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My mother seemed to be able to make dolls (洋娃娃) out of anything. She made some dolls for me and my two elder sisters. I 1playing with them, but still, secretly, I hoped for a store-bought 2like the one our rich cousin had. Her doll 3open and close its blue glass eyes and even say "Mamma". I 4stopped admiring it and hoping to have one.
However, my dream 5came true when I was six. One day my father came back from his business trip with three 6dolls! They were much smaller than our cousin’s doll and their eyes were just painted ones, but I did not 7such differences. They were 8"store-bought" dolls. We each chose one and I named 9Misako.
Soon my sisters and I became10. Our "children" kept us 11all day. We gave them a bath, 12them, brushed their hair, took them out for a walk and put them to bed. Several months later, they got more like real children — their 13and bodies became dirtier; their dresses got stained; their hair less smooth.
But, by then, 14interests seemed to have moved into 15toys. Their dolls were abandoned (被抛弃) and in bad condition. One had 16one of her arms, and 17was one-legged. "You can 18them if you want," my sisters said to me. Thus, I had 19_ dolls. They were more or less handicapped (残疾) and they often looked at me as if they needed me to 20them. I enjoyed this feeling of being needed — being the only one in the world who could protect them with a lot of love. Indeed, they made the rest of my childhood days very happy.
1.A. wanted B. expected C. hoped D. enjoyed
2.A. doll B. toy C. girl D. baby
3.A. might B. should C. could D. dared
4.A. often B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
5.A. immediately B. firstly C. hardly D. finally
6.A. beautiful B. lovely C. store-bought D. new
7.A. care about B. care for C. think about D. worry about
8.A. total B. real C. like D. true
9.A. my B. one C. them D. mine
10.A. sisters B. fathers C. friends D. mothers
11.A. free B. busy C. hard D. tired
12.A. wore B. put on C. dressed D. wash
13.A. faces B. legs C. arms D. hands
14.A. my B. their C. my sisters’ D. my doll’s
15.A. tiny B. different C. curious D. humorous
16.A. lost B. wounded C. cut D. damaged
17.A. the other B. another C. it D. other
18.A. look out for B. take care of C. pay attention to D. have a look at
19.A. two B. few C. many D. three
20.A. teach B. feed C. satisfy D. help
Coming into the room, I found them ______ at the table, _____ chess.
A. seated; playing B. seating; playing C. seat; play D. seated; played
If you ______ go, at least wait until the rain stops.
A. can B. must C. should D. would
I ______ her, but I never could.
A. ought to help B. must help C. must have helped D. ought to have helped
— Anything new in the new regulations（规则）? — They will ______ to us all.
A. great benefit B. do harms C. do good D. for the benefit
We don’t doubt _____ he will succeed in the research work.
A. that B. whether C. how D. what
