第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　It happened when I was in Grade 4. My teacher Ms Orange asked us to bring cards, candy and other __1__ to class. She wanted us to celebrate (庆祝) Thanksgiving Day as a class. I __2__ this activity and thought it would be fun, __3__ I asked my mom to help me make some nice cookies. I __4__ bought some Thanksgiving cards. I couldn't wait to give them to my classmates.

　　When the day finally __5__， things went very well. People gave each other cards and candy. Everyone seemed very __6__. I gave out all of the things I took to school to my classmates. However, I received __7__. I was surprised at what was happening. Ms Orange then asked us to __8__ what we received and say whom it came __9__. When my name was called, I couldn't hold back my __10__ because I didn't get anything from anyone. I was __11__ by the people who said that they were my __12__.

　　It was surely a __13__ Thanksgiving Day for me. I was angry. But I didn't want to __14__ my classmates. I kept being kind to them and __15__ hard. And what I did paid off. I became one of the __16__ students in my class. My teachers and classmates were proud of me. Now I have many good friends by my side. The __17__from them alone will always be the best gift I will value forever.

　　I __18__ that the best gifts in life don't come from stores. It's the things that we value in our __19__ that count. I'm glad that I made the right decision and __60__ my classmates' friendship in the end.

　　1．A. ideas　　　B．books C．bags D．gifts

　　2．A. paid for B．looked forward to C．made use of D．looked at

　　3．A. though B．as C．so D．but

　　4．A. also B．never C．sometimes D．hardly

　　5．A. joined B．arrived C．lasted D．changed

　　6．A. worried B．funny C．happy D．upset

　　7．A. everything B．anything C．something D．nothing

　　8．A. show B．eat C．sell D．paint

　　9．A. to B．from C．for D．by

　　10．A. aims B．plans C．tears D．words

11．A. loved B．replied C．preferred D．forgotten