Dear Benter,
　　You have been away exactly two weeks today but it seems more like two years to me!
　　I’m glad to hear you’ll be back soon. Are you coming directly home, dear? Or do you plan to make some stops   36  the way? I hope you’ll be home in  37 for Patsy’s birthday next Sunday. She is  38 you to show films to her  39 friends.
Patsy keeps asking every day  40 you’ll be back. She says you never  41  that story you were telling her about  42 train that lost its “ toot”(喇叭嘟嘟聲). You’d better   43  and think up a good ending  44 it. You know how Patsy is? She  45 be happy until she knows exactly what ­__46  to the “toot” and  47 the little train got it back  48 !
　　Everything at home is fine except that we  49 you so much! I’ve been  50 with the spring cleaning. Yesterday I had Cora  51 in to wash the kitchen walls and she did a very good __52 of it. The kitchen looks as though it’s been repainted. I made some new yellow curtains, and they  53 very beautiful.
　 I went to see your mother yesterday. Her  54 is all gone and she looks very  55 . Your sister Jean looks wonderful! She has taken off about fifteen pounds since she began dieting. But now she’s complaining that none of her clothes fit!
Hope to see you before next Sunday.
　 Love and kisses to you!
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     Yours
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　           Lynn
【小題1】A in           B. on          C. at          D. along

【小題2】

A．time B．fact C．a(chǎn)ll D．the end

【小題3】

A．expecting B．thinking C．a(chǎn)greeing D．hoping

【小題4】

A．small B．short C．little D．low

【小題5】

A．that B．when C．why D．unless

【小題6】

A．finished B．stopped C．supplied D．included

【小題7】

A．some B．a(chǎn) C．the D．this

【小題8】

A．care B．a(chǎn)rrive C．pretend D．hurry

【小題9】

A．on B．for C．a(chǎn)t D．in

【小題10】

A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．won’t D．shouldn’t

【小題11】

A．a(chǎn)ffected B．a(chǎn)bout C．happened D．was

【小題12】

A．how B．however C．because D．why

【小題13】

A．yet B．too C．a(chǎn)gain D．next

【小題14】

A．love B．think C．miss D．care

【小題15】

A．working B．ready C．together D．busy

【小題16】

A．stay B．come C．visit D．drop

【小題17】

A．work B．job C．thing D．clean

【小題18】

A．show B．feel C．become D．look

【小題19】

A．cold B．heat C．health D．medicine

【小題20】

A．good B．well C．nice D．best

Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman．There was a big box in the businessman’s living room．The businessman pointed at the box and said，“There’s only one thing you  1   do．Don’t open the box．”After  2    this，he left the living room．
The woman said to her husband，“There must be  3   in the box．Let’s open it，shall we?” Her husband said ___4___ to her．
But the woman didn’t give up her idea．One day，she decided to ___5___ what was      __6   it．Her husband didn’t stop her this time．She opened the box and looked inside．She found nothing in the box and then tried hard to close it,    7   she failed．
That evening the businessman came home and found the box was   8  ．He was very __9___ and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home．
“But there is nothing in the box，”the woman said．“We   10    anything at all．”The businessman shouted at them，“The box is not important．I cannot believe you．That’s important!”
【小題1】A．needn’t     B．wouldn’t   C．mustn’t       D don’t have to
【小題2】A．saying     B．said        C．says         D to say
【小題3】A．expensive something
B．something expensive
C．nothing expensive
D expensive anything
【小題4】A．yes        B．nothing     C．no           D hello
【小題5】A．look for    B．clean up    C．find out     D get over
【小題6】A．near       B．under       C．in           D on
【小題7】A．though     B．or         C．unless       D but
【小題8】A．closed     B．empty       C．open         D full
【小題9】A．happy      B．a(chǎn)ngry       C．stressed out  D worried
【小題10】A．didn’t take  B．won’t take  C．haven’t taken  D aren’t taking