Question

Mary Roda's parents came to New York from Australia. They lived in a tall building. A man named Donald Smith lived in the building, too. He     a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary, the 4-year-old girl, a new      . She played with the toy and said, "This is fun!" A few weeks later Donald gave her     toy. She played with it. She said," I am not   this toy. It doesn't work. "She was a(n)     little girl. Donald liked her honesty, and they became friends. For years Donald gave Mary new toys, and she gave him very good 6 about the toys.

When Mary was thirteen years old, Donald      her a new ball. The ball had a balloon(气球) inside it. Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water. She wanted to paint the ball in crazy colors. She wanted to     rice or beans(豆子) in it to make it noisy. The company made these   . Mary's ideas were a great success! The company   thousands of the balls.

That Christmas Donald gave Mary a(n)     gift. He made her a vice-president(副董事长)of the toy company.     made $ 200000 a year. Her job was to see    the new toys were fun. She took a car from her school to her office. She worked for three or four hours a day at her job,     she had to do her homework. Mary was a busy teenager. She had    time to be with her family. Her parents taught her that working hard and doing her best is very important.

Today Mary works at a college. The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their future.

1.A. ownedB. foundC. helpedD. chose

2.A. gift    B. book         C. toy     D. bag

3.A. one      B. another    C. other    D. the other

4.A. angry with  B. surprised at C. tired of  D. interested in

5.A. kind      B. honest     C. helpful  D. lovely

6.A. ideas     B. skills     C. names    D. facts

7.A. lent     B. called      C. returned  D. showed

8.A. grow    B. eat         C. put      D. cook

9.A. inventions  B. rules  C. mistakes  D. changes

10.A. sent      B. had      C. sold     D. received

11.A. amazing   B. interesting  C. beautiful D. boring

12.A. He        B. She      C. It      D. They

13.A. that      B. if       C. how   D. why

14.A.soB. butC. orD. then

15.A. less     B. more    C. much    D. most

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：唐纳德史密斯有一个玩具公司。一天，唐纳德给了4岁的小女孩玛丽一个新玩具。她玩后说，“这很有趣！”几周后，唐纳德又给了她一个玩具。她玩后说，“我对这个玩具不感兴趣。。”她是一个诚实的小女孩。唐纳德喜欢她的诚实，他们成了朋友。多年来，唐纳德给玛丽新玩具，玛丽给了他很好的有关玩具的主意。

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考点：故事类短文。