Ａs she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas   41   for her father.

She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was   42   satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People   43 

on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost   44   you over in their hurry in order to   45   something cheap ahead of you.

Party to have a rest, Edith stopped in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on   46  . “They are real silk,” the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to persuade(說(shuō)服) her to buy   47  . But Edith knew from past   48   that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance,   49   where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter, She found some fine pipes(煙斗) on sale and the   50   were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father only smoked a pipe once a while, she believed this was   51   to please him.

When she got home, with her small but   52   present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already   53   table. Her mother was in great   54  . “Smoking is bad for your health, my dear. You father has at last   55   to stop smoking.” She told her daughter happily. Edith was so surprised that she could not say a single word.

(    )41. A. suit                  B. card                  C. thing                 D. gift

(    )42. A. never               B. seldom              C. always                     D. scarcely

(    )43. A. walked             B. stepped             C. lifted                 D. stood

(    )44. A. turned                     B. hit                     C. brought             D. knocked

(    )45. A. watch                     B. find                   C. look                  D. sell

(    )46. A. time                 B. show                C. board                D. duty

(    )47. A. it                            B. one                   C. another one              D. ones

(    )48. A. experience        B. things                C. books               D. school

(    )49. A. stopped            B. saw                  C. asked                D. found

(    )50. A. money              B. cigarette            C. shapes                     D. shop

(    )51. A. hard                 B. impossible         C. possible             D. certain

(    )52. A. cheap               B. well-chosen              C. expensive          D. ready-made

(    )53. A. on                    B. by                     C. beside               D. at

(    )54. A. excitement        B. anger                C. sadness             D. disappointment

(    )55. A. wanted             B. allowed             C. decided             D. thought

 Mr. Black loved his daughter Helen very much. Every day he spent all of his free time   51   with her. One night, he had much work to do,  52   couldn't play with his daughter. In order to keep her   53   , he found a map of the world in a magazine and cut it into pieces. When he   54  , Helen. camerunning to him and was ready to play. Mr. Black said he had

  55   time to play fight now. He told the girl to put the pieces of paper back together to a map of the world, and then they could both play.

     About half an hour later, Helen came to her father and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now? " Mr. Black was surprised ~ saying, "That's   56    Let's go and see. " And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every   57   in its place.

     Mr. Black said, "That's surprising!   58   did you do that?" Helen said, "It was   59  . On the back of the page was a picture of a   60  .When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place. "

1.A. working            B. running             C. playing            D. walking

2. A. or                 B. and                 C. but                D. then

3. A. sleepy            . B. warm               C. free               D. busy

4. A. left home           B. got home            C. let the office      D. got to the office

5. A. no                 B. enough             C. much              D. some

6. A. right               "B. wrong              C. possible           D. impossibl

7.A. map               B. picture             C. piece              D. page

8. A. How                B. Why                 C. When              D. Where

9. A. hard              B. simple             C. difficult           D.different

10. A. boy                B. girl                 C. man        D.woman

One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then  46  to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”

   47    the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible   48   , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too   49   . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what you horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to   50   it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no   51   . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”

    “Oh,” the rich man shouted   52   . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”

    “Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he   53   ?”

    “He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

    “Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he  54  you. Then can you expect to get money  55   him?  ”

    The rich man said nothing and left silently.

46. A. put down         B. set down         C. sat down         D. turned down

47. A. So                   B. But              C. And              D. Though

48. A. song             B. word             C. bell             D. noise

49. A. late             B. slow             C. hard             D. quick

50. A. pay for              B. look for         C. wait for         D. care for

51. A. idea             B. mistake          C. money                D. answer

52. A. quietly              B. angrily              C. happily          D. heavily

53. A. speak                B. tell             C. talk             D. say

54. A. helped               B. thanked          C. warned           D. ordered

55. A. for                  B. from             C. with             D. about

 Mr. Black loved his daughter Helen very much. Every day he spent all of his free time   51   with her. One night, he had much work to do,  52   couldn't play with his daughter. In order to keep her   53   , he found a map of the world in a magazine and cut it into pieces. When he   54  , Helen. camerunning to him and was ready to play. Mr. Black said he had

  55   time to play fight now. He told the girl to put the pieces of paper back together to a map of the world, and then they could both play.

     About half an hour later, Helen came to her father and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now? " Mr. Black was surprised ~ saying, "That's   56    Let's go and see. " And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every   57   in its place.

     Mr. Black said, "That's surprising!   58   did you do that?" Helen said, "It was   59  . On the back of the page was a picture of a   60  .When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place. "

1.A. working            B. running             C. playing            D. walking

2. A. or                 B. and                 C. but                D. then

3. A. sleepy            . B. warm               C. free               D. busy

4. A. left home           B. got home            C. let the office      D. got to the office

5. A. no                 B. enough             C. much              D. some

6. A. right               "B. wrong              C. possible           D. impossibl

7.A. map               B. picture             C. piece              D. page

8. A. How                B. Why                 C. When              D. Where

9. A. hard              B. simple             C. difficult           D.different

10. A. boy                B. girl                 C. man        D.woman

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Mr. Black loved his daughter Helen very much. Every day he spent all of his free time   51   with her. One night, he had much work to do,  52   couldn't play with his daughter. In order to keep her   53   , he found a map of the world in a magazine and cut it into pieces. When he   54  ,Helen came running to him and was ready to play. Mr. Black said he had  55   time to play fight now. He told the girl to put the pieces of paper back together to a map of the world, and then they could both play.

 About half an hour later, Helen came to her father and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now? " Mr. Black was surprised  saying, "That's   56    Let's go and see. " And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every   57   in its place.

 Mr. Black said, "That's surprising!   58   did you do that?" Helen said, "It was   59  . On the back of the page was a picture of a   60  .When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place. "

     51. A. working           B. running        C. playing            D. walking

     52. A. or                B. and            C. but                D. then

     53. A. sleepy            B. warm           C. free               D. busy

     54. A. left home                           B. got home     

         C. let the office                      D. got to the office

     55. A. no              B. enough           C. much              D. some

     56. A. right            B. wrong             C. possible       D. impossible

     57. A. map              B. picture          C. piece              D. page

     58. A. How              B. Why           C. When              D. Where

     59. A. hard              B. simple           C. difficult           D. different

     60. A. boy            B. girl                 C. man              D. woman