A Wonderful Christmas GiftAnn and her mother ...

A Wonderful Christmas Gift

Ann and her mother had lived in a small cottage as long as Ann could 　 　　 　　 ．

Christmas was so close．Ann wished she could get a new 　 　　 　 with lace as a wonderful Christmas gift．But Ann did not want to ask her Mom for a new dress．She knew how hard her mom worked to 　 　　 　 both ends meet．Maybe she could make a 　 　　 　 —maybe Santa Claus would come…

It was not just gift that 　 　　 　 Ann．It was her mother．Nowadays she was working overtime and looked 　　 　　 　 and worn out．

The days passed and soon it was Christmas Eve．Ann went to bed with a 　 　　 　　 heart．She knew that there would be 　 　　 　 gifts for her．

Ring…．Ring…Ann jumped，hearing alarm．

She suddenly remembered it’s Christmas day．Without much hope she looked 　　 　　 　 there were any gifts for her．Wonder of wonders! There lay a beautiful packet 　 　　 　 with a red ribbon．

Ann 　 　　 　 opened the package．It was a pretty frock with attractive lace．The material was soft and silky 　 　　 　 the hard material of the dresses she usually wore．

She checked the gift carefully to 　 　　 　 who gave her the frock．Suddenly a small piece of paper fell out．Ann 　 　　 　 started to read the note．

“Dear Ann，

This frock is gifted to you for being a good girl．Hope you continue to do good things and help your mother．　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours，

Santa Claus”

Ann felt that there was something 　 　　 　 about this note．She 　 　　 　 the note carefully. Then it struck her．She realized this 　　　 is her mother's．Her mother had worked overtime to 　　 　　 money to buy this expensive sift．Ann was happy beyond 　 　　 　 ．She knew that she is the 　 　　 　　 girl to have such a wonderful mother as a wonderful Christmas gift.

1.A．remember    B．imagine　　     C．think         D．speak

2.A．packet　　     B．hat　　         C．doll             D．dress

3.A．earn        B．make　　         C．put             D．get

4.A．promise        B．decision　　     C．plan             D．wish

5.A. worried　　     B．discouraged    C．ashamed         D．surprised

6.A．happy　　     B．energetic　　     C．pale　　         D. miserable

7.A．1ight　　     B．heavy　　     C．tired             D. cheering

8.A．few　　         B．some　　         C．no             D．any

9.A．if　　         B．though　　     C．as             D．because

10.A．attached　　 B．tied　　         C．packed         D．carried

11.A．patiently　　 B．calmly　　     C．excitedly　　     D. quietly

12.A．1ike　　     B．unlike　　     C．dislike         D．1ikely

13.A．point out　　 B．bring out　　     C．hand out         D．find out

14.A．carelessly　　 B．nervously　　 C．eagerly         D．disappointedly

15.A．familiar　　 B．similar　　     C．strange         D．unique

16.A．1ooked into    B．made use of     C．wrote down     D．took away

17.A．dress　　     B．handwriting    C．note             D．packet

18.A．offer　　     B．win　　         C．spend         D．save

19.A．reach　　 　 B．praise　　     C．words         D．power

20.A．best　　     B．poorest　　     C．greatest         D．luckiest

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I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had 36 money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 37  and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could 38  afford a dream.

My dream was to be a 39 .When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball. I was also 40 : my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 41 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular 42 with him changed my life forever.

It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 43 . This meant a chance for my first income—cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 44 of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 45  at it.

Then I realized I would have to 46  summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was 47  about this.

When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 48 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your 49 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”

I stood before him with my head 50 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 51  his disappointment in me.

“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded.

“$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied.

“Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a 52 ?” he asked.

That 53 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to 54  that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the 55 of my dreams.

1.A. some               B. little           C. no               D. much

2.A. happy              B. lovely           C. angry            D. noisy

3.A. only               B. ever             C. still            D. almost

4.A. teacher            B. coach            C. doctor           D. sportsman

5.A. lucky              B. satisfied        C. hopeful          D. surprised

6.A. taught             B. asked            C. told             D. trained

7.A. match              B. story            C. moment           D. incident

8.A. job                B. camp             C. holiday          D. course

9.A. cause              B. start            C. need             D. amount

10.A. stand             B. call             C. look             D. jump

11.A. take out   B. cut off                 C. put on           D. give up

12.A. excited           B. curious          C. anxious          D. disappointed

13.A. mad               B. puzzled          C. regretful        D. discouraged

14.A. working           B. playing          C. learning         D. shining

15.A. shaking           B. hanging          C. holding          D. nodding

16.A. feeling           B. suffering        C. facing           D. expressing

17.A. dream             B. game             C. chance           D. life

18.A. offer             B. price            C. question         D. order

19.A. study             B. sports           C. homework         D. business

20.A. clothes           B. bike             C. house            D. goods

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I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had 36 money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 37  and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could 38  afford a dream.

My dream was to be a 39 . When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball. I was also 40 : my high – school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 41 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular 42 with him changed my life forever.

It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 43 . This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 44 of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 45  at it.

Then I realized I would have to 46  summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was 47  about this.

When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 48 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your 49 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”

I stood before him with my head 50 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 51  his disappointment in me.

“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded.

“$ 3.25 an hour,” I replied.

“Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a 52 ?” he asked.

That 53 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to 54  that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the 55 of my dreams.

1.A．some            B．little         C．no                  D．much

2.A．happy       B．lovely C．Angry      D．noisy

3.A．only     B．ever         C．still                D．almost

4.A．teacher    B．coach     C．doctor      D．sportsman

5.A．lucky     B．satisfied       C．hopeful            D．surprised

6.A．taught      B．asked        C．told              D．trained

7.A．match       B．Story    C．moment      D．incident

8.A．job       B．camp        C．holiday               D．course

9.A．cause           B．start         C．need             D．amount

10.A．stand            B．call          C．look               D．jump

11.A．take out B．cut off          C．put on               D．give up

12.A．excited  B．curious        C．anxious             D．disappointed

13.A．mad            B．puzzled         C．regretful          D．discouraged

14.A．working B．playing         C．learning            D．shining

15.A．shaking  B．hanging       C．holding           D．nodding

16.A．feeling   B．suffering     C．facing    D．expressing

17.A．dream    B．game      C．chance             D．life

18.A．offer             B．price       C．question          D．order

19.A．study          B．sports  C．homework     D．business

20.A．clothes  B．bike        C．house     D．goods

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I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother．We had   26  money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention．I was   27   and energetic．I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could   28   afford a dream．

My dream was to be a   29 ．When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball．I was also   30  : my high – school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who   31  me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief．One particular   32  with him changed my life forever．

It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 33 ．This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the   34  of savings for a house for my mother．The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to   35   at it．

Then I realized I would have to   36   summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing．I was   37   about this．

When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as  38  as I expected him to be．“You have your whole life to work,” he said．“Your   39  days are limited．You can’t afford to waste them．”

I stood before him with my head   40  , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth  41   his disappointment in me．

“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded．

“$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied．

“Well, is $ 3．25 an hour the price of a   42  ?” he asked．

That   43  laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal．I devoted myself to   44   that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract．I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1．7 million, and bought my mother the   45  of my dreams．

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Della had only one dollar and eighty – seven cents        Jim, her Husband, a Christmas present.

A．to buy      B．which to buy C．for him to buy             D．with which to buy

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Della had her hair cut off and sold it because she ________ Christmas without giving him a present.

A. couldn’t have lived through         B. couldn’t live through

C. wouldn’t have lived with           D. wouldn’t live with

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Don’t you remember Rose, in　　 house we had a Christmas party last year?

A. her 　　 B. whom 　 C. which　 D. whose

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(2014·山西部分重点高中高三联考)Mrs Black had such a wonderful time________she visited her friends in Sydney last year.

A．when　    B．that

C．which　    D．as

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Mrs．Black had such a wonderful time ________she visited her friend in London last year

A．when            B．that              C．which            D．as

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I grew up poor-living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was　 　　 　 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still　 　　 　 a dream.

My dream was　 　　 　 . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per- hour baseball and　 　　 　 anything that moved on the field. I was also　 　　 　 : my high school coach was John, who not only　 　　 　 me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He　 　　 　 me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction(信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.

A friend　 　　 　 me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the　 　　 　 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to　 　　 　 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.

When I told John, he was as　 　　 　 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,”he said,“Your　 　　 　 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”I stood before him with my head　 　　 　 , trying to think of the　 　　 　 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his　 　　 　 in me.

“Well,”he asked,“is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”

That simple question made　 　　 　 to me the difference between　 　　 　 something right now and having a goal. I　 　　 　 myself in sports that summer and　 　　 　 the year I was drafted(选拔) by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and　 　　 　 a $ 20,000 contract. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

1.A.happy    B.polite    C.shy    D.honest

2.A.bring    B.afford    C.make    D.occupy

3.A.athletics    B.music    C.business    D.money

4.A.kick    B.play    C.pass    D.hit

5.A.right    B.popular    C.lucky    D.confident

6.A.believed in    B.relied on    C.called on    D.dealt with

7.A.gave    B.taught    C.brought    D.asked

8.A.called    B.advised    C.applied    D.recommended

9.A.aim    B.idea    C.start    D.purpose

10.A.keep    B.end    C.give    D.pick

11.A.mad    B.excited    C.frightened    D.shameful

12.A.living    B.playing    C.working    D.dreaming

13.A.moving    B.nodding    C.shaking    D.hanging

14.A.questions    B.excuses    C.words    D.ways

15.A.belief    B.pride    C.helplessness    D.disappointment

16.A.direct    B.clear    C.straight    D.bare

17.A.wanting    B.changing    C.dreaming    D.enjoying

18.A.devoted    B. engaged    C.applied    D.contributed

19.A.by    B.for    C.beyond    D.within

20.A.paid    B.found    C.offered    D.presented

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