1 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
        Annie, a neighbor’s daughter, was away for her first semester at college this school year. She is a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. When her birthday came around, I found out she was feeling a bit ____ .
        Her family is quite poor and ____ are tight, so there wouldn’t be any birthday visitors. I wanted to _____ her a card and maybe a small gift to ____ her day a bit. I got her school ____ from her mom and planned to pick something up. Then I got a(n) ____ !
        I ____ perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. I bought some balloons, birthday hats, and _____ novelties at a store. I took a small ____ and asked three other people in my area at work to ____ “Happy Birthday” and send some birthday wishes to her. It was such fun making the recording! Other people ____ what we were doing and ____ their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!
        Then I bought her a small present and a card as ____ planned. The real fun was packing them to be sent. I _____ everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! At the last minute I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles ____ sending them off. I got a call a few days later．Annie said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the ____ got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. She sounded so ____ and I was so glad that she had some friends to ____ her special day with.
        It was such an easy and ____ thing to do. The people who helped me make the tape still laugh and talk about it. And Annie ____ me it was the most fun birthday she would remember!1.

A．lonely

B．nervous

C．happy

D．bored

2.

A．thoughts

B．finances

C．measures

D．times

3.

A．provide

B．sell

C．send

D．draw

4.

A．attract

B．remember

C．describe

D．brighten

5.

A．number

B．campus

C．address

D．report

6.

A．idea

B．surprise

C．chance

D．message

7.

A．decided

B．thought

C．wished

D．concluded

8.

A．another

B．others

C．other

D．one

9.

A．radio

B．camera

C．recorder

D．phone

10.

A．say

B．sing

C．repeat

D．make

11.

A．took out

B．set out

C．gave out

D．found out

12.

A．added

B．devoted

C．cleared

D．lifted

13.

A．suddenly

B．originally

C．finally

D．carefully

14.

A．collected

B．paid

C．arranged

D．expected

15.

A．until

B．after

C．unless

D．before

16.

A．dormitory

B．home

C．classroom

D．office

17.

A．familiar

B．happy

C．wonderful

D．upset

18.

A．help

B．compare

C．share

D．witness

19.

A．hard

B．challenging

C．fun

D．time-consuming

20.

A．warned

B．convinced

C．advised

D．told

2 . One afternoon, I arrived home late from school. While I was chatting to my grandmother about my busy day, my sister____us, wanting to know if we, too, could smell burning.
As my parents were overseas, the thought of a____terrified us and we quickly checked every room in the house____ the kitchen, I could see a glowing light and hear a roaring sound. To my ____, the stove was on fire and smoke was blowing out of the window. I yelled to my sister and grandmother to____the house. My sister grabbed the____to call the fire brigade (消防队) and, together with the dog, we ran away from the house.
While we____waited for help, a lady and her young daughter ran towards us to ____if we were hurt. She had noticed smoke coming from our window and had already____the fire brigade. She hugged us and was very delighted to see us____
She led us to her car where we waited____the fire was put out. She also helped us answer questions so the police could start their investigations.
Once the lady was____that some order had been restored, she apologized for being____to stay longer, as she had to take her daughter to a dance performance. She____to return later to check in on us.
I was completely____for words. This kind lady had gone out of her____to make sure we were safe and now she was sorry about leaving us. We thanked her very much and ____her not to____ any further.
Hours later, we were allowed back into the house. It was about midnight when the doorbell rang. To my disbelief, it was the____from earlier at the door.
____ , in all the commotion（混乱）, I didn’t ask her where she lived so my family hasn’t been able to thank her properly for her thoughtful actions that day.1.

A．informed

B．interrupted

C．introduced

D．interviewed

2.

A．fire

B．thief

C．storm

D．robber

3.

A．Going

B．Coming

C．Nearing

D．Closing

4.

A．delight

B．amazement

C．disappointment

D．horror

5.

A．get out of

B．get back to

C．get through

D．get into

6.

A．phone

B．stick

C．water tap

D．loudspeaker

7.

A．excitedly

B．anxiously

C．tiredly

D．hardly

8.

A．watch

B．understand

C．check

D．ensure

9.

A．met

B．investigated

C．declared

D．alerted

10.

A．terrified

B．alone

C．together

D．safe

11.

A．unless

B．although

C．until

D．since

12.

A．reported

B．convinced

C．warned

D．disturbed

13.

A．unable

B．uncertain

C．inconvenient

D．impossible

14.

A．promised

B．decided

C．refused

D．expected

15.

A．unknown

B．puzzled

C．beaten

D．lost

16.

A．house

B．way

C．trouble

D．mind

17.

A．insisted

B．ordered

C．urged

D．suggested

18.

A．live

B．step

C．explore

D．delay

19.

A．fireman

B．policeman

C．lady

D．daughter

20.

A．Undoubtedly

B．Unfortunately

C．Unlikely

D．Unimportantly