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
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
than anyone else in class.
“Hmm, she wears the same trousers every day. A party dress would
her too much.”
The next day, Amy handed me a gift card. It was a gift card for our favourite
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
pity（同情）for her...” “Wait. I have a(n)
, but I’m not going to tell you!” Amy said.
On the day of our party, Mary came, with the very
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
, the prize will be yours!”
A Maths game.
, 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
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
(
D
) 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
