请阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

       It was December 22．The bitter wind swept the countless snowflakes（雪花） across my front yard．My dad was there sweeping the  1．His nose was red as a cherry．With every breath he took, a white puff escaped  2the air．

       Inside, my mother was _3_the last of the boxes． 4I entered the front door, the thought that after today I wouldn’t enter through that  5ever again burned a hole in my stomach．I picked up my dog and sat Indian style with him in my lap on the  6, wooden floor．I had no 7but to sit on the floor, for there was no longer any furniture in my house．I sat there in a daze （恍惚）, just 8．There was no reason for my parents to make me, a once 912-year-old kid,  10．I had two best friends right across the street; I did well in school and I always kept my room clean． 11, this was “my house”．By no means did I want a couple of  12living here．These recurring （重复） thoughts  13around in my mind and I couldn’t find an answer．

       Out of the front window I could see the orange top of a truck pulling in along the cleaned driveway and I knew it was the other U-Haul．At once their men came  14in through the back door like World War Ⅲ was starting．

       I watched  15as the men, my mother and my dad loaded the truck．My dog even winced （畏缩） as he stared out of the window．I wondered if he was  16, too, or if he just wished to play outside in the snow．

       My mum came in, looking solemn （凝重）．She turned  17the overhead light, put the  18in my arms and took me out of the back door．A totally 19feeling filled my heart．For the first time in my life, I wondered what  20would be like to me tomorrow．

1.A．stairs B．garden       C．sidewalk              D．driveway

2.A．into   B．down         C．on                      D．over

3.A．piling B．packing      C．collecting            D．locking

4.A．Though                   B．Since                  C．As                      D．While

5.A．yard  B．door          C．box                     D．flat

6.A．cold  B．wet           C．broken                D．dirty

7.A．choice                     B．way                    C．solution               D．means

8.A．dreaming                 B．thinking               C．sleeping               D．laughing

9.A．intelligent                 B．clever                  C．happy                 D．honest

10.A．remain                   B．cry                     C．suffer                 D．move

11.A．However                B．Besides                C．Therefore            D．Yet

12.A．neighbors               B．strangers             C．visitors                D．elders

13.A．came                     B．traveled               C．danced                D．flowed

14.A．running                  B．flying                  C．driving                D．riding

15.A．curiously               B．happily                C．interestingly         D．helplessly

16.A．afraid                    B．angry                  C．sad                     D．lonely

17.A．down                    B．off                      C．on                      D．up

18.A．box B．dog           C．bag                     D．hand

19.A．excited                  B．eager                   C．empty                 D．unknown

20.A．weather                 B．school                 C．home                  D．world

 --- Where was the park that the author described in his latest book?

       ---___ was near the zoo ___ we took many photos last month．

       A．That, that          B．It, that           C．It, where          D．It, which

 ---Why did he___ that the man we met on the bridge was his father?

       ---God knows!

       A．refuse               B．deny             C．accuse              D．resist

 We were informed that the woods behind our apartment building would be removed to___ a swimming pool for the residents．

       A．take a chance                                  B．leave alone  

      C．break away from                               D．allow for

 To be an astronaut, you must not only be strong in mind, but also be sound mentally and___．

       A．eventually         B．willingly         C．potentially          D．physically

 She’s such a smart ___ that she can type 150 words in one minute．

       A．typewriter        B．typist            C．surgeon              D．pilot

 ---Come and lend me a hand! I can’t manage all this stuff．

       ---I’m sorry．___ ．

       A．It’s none of my business                B．Next time

       C．I have only one pair of hands             D．No way

 The judge declared, “Everything that Shylock owns___ be taken away from him．”

       A．shall                 B．will                  C．would             D．could

 ---Do you think he will give up this job?

       ---No．Nothing___ his mind．

       A．shall                                          B．changes       

       C．is changing                                     D．changed

 ---Warren Buffett is the second wealthiest man in the world ．

---He is, but___ doesn’t follow that he lives the most expensive life．Actually, he still lives in an old house that he bought 30 years ago．

       A．that                   B．it               C．everyone           D．anyone