It was a cold afternoon in winter.

It was a cold afternoon in winter. My oldest son, Stephen, was at school, and Reed, my husband, at work. My_______little ones were sitting around the kitchen table. Tom was perfecting a paper plane, while Sam was_______on an oil painting. But Laura, our only daughter, sat quietly and was_______in her project. Every once in a while she would ask how to_______the name of someone in our family, then carefully form the letters one by one. Next, she would add flowers with small items. She finished off each with a sun in the upper right hand corner. Holding them at eye level, she let out a long sigh (叹息) of_______. “What are you doing, Honey?” I asked. She looked quickly at her brother before looking back at me. “It’s a_______.” she said, covering up her work with her hands. Next, she put her work into a box. When she had finished, she disappeared up the stairs. It wasn’t until later that evening that I_______ a “mailbox” taped onto the doors to each of our bedrooms. There were little notes saying that she loved all of us. She hadn’t _______Sam or baby Paul. They are pages of colored scenes including flowers with happy faces. “He can’t read yet,” she whispered (低声说), “ _______he can look at the pictures.” Each time I received one of my little girl’s gifts, it_______my heart. I was touched at how carefully she paid attention to what wrong happened to us. When Stephen lost a baseball game, there was a letter telling him she thought he was the best ballplayer in the whole world. After I had a _______day, there was a message thanking me for my efforts. This same little girl is grown now, driving off every day to the state college, but some things about her have_______changed. Yesterday I found a love note next to my bedside. “Thanks for always being there for me, Mom,” it read, “I’m glad that we’re the best friends.” There are angels among us. I know I live with one.

小题1: A．two B．three C．four D．five

小题2: A．working B．getting C．holding D．putting

小题3: A．absent B．lost C．bored D．upset

小题4: A．complete B．afford C．spell D．check

小题5: A．satisfaction B．carefulness C．tiredness D．regret

小题6: A．goal B．dream C．wish D．surprise

小题7: A．realized B．noticed C．knew D．predicted

小题8: A．cared B．remembered C．followed D．forgotten

小题9: A．but B．and C．because D．so

小题10: A．deepened B．froze C．broke D．brightened

小题11: A．boring B．different C．hard D．crazy

小题12: A．never B．already C．ever D．Even