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It was a sunny day. Mrs Hall was going to return to her hometown by 1 with her 11 - year - old granddaughter Maura.
At 8:30 a.m., Mrs Hall and Maura set off. Maura had travelled a lot with her grandma, 2 it was the first time she had set out for her grandma's hometown. She was quite excited about the special 3.
After an hour and a half, the car started to run on the road 4 many little stones. Although it was a bumpy(颠簸的) drive, the little girl had a(n) 5 time on the way. She and her grandma always had a lot to 6.
Mrs Hall remembered many 7 in her girlhood in the hometown. She told Maura, "Once, I saw a man dressing up as a clown(小丑) and 8 a basket of candies in the square in my hometown. I really wanted to taste a candy, but I had no money. I bravely asked the man if I could get one by giving a 9 in the clown costume(服装). He agreed. Then I carried the basket and danced to bring joy to the passers - by. Soon after, many 10 came with their kids. They watched my dance and then bought the candies happily. In the end, the man let me 11 five candies and I took them for free." Hearing the interesting story, Maura laughed and she 12 the importance of courage(勇气).
Finally, they 13 Mrs Hall's hometown. There Maura first saw her grandma's cousins and old friends. "They haven't seen each other for many years, but they can 14 recognize(认出) each other right away. They have lots of fun when they talk of the good old days together. How 15 it is to see so many relatives!" Maura was touched by their sincere feelings.
()1. A. car
B. taxi
C. train
D. plane
()2. A. unless
B. if
C. but
D. because
()3. A. discussion
B. competition
C. fiction
D. journey
()4. A. from
B. with
C. over
D. for
()5. A. strange
B. boring
C. sad
D. enjoyable
()6. A. wait for
B. talk about
C. cut out
D. make up
()7. A. orders
B. notices
C. marks
D. experiences
()8. A. dropping
B. lending
C. selling
D. hiding
()9. A. sign
B. stick
C. truth
D. performance
()10. A. parents
B. traders
C. owners
D. passengers
()11. A. change
B. send
C. choose
D. control
()12. A. showed
B. found
C. copied
D. kept
()13. A. built
B. repaired
C. left
D. reached
()14. A. still
B. hardly
C. either
D. only
()15. A. helpful
B. successful
C. careful
D. wonderful

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了莫拉随着奶奶回家乡的情况，奶奶回忆自己年少时的事，及回到家乡的感受。
1. A 根据后文“After an hour and a half, the car started to run on ...”可知，是开车。故选A。
2. C 空前说去过很多地方，空后说这是莫拉第一次去奶奶的家乡，所以此处应为表示转折。故选C。
3. D 根据前文可知要去奶奶的家乡，所以是对这次旅行感到兴奋。故选D。
4. B from从；with有；over超过；for后加一段时间。空前是路，所以是有很多小石头的路。故选B。
5. D 根据“Although it was a bumpy drive”尽管路途颠簸，此处表示转折，所以此处是描述但是开心。故选D。
6. B wait for等待；talk about谈论；cut out剪下；make up编造。根据“She and her grandma always had a lot to ...”，可知是有很多要说的。故选B。
7. D 根据后文说的是奶奶少女时期发生的事，所以应是记得很多经历。故选D。
8. C 根据后文“They watched my dance and then bought the candies happily.”可知是卖糖果。故选C。
9. D 根据“Then I carried the basket and danced to bring joy to the passers-by.”可知，奶奶提着篮子跳舞，给路人带来欢乐。所以是表演。故选D。
10. A 根据“... came with their kids”可知，是父母带着孩子。故选A。
11. C 根据“I took them for free”可知奶奶免费拿走了它们，所以前文是让奶奶挑选。故选C。
12. B 根据后文“the importance of courage”并结合所给词，应是发现。故选B。
13. D 根据“There Maura first saw her grandma's cousins and old friends.”可知，是到达家乡，看到了很多亲戚。故选D。
14. A 根据“They haven't seen each other for many years”可知，他们已经很多年没见面了，后面but表示转折，应为能认出彼此，所以横线上是仍然能。故选A。
15. D 根据后文莫拉被感动了，所以是见到很多亲戚很好。故选D。