二、完形填空(10 分)
In 2007, Jim and his friend Dylan moved into their new flat on 22nd Street in Manhattan. The previous tenant(之前的租户)told them something
special
1
. "Every year over Christmas, many letters to Santa come here," he said. "
Nobody
2
knows why."
For the first two years, only a few letters came from kids
asking
3
Santa for presents. But in the weeks before Christmas in 2010, their mailbox was
full of
4
letters to Santa. They replied to(回复)as many as they could, writing notes and even buying gifts. But they could only do so much.
One evening, Jim and Dylan had a Christmas party in their flat. Their guests(客人)saw the
hundreds of
5
letters in the room and asked about them. Jim told them the
story
6
. Many guests came to help without thinking twice.
So
7
Miracle, a volunteer organization(组织), was born on 22nd Street. Jim, Dylan and their friends replied to children's letters to Santa with presents. One child wrote that his parents didn't have enough money to buy a
bed
8
and he had to sleep on the floor.
With
9
agreement(同意)from the boy's parents, they bought him one.
Miracle helps lots of families. They no longer(不再)want to know
why
10
the letters come. It has become part of Christmas for them to help families in need.
(
C
) 1. A. free
B. popular
C. special
D. clear
(
A
) 2. A. Nobody
B. Somebody
C. Everybody
D. Anybody
(
B
) 3. A. telling
B. asking
C. looking
D. buying
(
D
) 4. A. made from
B. full with
C. made of
D. full of
(
C
) 5. A. hundreds
B. hundred of
C. hundreds of
D. hundred
(
B
) 6. A. project
B. story
C. time
D. show
(
A
) 7. A. So
B. But
C. If
D. When
(
D
) 8. A. desk
B. table
C. car
D. bed
(
D
) 9. A. To
B. About
C. Of
D. With
(
B
)10. A. what
B. why
C. when
D. who