【正文】 presents and excitement. Every year, Mindy and her mom made a fresh cake on the day of her birthday party. 2 , she waited for her mom in the kitchen. Mindy39。s mother came into the kitchen and took her apron （圍裙） from a hook on the wall. 3 putting it on, she lifted it over Mindy39。s head. Mindy, I think you39。re 4 enough to make the cake yourself this year. Remember what we say? Yes ... I guess... OK. Now, go ahead and start. I39。m going to 5 the balloons. With that, Mindy39。s mom left Mindy alone in the kitchen. 6 , Mindy made the cake herself. Then she put the pan into the oven and set the temperature. When the cake came out, though, 7 seemed wrong. Mindy tried to stick a toothpick （牙簽） into it, just as her mother always did. 8 the toothpick wouldn39。t go through. The cake was almost as hard as a rock! 9 is that? I was so careful! I measured（測量）the baking soda exactly, Mindy was very upset. I did exactly what I was 10 to. Baking soda? Oh, dear, that39。s the 11 ! You were expected to use baking powder. Mindy began to 12 . I39。m sorry, Mom. I tried so hard. Mindy39。s mom gave her a big 13 . I39。m the one who is really sorry. I was hard on you and I 14 too much. Now, let39。s try again. This time, we39。ll do it together. Thank you so much, Mom! Today, I have 15 time to try a second time, but I will. A big smile appeared on Mindy39。s face. 1. A. hoursB. daysC. weeksD. months2. A. AmazedB. EmbarrassedC. ExcitedD. Worried3. A. Instead ofB. Because ofC. AfterD. Before4. A. braveB. oldC. activeD. patient5. A. turn downB. take offC. blow upD. look after6. A. WiselyB. SeriouslyC. SuccessfullyD. Carefully7. A. anythingB. somethingC. nothingD. everything8. A. BecauseB. SoC. AndD. But9. A. WhyB. HowC. WhenD. Where10. A. toldB. askedC. supposedD. encouraged11. A. excuseB. problemC. influenceD. secret12. A. cryB. smileC. doubtD. regret13. A. mealB. surpriseC. handD. hug14. A. gaveB. supportedC. expectedD. requested15. A. muchB. noC. someD. any13．閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項A、B、C、D中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 On the day of the interview, I felt a little bit nervous I got to tile interview place without having 1 . I was the 24th interviewee（應(yīng)聘者）and the 22nd was all ordinarylooking girl. I greeted her by 2 . I asked her where she graduated. She told me in a low 3 . I graduated from a mon college, I am the only one who doesn39。t get a bachelor39。s degree（學(xué)士學(xué)位）among the 50 interviewees. she said. I didn39。t 4 the interview would last so long. As I didn39。t have anything in the morning, my stomach started to ache, I had to sit by tho table to 5 . The girl asked me what happened. I ate nothing this morning, I said, so my 6 es to me. After a while, the girl came in and 7 me two pieces of bread. I felt 8 all over my heart because I hadn39。t imagined she would help me, who is, one of her rivals（競爭對手）. 9 , I got the job. I was surprised to see the girl on my first day to work. She 10 got the job! When I asked her why, with a smile, she said, That day when I bought you the food, I met a man with papers in hands. He asked me 11 I could help him to copy those papers. I 12 . When I gave him the paper copies, seeing the food, he asked me why I brought it to the interview place I told him the 13 . Later I found out the man was right the interviewer! Then I got the job I am so lucky! I felt really happy for the girl. 14 I knew the reason why the girl could get the job was not only for the good luck. When she offered to help me and the man, she was also helping 15 . Helping others means helping yourself. Do you think so?1. A. breakfastB. lunchC. supperD. dinner2. A. eatingB. smilingC. shoutingD. waiting3. A. pointB. noiseC. soundD. voice4. A. wantB. understandC. expectD. accept5. A. have a restB. go to sleepC. take a testD. do some exercises6. A. headacheB. heartacheC. toothacheD. stomachache7. A. handedB. showedC. PostedD. sold8. A. afraidB. warmC. nervousD. calm9. A. SurprisinglyB. LuckilyC. SadlyD. Carefully10. A. alreadyB. almostC. alsoD. often11. A. ifB. whenC. whereD. how12. A. forgetB. returnedC. agreedD. regretted13. A. resultB. secretC. methodD. truth14. A. SoB. AndC. ThenD. But15. A. myselfB. himselfC. herselfD. yourself14．閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。 Donald was not very good at math. He could not understand the teacher39。s 1 . Even when the teacher explained it again, Donald still could not 2 it. Never mind, Donald told himself. I39。m quite good at other 3 . I39。ll cheat in the math exam, then I won39。t be in 4 . My deskmate is best at math, he thought, and I39。ll be able to 5 his answers. The day of the exam came, and Donald sat 6 Brian Smith, who was always at the top of the 7 in math. Donald carefully copied Brian39。s answers on to his own exam paper. At the end of the exam, the teacher 8 the papers and graded（評分）them. Then she said, Well, boys and girls, I39。ve decided to give a 9 to the student who got the highest grade. It39。s 10 for me to decide whom I will choose, however, because two students, Donald and Brian got the 11 grade. Let them share it. one of the other 12 said. I39。ve thought about that, the teacher said