题目内容：

Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought  31 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).

This farmhouse had been  32  too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s  33  made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a  34  from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.

Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse  35  the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried  36  when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he 37  into the room where grain was stored and was quite  38  as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he  39  a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat  40  , and without thinking he started to run and luckily  41  the cat’s paws (爪子).

The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a  42  family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to  43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came  44  the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.

Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!

The house came  45  the next few days. Zigfried  46  every single hour of them.  47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a  48  smile at the door of his home, he heard the  49 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The  50  froze on his face； his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

1.                A．carefully        B．excitedly        C．hopefully D．proudly

 

2.                A．shabby         B．noisy           C．messy    D．empty

 

3.                A．mouth          B．nose           C．stomach D．throat

 

4.                A．bag            B．stick           C．bowl     D．coat

 

5.                A．although        B．until           C．whereas D．unless

 

6.                A．leapt           B．sniffed         C．trembled D．withdrew

 

7.                A．broke          B．marched        C．paced    D．stole

 

8.                A．curious         B．nervous         C．pitiful    D．sensible

 

9.                A．took           B．released        C．felt D．drew

 

10.               A．strongly        B．irregularly       C．slowly     D．wildly

 

11.               A．escaped        B．seized          C．rubbed    D．scratched

 

12.               A．close          B．happy          C．new D．young

 

13.               A．celebrate       B．communicate    C．compete  D．compromise

 

14.               A．across          B．from           C．off   D．up

 

15.               A．alive           B．loose          C．open D．still

 

16.               A．counted        B．enjoyed        C．missed    D．wasted

 

17.               A．However       B．Instead         C．Moreover D．Therefore

 

18.               A．bitter          B．forced         C．polite     D．satisfied

 

19.               A．introduction     B．discussion       C．comment D．debate

 

20.               A．blood          B．smile           C．tear D．sweat