“One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all.” Della counted the money sadly. How could she buy her husband a Christmas gift with so little money, though she had saved for long? “This is the only way to get money,” Della touched her hair gently. There were two things that Jim and Della really loved. One was Jim’s gold watch that had been his grandfather’s. The other was Della’s hair.
Without hesitation（犹豫）, Della went inside a shop and sold her hair. After buying Jim a gold watch chain（链条） as a present, she had only eighty-seven cents left.
Excited but a little worried, Della waited to surprise Jim. The door opened, and Jim stepped in. His expression（表情）was strange after seeing Della. “Don’t look at me that way. I cut my hair off because I couldn’t have lived through another Christmas without giving you a present. It will grow again. Jim, and let’s be happy!”
After a while, Jim took out a box. “Open it, and you’ll understand.” Della opened it and surprised to see a set of combs（梳子）. She had wished for them but thought she would never own such beautiful things. And now they were hers, but she had no hair to wear them in!
“Well, my hair grows fast.” Della took out carefully the gold chain and showed it to Jim. "Isn’t this present beautiful, Jim? Take out your watch and let’s see how smart it is!”
Instead of obeying（服从）, Jim put his hands under the back of his head and smiled.....
1.How much money did Della make by selling her hair?
A.Eighty-seven cents. B.One dollar. C.Twenty dollars.
2.How did Jim feel when he saw Della’s short hair?
A.Excited. B.Surprised. C.Scared.
3.Why didn’t Jim take out his watch?
A.Because he sold his watch.
B.Because it was too old to work.
C.Because he was angry with Della.
4.What can we infer（推断）from the passage?
A.The couple lived a happy and rich life.
B.Della didn’t like the present Jim bought.
C.The couple actually have their best presents.
5.What’s the theme of this story?
A.Present can give us happiness.
B.Love is priceless and selfless.
C.A stupid couple lived unhappily.
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1.More teenagers in cities like _____ better than those in villages.
A.doing the dishes B.making the bed C.washing the clothes
2.From the chart we can know EXCEPT _____.
A.teenagers in the cities hardly do chores
B.taking out the trash is the most popular
C.teenagers in the villages do more chores
It was the last day of final examinations at a large college. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam that was about to begin. On their faces was confidence（信心）. This was their _______ exam before they graduated（毕业）and found jobs. Some talked of jobs they already had, others of jobs they would get. With four years of college study, they felt ready and able to conquer（征服）the world. The coming exam, they knew, would be _______. The professor（教授）had said they could bring any book or note they wanted, but they couldn’t talk to each other during the test.
They walked into the classroom. The professor _______ the papers. The students’ smiles became _______ as they saw that there were only five questions. Three hours passed and the exam came to an end. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. They seemed worried . No one spoke as the professor faced the class with the _______ in her hand .She looked at all the worried faces in front of her, and then asked,“How many students completed all five questions?” Not a hand was _______. “How many of you answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.“One, then. Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class stayed _______. The professor put down the papers. “That is just what I expected,” she said. “I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you have studied engineering for four years, there are still many things about the _______ you don’t know. Instead of testing you on what you learned in this class, I’ve given you questions that skilled engineers _______ in the world outside the classroom. You can’t expect to be an expert（专家）on the day you graduate. You have to learn as you go.” Then, smiling, she added,“You will all pass this course, but remember that your education has just ________.”
1.A.first B.last C.only
2.A.similar B.hard C.easy
3.A.worked out B.handed out C.cried out
4.A.wide B.frozen C.unusual
5.A.reports B.dictionaries C.papers
6.A.put up B.put out C.put off
7.A.noisy B.silent C.angry
8.A.situation B.business C.subject
9.A.face B.refuse C.forget
10.A.ended B.begun C.failed
—Could you please tell me ______?
—In half an hour.
A.when the plane took off
B.how soon the plane will arrive
C.how long has the plane landed
Mary has two brothers and a sister. ______ of them likes durians（榴莲）, but Mary likes them very much.
A.None B.Neither C.All
