Mother was always the first one ________ in the morning.

            A. get up                       B. to get up                    C. gets up                   D. got up

Mother was always the first one________ in the morning．

A．get up         B．to get up        C．gets up        D．got up

That was my grandmother's first Christmas without Grandfather. When my parents and I arrived at her little house ,we found she had waited up all night for us.
Grandfather had always said that the Christmas tree was the most important decoration (裝飾物) of all. So first we took out the beautiful tree that was stored in the closet (貯藏室). But the star was missing. It was my grandmother's favorite part of the tree.
"Why? It must be somewhere in the closet," my grandmother said.
As we opened up boxes one by one and found no star, my grandmother's eyes were full of tears. Grandfather had given it to her some fifty years ago, on their first Christmas together. But on her first Christmas without him, the star was gone.
The next morning, my family sat down together to open the presents.
"The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather," Father said, in a strange voice.
"From whom?" There was surprise in my grandmother's voice.
"I found this gift in Grandfather's closet when we got the tree down," Mother explained.
My grandmother opened the box. There was a shinning (發(fā)亮的) golden star and a note in it:
Don't be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the decorations, and I couldn't bear to tell you. I hope it brings you as much happiness as the first one. Merry Christmas!
Love,                                                                                                                                         Bryant
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【小題1】 The family couldn't find the star on the Christmas tree because _____.

That was my grandmother’s first Christmas without Grandfather. When my parents and I arrived at her little house, we found she had waited up all night for us.

     Grandfather had always said that the Christmas tree was the most important decoration (裝飾物) of all. So first we took out the beautiful tree that was stored in the closet (貯藏室). But the star was missing. It was my grandmother’s favorite part of the tree.

     "Why? It must be somewhere in the closet," my grand-mother said.

     As we opened up boxes one by one and found no star, my grandmother’s eyes were full of tears. Grandfather had given it to her some fifty years ago, on their first Christmas together. But on her first Christmas without him, the star was gone.

     The next morning, my family sat down together to open the presents.

     "The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather," Father said, in a strange voice.

     "From whom?" There was surprise in my grandmother’s voice.

     "I found this gift in Grandfather’s closet when we got the tree down," Mother explained.

     My grandmother opened the box. There was a shinning (發(fā)亮的) golden star and a note in it:

Don’t be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the decorations, and I couldn’t dear to tell you. I hope it brings you as much happiness as the first one. Merry Christmas!

Love,

Bryant 

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(     )61. The family couldn’t find the star on the Christmas tree because ______.

A. the grandfather had taken it away with him

B. the grandfather had put it in a box

C. the grandfather had broken it

D. the family didn’t look carefully enough for it

(      )62. Which of the following is TRUE about the grand-mother?

A. She lived with the author’s family.

B. She felt sad when the star was missing.

C. She had never got a Christmas present from her husband.

D. She couldn’t believe her husband’s death.

(     )63. What would probably happen to the grandmother after she read the note?

A. She would ask her children to buy a new star.

B. She would get angry with her husband.

C. She would be greatly moved (感動).

D. She would throw away the new star.

(     )64. What does the underlined word "missing" mean in Chinese?

A. 褪色的B. 錯過的   C. 想念的D. 找不到的

(     )65. What can we know from the story?

A. The grandfather was afraid of his wife.

B. The grandfather loved his wife very much.

C. The grandmother didn’t know how to spend Christmas Day.

D. The grandfather left home on Christmas Day.

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My mother began to ask us to be on time when my twin brother and I were about five years old.  She _1_ told us not to be late for the bus, not to be late for school, and so on. “ Don’t be late” became our family rule.

Mother_2 as a teacher when my twin brother and I started the first grade. Every school day morning, she called us to get up, and cooked _3_ breakfast.  School started at 8:00 am, _4_ we arrived at the school before 7:30 am each school day morning.

When we were in high school, our_5_ once told my mother that we had been late for three times in one month.  That made my mother so _6_ that she beat us.  After that I was not late for anything.

I kept the _7_ of being on time for a long time. When I _8_ a teacher, we were asked to get to school at 8；00 am, but I always got there at 7；15 am.  That gave me more time to do my job _9_ .

When you learned good habits from your _10_ , they will give you more than you can imagine.

1.A.  never     B.  already     C.  always      D.  even

2.A. worked     B.  helped      C.  learned     D.  studied

3.A.  her       B.  him         C.  us          D.  them

4.A. because    B.  but         C.  and         D.  so

5.A.  teacher       B.  sister      C.  brother     D.  father

6.A.  happy    B.  angry       C.  excited     D.  relaxed

7.A. trip        B.  time       C.  hope        D.  habit

8.A. caught      B.  got        C.  started     D. became

9.A. worse          B.  worst       C.  better      D.  best

10.A. classmate    B.  family       C.  friend      D.  group

I have been keeping 41 pets at home: mice, turtles and rabbits. But golden hanmsters are my favorite. I am always surprised by 42 cute they can be.

It was summer when I first 43 two golden hamsters. They 44 brown, about the size of my hand. When I 45 by, they were cracking melon seeds (嗑瓜子). They did that as 46 as any human! I was so amused (逗樂) that I bought them at once.

The only one who was not happy to see the newcomers was my 47 . She thought 48 would make our home dirty all the time. So I made a 49 for them on the balcony (陽臺).

Hamsters always want people to look at them. They try to get noticed by raising the front part of their body, 50 they watch you come and go until you stop and talk to them. Watch out when they start to roller-turn in their cage (籠子). They won’t stop 51 you have tears of laugher!

Hamsters are 52 than you think. One morning several months ago, I found one missing. The side of the cage was much 53 than the hamster and the cage had a lid. How did the little one climb up, open the lid and 54 ? I thought hard. But I’ve 55 found an answer.

1. A. one        B. different         C. three        D. same

2.A. how        B. how a          C. what         D. what a

3. A. carry       B. saw            C. gave         D. left

4. A. are         B. was            C. were        D. is

5. A. pass        B. past            C. passing      D. passed

6. A. soon        B. well           C. possible      D. better

7.. A. father       B. brother         C. mother      D. teacher

8. A. they        B. them           C. their         D. theirs

9. A. school      B. factory         C. shop         D. home

10. A. so         B. then            C. just         D. next

11. A. if          B. as             C. until        D. whether

12. A. smart      B. smarts          C. smarter      D. smartest

13. A. tall         B. taller          C. tallest       D. most tallest

14.. A. run at       B. run away       C. run to       D. run out of

15.. A. ever        B. already         C. sometimes   D. never

Pets are Friends

I have been keeping 41 pets at home: mice, turtles and rabbits. But golden hanmsters are my favorite. I am always surprised by 42 cute they can be.

It was summer when I first 43 two golden hamsters. They 44 brown, about the size of my hand. When I 45 by, they were cracking melon seeds (嗑瓜子). They did that as 46 as any human! I was so amused (逗樂) that I bought them at once.

The only one who was not happy to see the newcomers was my 47 . She thought 48 would make our home dirty all the time. So I made a 49 for them on the balcony (陽臺).

Hamsters always want people to look at them. They try to get noticed by raising the front part of their body, 50 they watch you come and go until you stop and talk to them. Watch out when they start to roller-turn in their cage (籠子). They won’t stop 51 you have tears of laugher!

Hamsters are 52 than you think. One morning several months ago, I found one missing. The side of the cage was much 53 than the hamster and the cage had a lid. How did the little one climb up, open the lid and 54 ? I thought hard. But I’ve 55 found an answer.

41. A. one          B. different        C. three        D. same

42. A. how         B. how a          C. what        D. what a

43. A. carry        B. saw            C. gave        D. left

44. A. are          B. was            C. were        D. is

45. A. pass         B. past            C. passing      D. passed

46. A. soon         B. well           C. possible      D. better

47. A. father        B. brother         C. mother       D. teacher

48. A. they         B. them           C. their         D. theirs

49. A. school       B. factory          C. shop        D. home

50. A. so           B. then            C. just         D. next

51. A. if           B. as              C. until        D. whether

52. A. smart        B. smarts          C. smarter      D. smartest

53. A. tall          B. taller           C. tallest       D. most tallest

54. A. run at        B. run away        C. run to       D. run out of

55. A. ever         B. already          C. sometimes   D. never

One day I was watching a movie at home . Tears 　31 from my eyes as I saw a touching scene. My three-year-old son came to me and asked me 　32 I was crying for. I kept silent as I couldn’t explain 　33 him it was just an emotional thing. To my 34 , he touched my face with his little hand and said, “Dear Mom, stop crying! You see, everything will be fine. You are my good 　35　 .So just get up and let’s get ready for school.” On hearing him say this to me, I couldn’t help laughing. It was so 　36 for a child to say so. Later I realized that he had repeated(重復(fù)) almost all 37 I had told him while he was crying one morning.

　　 The first time a child begins to speak, he tries to 　38 what his parents have been telling

him for a long time. Usually parents start with the words “Mama” , “Papa” and so on. But as the child 　39 learning and possibly starts speaking on his own without being taught, we as parents always forget he’s still being tutored (教導(dǎo))by us. The only difference is that we’re now doing it in a more active way than before. We 　40 use words which we don’t want our child to say, and when he says those words , we 　41 where he has learned them. Even then, some of us don’t realize the child has learned the words from us only. Instead we start to put the blame(指責(zé))on his friends , or 　42 who has talked to him when we’re not present.

　　 So if you want your child to have perfect behavior, you’ll have to 43 a good example to him. And if you can’t do that, you have no 　44 to expect your child to have such a thing. After all, the parents’ words and behavior have a great 　45 over their child.

31. A. dropped　　　　　 B. flew　　　　　 C. came　　　　 D. ran

32. A. why　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. how　　　　　 D. who

33. A. for 　　　　　　　B. to　　　　　　 C. with　　　　 D. on

34. A. joy　　　　　　　 B. anger　　　　　 C. surprise　　　 D. disappointment

35. A. girl　　　　　　　 B. mother　　　　 C. friend　　　　 D. student

36. A. strange　　　　　　 B. surprised　 　　C. funny　　　　 D. common

37. A. what　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. who

38. A .remember　　　　　 B. copy　　　　　 C. pronounce　　 D. speak

39. A. considers　　　　　 B. finishes　　　　 C. practices　　 D. continues

40. A. never　　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　 C. always　　　 D. seldom

41. A. guess　　　　　　 B. think　　　　　 C. wonder　　　 D. imagine

42. A. somebody　　　　 B. anybody　　　　 C. everybody　　 D. nobody

43. A. build　　　　　　 B. make　　 　　　 C. set　　　　　 D. give

44. A. way　　　　　　　 B. need　　　　　 C. chance　　　　 D. right

45. A. influence　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　 C. interest　　　 D. imagination