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A
It is December and the snow is falling quietly outside. The four sisters are sitting in the dining hall. They are knitting (编织) socks.
Sixteen-year-old Meg is the oldest of the four sisters. She is very pretty. She loves wearing pretty and 1 clothes. Jo is fifteen. She's different from Meg. She doesn't care about 2 or hairstyles. She is a tomboy (假小子). Beth is thirteen. She's 3 and seems to live in a happy world of her own (自己的). The youngest, Amy, looks like a snow princess with her blue eyes. She loves beautiful things.
"Christmas (圣诞节) isn't Christmas without any presents (礼物)," Jo says sadly.
"It's so bad to be poor (贫穷)!" Meg says, looking at her 4 dress.
"Some girls have lots of nice things, and other girls have nothing," says Amy. "It's not fair (公平的)."
"But we've got Father and Mother, and each other," says Beth. The four sisters look 5 after hearing this.
They can't get Christmas 6 this year, but they each have a dollar. They begin to share what they want to buy. Just this moment, Beth 7 and puts her mother's shoes near the fire to warm.
"Those shoes are very old," says Jo. "Mother 8 a new pair."
"I have an idea," says Beth. "Let's not spend money on 9. Let's get some presents for Mom."
Her sisters think it's a good idea. They all 10 to go shopping for the presents the next day.
From Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
( ) 1. A. smart B. dark C. casual D. comfortable
( ) 2. A. styles B. colours C. dresses D. shorts
( ) 3. A. quiet B. slim C. friendly D. helpful
( ) 4. A. pretty B. old C. new D. fashionable
( ) 5. A. happy B. sad C. tiring D. peaceful
( ) 6. A. clothes B. presents C. money D. food
( ) 7. A. leaves for B. stays up C. stands out D. stands up
( ) 8. A. wants B. likes C. chooses D. needs
( ) 9. A. herself B. myself C. yourself D. ourselves
( )10. A. try B. have C. agree D. dream

B
“Mum, I want this pair of shoes!”
“Oh, dear! Those are ______ 1,000 yuan! That’s not cheap!”
“But all the boys in my class ______ this brand (品牌)!”
In fact, the kid wants to follow (追随) school ______. Chinese students wear school uniforms (校服) at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, ______ kids know the differences. The “rich (富裕的)” kids wear amazing watches and use cool pencil boxes. They show off (炫耀) their things to other kids. Then everyone else ______ them, too. For example, some kids use a 1, 000-yuan pencil box! It has pencils, a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do they really ______ a special pencil box like this? What can they do with a compass in the ______?
As for these “rich” kids, they are not rich at all. Their ______ buy them all the cool things. They may have an advantage (优势) now, but it can’t ______ long. If they want to show off how much money they have, they have to make it themselves first. So they should study hard, and get a great job in the future. Parents should also learn to say no to their kids. They should tell their kids: As students, the really ______ thing is not school fashion but good schoolwork.
( ) 11. A. most B. almost C. just D. around
( ) 12. A. wear B. know C. hear D. miss
( ) 13. A. roles B. shows C. time D. fashion
( ) 14. A. but B. as C. and D. because
( ) 15. A. has B. picks C. wants D. takes
( ) 16. A. buy B. need C. choose D. borrow
( ) 17. A. lab B. field C. library D. classroom
( ) 18. A. friends B. parents C. teachers D. classmates
( ) 19. A. feel B. depend C. stay D. grow
( ) 20. A. fun B. hard C. exciting D. important