My parents always made extra Christmas specia...

My parents always made extra Christmas specials for my sisters and me. Of course the big ____ was that my sisters and I would run down the stairs to see our Christmas tree surrounded by mountains of ____. We got bikes, microscopes, cameras, and ___ else a kid might want. They were great, though I didn’t ____ appreciate all that my parents did. It was quite common for me to be trapped in ____ the endless gifts. As a result, I’m unable to remember everything I ____.

As my husband Joe and I were ready to welcome our first child ____ the world, we thought about how to give Christmas gifts in advance. Finally we ____ the decision to set the three-gift ____ for our holiday celebrations. I had ever ____ about the idea in a few magazine articles. And I really liked how it made the ____ decide the things they truly wanted. Mostly, I loved the idea of ____ our holiday. I would see my kids get the same ____ of gifts. I expected a Christmas day when we could actually ____ each other’s company, as well as the gifts and the spirit that our children were given.

___ those ideas that Joe and I came up with before they were born, such as never letting them eat junk food, or ____ TV time to only one hour a day, the three-gift rule is one thing that ____ the test of time. We’ve done it each year since Tom was born 18 years ago, ____ it’s actually done in the way that we had hoped. Joe and I are less ____ because we just need to focus on giving each child the top three things that they desire. And we find the kids do ______and enjoy the gifts.

1.A. dream　　 B. event　　 C. party　　 D. game

2.A. clothes　　 B. foods　　 C. gifts　　 D. books

3.A. everything　　 B. something　　 C. nothing　　 D. anything

4.A. suddenly　　 B. gradually　　 C. really　　 D. nearly

5.A. sending　　 B. sharing　　 C. sparing　　 D. opening

6.A. received　　 B. refused　　 C. bought　　 D. imagined

7.A. for　　 B. into　　 C. on　　 D. of

8.A. offered　　 B. picked　　 C. took　　 D. made

9.A. condition　　 B. role　　 C. tradition　　 D. position

10.A. read　　 B. sold　　 C. argued　　 D. hated

11.A. children　　 B. parents　　 C. students　　 D. friends

12.A. questioning　　 B. simplifying　　 C. challenging　　 D. satisfying

13.A. number　　 B. name　　 C. size　　 D. color

14.A. enjoy　　 B. doubt　　 C. praise　　 D. require

15.A. With　　 B. Unlike　　 C. About　　 D. From

16.A. adding　　 B. saving　　 C. limiting　　 D. spending

17.A. tries　　 B. enters　　 C. reaches　　 D. stands

18.A. or　　 B. but　　 C. and　　 D. yet

19.A. stressed　　 B. excited　　 C. surprised　　 D. confused

20.A. recognize　　 B. appreciate　　 C. believe　　 D. compare

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One year, my school report made my parents angry. On Christmas Eve, all the presents were stolen, along with our TV. My parents told me that there were no presents because Santa was very angry with my behavior over the past year. The next year on Christmas Eve I slept downstairs with a plastic sword waiting for Santa to make sure that he didn't steal the new TV. The next morning, when I woke up, I saw Santa standing there. As soon as I saw that there were no presents, I grabbed my plastic sword and ran at him, shouting angrily: "THIEF! THIEF!"

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Jack

When I was young, we always had a specific room for the Christmas tree. My mom never really liked the location, so one year she moved the tree into another room. I was convinced that Santa would not know where the tree was and would get lost in our house. I was worried that he would be mad and put me on the "bad" list and would not give me any gifts because he couldn't find the tree. I came up with the idea to make signs leading from the fireplace to the tree. They said things like: "Tree this way" or "Santa, put the gifts over here." When my big brother saw them he began to laugh his head off.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Lucy

Does everyone remember going to the mall and sitting on Santa’s lap to have his picture taken at Christmas time?

Well, I used to think that if I did that, Santa would get mad because he would have to go all around the world and give every kid the chance to have his picture taken with him. Of course his lap would hurt and he would be very fired. I thought he might keep a copy of the picture and that would be how he decided who would be on his naughty list.

My mom couldn't get me onto Santa's lap until she made him promise I wouldn't end up on his naughty list.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Lydia

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Belief in Santa

B. The Excitement on Christmas

C. Christmas Gifts

D. Christmas Celebration

2.The real reason why Jack's TV was taken away is that ______________.

A. his parents were too careless

B. his parents thought he had watched too much TV

C. Santa Claus was not satisfied with Jack’s behavior

D. Santa gave the TV to another child as a present

3.Which of the following is NOT the reason why Lucy didn't want the tree to be moved?

A. Santa would not know where the tree was.

B. Santa would be angry and would not give her any gifts.

C. Her big brother might laugh at her.

D. Santa might think she was a "bad" child.

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One year, my school report made my parents angry. On Christmas Eve, all the presents were stolen, along with our TV. My parents told me that there were no presents because Santa was very angry with my behavior over the past year. The next year on Christmas Eve I slept downstairs with a plastic sword waiting for Santa to make sure that he didn't steal the new TV. The next morning, when I woke up, I saw Santa standing there. As soon as I saw that there were no presents, I grabbed my plastic sword and ran at him, shouting angrily: "THIEF! THIEF!"

Jack

When I was young, we always had a specific room for the Christmas tree. My mom never really liked the location, so one year she moved the tree into another room. I was convinced that Santa would not know where the tree was and would get lost in our house. I was worried that he would be mad and put me on the "bad" list and would not give me any gifts because he couldn't find the tree. I came up with the idea to make signs leading from the fireplace to the tree. They said things like: "Tree this way" or "Santa, put the gifts over here." When my big brother saw them he began to laugh his head off.

Lucy

Does everyone remember going to the mall and sitting on Santa’s lap to have his picture taken at Christmas time?

Well, I used to think that if I did that, Santa would get mad bcause he would have to go all around the world and give every kid the chance to have his picture taken with him. Of course his lap would hurt and he would be very fired. I thought he might keep a copy of the picture and that would be how he decided who would be on his naughty list.

My mom couldn't get me onto Santa's lap until she made him promise I wouldn't end up on his naughty list.

Lydia

1.The real reason why Jack's TV was taken away is that ______________.

2.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Lucy didn't want the tree to be moved?

3.We can learn from the third story that _______________.

4.Why didn't Lydia want to take pictures with Santa?

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My parents had always prepared for hurricanes. It is what ________________________  people do in Florida because “you never know”. For us, that ________________________ a white metal cabinet (储藏柜) in our utility room (杂用间) filled with cans of food. We could ________________________  eat anything out of the cabinet because “you never know” when a hurricane will come.

As a kid, I was ________________________  about the white cabinet. I thought it was kind of strange to have food in the utility room. But, one look from my mother ________________________  me from opening the door to glance inside.

One year, Channel 4 reported that Hurricane Dora was ________________________  for the northern part of Florida. Soon the storm got  　　 and the wind blew. Then, the tall pine trees started to sway. And, ________________________  “sway”, I meant “ fall over or crash down on anything in their way”. We were lucky, as the ________________________________  went other directions and didn’t take our power out.

However, when my mother started cooking, the power was out. ________________________  I calculated it was time to crack open that white cabinet. But, Dad thought it was time to ________________________  up the charcoal grill（烧烤架 ） outside where it was raining and windy. To this day, I never ________________________________ a man’s love for his grill.

Our power came back for a while. So, my mother began cooking everything she could and ________________________________  it away, to the neighbors, to friends without power, to anyone with ________________________  . I was hoping that the fried chicken was going to find its way to our ________________________ . But, it didn’t. And, just as the last of the food was sent out and she began to work on our dinner, yes, we lost our ________________________ . It was time for 20 minutes’ eggs on the grill.

Oh, the white metal cabinet. No. We never ________________  it. We weren’t “that bad off” as I understand it. And, for years I ________________________  how bad off we would have to be to eat out of that cabinet. Perhaps it was just the ________________________  of it, the thought that it was there watching our backs ________________________  we wanted a can of beans or some potted meat. I don’t know if that was what was in there. Anyway, I never looked inside.

1.A. brave                    B. serious            C. generous            D. smart

2.A. said                     B. meant                C. showed            D. presented

3.A. forever                 B. always                C. never            　　　　　　　　　 D. ever

4.A. doubtful                B. concerned            C. anxious            D. curious

5.A. banned                 B. kept                C. defended            D. protected

6.A. reaching            B. looking            C. heading            D. going

7.A. round                 B. down                C. far                D. close

8.A. by                　　 B. with                C. for                D. to

9.A. walls                B. poles                C. trees                D. bushes

10.A. Yet                B. Otherwise            C. Nevertheless        D. So

11.A. start                B. use                C. break                D. hold

12.A. question            B. mention            C. investigate            D. appreciate

13.A. putting        B. turning            C. giving                     　 D. clearing

14.A. love            B. power                C. diligence            D. difficulty

15.A. cupboard        B. room                C. bed                D. table

16.A. food            B. power                C. water                D. money

17.A. opened            B. locked                C. fixed                D. cleaned

18.A. examined        B. analyzed            C. wondered            D. imagined

19.A. purpose        B. problem            C. thought            D. conclusion

20.A. wherever        B. whenever            C. however            D. whatever

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Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I　 　　 　 across some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other. These letters were all pilled up in a basket, dirty and　　 　　 　 With dust.　 　　 　　 to read and sort them, I asked them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They agreed.

As I carefully opened each letter, all of them delicate with age, I discovered a new page　　 　　 　 unknown to me in this private chapter of my parents’ lives.

My father used to　 　　 　　 in the army. So his letters were full of frontline 　　 　　 　 of the things about the war. Each of my mother’s letters was marked 　　 　　 　　 her 1944 dark red lipstick kiss. I was 　　 　　 　　 to these letters like a magnet (磁铁).

Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very 　　 　　 　　 . and was hospitalized. This time, he was fighting a 　　 　　 　　　 kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the 　　 　　 　　 . He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had 　　 　　 　 to him when he had been so far from home.

It so happened that the next day would he February 14. From the　 　　 　　 　　 letters I chose the card my father had sent Mother in 1944 and brought it to my father’s bedside.

At his bedside, I joked with him, saying 　　 　　 　　 , “Today is Valentine’s Day, don’t you want to send Mother a present?” He became more　　 　　 　　　 when I handed him the old 　　 　　 　　 . He carefully opened it and took out the card, and when he　　 　　 　　 it, his eyes were filled with tears.

My father, in a voice tight with　　 　　 　　 read the loving　　 　　 　 he’d sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier. And this time, he could read it to her 　　 　　 　　 　 .

1.A. came　　 　 B. hit　　 C. drew　　 D. fell

2.A. hidden　　 B. covered　　 C. buried　　 D.filled

3.A. Pretending　 B. Suggesting　　 C. Preferring　 　　 D.Deciding

4.A. recently　　 B. occasionally　 C. previously　 　　 D. usually

5.A. work　　 　 B. study　　 　 C. serve　　 　　 D. report

6.A. accounts　 　 B. documents　　 　 C. introductions D. occupations

7.A. with　　 　 B. for　　　 C. of　　 D. as

8.A. devoted　　　　 B. abandoned　　 　 C. thrown　　 D. drawn

9.A. depressed　 　 B. dead　　　　 C. dangerous　 　　 D. ill

10.A. typical　　 B. traditional　　 　 C. different　　 D. familiar

11.A. wars　　 B. illnesses　　 C. letters　　 D. prescriptions

12.A. meant　　 B. intended　　 C. planned　　 D. said

13.A. divided　　 B. sorted　　 C. separated　 　　 D. updated

14.A. sadly　　 B. angrily　　 C. softly　　 　　 D. loudly

15.A. curious　　 B. enthusiastic　　 C. fantastic　　 D. positive

16.A. Christmas card　 B. envelope　 　　 C. basket　　 D. lipstick

17.A. found　　 B. wrote　　 C. recognized　 D. missed

18.A. astonishment　 　　 B. sorrow　 C. sickness　　 D. emotion

19.A. story　　 B. message　　 C. speech　　 D. motto

20.A. in brief　　 B. in private　 C. in danger　 　　 D. in person

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Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I 　 　 　 across some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other. These letters were all pilled up in a basket, dirty and 　 　 　 With dust. 　 　 to read and sort them, I asked them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They agreed.

As I carefully opened each letter, all of them　 　 　 　　 with age, I discovered a new page 　 　 unknown to me in this private chapter of my parents' lives.

My father used to 　 　 　 in the army. So his letters were full of frontline　 　 　 of the things about the war. Each of my mother's letters was marked with her 1944 dark red lipstick　 kiss. I was 　　 　 to these letters like a magnet　 (磁铁).

　　　 Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very　 　 　 . and was hospitalized. This time, he was fighting a 　 　 . kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the　　 　 　 . He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had 　　 　 　 to him when he had been so far from home.

　　　 It so happened that the next day would he February 14. From the　 　 　 　 letters I chose the card my father had sent Mother in 1944 and brought it to my father's bedside.　　　　

　　　 At his bedside, I joked with him, saying　 　 　 , "Today is Valentine's Day, don't you want to send Mother a present?" He became more　　 　 　 　　 　 when I handed him the old　　 　 　　 . He carefully opened it and took out the card, and when he　　 　 　 it, his eyes were filled with tears.

　　　 My father, in a voice tight with　　 　 　 read the loving　　 　 　 　 he'd sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier. And this time, he could read it to her　 　 　 　 　 .

1.A came　　　　　　　　　　 B. hit　　　　　　　　 C. drew　　　　　 　　　　　 D. fell

2.A. hidden　　　　　　　　 B. covered　　　　　 C. buried　　　　　　　　　　 D. filled

3.A. Pretending　　　　　　 B. Suggesting　　　　 C. Preferring　　　　　　　　 D. Deciding

4.A. delicate　　　　　　　 B. tasty　　　　　　　　 C. useful　　　　　　　　　　 D. tender　　　　

5.A. recently　　　　　　　　 B. usually　　　　　　 C. previously　　　　　　　　 D. occasionally

6.A.work　　　　　　　　　　 B. study　　　　　　　 C. serve　　　　　　　　　　　 D. report　

7.A. accounts　　　　　　 B. documents　　　　　 C. introductions　　　　　　　 D. occupations

8.A. devoted　　　　　　　 B. abandoned　　　　　 C. thrown　　　　　　　　　　 D. drawn

9.A. depressed　　　　　　 B. dead.　　　　　　　　 C. dangerous　　　　　　　　　 D.ill

10.A. typical　　　　　　　　 B. traditional　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar　　

11.A. wars　　　　　　　　 B. illnesses　　　　　　 C. letters　　　　　　　　　　　 D. prescriptions

12.A. meant　　　　　　　　 B. intended　　　　　　 C, planned　　　　　　　　　　 D. said

13.A. divided　　　　　　 B. sorted　　　　　　　　 C. separated　　　　　　　　　 D. updated

14.A. sadly　　　　　　　 B. angrily　　　　　　　　 C. softly　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. loudly

15.A. curious　　　　　　 B. enthusiastic　　　　　　 C. fantastic　　　　　　　　　　 D. positive

16.A. Christmas card　 B. envelope　　　　　　　 C. basket　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. lipstick

17.A. found　　　　　　 B. wrote　　　　　　　　 C. recognized　　　　　　　　　　 D. missed　

18.A. astonishment　 B. sorrow　　　　　　　　 C. sickness　　　　　　　　　　　 D. emotion　　　

19.A. story　　　　　　 B. message　　　　　　　　 C. speech　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. motto

20.A. in person　　　　 B. in private　　　　　　　 C. in danger　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in peace　　

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Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I________across some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other. These letters were all piled up in a basket, dirty and ______With dust. Deciding to read and sort them, I asked them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They _____ .

As I carefully opened each letter, ______of them  fragile with age, I discovered a new page _______unknown to me in this private chapter of my parents' lives.

My father used to ________ in the army. So his letters were full of frontline  _______of the things about the war. Each of my mother's letters was marked with her 1944 dark red lipstick kiss. I was _______to these letters like a magnet  (磁铁).

Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very  ______and was hospitalized. This time, he was fighting a ______kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the  _______. He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had ________to him when he had been so far from home.

It so happened that the next day would he February 14. From the  ________letters I chose the card my father had sent Mother in 1944 and brought it to my father's bedside.

At his bedside, I joked with him, saying  _______, "Today is Valentine's Day, don't you want to send Mother a present?" He became more _________ when I handed him the old  _______. He carefully opened it and took out the card, and when he _______it, his eyes were filled with tears.

My father, in a______tight with emotion(情感)read the loving message he'd sent to my mother fifty-six years　 ________. And this time, he could read it to her  ________  .

1.A. came　　 B. hit　　 C. drew　　 D. fell

2.A. hidden　　 B. covered　　 C. buried　　 D. filled

3.A. refused　　 B. smiled　　 C. shocked　　 D. agreed

4.A. all　　 B. none　　 C. both　　 D. neither

5.A. recently　　 B. usually　　 C. previously　　 D. occasionally

6.A. work　　 B. study　　 C. serve　　 D. report

7.A. accounts　　 B. documents　　 C. introductions　　 D. occupations

8.A. devoted　　 B. addicted　　 C. thrown　　 D. drawn

9.A. sad　　 B. dead　　 C. dangerous　　 D. ill

10.A. typical　　 B. traditional　　 C. different　　 D. familiar

11.A. wars　　 B. illnesses　　 C. letters　　 D. hospitals

12.A. meant　　 B. intended　　 C. planned　　 D. said

13.A. divided　　 B. sorted　　 C. separated　　 D. updated

14.A. sadly　　 B. angrily　　 C. softly　　 D. loudly

15.A. curious　　 B. enthusiastic　　 C. fantastic　　 D. positive

16.A. card　　 B. envelope　　 C. basket　　 D. lipstick

17.A. found　　 B. wrote　　 C. recognized　　 D. missed

18.A. sound　　 B. noise　　 C. whisper　　 D. voice

19.A. later　　 B. earlier　　 C. ago　　 D. ahead

20.A. person　　 B. private　　 C. danger　　 D. peace

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My uncle brought his girlfriend to ____ my parents’ happy marriage with her own eyes at Christmas that year.

A．practice          B．appreciate         C．experience        D．witness

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This past Christmas season, I went to visit my parents. During the visit, I found the letters written by my parents to each other during the war in the attic (阁楼). The letters were piled high, dirty and had not been touched for decades. I asked mother and father if I could take the letters back to my home. They agreed.

As I opened each letter, all of them beautiful with age, I discovered a new page in this private part of my parents' lives. My father served in the army. His letters were full of frontline (前线) descriptions, and they continued all the way through the battle. Each of my mother's letters was sealed (密封) with her lipstick kiss. Father wrote that he sealed his return letters by rekissing her lipstick kiss. How they had been missing each other! I finished reading six months of the letters and discovered there were at least eleven months missing. Maybe they were lost forever.

Not long after our Christmas visit, Father became very ill and was in hospital. I went to the hospital to see him. As I sat by his bedside, he told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had meant to him when he had been so far from home.

Later that evening, Mother and I revisited the attic in search of the lost letters. Finally we dug them out of Mother’s old college trunk (皮箱). The next day was Valentine’s Day, and we went to the hospital. At my father's bedside, I showed him an old envelope. His curiosity was aroused. When he carefully opened the letter, he recognized it and his eyes were filled with tears. He read the love messages that had been delivered years before to my mother in a quavery (颤抖的) voice. This Valentine’s Day, we were lucky that we had everything.

1.Where did the writer find the missing letters?

A. In the hospital.　　 B. At her father's bedside.

C. In a trunk.　　 D. In her own house.

2.How did the writer’s father feel when he saw the letter?

A. Curious.　　 B. Touched.

C. Regretful.　　 D. Interested.

3.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Christmas Gift　　 B. My Parents

C. Love letters　　 D. The Good Old Days

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Aunt Karen always had a special place in my heart. When I was growing up, I knew I could count on her to have room for me on her lap and words of love and encouragement when I needed to hear them. When she died five years ago, I was devastated. The whole family was still in shock when her husband, Uncle Ronnie, died a week later. I longed to have a small item of Aunt Karen’s to remember her by, but seeing her children and grandchildren overcome by the grief of this double loss made me shy away from asking.

A few months after Aunt Karen’s death, I was on my way to work when I saw Rescued Treasures, a local second-hand store. I only had a couple of dollars on me and didn’t really intend to buy anything, but I stopped anyway just to look inside. I had been shopping around for a few minutes when a small, black handbag caught my eye. It wasn’t fancy or special. I didn’t really need a handbag and continued to look around the store, but something kept drawing me back to that handbag. Finally, I checked the price tag (标签). It was just one dollar.

The handbag stayed in the back of my car for weeks until I came upon it during a car clean-up. I opened it up. I couldn’t believe it. They hadn’t even cleaned it out. It was still full of junk, old candy wrappers, old receipts (收据) and used paper. Usually the store emptied things inside, so there wouldn’t be any surprises for a new owner.

I threw away some wastes, and sorted through the receipts, when I found one item in the small inside pocket. It was an insurance card with the name “Karen Stair” written on it. I began to cry. My beloved Aunt Karen. This was her handbag.

1.What do we know from the passage?

A. Karen’s husband survived her by five years.

B. Karen’s children refused to give any item to the author.

C. The author was very shy when she was young.

D. Karen had been very kind to the author.

2.The underlined word “devastated” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.

A. very worried　　 B. a little lonely

C. extremely sad　　 D. slightly disappointed

3.The author made up her mind to buy the handbag because ________.

A. she just needed to buy a handbag

B. the bag looked strange and was worth the price

C. it happened that she could afford it

D. someone else persuaded her to buy it

4.As soon as the author opened the handbag, she felt very ________.

A. surprised　　 B. excited

C. sick　　 D. nervous

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