______Christmas coming near, they began to be...

______Christmas coming near, they began to be busy shopping for the holiday.

A. As　　　　 　　　　　　　　 　　 B. Before

C. Because of　　 D. With

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As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English.31, she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.

One of her tasks was to keep track of arriving Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her 32 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? 33  , even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything.

Ursula 34  long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, 35  things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called a taxi.  “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?”  “A poor family?” said the 36 driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man what she was trying to do. He listened in silence, and then said, “I know a family who needs just about everything.”

When they reached a building, the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.”

Early the next day, Ursula 37 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to 38 why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long 39  . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your40.  And this is my Christmas present to you.”

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With Christmas coming, many people hurriedly ______ their way to the shop, trying to buy whatever they want ______.

A．feel; at the discount                     B．force; at discount

C．find; for a discount                      D．make; at a discount

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The first Christmas I spent away from home happened to be in England. At that time, shops in Poland were still ______ bare and decorations didn’t appear in the shop windows until about a week before the actual celebration of Christmas. Therefore, I was _______ to see so many English shops _______ decorated from top to bottom as early as November. I was enchanted(喜悦) and I loved it. By the middle of December, however, it had started to _______ me and when I could hear Christmas carols in every ______ I went to, I started to feel sad and ______. Never mind, I thought, as I was really looking forward to ________ Christmas the English way.

I spent Christmas Eve with an English family. The house was tastefully ______, there was a Christmas tree and roaring fire in the fireplace. My first ________ on that day came when instead of going to church, everybody went to the local pub. Surely, I thought, there can’t be anything ______ about it as they go there every Friday, Saturday and ______ in the middle of the week. So I missed our Polish special moments that happen on Christmas Eve, our traditional supper, breaking the bread and ________ each other only good things.

At first I thought that I ______ spending Christmas the way we do it in Poland but looking back, I know that it was a(n) _______ experience. Now, whenever I happen to spend Christmas in England, the thing I ______ most is the way it differs from the Polish way of celebrating Christmas.

1.A. pretty　　 　　 B. hardly　　 　　 　 C. somehow　 　 D. unexpectedly

2.A. excited　　 　　 B. surprised　　 　　 C. pleased　 　 D. worried

3.A. actively　　 　　 B. surprisingly　　 C. strangely　　 D. beautifully

4.A. displease 　　 B. puzzle　　 　　　 C. interest 　 D. frighten

5.A. school　 　 　　 B. church　　 　　　 C. restaurant　 D. shop

6.A. angry　　 　　　　 B. homesick　 　　 C. heartbroken D. astonished

7.A. experiencing　 B. accepting　　 　　 C. touching　　 D. making

8.A. built　　 　　　　 B. celebrated　 　 C. decorated　　 D. arranged

9.A. shock　　 　　　　 B. story　　 　　　　 C. sadness　 　　 D. happiness

10.A. interesting　 B. ordinary　 　　 C. special　　 D. important

11.A. even　　 　　　　 B. often　　 　　　　 C. never　　 　　 D. seldom

12.A. explaining　 B. introducing　 C. wishing　　 　 D. congratulating

13.A. regretted　 　 B. forgot　　 　　　 C. complained D. missed

14.A. useful　 　　　 B. unforgettable　 C. unpleasant D. unfortunate

15.A. experienced B. enjoyed 　　　 　 C. hated　　 　　 D. Disagreed

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As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are faced with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 11 . On the Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring them presents quickly and the wish to 12  up late so that they will not 13  the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie 14  for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I 15  hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I 16  the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve, 17  took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 18  when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 19  stockings. Then I pushed in the 20  I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were 21  to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were 22  by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly! 23  I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. 24  the baby arrived. He moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon. We were woken up 25  by them at this time.

1.A. question     B. matter      C. problem      D. business

2.A. get          B. stay        C. stand        D. wake

3.A. lose         B. break       C. miss         D. leave

4.A. awake        B. wake        C. asleep       D. sleep

5.A. hopeful      B. busily      C. gladly       D. successfully

6.A. liked        B. feared      C. surprised    D. hated

7.A. we           B. they        C. I            D. it

8.A. morning      B. midnight    C. evening      D. daybreak

9.A. filling      B. sewing      C. mending      D. preparing

10.A. present      B. stocking    C. bike         D. tree

11.A. going        B. sure        C. glad         D. excited

12.A. troubled     B. frightened  C. woken        D. shocked

13. A. Before       B. After       C. Until        D. Since

14. A. Even         B. And         C. Soon         D. Then

15. A. all          B. nearly      C. happily      D. completely

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As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, rooms to be cleaned. Parents are  with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real . On Christmas Eve, young children find the  almost unbearable（难以忍受的）. They are  between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to  up late so that they will not  the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie  for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.

　Last Christmas, my wife and I  managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would  me where that new bike had come from, but  he did not see it.

　On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly  when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began  stockings. Then I pushed in the  I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get  sleep that night, for the children were  to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children's room － they were shouting excitedly!  I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came  into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary,  close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved  the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke  up completely. The day had really begun with a bang（巨响）.

1.A. faced　　　 B. met　　　　 C. filled　　D. pleased

2.A. question　　B. matter　　　C. problem　　D. business

3.A. joy   　　B. excitement      C. presents     D. parents

4.A. pulled　　B. divided　　C. separated　　  D. torn

5.A. get　　　 　B. stay　　　　C. stand　　 D. wake

6.A. lose　　　　B. break　　　 C. miss　　　 D. leave

7.A. awake　　　B. wake　　　　C. asleep　　　D. sleep

8.A. hopefully　　B. busily      C. gladly　　D. successfully

9.A. answer　　 B. tell　　　　  C. ask　　　　 D. search

10.A. sadly　　　B. unluckily   C. possibly　　D. fortunately

11.A. morning　　B. midnight    C. evening　　D. daybreak

12.A. filling　　　B. sewing　　C. mending　　D. preparing

13.A. present　　 B. stocking　　 C. bike　　　　 D. tree

14.A. 1ittle　　　 B. some　　　　C. enough　　 D. much

15.A. sorry　　　 B. sure　　　　C. glad　　　　 D. eager

16.A. Before　　　B. After　　　 C. Until　　　　D. Since

17.A. running　　 B. laughing　　 C. shouting　　 D. riding

18.A. walked　　　B. moved　　　C. followed　　D. jumped

19.A. with　　　　B. on　　　　C. over　　　 D. by

20.A. him　　　　B. her　　　C. me　　　　　D. us

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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What are the people busy with before Christmas?

A. Doing Christmas shopping.

B. Calling on their friends.

C. Doing general cleanings.

2.What is Elizabeth going to buy for her elder brother?

A. A record.　　 B. A watch.　　 C. A toy.

3.Why did Elizabeth fell sorry for Christmas last year?

A. She was ill.

B. Her elder brother didn’t come.

C. She didn’t get any presents.

4.Who do you think Elizabeth is writing to?

A. Her brother.　　 B. A classmate.　　 C. A pen friend.

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They began to consider what use could ___ the natural resources（资源）.

A. be made from　　 B. be made of

C. be made up of D. be made into

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When the expression first came into being, people refused （拒绝）to use it but _____ they began to accept it.

A. usually       B. gradually   C. entirely     D. quickly

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When the expression first came into being, people refused to use it but _____ they began to accept it.

A. usually　　 　　 B. gradually

C. frequently 　　 D. quickly

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