It snowed again.My seventh Christmas was round the corner.I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb.“There is no Father Christmas.” 

I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth.Grandmother was at home. I told _31_everything.“No Father Christmas?”she was a little_32_.“Don’t belive it.Put on your coat,and let’s go.”

“Go?Where，Grandma?” I asked.

 “Kerby’s Store.”

As we walked through its doors. Grandma handed me the dollars and said.“Take the _33_and buy something for someone who needs it.I’ll wait for you in the car.”Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby’s.

For a few seconds I just stood there，holding the money，wondering_34_to buy，and who to buy it for.  I thought of_35_I knew my family，my friends，my neighbours…I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decbar， a _36_with bad breath and messy hair.He sat right  behind me_37_Mrs. Polack’s class.

Bobbie_38_went to any party during the winter.His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, _39_we all knew that he didn’t have a cough,and he didn’t have a coat.I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat_40_he would like.

That evening, grandma helped  me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and_41_“To Bobbie.From Father Christmas”on it.Grandma told me Father Christmas never let  people know that he _42_ them.Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s home ,telling that I was helping Father Christmas_43_ the presents.

Grandma parked the car along the street.and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s home .Then Grandma said to me.“All right , Father Christmas get going.”

I took a deep breath，rushed to his front door，put the present down_44_the door，rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the _45_and Grandma.We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open.Finally it did and there stood Bobbie.

That night ,I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well.and we were on his team.

31. A. him         B. her            C. them        D.you

32. A.angry        B.happy          C. tired        D. afraid

33. A.book         B. coat          C. present      D.money

34. A.what         B. when         C. where       D.how

35. A. everybody    B. nobody        C. somebody    D.anybody

36. A.girl          B. boy              C. man                   D.woman

37. A. for              B. on               C. in               D.with

38. A.always          B. often          C. sometimes       D.never

39. A. so                B. if              C. but                  D.and

40. A. where          B. that              C. who                    D.why

41. A. read                   B. say              C. write               D.spell

42. A. helped         B. belived         C. taught              D.made

43. A.give up         B. give  away  C. put up              D.put off

44. A.on                B. behind          C. outside            D.over

45. A. shop           B. cars               C. door                D.trees

通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

It snowed again.My seventh Christmas was round the corner.I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb.“There is no Father Christmas.” 

I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth.Grandmother was at home. I told _31_everything.“No Father Christmas?”she was a little_32_.“Don’t belive it.Put on your coat,and let’s go.”

“Go?Where，Grandma?” I asked.

 “Kerby’s Store.”

As we walked through its doors. Grandma handed me the dollars and said.“Take the _33_and buy something for someone who needs it.I’ll wait for you in the car.”Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby’s.

For a few seconds I just stood there，holding the money，wondering_34_to buy，and who to buy it for.  I thought of_35_I knew my family，my friends，my neighbours…I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decbar， a _36_with bad breath and messy hair.He sat right  behind me_37_Mrs. Polack’s class.

Bobbie_38_went to any party during the winter.His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, _39_we all knew that he didn’t have a cough,and he didn’t have a coat.I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat_40_he would like.

That evening, grandma helped  me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and_41_“To Bobbie.From Father Christmas”on it.Grandma told me Father Christmas never let  people know that he _42_ them.Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s home ,telling that I was helping Father Christmas_43_ the presents.

Grandma parked the car along the street.and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s home .Then Grandma said to me.“All right , Father Christmas get going.”

I took a deep breath，rushed to his front door，put the present down_44_the door，rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the _45_and Grandma.We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open.Finally it did and there stood Bobbie.

That night ,I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well.and we were on his team.

31. A. him         B. her           C. them        D.you

32. A.angry        B.happy     C. tired        D. afraid

33. A.book         B. coat          C. present      D.money

34. A.what         B. when     C. where       D.how

35. A. everybody    B. nobody       C. somebody    D.anybody

36. A.girl          B. boy          C. man             D.woman

37. A. for            B. on         C. in              D.with

38. A.always     B. often      C. sometimes    D.never

39. A. so         B. if             C. but              D.and

40. A. where     B. that       C. who              D.why

41. A. read           B. say        C. write        D.spell

42. A. helped         B. belived   C. taught       D.made

43. A.give up         B. give  away  C. put up          D.put off

44. A.on          B. behind         C. outside          D.over

45. A. shop          B. cars        C. door         D.trees