B. they can take turns driving their children to school

　　C. they reach school quickly

　　D. they can drive their children to school in time

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　No matter how old you are, your mom will always remain as one of the most important people in your life. Maybe you don't know how to express your appreciation and love to her on an ordinary day. 36 Here are several things we can do this Mother's Day to show how much we appreciate and care for our mothers.

Give her flowers. 37 You can show your love to your mom by giving her flowers that match her personality. Or, if you do not know your mom's favorite, carnations(康乃馨) could be your best choice.

Cook for her. Mothers usually are the ones who cook for us. Your mom will absolutely love it if you surprise her by taking over the kitchen and cooking something for her. Just make sure you clean up afterwards.

　38 You can just do so describing how much your mother means to you. It can be very effective that your mom will keep them and always be reminded of how important she is to your lives as a family member.

　Travel with her. Mothers work hard, so traveling can help her to relax and forget her problems. She will treasure the moment-wherever you go, just your presence. 39 .

　Take her to a spa. Massages or spas（按摩保健） are for moms of all ages, and she will enjoy breaking the boredom of staying indoors the whole day. 40

　Mother's Day is coming. It is a time to let Mom know she's special to you.

A. Write her a letter.

B. Remember her wedding anniversary.

C. A lot of us forget that the best gift to give her is ourselves.

D. Almost every girl appreciates flowers and so does your mother.

E. She remains the center of attention and respect for a child for a long time.

F. And this will offer your mom comfort and an increased sense of well-being(幸福感).

G. However, Mother's Day is the special time when you can let her know how important she is to you.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（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中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　Don and his 11-year-old son, Allen, love basketball very much. On Allen's birthday, Don 41 to drive him to Chicago, more than two hours' distance, for the first game of the World Cup. They had no 42 but hoped to buy two from other people.

　After arriving, they 43 in the streets for two hours carrying a 44 which said, "We need two tickets". 45 the cheapest ticket was $175 and they could not 46 it. They were about to leave when a man 47 them. He pulled 48 two tickets and handed them to Don. "How much do you want?" " 49 ! No money is needed!" said the man.

　When asked, the man 50 , "I am working for Joe, who hasn't 51 a World Cup for 16 years. But he is ill and can't make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only 52 he set is to give the tickets to people who I think will be deserving. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and 53 them right away. Then I saw you. You seemed very 54 and you make me 55 my Dad and myself when I was a child. I 56 wanted to go to see a World Cup game with my father at that time. But I never got the 57 ..."

How important and 58 the game was to Don and his son! Here is what Don said,"It's the most worth 59 thing that happened to us. My boy and I must have shouted about 100 times during the

60 . I can't forget that night."

41. A. refused B. ordered C. decided D. happened

42. A. tickets B. cards C. passes D. money