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Love, joy and the warm feeling of getting together don't cost anything. But gifts do cost money. So what can a poor family do?
Before New Year's Day, I told my mother that the only thing I 1 was a pogo stick(弹簧单高跷). However, my mother said they were so expensive that we couldn't 2 one.
On a Saturday before New Year's Day, my family 3 together. While my mother and I were picking out gifts, my dad said, "I'll be back soon—I need to see something in the tool area." A little later, he came back with a long box. I was wondering if there was a 4 in it.
When we arrived home, my dad put the box in the garage. While my parents were busy with their chores, I 5 walked out to the garage and found the box. I was so 6 and I knew as soon as I opened that magical box, my bright, shiny pogo stick would appear. No such 7 ! Inside the box was a 8 old broom(扫帚).
On the morning of New Year's Day, I got some nice gifts 9 I didn't get the present that I really wanted.
After cleaning up the room, my dad went to the garage. When he came back in, he was 10 a beautiful pogo stick. I couldn't 11 it! My parents probably got quite a laugh from the trick they played on 12 .
Although we didn't have much 13 , my parents gave me the most important gift of all: lots of 14 . That was over 60 years ago and I still think about those 15 memories. I will never forget all the joy my parents brought into my life.
()1.A. owned
B. wanted
C. forgot
D. found
()2.A. make
B. borrow
C. accept
D. afford
()3.A. went shopping
B. did chores
C. took a walk
D. had dinner
()4.A. toy gun
B. pogo stick
C. tool
D. broom
()5.A. quietly
B. politely
C. suddenly
D. certainly
()6.A. surprised
B. satisfied
C. excited
D. relaxed
()7.A. purpose
B. promise
C. advice
D. luck
()8.A. magic
B. silly
C. different
D. smart
()9.A. but
B. so
C. and
D. or
()10.A. preparing
B. hiding
C. choosing
D. carrying
()11.A. understand
B. decide
C. believe
D. explain
()12.A. me
B. us
C. him
D. her
()13.A. courage
B. time
C. money
D. trouble
()14.A. trust
B. love
C. smile
D. pride
()15.A. complete
B. unbelievable
C. educational
D. wonderful

1. B 【点拨】句意：新年前，我告诉妈妈我唯一想要的东西就是弹簧单高跷。want 想要。故选 B。
2. D 【点拨】根据语境可知，作者的妈妈说这个玩具太贵了，他们家买不起。afford 支付得起。故选 D。
3. A 【点拨】根据下文“picking out gifts”可知，他们是去购物了。故选 A。
4. B 【点拨】根据语境可判断作者那时候想知道盒子里是不是一个弹簧单高跷。故选 B。
5. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，当父母忙着做家务时，作者悄悄地去了车库。故选 A。
6. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，作者认为盒子里装的肯定是他最想要的礼物，由此推测出作者此刻是激动的，为下文作者的失望埋下伏笔。故选 C。
7. D 【点拨】根据下文盒子里面是一把旧扫帚可推知此处表示“没那么好运”。故选 D。
8. B 【点拨】根据作者失望的心情和本句的提示词 old 可推知 silly 符合语境。故选 B。
9. A 【点拨】联系上下文内容可判断，作者收到许多礼物但都不是他真正想要的。故选 A。
10. D 【点拨】句意：当他回来的时候，他拿着一个漂亮的弹簧单高跷。故选 D。
11. C 【点拨】根据上文作者经历了失望的情绪可知，此刻作者心心念念的礼物又突然出现了，所以感到不敢相信。故选 C。
12. A 【点拨】根据上下文可知，父母和“我”开了个玩笑。故选 A。
13. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，虽然没有多少钱，但作者的父母还是给了他最重要的礼物。故选 C。
14. B 【点拨】联系全文可知，作者的父母给了作者最重要的礼物，那就是很多爱。故选 B。
15. D 【点拨】根据语境可知，这些记忆应是美妙的。故选 D。

G
In the Jin dynasty, there was a man named Yue Guang. He was generous. One day, he invited a friend to have a 1 at his home. When they were drinking, Yue Guang's friend took notice of a small 2 in his own cup. Though uncomfortable, his friend still 3 the wine. As soon as he got home, he was 4 .
Several days later, Yue Guang heard of his friend's illness and the 5 . He thought that there 6 be a snake in the wine cup. So he went back to the place 7 they had the drink and 8 he found the real cause: There was a colourful bow on the wall of the hall, and the shadow(影子) of the bow happened to throw 9 at the place where his friend had put his wine cup. Yue Guang 10 to his friend's home and told him about this. As soon as his friend came to understand that it was not a snake 11 the reflection of a bow in his cup, he felt 12 terrible at once.
We can learn a lot from the story. First, be open-hearted, and do not doubt without 13 . Second, be good at thinking and have the courage to make 14 . Third, don't be 15 by the illusion(错觉) of things.
()1.A. chat
B. drink
C. rest
D. party
()2.A. swallow
B. sparrow
C. spider
D. snake
()3.A. used up
B. drank up
C. cleaned up
D. gave up
()4.A. ill
B. sad
C. afraid
D. angry
()5.A. cause
B. accident
C. story
D. event
()6.A. wouldn't
B. couldn't
C. mustn't
D. might not
()7.A. which
B. what
C. where
D. who
()8.A. carefully
B. hardly
C. finally
D. luckily
()9.A. properly
B. exactly
C. possibly
D. truly
()10.A. cycled
B. flew
C. hurried
D. turned
()11.A. and
B. or
C. but
D. while
()12.A. nothing
B. something
C. anything
D. everything
()13.A. advice
B. confidence
C. experience
D. evidence
()14.A. mistakes
B. discoveries
C. decisions
D. suggestions
()15.A. attracted
B. attacked
C. fooled
D. followed

1. B 【点拨】根据“When they were drinking”可知，此处指的是邀请朋友喝酒。故选 B。
2. D 【点拨】根据“a snake in the wine cup”可知，此处指一条小蛇。故选 D。
3. B 【点拨】use up 用完；drink up 喝完；clean up 打扫；give up 放弃。根据语境可知，即便是感觉不舒服，但他朋友还是喝完了杯中的酒。故选 B。
4. A 【点拨】根据“Yue Guang heard of his friend's illness”可知，他朋友回家之后就病了。故选 A。
5. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，乐广知道了他朋友生病的原因。故选 A。
6. B 【点拨】根据“So he went back to the place”可知，乐广认为杯子里不可能有蛇。故选 B。
7. C 【点拨】which 关系代词，指物，在从句中作主语或宾语；what 不能引导定语从句；where 关系副词，指地点，在从句中作状语；who 关系代词，指人，在从句中作主语或宾语。句子先行词是 place，指地点，空处在从句中作状语。故选 C。
8. C 【点拨】根据“he found the real cause”可知，他终于发现了真正的原因。故选 C。
9. B 【点拨】根据语境可知，弓的影子恰好落在他朋友的酒杯里。故选 B。
10. C 【点拨】根据“to his friend's home and told him about this”可知，乐广匆忙赶去他朋友家。故选 C。
11. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，此处表达“不是……而是……”，应用“not...but...”结构。故选 C。
12. A 【点拨】根据“As soon as his friend came to understand that it was not a snake 11 the reflection of a bow in his cup”可知，知道了真正的原因之后，他朋友觉得没有什么可怕的了。故选 A。
13. D 【点拨】根据语境可知，此处说的是没有证据不要怀疑。故选 D。
14. B 【点拨】根据上文可知，乐广善于思考，勇于发现才找到了真正的原因。故选 B。
15. C 【点拨】attract 吸引；attack 攻击；fool 愚弄；follow 跟随。根据“by the illusion（错觉）of things”可知，不要被假象所迷惑。故选 C。