Question

  My father was driving very slowly down the highway. The closer we got to the turnoff for my grandparents' house, the slower the car went. (1) ，my father took a U-turn in the middle of the road and said, "I can't stand it!"

  "What？”asked my mother.

  "It's those people (2) there standing in the rain at the service station, which was locked for Christmas. They've got children. It's Christmas. I can't stand it."

When my father pulled into the (3) service station，I saw five of them：the parents and three children―two girls and a small boy.

  My father rolled down his window. "Merry Christmas," he said.

  "Howdy," the man (4)

  "You are waiting for the bus?" My father asked.

  The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham,where he had a brother and hoped to get a job.

  "Well,that bus isn't going to (5) for several hours during Christmas, and you're getting (6) standing here. Birmingham is just a couple of miles up the road. They've got a shed with a cover there, and some benches," my father said. "Why don't you all get in our car and Fll (7) you there.”

  The man thought for a moment, and then he (8) They climbed into the car. They had no luggage, only the clothes they were (9)

  Once they settled in，my father looked back over his shoulder and asked the children if (10) had found them yet. Three glum faces (11) gave him their answers.

  "Well,I didn't think so," my father said,winking(使B艮色)at my mother, "because when I saw Santa this morning，he told me that he was having (12) finding all，and he asked me if he could    (13) your toys at my house. We'll just go get them before I take you to the bus stop.”

  All at once,the three children's faces (14)  , and they began to bounce around in the back seat, laughing and talking！When we got out of the car at our house，the three children ran through the front door and straight to the toys that were spread out under our Christmas tree. That was the Christmas when my sisters and I learned the (15) of making others happy.
(   ) 1. A. Suddenly    B. Gently    C. Angrily    D. Carefully

(   ) 2. A. still    B. back     C. over    D. also

(   ) 3. A. small    B. big      C. open    D. closed

(   ) 4. A. shouted    B. asked       C. replied    D. greeted

(   ) 5. A. come up    B. come along   C. come out    D. come down

(   ) 6. A. dry        B. wet       C. hungry    D. worried

(   ) 7. A. drop    B. put        C. bring    D. ride

(   ) 8. A. disagreed    B. agreed     C. refused    D. allowed

(   ) 9. A. taking    B. wearing     C. buying    D. carrying

(   ) 10. A. Father    B. Mother      C. Santa    D. Angel

(   ) 11. A. hardly    B. excitedly     C. silently    D. peacefully

(   ) 12. A. trouble    B. fun         C. lick    D. pride

(   ) 13. A. take    B. forget        C. leave    D. fetch

(   ) 14. A. took up    B. set up       C. ran up    D. lit up

(   ) 15. A. joy    B. fear         C. hope    D. lose

Answer 1

1. A突然我爸爸在路中間將車頭調(diào)過來。

2. B back there指在后面站在雨里的那些人。over there是指在說話者前方，意為"在那兒"。back there是指在說話者后方，意為"在（后面）那兒"。

3. D  根據(jù)前文which was locked for Christmas可判斷。

4. C Howdy意為"你好"，這是回復(fù)對方的問候。

5. B come along意為"（車船的）來到，出現(xiàn)"。

6. B get wet意為"打濕"。

7. A "用車將某人送到某地"用drop。

8. B 下句說他們上了車，可知此處指他"同意"上車。

9. B 他們沒拿行李，只有身上穿的衣服。

10. C Santa意為"Father Christmas"。

11. C 三張傷心的臉默默地給出了答案。

12. A have trouble doing sth.是同定結(jié)構(gòu)，意為"做某事有閑難"。

13. C圣誕老人沒找到你們，他問我是不是可以把你們的禮物留在我家。

14. D light up意為"臉色變得喜悅"。

15. A就是在那個圣誕節(jié),我和我的姐妹們學(xué)到了：讓別人開心可以帶來快樂。