One day a mother brought home a small 26 and gave it to her little girl on her birthday. She told her little girl that the jar was 27 , and that she could write to her mommy about anything in the world and then put it in the jar. And 28 , in its place, there would be a 29 for her. Soon the jar became a special part of their lives. The little girl loved to get 30 from her mommy. They always told her how 31 she was. Sometimes, too, there would be a little 32 in the jar with a note telling her how 33 her mommy was of her. She 34 all of her mommy’s letters in a pretty box by her bed. The mother 35 each of her little girl's letters, too. As the years went by, that little girl 36 into a young lady and then got married and started a 37 of her own. For the first time, the jar sat 38 . The mother dusted the jar every day and sometimes looked inside, 39 sadly that the magic jar years had to end. One day the young lady came to 40 her mother. She went straight to her mother's room, opened the chest at the end of her bed, and found what she was looking for. She 41 a piece of paper and put it in the jar, and 42 it to her mother. The mother opened the magic jar and there was that note from so long ago, "You're going to be a 43 !" And when that baby boy was born months later, there was the jar 44 in his nursery (育儿室) with a blue bow tied around it, and a note that read,"Magic jar years never 45 : they are always just beginning." 26. A. jar B. box C. bag D. toy 27. A. worthy B . magic C. beautiful D. cheap 28. A. thus B. somewhat C. later D. anyway 29. A. doll B. candy C. book D. note 30. A. letters B. sweets C. flowers D. gifts 31. A. fat B. special C. ordinary D. wise 32. A. air B. love C. present D. money 33. A. ashamed B. afraid C. tired D. proud 34. A. kept B. hid C. buried D. forgot 35. A. marked B. treasured C. counted D. numbered 36. A. developed B. turned C. grew D. fell 37. A. business B. factory C. shop D. home 38. A. empty B. straight C. full D. shining 39. A. judging B. remembering C. realizing D. knowing 40. A. treat B. award C. visit D. notice 41. A. designed B. cut C. prepared D. folded 42. A. handed B. fell C. posted D. sent 43. A. hero B. grandma C. beginner D. mother 44. A. hanging B. placing C. sitting D. lying 45. A. disappear B. sell C. break D. end
答案:26. A 27. B 28. C 29.D 30. A 31.B 32. C 33. D 34. A 35.B 36.C 37.D 38.A 39. C 40.C 41.D 42. A 43. B 44. C 45.D