三.词汇运用
A.根据括号内的汉语意思填写单词,使短文意思完整、通顺。每空一词。(20分)
It was Christmas time in 2008. I had no idea that this would be the last Christmas we would (度过)__1_______with Mom. It was snowing hard and very cold. It was a very (特别的) ___2_________ Christmas for me—you see Mom never owned a new coat.
Mom got it when she was a (年轻的) ____3_______ child and she became disabled. One of her legs was larger than the other. At times she would have trouble walking, but she never complained。 Mom always treated my friends with kindness and they were always welcome at our house anytime. I (记得)___4_________my good friend Glen coming over and talking with Mom even when I wasn’t at home. Mom was always willing to lend a listening (耳朵) _5______.
Mom’s all clothes were four dresses, four pairs of shoes, a (白色的) ____6________ blouse, and a yellow (毛衣)___7______.
I decided that I would buy Mom a coat that year, so I took her down to find something for Christmas. As we went past the coat store, one of the coats in the store caught Mom’s eyes. I asked her to try on the coat for fun. She said that we did not have the money to buy the coat. But after a long talk with Mom, (最后)__8_________ we left the store with Mom wearing that nice coat. She agreed that the coat did look good on her. I will ever thanked for this opportunity(机会), being able to give back just a little. This was the nicest coat that she ever owned.
In (三月) ____9_________ of 2009, Mom died at the age of 42. As I look back on my mother’s life, it was filled with acts of kindness. Giving came from her heart. She was willing to help others whenever it was (可能的) ___10_______. I learn a lot from my mother.
B. 选词填空。选择方框内词的适当形式填空,每空一词(10分)
get; helpful; see; get; many |
Dear Ricky,
How are you (1)____________ on? Thanks very much for sending me the pictures and the English reading materials. From the pictures I can (2)____________that your school looks very beautiful. The reading materials are very useful and (3)_____________. I can learn a lot from them. Some stories are so interesting that I like them very much.
Now I don’t have (4)_____________ time for my hobbies. I am busy getting ready for the coming exams. I’m working hard at all my lessons because I want to (5) ___________ a better result.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Wu Ming