） with a very serious disease．That was when we all had a moment of and cried．
After that my mom started the and had to travel to the hospital every day．After a week, she began to lose her and so she shaved it all off．My mom would always wear bright-colored scarf and after a while to buy a wig（假发）．Along with losing her hair she lost all her nails. , I had never seen a desperate look in my mom's eyes．I remember one day I went with my mom to the hospital．When we were for her to receive the treatment, we kept telling jokes．We both burst out from time to time．Everyone in the waiting room was so , while we were in the middle of the room, chatting .Neither of us cared people thought of us．
After about a year of the treatment and all the , one day my mom said she wanted to tell us something important．As my mom was about to speak, a smile on her face．At that moment I knew that it was going to be something very _ ．She told us that she had recovered! At that moment I down in tears．They were tears of joy．At that moment for the first time in a very long time I had a feeling that everything was going to be ．Now two years has passed and my mom is of the disease．I am so happy that I have my mom with me every step of the way．My mom me to value every moment in my life and to remain through thick or thin．She has taught me so much and continues to teach me more．
A．calm B．tense C．friendly D．cold
A．necessary B．common C．strange D．obvious
A．regret B．sorrow C．anger D．hesitation
A．appointment B．operation C．treatment D．observation
A．weight B．hair C．energy D．hope
A．liked B．offered C．decided D．afforded
A．Therefore B．Finally C．Besides D．However
A．arranging B．waiting C．wishing D．preparing
A．crying B．quarreling C．talking D．laughing
A．over B．down C．out D．off
A．happily B．curiously C．nervously D．gently
A．why B．when C．where D．what
A．pain B．failure C．advice D．love
A．turned B．formed C．changed D．bury
A．attractive B．active C．exciting D．amusing
A．came B．looked C．bent D．broke
A．fair B．clear C．fine D．ready
A．free B．afraid C．aware D．sure
A．asked B．taught C．persuaded D．admitted
A．determined B．modest C．independent D．positive
Daniel Brown was just five years old when he climbed into the family car and let it roll away down the road. He was only three when he flooded the kitchen.
His mother, Angela Brown, is in ____ .She is very busy looking after her new baby, a little girl ____ Laura, as well as Daniel. She told us, “Daniel is so full of ___ ”At that moment, we hear a huge crash and then silence. We go up stairs and ____ Daniel crawling（爬）out of a wardrobe (衣橱) he has pulled over onto the floor, with a book in his hand.“It’s for you Mum, ” he said and ____ at his mum and smiled. Seven-year-old Daniel has a ____face. He has golden hair, big brown eyes, and a friendly smile. I have to ____that Daniel doesn’t look like a naughty boy.
Angela told me all about it. “____ I found him as he was about to put Jasper in the washing machine. ”Jasper, she ____ , is the Browns’ dog. “When I asked him why, he said that he thought Jasper was dirty! It’s ____how one little boy can cause so much trouble. Another time he ____ all the hair of the little girl next door. She was going to attend her sister’s wedding and the ____haven’t spoken to us since. ”
Angela told me about Daniel’s most ____crime. “I was about to do the washing up ____ the baby started crying. Daniel decided to ____and filled the kitchen sink with water. When I came in, the water was already ____the kitchen and was about to flood the hall. The carpet was ruined and had to be ____.I hope things will get better as he gets ____ ”
Amazingly, Daniel is quite ____ behaved in school. This may be because he is rarely bored. ____he continues to be the naughtiest little boy in England. Will his sister Laura grow up to be the naughtiest little girl?
A．despair B．surprise C．anger D．danger
A．hurt . B．called C．favored D．repaid
A．regret B．imagination C．honesty D．curiosity
A．hear B．prevent C．find D．leave
A．looked up B．turned out C．gave in D．got through
A．ugly B．serious C．mysterious D．lovely
A．reform B．admit C．sense D．rest
A．Even if B．In no time C．Once D．Although
A．cured B．discovered C．damaged D．explained
A．fearful B．amazing C．favorable D．common
A．dried up B．came down C．cut off D．fell off
A．sons B．neighbors C．assistants D．teachers
A．exciting B．boring C．satisfied D．expensive
A．as if B．when C．before D．because
A．help B．disturb C．save D．puzzle
A．boiling B．sweeping C．flooding D．nearing
A．blamed B．replaced C．burned D．controlled
A．older B．smarter C．healthier D．lighter
A．hardly B．madly C．well D．badly
A．Instead B．Furthermore C．Though D．Meanwhile
On Wednesday afternoon Annie took the bus into town to shop in the market. For an hour or so she would walk up down between the stalls(摊位) at everything， bargaining and buying here and there. And then,after all the things she had been bought，she would the market for the streets of the town to spend another hour the way she liked best: looking in furniture-shop windows.
One Wednesday，she found a new shop full of the delightful things，with a inviting anyone to walk in and look without feeling they had to buy . Annie paused for a moment before through the doorway where she suddenly before a green chair. There was a card on the chair which: “This fine chair is yoursless than a pound.” ! She could almost pay that out of her housekeeping money and never it!
Just then,a voice at her shoulder made her .“Can I help you，madam？”She looked round at the who had come softly to her side. “Oh，well，no，” she said.“I was just looking.”“We have chairs of all kinds on . I think you will find something to you.”Annie,worried at the thought of being to buy something she did not need,left the shop hurriedly.
A．sat B．lay C．attracted D．stopped
A．told B．said C．wrote D．printed
A．in B．about C．for D．with
A．Why B．Who C．How D．Where
A．afford B．use C．miss D．get
A．worst B．best C．least D．most
A．promise B．order C．notice D．form
A．out B．over C．up D．round
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．stepping B．running C．looking D．pushing
A．and B．to C．then D．or
A．observing B．glaring C．looking D．watching
A．examined B．asked C．needed D．saw
A．enter B．leave C．search D．take
A．on B．by C．in D．of
A．wonder B．jump C．laugh D．wake
A．tailor B．policeman C．assistant D．customer
A．vacation B．purpose C．show D．fire
A．suit B．fix C．comfort D．seat
A．welcomed B．asked C．run D．persuaded