1 . In 1952, my daddy traveled with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This meant he would_______a lot of time away from home.

As_______ came near, he called my mother and _______ why he would not be celebrating the holiday with us. Money was tight and he didn’t have a way to get back to his _______. Though she was _______. Mother knew he was right. When she told us the news, it really _______ me, and I went to bed on Christmas Eve with a _______ heart.

When we _______ up on Christmas morning, Santa had come. I still remember what gift we _______ that year. We were all happy with our gifts, so we went outside to play. As we were ________ I looked up and thought I saw my daddy in the distance. I ran inside to tell Mother. She did not ________ me and told me not to make up stories. My mother ________ it just wasn’t possible.________ I was sure it was Daddy! I turned to go back outside when I heard familiar footsteps. Daddy was home! As I ________ into his arms, Daddy explained that he had tried ________ to get home for Christmas, but without success. At last, a group of the workers had decided to drive. But the ________ guy lived miles away. So Daddy started ________ on Christmas Eve until he arrived home. He had walked all night!

Though the ________ that year were wonderful, the best gift was not found under the ________. Daddy’s special surprise made this my most ________ Christmas.

1.

A．save

B．spend

C．waste

D．lose

2.

A．Thanksgiving

B．Easter

C．Christmas

D．New Year

3.

A．wondered

B．explained

C．argued

D．discussed

4.

A．office

B．army

C．church

D．family

5.

A．excited

B．frightened

C．surprised

D．unhappy

6.

A．puzzled

B．calmed

C．interested

D．hit

7.

A．light

B．warm

C．heavy

D．strong

8.

A．picked

B．woke

C．blew

D．turned

9.

A．received

B．bought

C．made

D．sent

10.

A．playing

B．debating

C．studying

D．eating

11.

A．recognize

B．believe

C．ignore

D．understand

12.

A．agreed

B．warned

C．realized

D．added

13.

A．But

B．So

C．And

D．Or

14.

A．sank

B．rushed

C．stepped

D．escaped

15.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

16.

A．nearest

B．farthest

C．earliest

D．latest

17.

A．running

B．driving

C．walking

D．cycling

18.

A．presents

B．programs

C．plans

D．styles

19.

A．stairs

B．tree

C．table

D．shelf

20.

A．unforgettable

B．comfortable

C．reasonable

D．terrible

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RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY
When I arrived in Hamburg Germany, my colleague who worked there arranged a welcome party for me in a _______. We noticed a few customers including several old ladies, were having their meal. When a dish is _____ , the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would ______ every bit of the food on their plates.
As I was hungry, my local colleague ______ much food for me. Since there were other things to do, we did not ______ much time dining. When we planned to leave, there was still about one third of ______ food left. When we were leaving the restaurant, we ______ someone calling us. When the old ladies spoke to us in English, we understood that they were ______ about us wasting so much food.
“We ______ for our food; it is none of your ______ no matter how much food we left behind”, my colleague told the old ladies. They got angry, and one of them _____ made a call to someone. After a while, an officer in _____ arrived. Upon finding what had happened, he issued us a 50-euro ______.The officer told us in a stern (严厉的) voice: “Order _____ you can consume. Money is yours, ______ the resources belong to the society. You have no _____ for wasting them.” Our face turned red.
We all agreed with him in our ______. My colleague took out a 50-euro note and repeatedly ______ to the officer.
My colleague copied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a souvenir. We all _____ it to remind us that we should never be _______.1.

A．bank

B．company

C．family

D．restaurant

2.

A．cooked

B．gathered

C．served

D．missed

3.

A．desert

B．refuse

C．finish

D．oppose

4.

A．kept

B．ordered

C．sold

D．made

5.

A．save

B．find

C．divide

D．spend

6.

A．unconsumed

B．undeveloped

C．undiscovered

D．undetermined

7.

A．appointed

B．heard

C．realized

D．knew

8.

A．unhappy

B．curious

C．nervous

D．optimistic

9.

A．asked

B．paid

C．applied

D．accounted

10.

A．matter

B．mind

C．business

D．question

11.

A．passively

B．immediately

C．excitedly

D．regularly

12.

A．rags

B．fashion

C．uniform

D．dream

13.

A．fine

B．food

C．award

D．souvenir

14.

A．how

B．it

C．what

D．that

15.

A．so

B．and

C．or

D．but

16.

A．ability

B．problem

C．power

D．reason

17.

A．words

B．faces

C．hearts

D．ears

18.

A．approved

B．accused

C．admitted

D．apologized

19.

A．stuck

B．broke

C．threw

D．kept

20.

A．hopeful

B．wasteful

C．merciful

D．grateful