【正文】 rules9. A. worseB. fasterC. better10. A. breakB. classC. home12．完形填空 On Christmas Day, all family members gathered at our parents39。 home. No member had ever 1 Christmas Day with our mother and father. Only this year, things were 2 . Our father passed away on November 26th, and this was our first Christmas 3 him. Mother was doing her best to be glad, 4 I could tell this was especially hard for her. A few months earlier, I had painted my parents. I39。d planned to give them 5 Christmas gifts. While painting one day, my father came to visit me. I wanted to show him, but suddenly I realized I should give him a 6 . Yet something urged（促使） me to share this moment with him. He walked closer to appreciate（欣賞） the portraits（肖像）.Then he stepped back to eye them at a distance. Finally, with a tear 7 down one cheek, he said, Look! How beautiful your mother is! Will you let me have them framed（鑲框）? Then one night in November the phone 8 , and I was told father passed away. I finally 9 to call about the portrait framing and thanked God my father had got a 10 to see the pictures before he died. I was surprised when the shopkeeper told me my father had 11 and had the gifted wrapped（包裝）.Even though we had lost father, everyone 12 to be cheerful. As I looked into my mother39。s sad eyes, I 13 to give her Daddy39。s and my gift. As she got rid of（去除） the wrap, there was a small card inside. With tearfilled eyes and a wide 14 , she said, I knew Daddy would be with us on Christmas Day! I read the words written by my father, Mother: Our daughter 15 me why I am so blessed（幸福的）. I39。ll be looking at you always—Daddy.1. A. metB. missedC. eD. forgot2. A. alikeB. sameC. differentD. similar3. A. withoutB. withC. besidesD. including4. A. butB. becauseC. ifD. or5. A. forB. asC. inD. to6. A. disappointmentB. joyC. surpriseD. sadness7. A. walkingB. flyingC. runningD. jumping8. A. calledB. answeredC. rangD. beat9. A. rememberedB. forgotC. thoughtD. wanted10. A. lookB. timeC. permissionD. chance11. A. paidB. leftC. thankedD. seen12. A. made sureB. made effortsC. made upD. made decisions13. A. hopedB. wishedC. expectedD. decided14. A. cryB. shoutC. smileD. look15. A. remindedB. toldC. informedD. offered13．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。 King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked 1 which were strange. His people had to use words in a 2 way to answer these questions.Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. As he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of a（an） 3 . It was at this moment that Bribal entered the palace. Birbal 4 the habit of the king. He understood the 5 at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can 6 for an answer?”Akbar said, “How many crows（烏鴉）are there in the city?” Without even a moment39。s thought, Birbal 7 , “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord. “How can you be so 8 ?” asked Akbar. Birbal said, “Make your men 9 , My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have e to visit their relatives here. If you find 10 crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else. Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal39。s wise answer.1. A. questions B. help C. promises2. A. mon B. friendly C. clever3. A. habit B. order C. answer4. A. knew B. developed C. hated5. A. danger B. informationC. situation6. A. askB. wait C. try7. A. left B. replied C. asked8. A. smart B. brave C. sure9. A. catch B. discuss C. count10. A. fewerB. largerC. less14．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)。 Sesame Street is a TV programme for children. It first appeared in New York 1 1969. It is called the longest street in the world. That39。s because the TV programme by that name can be seen in so many parts of the world. In the US over six million children watch the programme regularly. The viewers include more than half the nation39。s preschool children. Parents love the programme. Many teachers also think it is very helpful, 2 some educators are against certain things in it. Tests show children from different background have benefited from watching the programme. Those who watch it five times 3 week learn more than those who watch it once in a while. In the US the programme is shown at 4 hours so that more children can watch it. The programmes all 5 songs, stories, jokes and pictures to help children understand numbers, letters and human relationship. But there are some differences. For example, the programme made in Mexico City devotes more time to teaching whole words than to teaching letters one by one. Why is Sesame Street more successful than other children39。s shows? There 6 many reasonsthe good education of its producers, the support 7 the government and businesses, and the skillful use of many TV tricks. Also 8 watch it with their children. This is partly because famous adult stars often appear on it. But the best reason may be th