2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

I lay on my bed, legs leaning against the wall, desperately wishing my mother would call. But I remembered the last time I'd seen her, right before the train for Providence pulled out of the station, “You know how expensive it is to call,” she said, then hugged me tight and said good- bye.

This was my first birthday away from home. I missed my mom, missed my sister, and most certainly missed the special pound cake my mother always made for my birthday. Since getting to college that year, I would watch jealously as the other freshmen received care packages from their parents on their birthdays--and even on ordinary days. Big boxes containing summer slacks and blouses, packages of M&M's and Snickers , things they needed and things they didn't. Instead of feeling thrilled about my upcoming eighteenth birthday, I felt empty. I wished my mom would send me something, too, but I knew that she couldn’t afford presents or the postage. She had done her best with my sister and me--raising us by herself. The simple truth was there just was never enough money.

But that didn’t stop her from filling us with dreams. “You can be anything you want to be,” she would tell us. “Politicians, dancers, writers -- you just have to work for it; you have to get an education.”

Thanks to my mom's sacrifices and big dreams, I’d made it to the Ivy League: Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

As I was recalling these things, my roommate joined me on the bed. “Hey. After we study, let's buy ice cream and cake.” I nodded, closed my eyes, and imagined the cake Mom would have made. Mmm. I could see the golden yellow of each of the twelve eggs, and I could almost smell the vanilla(香草) filling the house while the cake baked.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
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As I daydreamed, there was a knock on the door.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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How had she managed to afford it? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 . Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they ____ after having dinner together. They discussed the ____they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a ____ house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（经销商）send a ____ to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful ____ for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know ____ Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read any more because she can’t ____ very well. I met a ____ who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to ____ it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years,____ it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were ____ by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother ____ her thank-you notes, which read:
“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to ____ the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to ____ I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll ____ use the car. The ____ was good, although not practical. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to ____plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost ____ my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you were the ____ son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so ____ I liked it very much. Thank you.”1.

A．fought

B．talked

C．studied

D．slept

2.

A．gifts

B．chances

C．wishes

D．challenges

3.

A．warm

B．big

C．safe

D．lonely

4.

A．book

B．bike

C．car

D．bag

5.

A．station

B．museum

C．library

D．theater

6.

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．when

7.

A．listen

B．feel

C．see

D．walk

8.

A．nurse

B．writer

C．businessman

D．lawyer

9.

A．protect

B．beat

C．raise

D．teach

10.

A．but

B．so

C．unless

D．although

11.

A．treated

B．impressed

C．threatened

D．hurt

12.

A．sent out

B．put up

C．took out

D．picked up

13.

A．sell

B．borrow

C．clean

D．visit

14.

A．learn

B．work

C．exercise

D．travel

15.

A．never

B．often

C．regularly

D．sometimes

16.

A．future

B．hobby

C．idea

D．program

17.

A．create

B．enjoy

C．bring

D．record

18.

A．lost

B．admired

C．remained

D．discovered

19.

A．same

B．last

C．next

D．only

20.

A．strange

B．unpleasant

C．bitter

D．delicious