阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily 1to buy a mountain bike. She’d been saving her pocket money all year, 2doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You 3have your pick from my bicycle 4.” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would 5to choose.
As Christmas 6near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she 7a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, Em, I’m out of 8.”
Throughout December, Emily continued to 9hard. Then one day, she made a 10__ announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very 11.
12by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 13of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 14I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光). Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 15the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 16the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 17, sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 18away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 19? I like to think it was God’s way of 20a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years--- while giving her dad a lesson in the process.
1.A. promised B. amazed C. determined D. organized
2.A. as well as B. in addition [网] C. because of D. except for
3.A. need B. should C. must D. can
4.A. collection
B. contribution C. shop D. club
5.A. seldom B. likely C. slightly D. merely
6.A. drew B. became C. went D. pulled
7.A. observed B. sensed C. watched D. noticed
8.A. charge B. change C. control D. order
9.A. study B. try C. listen D. work
10.A disappointing disappointing B. surprising C. formal D. public
11.A. agreeable B. hopeful C. thankful D. pitiful
12.A. Moved B. Shocked C. Persuaded D. Demanded
13.A. one B. some C. two D. any
14.A. While B. When C. Because D. Though
15.A. express B. describe C. explain D. shake
16.A. returned B. delivered C. chose D. shared
17.A. sweet B. healthy C. happy D. fair
18.A. putting B. giving C. storing D. signing
19.A. present B. harvest C. winner D. chance
20.A. greeting B. praising C. sheltering D. rewarding
—You’re not angry then?
—______. I’ve never laughed so much in my life.
A. You’re joking B. You’ve made it
C. That’s all right D. Far from it
Remember to send me a photo of us next time you ______ to me.
A. are writing B. will write C. has written D. write
China will build 16,000 km of high-speed railway by 2020, with trains _______ 350 km/h.
A. running as fast as B. run as fast as C. runs as quickly as D. run as quickly as
The post-80’s and 90’s are ________, so it’s hardly surprising that boys have a close relationship with their parents.
A. said to grow up in a greenhouse B. said to have grown up in a greenhouse
C. saying to grow up in a greenhouse D. saying to have grown up in a greenhouse
Small as it is, the ant is ______ any other animal on the earth.
A. much as a creature as B. as much a creature as
C. a creature as much as D. as much as a creature
