【正文】 happily8. A. worryB. funC. happyD. relax9. A. criedB. hatedC. wonderedD. moved10. A. difficultB. worriedC. hurriedD. terrified11. A. angrilyB. politelyC. kindlyD. wisely12. A. troubleB. prideC. advanceD. silence13. A. savedB. threwC. gotD. bought14. A. returnB. factC. surpriseD. love15. A. harderB. betterC. quickerD. easier13．閱讀下列短文，然后在各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。 It was Saturday, and Mindy was getting ready for her twelfth birthday party. In just three 1 , all of her friends would arrive with 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. any14．根據(jù)短文理解, 從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳答案填空。 On Mother39。s Day, after my children arrived home from school, the doorbell 1 . I went to answer it, and there stood two cleanfaced, tall, smiling 2 . They held two of the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen. They said to me, “Do you 3 us? You often fed us cookies! They were so 4 . We wanted to e back and thank you and say “Happy Mother39。s Day” because you were like a mom to us!” I couldn39。t help crying, and thanked them. I remembered the old days. At that time I did not have a lot of money or a big house and l was a single mom with three young 5 of my own. The two boys were a bit older than my children. They always visited my yard, but they 6 cared about the fact that their faces were dirty. Every day they enjoyed themselves with my 7 girls and one small boy. I spent a lot of time 8 healthy cookies. The two boys played happily in my yard, and they were quite happy to share food, books, games and then, for a time, they didn39。t 9 us. I wanted to know what happened in their lives, and hoped for the best. But now they came back and thanked me. This is the 10 gift I have ever received from two young boys.1. A. receivedB. sangC. rang2. A. boysB. studentsC. girls3. A. askB. forgetC. remember4. A. deliciousB. naturalC. simple5. A. childrenB. sonsC. daughters6. A. oftenB. neverC. always7. A. twoB. threeC. four8. A. eatingB. playingC. baking9. A. helpB. visitC. like10. A. cleanestB. worstC. best15．閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選項(xiàng)能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 You have probably heard the expression, It39。s raining cats and dogs outside. It means that it39。s raining very hard but not that 1 cats and dogs are filling from the sky. 2 , one day in June, 1882, it really did rain 3 over Dubuque, Iowa. The frogs began falling along with hailstones （冰雹） during a 4 storm. Hail is 5 when drops of rainwater are caught by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air. There the raindrops bee 6 . Many drops may freeze together to form 7 of ice。 these ice balls, or hailstones, then 8 to earth. During the storm in Dubuque, the strong winds 9 small frogs from nearby ponds into the air along with raindrops. When some of these frogs became covered 10 ice, both hailstones and frogstones fell onto the ground.1. A. blindB. realC. dead2. A. AndB. SoC. However3. A. catsB. frogsC. dogs4. A. monB. terribleC. weekly5. A. formedB. failedC. fixed6. A. brokenB. frozenC. golden7. A. typesB. piecesC. balls8. A. fallB. loseC. keep9. A. liftedB. pushedC. pulled10. A. ofB. aboutC. with16．完形填空 Once a king lo