back her tears with great 　10　. "Thank you. Please, please eat. " And with that, we all began to eat. Conversation broke 　11　 around the room while Grandma laughed and talked with us all. Cancer would take away her ability to eat, but not the gift of being the best hostess. The evening went on as normal 　12　 do. By the time the night was over, I felt 　13　 to my family than ever before. I learned that we gather together on holidays not to eat a rich feast, but to 　14　 and share with one another. We 　15　 my Grandmother's courage, but we all learned a lesson in grace. In the following years, my Grandma 　16　 to create meals for family events. She told me once with a laugh, "I may not be able to eat, but I can 　17　 taste things. " With a 　18　 heart, Grandma prepared what she could not have for the only purpose of making us 　19　. She inspired me to learn to cook and helped me find the 　20　 to make everything come together: love.

1. A. excitement　　 B. surprise C. satisfaction D. agreement

2. A. disappointment B. thoughts C. laughter D. sorrow

3. A. different B. popular C. same　 D. similar

4. A. glaring B. nodding C. joking D. staring

5. A. take away B. take in C. take up D. take down

6. A. plans B. dinners C. holidays D. actions

7. A. delicious B. expensive C. cheap D. terrible

8. A. record B. rule C. dark　 D. silence

9. A. wish B. concern C. courage D. confidence

10. A. efforts　 B. effects C. relief D. patience

11. A. in B. up　 C. down　 D. out

12. A. New Year's Days B. Christmases C. Thanksgivings D. April Fool's Days

13. A. farther B. closer C. happier D. stranger

14. A. apologize B. promise C. forgive D. support

15. A. remembered B. mentioned C. followed D. celebrated

16. A. decided B. continued C. hated D. started

17. A. still B. ever C. just D. even

18. A. selfless B. selfish C. anxious D. pitiful

19. A. sad B. happy C. surprised D. lovely

20. A. sign B. skill C. attitude D. secret

Ⅲ. 语法填空

　　阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　Most Americans think of New Year as a single day on January 1st. However, Chinese-Americans and people from other1. (culture) that use different calendars each have another celebration as well. A good example of this is the Chinese New Year celebration in San Francisco, which is similar to 2. we do in Shanghai.

　　The most famous part of Chinese New Year in San Francisco is the parade, which3. (watch) by over three million people every year. Over a hundred entries take part in the parade4. (march) through downtown and Chinatown. In the course of the parade, cheering from the crowd is mixed 5. ________ music as local community groups wave banners, flags, and carry lanterns. Chinese themed floats will "float" by, including 6. ________ long Golden Dragon float that 7. ________(take) one hundred people to operate. Local kung fu schools will perform lion dances when firecrackers explode around their feet.

　　For many Americans, celebrating 8. ________(they) ancestral culture is as

9. ________(importance) as American culture, and they celebrate both. If you have a chance 10. (visit) the United States, you may have a chance to see some of the celebrations yourself.