Question

 When I turned 40, my husband secretly planned a surprise party for me. I'll never forget my feeling   1  I entered the restaurant and saw loving friends among flowers and music and a large display of photos. I hurried from one table   2  the next, greeting each guest. Then suddenly at the back of the room I caught sight of a gentle, smiling man with snow-white hair and a kind, blue-eyed woman on his arm.

“Mom, dad,” my   3  became wide. They had flown to Los Angeles from Chicago just hours before. I burst into tears at the sight of these two who, more than   4  else, had taught me that being there for another person is the   5  gift we can give.

A year later, my husband and I were invited to an unusual wedding. The night before the wedding, I decided to   6  my friends and beg off. “Kathy, this is Karen.”

“You're   7 , aren't you?” she broke in, almost begging (乞求). I   8  and at that moment the sight of my parents at my 40th-birthday party came into my mind.

“Yes, of course,” I said. “We'll be there.”

So we   9  And I was grateful we did. We weren't in our seats a minute before Kathy came up, happy but with   10  She told me how much our presence meant to her. Kathy's parents didn't make it as well as her son. I saw   11  in her eyes.

I see now that one's presence   12  be a duty. It is, in fact, something that we owe one another, whatever the   13  To be there—in person—for the sad or happy events of our friends and dear ones makes   14 .

When we are truly   15  for other people, important things happen to them and to us. We are renewed in love and friendship.

1.	A．though B．when C．if D．since

2.	A．to B．in C．at D．on

3.	A．nose B．forehead C．eyes D．ears

4.	A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody

5.	A．heaviest B．cheapest C．smallest D．greatest

6.	A．call B．help C．visit D．join

7.	A．driving B．coming C．going D．returning

8.	A．resisted B．prayed C．hesitated D．refused

9.	A．had B．went C．waited D．were

10.	A．tears B．surprise C．smiles D．pride

11.	A．puzzle B．comfort C．hurt D．honor

12.	A．must B．can C．may D．would

13.A．prize           13．wage     C．bill           D．cost

14.A．a problem      13．an opportunityC．a difference   D．an impression

15.	A．present B．happy C．thankful D．eager

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A

【解析】

1.这题考查连词，句意是：当我进入饭店时，我永远忘不了那种感觉。选B

2.考查介词：from…to…“从…到…”选A

3.从后面的形容词wide 可知答案是eyes，眼睛睁得很大。选C

4.考查代词，anybody else“其他任何人”选D

5.句意是：为了另一个人到这儿是我们能给的最好的礼物。选D

6.考查名词：从后面的对话看出这是一个电话。选A

7.朋友的婚礼肯定是希望作者去了。选B

8.考查动词，根据语境，一边是朋友的婚礼，一边是父母参加自己的40岁生日，让作者很犹豫。选C

9.考查上下文语境，从前面的“We'll be there.”说明我们去了。选B

10.考查语境，前面是happy but…,说明是我happy相反的词。选A

11.推测语意题：从前面的句子：Kathy's parents didn't make it as well as her son. 看出Kathy有受伤的感觉，选C

12.这题考查情态动词，can表示“可能”选B

13.考查名词：whatever the cost“无论代价是多少”选D

14.考查词组：make a difference“有影响，有差别”选C

15.从第二段第五空后面的gift可以推断是A。