完型填空（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）
One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to 41 a great climbing plant that had grown across a roof beam（房梁）, so that we could repair the roof and 42 the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a 43 of a blackbird. He then 44 something 45 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth __46__ it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 47 ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to 48 me.
“You won’t believe that the 49 blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we plant to feed on,” he said, “but they also want their children to 50 in a cradle（摇篮）of gold!”
When my daughter ___51__ on the eve of the 52 ,we told her about this 53 occurrence (事件).
“Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud 54 .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 55 a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer 56 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the 57 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like 58 . I hope that if my grandson 59 loses it, one of the 60 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
1.A. remove B. cover C. grow D. water
2.A. build B. paint C. rescue D. print
3.A. nest B. baby C. body D. egg
4.A. moved B. got C. picked D. noticed
5.A. nice B. colorful C. shiny D. special
6.A. over B. through C. above D. around
7.A. horror B. surprise C. delight D. disappointment
8.A. ask B. shock C. show D. give
9.A. working B. cheating C. dreaming D. thieving
10.A. lie B. sing C. listen D. wait
11.A. came up B. came over C. came across D. came by
12.A. party B. Christmas C. birthday D. wedding
13.A. important B. strange C. terrible D. frightening
14.A. cry B. sigh C. laugh D. sound
15.A. hid B. threw C. lost D. broke
16.A. fitted B. satisfied C. matched D. interested
17.A. jewels B. toys C. clothes D. presents
18.A. attractive B. new C. modern D. golden
19.A. almost B. just C. even D. ever
20.A. Blackbirds B. Grandchildren C. neighbors D. mice
---Peter was killed in the earthquake!
---_____ I talked with him last week.
A. What a pity! B. I beg your pardon. C. Sorry to hear that. D. Is that so?
It was along the Mississippi River ______ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood _____ the story happened.
A. which; that B. that; which C where; that D. that ;that
---How long ______ in Shanghai?
--- For two weeks. I’m going to visit some schools in Shanghai.
A. did you stay B. are you staying C. do you stay D. have you stayed
“Don’t talk in class again ”, the teacher said to him .
The teacher ________.
A. asks him not to talk in class again
B. told him to not talk in class again
C. asked him to not talk in class again
D. told him not to talk in class again
We had ____ fun at Mary’s birthday party last Sunday.
A. a plenty of B. a great many C. a large number of D. a great deal of
