二、完形填空(10分)
Amy and I are good friends and we were born(出生)only a few days apart. So, every year we plan a
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party together.
“What about asking Mary to join us?” Amy asked. Mary was very quiet, and had few friends, but she worked out Maths problems
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than anyone else in class.
“Hmm, she wears the same trousers every day. A party dress would
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her too much.”
The next day, Amy handed me a gift card. It was a gift card for our favourite
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shop. “It is from my aunt. I think it is nice to give this to Mary,” Amy said.
“But Mary may not be happy if we give it to her,” I said. “She may think of it
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pity(同情)for her...” “Wait. I have a(n)
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, but I’m not going to tell you!” Amy said.
On the day of our party, Mary came, with the very
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brown trousers.
We had great fun. “Now for the big prize(奖品)game!” Amy said suddenly. “Here is a Maths Pyramid. If you can finish it
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, the prize will be yours!”
A Maths game.
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, Mary is the master of Maths. She got the gift card.
The next week, Mary wore a new pair of trousers, and even a new T-shirt. Everything stayed the same, but she
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the whole time.
(
C
)1. A. class B. festival C. birthday D. fashion
(
A
)2. A. faster B. longer C. slower D. shorter
(
B
)3. A. take B. cost C. spend D. design
(
D
)4. A. toy B. book C. food D. clothes
(
B
)5. A. from B. as C. for D. at
(
A
)6. A. idea B. question C. problem D. answer
(
A
)7. A. old B. strange C. bright D. expensive
(
A
)8. A. last B. next C. second D. first
(
C
)9. A. At once B. For example C. Of course D. In fact
(
D
)10. A. cried B. danced C. chatted D. smiled