Ever since I was little, my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate.
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_36_____, winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother ___
_37____ it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. __
_38____one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.
That year, ___
_39____ my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hoping to see just one snowflake. But there was no snow. I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.
But my sixteenth birthday, I had lost all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for _
__40____. During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy. I __
_41___ the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow ___
_42___down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed ____
43___me, but I didn’t care.
When I ___
44____home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was __
_45___ because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(水晶雪花) with a card that said, “Happy Birthday.”
How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final __
_46____ on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.
I was __
_47_____ that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.
| 小题1: | | A．Certainly | B．Unfortunately | C．Importantly | D．Luckily |
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| 小题2: | | A．when | B．how | C．whether | D．why |
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| 小题6: | | A．had | B．was | C．played | D．feared |
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| 小题7: | | A．fell | B．to fall | C．fallen | D．falling |
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| 小题9: | | A．arrived at | B．remained | C．got | D．entered |
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| 小题10: | | A．excited | B．confused | C．pleased | D．frustrated |
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| 小题11: | | A．order | B．mistake | C．wish | D．decision |
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| 小题12: | | A．certain | B．angry | C．sad | D．anxious |
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