Question

 Many books have been written about " the art of giving". And we also know that it's hard to give people a gift, (1) a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and (2)

  As is often the case,some little kids think they don't get enough gifts (3) some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too (4) . For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree,it is enough to make her very (5)

  Gift giving is different in different (6) Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone (7) ，because many people have enough things and don't want (8) gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember (9) In the USA,some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don't need to (10) too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.

  To make things (11) ，some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however, (12) money can make people uncomfortable. "When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they're being lazy，"says John Wilson. "In England, we have a saying：It's the thought that (13) . When someone gives me money, I feel they don't think about it at all. I prefer to receive a gift (14) has some thought behind it."

  Different people have very different thoughts (15) this subject. So maybe the art of giving is difficult！What do you think?

(   ) 1. A. specially    B. especially   C. commonly    D. usually

(   ) 2. A. displays    B. disadvantages  C. disagreements    D. dislikes

(   ) 3. A. while    B. when        C. as    D. if

(   ) 4. A. same    B. similar    C. small    D. huge

(   ) 5. A. lonely    B. happy     C. sad    D. angry

(   ) 6. A. cities    B. towns     C. provinces    D. countries

(   ) 7. A. else    B. other      C . another    D. else's

(   ) 8. A. too much    B. much too    C. too many    D. many too

(   ) 9. A. a child    B. a person    C. a guide    D. a chef

(   ) 10. A. spend    B. take     C. cost    D. make

(   ) 11. A. more difficult    B. easy    C.  difficult D. easier

(   ) 12. A. using    B. giving    C. receiving    D. fetching

(   ) 13. A. counts    B. discovers    C. finds    D. invents

(   ) 14. A. who    B. what     C. where    D. that

(   ) 15. A. to    B. on      C. up    D. in

Answer 1

1. B specially意為"專門地"；especially意為"特別，尤其"；commonly意為"通常，常常"；usually意為"通常"。由上文it's hard to give people a gift可知，給別人送禮物很難，特別是為個人買禮物。

2. D由空格前的their likes可推知，送禮物要考慮他們喜歡什么和不喜歡什么。

3. A 由上文some little kids think they don't get enough gifts可推知，空格前后是老人與小孩認識上的對比，W此用while,表示"然而"。

4. C same意為"相同的";similar意為"相似的";small意為"小的";huge意為"巨大的"。由下文中的a leaf from a tree可知，禮物再小也不為過。

5. B lonely意為"孤獨的";happy意為"高興的";sad意為"悲傷的";angry意為"生氣的"。結(jié)合上句可知，禮物再小也是一番心意。就算孩子只是從樹上摘一片葉子送給媽媽，這也足以讓媽媽非常開心。

6. D city意為"城市";town意為"城鎮(zhèn)";province意為"省";country意為"國家"。由下文中的In Japan,In Canada,In the USA可知，贈送禮物因S家的不同而不同。

7. A他們不打開禮物的目的是以后可以把禮物送給別人。else意為"別的，其他的"，用在不定代詞someone的后面，意為"別人";other表示"別的，其他的"，要用在所修飾的名詞前。

8. C too much修飾不可數(shù)名詞，意為"太多";much too修飾形容詞或者副詞，意為"太";too many修飾可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)，意為"太多";many too沒有這種表達。gifts是可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)，要用too many修飾。

9. B child意為"孩子";person意為"人";guide意為"導游";chef意為"廚師"。由上文可知，樹是作為一份禮物、代表一個人的心意而被送出的。在加拿大,一棵樹可以幫助記住一個人。

10. A 主語是people，指人，表達"花費"用spend。

11. D由下文中的just give money可知，有的人為了讓事情更簡單，用錢作為禮物。因此，用easy的比較級easier”

12. C use意為"使用";give意為"給";receive意為"接收";fetch意為"去拿來"。由"however"表示轉(zhuǎn)折可知，空格處應選與give對應的詞，此處表示接受別人的錢有時會讓人感覺不舒服。

13. A count意為"重要";discover意為"發(fā)現(xiàn)";find意為"找到，發(fā)現(xiàn)";invent意為"發(fā)明"。"It's the thought that counts"意為"(比起禮物來）情義更重要"。

14. D先行詞是gift,指物，關系代詞應用that或which。

15. B句意為：關于這個話題，不同的人有不同的想法。on意為"關于"，符合語境。