Question

Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to her on this special day. I have been in terms of money so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long . Gas is so expensive nowadays! , I filled my tank with gas and set off.

I at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the gift and I knew she would love it. when I got to the cashier, my card was ! I didn’t have enough money to the gift!

So I thought about the for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something , but I knew there was else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I transferred some money from my savings account and was able to buy the gift. It took a part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.

It turned out that she loved the gift and I that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother the best. I was glad I gave her the best that I could.

Before I my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I had not anything to him about my financial , but I guessed my dad just knew. When I got to the car, I saw the he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift! It shows that doing the right thing always comes with great .

1.A. invite B. drive C. help D. see

2.A. struggling B. dreaming C. escaping D. improving

3.A. meeting B. journey C. jump D. holiday

4.A. Anyway B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Besides

5.A. shouted B. left C. stopped D. smoked

6.A. ordinary B. handmade C. free D. perfect

7.A. So B. But C. Though D. Since

8.A. opened B. gone C. checked D. refused

9.A. hand out B. hang on C. make up D. pay for

10.A. problem B. dream C. tour D. reason

11.A. smaller B. cheaper C. better D. greater

12.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

13.A. large B. whole C. tiny D. half

14.A. decided B. felt C. advised D. predicted

15.A. offered B. accepted C. deserved D. sent

16.A. visited B. left C. entered D. called

17.A. presented B. promised C. written D. mentioned

18.A. future B. memory C. condition D. means

19.A. help B. amount C. benefit D. knowledge

20.A. addiction B. rewards C. harm D. risks

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：作者有很長時間沒有回家看望父母了，昨天是作者繼母的生日。于是，作者決定在這個特別的日子回家看望繼母。作者的經濟狀況不太樂觀，但作者還是順利踏上了回家的路途。繼母非常喜歡作者花了很多錢買的禮物，臨走時，父親給了作者一些錢。那些錢是作者花掉的錢的三倍。

1. 考查動詞辨析。 A邀請；B開車；C幫助；D看到，看望。so I wanted to stop by the house to her on this special day作者想順路回家一趟，在這個特別的日子看望繼母，故選D。

2.I couldn’t afford the long...”可知，作者手頭有些緊，struggle在此指“勉強度日”，故選A。

3.I couldn’t afford the long . Gas is so expensive nowadays”可知，汽油很貴，而且作者手頭不寬裕，因此，作者擔心自己經不起長途跋涉，故選B。

4. , I filled my tank with gas and set off.不管怎樣，作者還是把油箱加滿了油并出發了，故選A。

5.and found a present”可知，作者停下是為了買禮物，故選C。

6.I knew she would love it”可知，這是一個最佳的禮物，根據下段“there was else in the store she would have liked as much”可知答案，故選D。

7.my card was ! I didn’t have enough money”可知，作者的卡不能用，自己沒有足夠的錢，與前一句是轉折關系，though常用于句尾，且用逗號與句子隔開，故選B。

8.I didn’t have enough money to...”可知，作者需要用現金結賬，說明他的卡刷不了，故選D。

9.I didn’t have enough money to the gift!作者沒有足夠的現金來付賬，故選D。

10.I could put it back and get something ,”可知，作者可以把禮物放回去，然后選一個便宜的，說明他在思考買禮物這個問題，故選A。

11.I didn’t have enough money to the gift!”可知，作者的現金不夠買那個禮物，他可以選一個更便宜的，故選B。

12.there was else in the store she would have liked as much商店里沒有什么能夠比這個禮物更讓繼母喜歡了，故選D。

13.It took a part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.這個禮物花了作者很大一部分積蓄，但作者想給繼母一份特別的禮物，根據下一行“I had spent almost all my money,”可知答案，故選A。

14.I that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother the best.作者認為盡管花了不少錢買那個禮物，但是繼母應該得到最好的，故選B。

15.my stepmother the best作者認為繼母應該得到最好的，故選C。

16.Before I my parents’ house在離開父母家之前，爸爸把作者帶到一邊，故選B。

17.I had not anything to him about my financial ,作者未跟父親提起自己的經濟狀況，故選D。

18.I had not anything to him about my financial ,作者沒有跟父親提起自己經濟拮據的狀況，故選C。

19.I saw the he gave me was three times what...作者發現父親給自己的錢的總數是自己所花的錢的三倍，故選B。

20.doing the right thing always comes with great .事實證明，做正確的事情總會有好的回報，故選B。

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