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阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
"What's the matter, mum?" As soon as I enter(进入) the door, I find that my mother is _______ . It’s unusual--she usually opens the door and welcomes me with _______ .
"She's dying," mum says sadly. I _______ what she says. The tulip(郁金香), mother's favourite, is dying.
A month ago, we _______ into our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. _______she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and _______ its beautiful colour and inviting (诱人的) smell.
She_______ it as a baby and looked after it _______ . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to another to give the tulip enough_______ . The first thing she did when she _______every morning was to water the tulip. Mum also fertilized(施肥) it many times.
She hoped that _______great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and _______ . But the tulip was dying because of _______ sunshine, water and fertilizer.
It's_______ that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be harmful . Love can sometimes _______ what you love.
1.A. happy B. excited C. unhappy D. calm
2.A. a flower B. a smile C. a long face D. a book
3.A. know B. love C. think D. find
4.A. moved B. rushed C. went D. hurried
5.A.Though(尽管) B. Because C. After D. When
6.A. saw B. enjoyed C. tasted D. watched
7.A. liked B. thought C. treated D. remembered
8.A. happily B. brightly C. carefully D. carelessly
9.A. care B. time C. water D. sunshine
10.A. got up B. made the bed C. played the piano D. washed her face
11.A. in B. for C. through D. with
12.A. fatter B. stronger C. taller D. thinner
13.A. enough B. too much C. so many D. less
14.A. true B. interesting C. possible D. important
15.A. improve B help C. kill D. Hate
— Oh, dear! I forgot my best friend’s birthday.
—________You’d better keep it in mind next year.
A. No problem. B. You did?
C. It’s OK. D. Why not?
The flats in big cities are still _____ expensive and they brought people ______trouble.
A. too much ; much too
B. too much ; too much
C. much too ; too much
D. much too ; much too
— Did you hear the news about the fire in our building?
— Yes. It took the firemen two hours to_______ the fire.
A. put out B. put up
C. put down D. put off
— Could you come to my party tomorrow afternoon?
— Sorry, I _______. I take care of my little sister.
A. couldn’t; have to B. can’t; may
C. can’t; have to D. couldn’t; may
— _____ will your father return home? It’s a long time since I saw him last time.
— Just in two days.
A. How long B. How often C. How soon D. How old