Unit 2 The Olympic Games Using language课时作业

一、完形填空。

　　One day，while we were visiting my parents on a farm in late summer，Dad mentioned he'd always wanted a Crimson King Maple Tree for the yard.Mom agreed that the trees were __1__.

　　Like many other parents，mine were hard to __2__ for，so I figured this was a great opportunity to get them something they'd __3__.I also thought two would be even better.I checked the __4__ at work and decided it was a bit more than I could __5__-but all of my siblings(兄弟姊妹)agreed to give some money to buy the trees.

　　In northern Ohio，you don't plant maple trees at Christmas，so we decided to __6__ Mom and Dad with a special Christmas in October before the ground __7__.We asked my aunt if she'd help us with the "__8__"，and she called my parents __9__ to say she was coming for a Sunday visit.Then my sisters and sisters­in­law went into __10__，planning a big holiday turkey dinner.

　　On the __11__ Sunday，we all met at my house and __12__ the trees into a truck.I __13__ as Santa Claus.When we arrived at my parents' house，Dad was __14__ something was wrong first.He and Mom were amazed when we told them __15__ we were there.

　　When Christmas __16__，of course，we couldn't go to our parents' house empty­handed，so Mom and Dad got __17__ presents that year.Almost half a century later，I __18__ drive by the old farm and smile when I see those big，handsome __19__ and remember giving a special __20__ to special people at Christmas in October.

　　1．A.distinctive　　　　B．fragrant

C．expensive D．pretty

　　2．A.shop B．represent

C．answer D．care

　　3．A.deserve B．appreciate

C．advertise D．imagine

　　4．A.result B．number

C．price D．express

　　5．A.afford B．expect

C．fancy D．handle

　　6．A.frighten B．assist

C．surprise D．reward

　　7．A.warmed B．froze

C．softened D．darkened

8．A.trick B．purchase