【正文】 young man, who 12 and respected the old man. He saw in the money a powerful medicine, which was 13 what he most wanted in the world. On seeing this, the young man 14 the money back, saying. Take this, sir. It39。s 15 you. It will make you feel better. The old man felt happy that he finally found an honest person. He gave all his money to him. 1. A. encouragedB. askedC. beganD. decided2. A. advisedB. warnedC. remindedD. fooled3. A. necessaryB. extraC. usefulD. surprising4. A. conversationB. questionC. messageD. sound5. A. designedB. createdC. touchedD. changed6. A. allB. everyC. eachD. no7. A. experienceB. planC. tryD. lie8. A. given upB. thought ofC. kept onD. begun with9. A. SoB. ButC. AndD. Or10. A. satB. talkedC. dancedD. left11. A. as usualB. at onceC. no longerD. once again12. A. surprisedB. lovedC. describedD. pleased13. A. probablyB. sometimesC. hardlyD. always14. A. broughtB. pulledC. offeredD. wanted15. A. withB. forC. onD. beside13．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)中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 Westlife is holding farewell （告別） concerts worldwide to say goodbye to its fans. But a new boy band has stepped up to take its 1 . One Direction has released just one album and three singles 2 . But the boy band has already bee popular. What Makes You Beautiful was the highestselling British debut single in the US. When the band appeared 3 The Today Show in the US on March 12, some American fans camped out for three days just to catch a glimpse of them. All five members of the band are no