The house where I used to live in （destroy) ______ in a big fire years ago.

【C2】______someday I'd marry and have six children, and at Christmas my house would【C3】______with energy and love.

I found the man【C4】______shared my dream, but we had not reckoned【C5】______the possibility of【C6】______Undaunted, we applied,【C7】______adoption, and then he arrived.

We called him Our Christmas Boy【C8】______he came to us during that season of joy. Then nature surprised us again. We【C9】______two biological children to the family—not as many as we had【C10】______for, but three made an entirely satisfactory【C11】______

As Our Christmas Boy grew, he made it clear that only he had the expertise to select and

【C12】______the Christmas tree. He rushed the season, starting his gift list in November. Her pressed us into singing carols, our froglike voices contrasting【C13】______his【C14】______gift of perfect pitch. Each holiday he【C15】______us up, leading us through a round of merry chaos.

Then, on his 26th Christmas, he left us in a car accident【C16】______his way home to his wife and infant daughter. But first he had stopped【C17】______the family home to decorate our tree.【C18】______stricken, his father and I sold our home, where memories【C19】______every room, and moved away. Seventeen years later, we grew old enough to return home, and【C20】______into a small quite house, like the house of my childhood. Our other son and daughter had married and had begun own Christmas traditions in another part of the country.

【C1】

A．quite

B．noisy

C．crowed

D．quiet

听力原文：M: What are you doing oat here alone？

W: Just looking at lights. I like to look at the city at night.

M: It's a wonderful party. Everyone is standing around the piano and singing. Do you want to join us？

W: I'd rather stay oat here for a few minutes, Look down where I'm pointing.

M: I don't see anything special.

W: That's where I teed to live when I was a child.

M: What kind of neighborhood was it？

W: A very poor one. Everyone was supposed to work hard and end up with a house in the suburbs.

M: But you've ended up with an apartment in the sky.

W: Yes, I don't want to lose it. I worked hard for this apartment.

M: I think that means that all of us had better go Ixshe soon, so that you can get a little sleep.

W: I do have m be at the office in the morning.

M: Tell me how do you do it to both work and play so hard？

W: I dealt know. I just like to do both.

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A．An affluent one.

B．A Ix)or one.

C．A suburban one.

D．A rural one.

White House is the official residence of the President and to the east of it stands the Capitol, the building where the US Congressmen meet to make laws for the nation. （）

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Christmas was a【C1】______affair when I grew up. There were just my parents and I. I vowed【C2】______someday I' d marry and have six children, and at Christmas my house would【C3】______with energy and love.

I found the man【C4】______shared my dream, but we had not reckoned【C5】______the possibility of【C6】______. Undaunted, we applied【C7】______adoption, and then he arrived.

We called him Our Christmas Boy【C8】______he came to us during that season of joy. Then nature surprised us again. We【C9】______two biological children to the family—not as many as we had【C10】______for, but three made an entirely satisfactory【C11】______.

As Our Christmas Boy grew, he made it clear that only he had the expertise to select and【C12】______the Christmas tree. He rushed the season, starting his gift list in November. He pressed us into singing carols, our froglike voices contrasting【C13】______his【C14】______gift of perfect pitch. Each holiday he【C15】______us up, leading us through a round of merry chaos.

Then, on his 26th Christmas, he left us in a car accident【C16】______his way home to his wife and infant daughter. But first he had stopped【C17】______the family home to decorate our tree.

【C18】______-stricken, his father and I sold our home, where memories【C19】____________every room, and moved away. Seventeen years later, we grew old enough to return home, and【C20】____________into a small quiet house, like the house of my childhood. Our other son and daughter had married and had begun their own Christmas traditions in another part of the country.

…

【C1】

A．quite

B．noisy

C．crowed

D．quiet

听力原文：M: What are you doing out here alone？

W: Just looking at the lights. I like to look at the city at night.

M: It's a wonderful party. Everyone is standing around piano and singing, Do you want to join us？

W: I'd rather stay out here for a few minutes. Looks down where I'm pointing.

M: I don't see anything special.

W: That's where I used to live when I was a child.

M: What kind of neighbourhood was it？

W: A very poor one. Everyone was supposed to work hard and end up with a house in the suburbs.

M: But you've ended up with an apartment in the sky.

W: Yes, I don't want to lose it. I worked hard for this apartment.

M: I think that means that all of us had better go home soon, so that you can get a little sleep.

W: I do have to be at the office in the morning.

M: Tell me how do you do it to both work and play so hard？

W: I don't know. I just like to do both.

(20)

A．An affluent one.

B．A poor one.

C．A suburban one.

D．A rural one.

听力原文：M: What are you doing out here alone？

W: Just looking at the lights. I like to look at the city at night.

M: Everybody's standing around the piano and singing. Don't you want to join us？

W: I'd rather stay out here for a few minutes. Look down there where I'm pointing.

M: I don't see anything special.

W: That's where I used to live when I was a child.

M: What kind of neighborhood was it？

W: A very poor one. Everybody was supposed to work hard to end up with a house in the outer area of the city.

M: But you've ended up with a flat in the sky.

W: Yes, and I don't want to lose it.

M: I think that means that all of us had better go home soon so that you can get a little sleep.

W: I do have to be at the office in the morning.

M: Tell me, how do you do it, both work so hard and play so hard.

W: I don't know. I just like to do both. And I don't need much sleep.

(20)

A．They are husband and wife.

B．The woman is a guest to the man's house.

C．The man is a guest to the woman's flat.

D．They are father and daughter.

ture is on HP and...

M: Now listen, Peggy. You work hard and I work hard. We're not talking about whether we can have a holiday. We're talking about where and when.

W: Shall we go to Sweden？

M: Sweden is colder than Sheffield. I'd rather not go to Sweden.

W: What about Florida？ Florida's warmer than Sheffield.

M: Yes, but it's a long way. How long does it take to get from here to Florida？

W: All right. Let's go to Hawaii.

M: YOU must be joking. How much would it cost for the two of us？

W: But the brochure says the problem of money will disappear. Bob, where do you really want to go？

M: I'm thinking of Wales or Scotland. Do you know why？

W: Yes. "They're right on our doorstep and so close to home."

(20)

A．Father and daughter.

B．Colleagues.

C．Friends.

D．Husband and wife.

听力原文：M: What are you doing out here alone？

W: Just looking at the lights. I like to look at the city at night.

M: It's a wonderful party. Everyone is standing around piano and singing. Do you want to join us？

W: I'd rather stay out here for a few minutes. Looks down where I'm pointing.

M: I don't see anything special.

W: That's where I used to live when I was a child.

M: What kind of neighbourhood was it？

W: A very poor one. Everyone was supposed to work hard and end up with a house in the suburbs.

M: But you've ended up with an apartment in the city.

W: Yes, I don't want to lose it. I worked hard for this apartment.

M: I think that means that all of us had better go home soon, so that you can get a little sleep.

W: I do have to be at the office in the morning.

M: Tell me how do you do it to both work and play so hard？

W: I don't know. I just like to do both.

What kind of neighborhood did the woman live as a child？

A．An affluent one.

B．A poor one.

C．A suburban one.

D．A rural one.

ture is on HP and..

M: Now listen, Peggy. You work hard and I work hard. We' re not talking about whether we can have a holiday. We' re talking about where and when.

W: Shall we go to Sweden？

M: Sweden' s colder than Sheffield. I' d rather not go to Sweden.

W: What about Florida？ Florida' s wanner than shettidd.

M: Yes, but it's a long way. How long does it take to get from here to Floride.

W: All right. Let' s go to Hawii.

M: You must be joking. How much would it cost for the two of us？

W: But the brochure says the problem of money will disappear. Bob, where do you really want to go？

M: I' m thinking of Wales or Scotland. Do you know why？

W: Yes. "They' re right on our doorstep and so close to home."

(20)

A．husband and wife

B．father and daughter

C．friends

D．classmates

s the Capitol, the building where the US Congressmen meet to make laws for the nation. ()

听力原文：M: What are you doing out here alone？

W: Just looking at the lights. I like to look at the city at night.

M: It’s a wonderful party. Everyone is standing around piano and singing. Do you want to join us？

W: I' d rather stay out here for a few minutes. Looks down where I' m pointing.

M: I don’t see anything special.

W: That’s where I used to live when I was a child.

M: What kind of neighbourhood was it？

W: A very poor one. Everyone was supposed to work hard and end up with a house in the suburbs.

M: But you've ended up with an apartment in the city.

W: Yes, I don’t want to lose it. I worked hard for this apartment.

M: I think that means that all of us had better go home soon, so that you can get a little sleep.

W: I do have to be at the office in the morning.

M: Tell me how do you do it to both work and play so hard？

W: I don’t know. I just like to do both.

What kind of neighborhood did the woman live as a child？

A．An affluent one.

B．A poor one.

C．A suburban one.

D．A rural one.