任务一 完形填空
Wendy was only 11 years old, but she was very responsible(有责任心的) and loved children. She was the day when she could take care of the babies. Her mum said she wouldn't be a babysitter(代人临时照看孩子的人) until she was at least 16 years old. Wendy thought that 16 was so far away. "You let me Duke," said Wendy to her mum. "But Wendy, Duke is the neighbour's dog. That is a big ," said her mum.
The next day, Wendy and her mum went to the shop and one of their neighbours from down the street. Mrs Olsen said she a good babysitter for Saturday night. She asked Wendy's mum if she knew someone who could look after her for Saturday. Mr and Mrs Olsen had a 3-year-old girl.
Wendy said, "How about me? I'm responsible and little Molly."
Wendy's mum said, "Oh I don't think so, Wendy. Remember I said you are too ."
"I'm almost twelve," said Wendy. "And it's just three walk from their house to ours."
"Please," begged(乞求) Wendy.
"Why not?" asked Mrs Olsen. "Wendy knows Molly. I think it would be great."
Saturday night came, and Wendy Mrs Olsen's house at 5:00 and looked after Molly for five hours and loved it. Wendy's mum called her two to see if everything was going well. Wendy said they drew pictures, read stories, and she gave Molly a snack because she became . What was better was that Wendy made 15! Now Wendy is the steady(稳定的) babysitter for the Olsen family. Her good babysitting skills gave Wendy some new babysitting around the neighbourhood. "It's really to work with kids," said Wendy. "I like to be with children all day long."
1. A. dreaming of B. learning about C. looking for D. calling at
2. A. special B. boring C. lazy D. wonderful
3. A. look around B. look after C. look up D. look at
4. A. question B. dream C. present D. difference
5. A. met B. visited C. told D. thanked
6. A. tried B. needed C. missed D. enjoyed
7. A. dog B. house C. daughter D. bird
8. A. love B. teach C. dislike D. want
9. A. bored B. young C. short D. kind
10. A. days' B. hours' C. months' D. minutes'
11. A. waited for B. looked around C. left for D. came from
12. A. phones B. times C. names D. kids
13. A. wet B. clever C. hungry D. bad
14. A. jobs B. clubs C. answers D. changes
15. A. important B. delicious C. smooth D. interesting

1. A
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. C
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. D

1. 根据前文"she loved children"可知Wendy梦想着照顾宝宝的那天，dreaming of（梦想）符合语境，选A。
2. 妈妈说她至少16岁才能成为很棒的保姆，wonderful（很棒的）符合语境，选D。
3. 根据后文"Duke is the neighbour's dog"可知Wendy想照顾这只狗，look after（照顾）符合短语搭配，选B。
4. 妈妈认为照顾狗和照顾孩子有很大区别，difference（区别）符合语境，选D。
5. 去商店时遇到邻居，met（遇见）符合语境，选A。
6. 根据后文"look after her..."可知Mrs Olsen需要一个保姆，needed（需要）符合语境，选B。
7. 根据后文"Mr and Mrs Olsen had a 3-year-old girl"可知是照顾她的女儿，daughter（女儿）符合语境，选C。
8. Wendy表示自己有责任心且喜欢小Molly，love（喜欢）符合语境，选A。
9. 根据前文妈妈说的"until she was at least 16 years old"可知妈妈觉得Wendy太小了，young（年轻的，小的）符合语境，选B。
10. 结合语境，两家距离很近，是几分钟的路程，minutes'（分钟的）符合语境，选D。
11. 周六晚上Wendy出发去Olsen家，left for（出发去）符合语境，选C。
12. 妈妈打了两次电话确认情况，times（次数）符合语境，选B。
13. 给Molly零食是因为她饿了，hungry（饿的）符合语境，选C。
14. 她的好技能让她在街区得到新的保姆工作，jobs（工作）符合语境，选A。
15. 根据后文"I like to be with children all day long"可知Wendy觉得和孩子工作很有趣，interesting（有趣的）符合语境，选D。