The night started out ordinarily enough．Jack and Tara, our   1   , were in their small beds surrounded by toy animals．My husband, Pat, and I went to sleep   2  ．

          3   after midnight, Jack quietly touched me．“Mommy, I want to stay with you．I promise I won’t take much room．” I shifted  4   to make room．My son soon fell asleep．

       An hour later, Tara cried and I carefully went downstairs．“Mommy, my   5   is all stuffed up（堵住）．I can’t really breathe very well．Will you please   6   with me a little while?” Tara doesn’t often get up at night,   7   I decided to be there for her．She soon fell asleep．I returned to my own bed．I was determined to sleep．But to my   8   , I found Jack sleeping on my side of the bed．He looked so   9   that I couldn’t remove him．Quietly and carefully, I lay down between  10   and Jack．

       I did manage to get some sleep   11  I heard Tara’s voice again．I returned to  12  Tara．“Mom, please lie down with me a little bit, I had a bad dream, and I’m so   13  ．” “Of course, honey．It was only a dream．Mommy’s here and   14   is okay．” We fell asleep   15  each other’s arms．

       Even in my sleepy state, I thought of   16   these nights of merry-go-round（一连串的繁忙活动）beds will be over．In their place, my twins will be grown．  17  before I’m ready, our children’ rooms will be much too   18  and empty．So it is especially on days when I’m worn out after a night on this mom’s merry-go-round that I remind  19   that these very days and nights are, in fact．“the good old days”, ever so   20  ．

1．A．sons                     B．twins                  C．daughters            D．students

2．A．downstairs            B．in                        C．out                     D．upstairs

3．A．Sometimes            B．Some time           C．Sometime            D．Some times

4．A．gently                   B．kindly                  C．rudely                 D．impatiently

5．A．nose                     B．mouth                 C．heart                   D．eye

6．A．come                    B．stay                    C．talk                     D．play

7．A．even though          B．so                       C．no matter when    D．however

8．A．joy                       B．anger                  C．disappointment     D．surprise

9．A．deeply                   B．sound                  C．content               D．deep

10．A．my father            B．Tara                    C．Pat                     D．my mother

11．A．before                 B．when                  C．after                   D．until

12．A．show off             B．look after             C．watch out            D．take care

13．A．scared                 B．exciting               C．excited                D．scaring

14．A．something           B．anything              C．everything           D．nothing

15．A．over                    B．on                       C．by                      D．in               

16．A．how often           B．how soon            C．how long             D．how much

17．A．No doubt             B．No wonder          C．No problem         D．No worry

18．A．noisy                  B．quiet                   C．still                     D．calm

19．A．my children         B．my husband         C．my friend            D．myself

20．A．potential             B．precise          C．precious         D．previous

The night started our ordinarily enough. Jack and Tara，our  1  ，were in their small beds surrounded by toy animals. My husband，Pat，and I went to sleep  2  .

 3 after midnight，Jack quietly touched me. “Mommy，I want to stay with you. I promise I won’t take much room.” I shifted  4  to make room. My son soon fell asleep.

An hour later，Tara cried and I carefully went downstairs. “Mommy，my  5  is all stuffed up (堵住)．I can’t really breathe very well. Will you please  6  with me a little while？” Tara doesn’t often get up at night，  7  I decided to be there for her. She soon fell asleep. I returned to my own bed. I was determined to sleep. But to my  8  ，I found Jack

sleeping on my side of the bed. He looked so  9  that I couldn’t remove him. Quietly and carefully，I lay down between  10  and Jack.

I did manage to get some sleep  11  I heard Tara’s voice again. I returned to  12  Tara.

“Mom，please lie down with me a little bit. I had a bad dream，and I’m so  13  .”“Of course，honey. It was only a dream. Mommy’s here and  14  is okay.” We fell asleep  15  each other’s arms.

   Even in my sleepy state，I thought of  16  these nights of merry­go­round (一连串的繁忙活动) will be over. In their place，my twins will be grown.  17  before I’m ready，our children's rooms will be much too  18  and empty. So it is especially on days when I’m worn out after a night on this mom’ s merry­go­round that I remind  19  that these very days and nights are，in fact，“the good old days”，ever so  20  .

	3．A. Sometimes 4．A. gently 5．A. nose 6．A. come 7．A. even though 8．A. joy 9．A. friendly    10．A. my father                               11．A. before 12．A. show off 13．A. scared 14．A. something 15．A. over 16．A. how often 17．A. No doubt 18．A. noisy  19．A. my children 20．A. potential		B．Every time B．kindly   B．mouth   B．stay  B．so  B．anger B．heavy B．Tara   B．when   B．look after B．exciting B．anything B．on  B．how soon B．No wonder  B．quiet B．my husband B．precise		C．Sometime C．rudely  C．heart                    C．talk  C．no matter when C．disappointment C．content    C．Pat   C．after    C．watch out    C．excited  C．everything  C．by      C．how long     C．No problem  C．still       C．my friend   C．precious

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The night started out ordinarily enough. Jack and Tara, our   36  , were in their small beds surrounded by toy animals. My husband, Pat, and I went to sleep   37 .
  38  after midnight, Jack quietly touched me. “Mommy, I want to stay with you. I promise I won’t take much room.” I shifted   39  to make room. My son soon fell asleep.
An hour later, Tara cried and I carefully went downstairs. “Mommy, my   40  is all stuffed up（堵住）. I can’t really breathe very well. Will you please   41  with me a little while?” Tara doesn’t often get up at night,   42  I decided to be there for her. She soon fell asleep. I returned to my own bed. I was determined to sleep. But to my   43  , I found Jack sleeping on my side of the bed. He looked so   44  that I couldn’t remove him. Quietly and carefully, I lay down between  45  and Jack.
I did manage to get some sleep   46  I heard Tara’s voice again. I returned to   47 Tara. “Mom, please lie down with me a little bit, I had a bad dream, and I’m so   48 .” “Of course, honey. It was only a dream. Mommy’s here and   49  is okay.” We fell asleep   50  each other’s arms.
Even in my sleepy state, I thought of   51  these nights of merry-go-round（一连串的繁忙活动）beds will be over. In their place, my twins will be grown.   52  before I’m ready, our children’ rooms will be much too   53  and empty. So it is especially on days when I’m worn out after a night on this mom’s merry-go-round that I remind   54  that these very days and nights are, in fact. “the good old days”, ever so   55 .

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

       The night started out ordinarily enough. Jack and Tara, our   36   , were in their small beds surrounded by toy animals. My husband, Pat, and I went to sleep   37  .

          38   after midnight, Jack quietly touched me. “Mommy, I want to stay with you. I promise I won’t take much room.” I shifted   39   to make room. My son soon fell asleep.

       An hour later, Tara cried and I carefully went downstairs. “Mommy, my   40   is all stuffed up（堵住）. I can’t really breathe very well. Will you please   41   with me a little while?” Tara doesn’t often get up at night,   42   I decided to be there for her. She soon fell asleep. I returned to my own bed. I was determined to sleep. But to my   43   , I found Jack sleeping on my side of the bed. He looked so   44   that I couldn’t remove him. Quietly and carefully, I lay down between  45   and Jack.

       I did manage to get some sleep   46   I heard Tara’s voice again. I returned to   47  Tara. “Mom, please lie down with me a little bit, I had a bad dream, and I’m so   48  .” “Of course, honey. It was only a dream. Mommy’s here and   49   is okay.” We fell asleep   50   each other’s arms.

       Even in my sleepy state, I thought of   51   these nights of merry-go-round（一连串的繁忙活动）beds will be over. In their place, my twins will be grown.   52   before I’m ready, our children’ rooms will be much too   53   and empty. So it is especially on days when I’m worn out after a night on this mom’s merry-go-round that I remind   54   that these very days and nights are, in fact. “the good old days”, ever so   55  .

1.A．sons                        B．twins                  C．daughters            D．students

2.A．downstairs               B．in                       C．out                     D．upstairs

3.A．Sometimes              B．Some time           C．Sometime            D．Some times

4.A．gently                     B．kindly                 C．rudely                 D．impatiently

5.A．nose                        B．mouth                 C．heart                   D．eye

6.A．come                      B．stay                    C．talk                     D．play

7.A．even thoughB．so    C．no matter when    D．however

8.A．joy                         B．anger                  C．disappointment    D．surprise

9.A．deeply                     B．sound                  C．content                D．deep

10.A．my father              B．Tara                    C．Pat                     D．my mother

11.A．before                   B．when                  C．after                   D．until

12.A．show off                B．look after            C．watch out            D．take care

13.A．scared                   B．exciting               C．excited                D．scaring

14.A．somethingB．anything                           C．everything           D．nothing

15.A．over                      B．on                      C．by                      D．in 

16.A．how often              B．how soon            C．how long             D．how much

17.A．No doubt               B．No wonder          C．No problem         D．No worry

18.A．noisy                     B．quiet                   C．still                     D．calm

19.A．my childrenB．my husband                    C．my friend            D．myself

20.A．potential                B．precise                C．precious              D．previous