2023江苏省高中学业水平合格性考试英语模拟试卷（含答案详解1）

2023年1月江苏省普通高中学业水平合格性考试

英语仿真模拟试卷（一）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分4（）分）

第一节单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.Inthefarmyards,thechickensandeventhepigsweretootoeat.

A.excitedB.nervousC.braveD.shocked

2.Whenaskedabouttheiropinionabouttheschoolmaster,manyteacherswouldprefertoseehim

stepasideyoungermen.

A.intermsofB.inneedofC.infavorofD.inpraiseof

3.Therewasnolightintheroomandittookmeafewsecondstothedarkness.

A.leadtoB.appealtoC.tendtoD.adjustto

4.MyparentsinNanjing.Theywerebornthereandhaveneverlivedanywhere,else.

A.livedB.willliveC.werelivingD.live

5.Theoldcoupleformoreman40yearsandneveroncehavetheyquarreledwitheach

other.

A.marriedB.havemarried

C.havegotmarriedD.havebeenmarried

6.Mr.Blackwalkedaroundandofferedhelpweweredoinganexperiment.

A.whileB.althoughC.untilD.unless

7.Weliveinanagemoreinformationisavailablemoreeasilythaneverbefore.

A.whyB.towhomC.whenD.onwhich

8.TheremusthavebeenalargenumberoftouristsinSanyaduringthepastSpringFestival,

9

A.mustn'tthereB.havenJtthereC.wasn9tthereD.didn'tthere

9.withadifficultsituation,Arnolddecidedtoaskhisbossfbradvice.

A.TofaceB.HavingfacedC.FacedD.Facing

10.—Sorry,I'mlate,MissWang.Theminibusbrokedown,andtherewerenotaxis.

A.You'rewelcome.B.It9sapleasure.

C.That'sright.D.That'sallright.

第二节完形填空（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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳

选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

My4-year-oldsonnowenjoyspostingletters.Hehasformedthe___11___ofdrawingpictures,

writinghisnameonthem,andthen___12___theartworkinanenvelope.Hetheninsistson

___13___hishandworktotheneighbors,andamailboxhe___14___belongstotheelderlycouple

wholivenextdoor.Tobe___15___,Ididn'tthinkmuchofit,butIhad___16___towarnmy

neighborsofthedrawings17appearingintheirletterboxes—Ijustdidn'thavethe18

todoso,becauseIwasalittlebusyrecently.

OnTuesdayoflastweek,IwaswalkingdowntoschooltocollectmysonwhenI___19___

Mary,myelderlyneighbor,___20___athermailbox.Shesaid,"Jodie,isityourlittlesonthathas

beenpostingitemsinmyletterboxtome?”Iwasatonce___21___,“Ohyes,Mary,itis.I'msorry.

Imeanttotellyou..Shecutmeoff,"Jodie,Ijustlovehismail.Fve___22___everyitemhehas

sent.Youdon'tknowhowmuch___23___thelettershasmademyday.Ijustlovethem.^^WhileI

waswalkingdowntoschoolafterour___24___,manythoughtscametome.Marydoesn'thavea

lottofillherdays,___25___shewasamothertoanumberofchildrenherselfwhoreceivesfairly

regularvisitors.Thesmall26ofgettingsomemail——picturesdrawnbythehandofayoung

child-hasbrought27toherdays,justasmyvisittomygrandparentsdoes.

Ihavedecidedthatmysonshould28____thispractice.Heshouldalsostartsendingsome

itemstohisgrandparentsinPerthaswell.Itwillmost29maketheirday.

Ifsdoingthelittle,simplethingsthatcanoftenmakeabig___30___insomeone'slife.

11.A.habitB.attitudeC.styleD.form

12.A.hidingB.writingC.drawingD.putting

13.A.handingB.holdingC.postingD.writing

14.A.openedB.setC.choseD.saw

15.A.kindB.surprisedC.carefulD.honest

16.A.meantB.askedC.hatedD.refused

17.A.actuallyB.suddenlyC.hardlyD.partly

18.A.intelligenceB.strengthC.moneyD.time

19.A.metB.visitedC.datedD.called

20.A.cryingB.lyingC.laughingD.standing

21.A.humorousB.embarrassedC.confusedD.amused

22.A.copiedB.boughtC.keptD.

examined

23.A.receivingB.writingC.paintingD.

exchanging

24.A.reportB.expressionC.talkD.

discussion

25.A.unlessB.butC.soD.although

26.A.chargeB.offerC.actD.help

27.A.worthB.happinessC.valueD.future

28.A.addB.stopC.continueD.form

29.A.certainlyB.unfortunatelyC.accidentallyD.

confidently

30.A.pointB.differenceC.behaviourD.living

第二部分：阅读理解（共15题每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Youmaynotknowalotofpeoplewhenyoustarthighschool.Evenifyouknowsome

freshmen,youstillfeelnervousthatyoudon'tknowanyupperclassmenorteachers.Howareyou

goingtomakefriendsamongthisseaofunknownfaces?

Mosthighschoolsholdafreshmanorientationbeforeschoolactuallystarts,whichishelpful

notonlybecauseyoucanknowyourwayaroundthebuildingandgettomeetsomeofyour

teachers,butalsobecauseyougettomeetfellowfreshmen.Thatway,whenyoushowuponyour

firstdayofschool,youmayalreadyrecognizeafewfamiliarfaces.Whenyoutalktoyournew

classmates,you'llprobablyfindthatalotofthemarefeelingjustlikeyouare.They'reallnewto

theschoolanddon'tknowwhattoexpect.Talkingaboutacommonworrywiththemcanhelpyou

developfriendships.

TheworkinhighschoolissomethingthatfreshmenarepossiblywoiTiedabout.Theworkin

highschoolbuildsonwhatyoulearntinmiddleschool,givingyouamoreadvancedknowledgeof

manysubjects.Soyoumayfindyouhavemoreworktodoorthatit'sabitmorechallenging.If

youeverfindyourworktoodifficult,teacherscangiveyouextrahelp.

Highschoolalsohasmoreextracumcularactivitiesthanmiddleschooldoessuchasclubs,

musicandtheatregroupsandsportsteams.Thisisagoodtimetoexploreyourinterestsandtry

newthings.

Highschoolgivesyouthechancetolearnhowtomanageyourtime,todevelopyoursocial

skillsandinterests,andmoreimportantlytobemoreindependentandresponsible.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“orientation-meaninparagraph2?

A.Game.B.Discussion.

C.Training.D.Examination.

32.Whatarefreshmenprobablyworriedabout?

A.Thelearningtask.B.Theabilitytomakefriends.

C.Thefriendshipwithteacher.D.Thefreshmanorientation.

33.Extracurricularactivitiesmainlyhelpstudents?

A.builduphealthybodies.B.developtheirinterests.

C.developfriendships.D.improvetheirlearningability.

34.Whoisthepassagewrittenfor?

A.Freshmenathighschool.B.Freshman'sparents.

C.MiddleschoolstudentsD.Upperclassmeninhighschool.

It'simportanttokeepyoungchildrenconnectedtotheactivitiestheylove.Evenifthe

childrendon'tplaysports,thesegreatstoriesinthesportsbooksaboutcompetitionanddealing

withdifficultiesaretimelessandgoodforthem.

KarateKids

HollySterling

CometojoinMayaforakarateclass!Mayalovesplayingwithherfriendsandshowingher

teachershowhardshehasworked.ButthemostimportantpartMayaexpectsisreceivingthe

encouragementoffriendsandteachers,whichmakesherveryexcited.

(Ages:3-7)

HowtoSolveaProblem

AshimaShiraishi

Ifyouthoughtrock-climbingwasonlyforadults,thinkagain.AshimaShiraishiisconsidered

tobeoneofthebestteenageclimbersintheworld.Shestartedclimbingrocksintheparkwhen

shewasjustsixyearsold!Herstorywillencouragechildrentodealwithanydifficultyintheir

way,andtotrustthemselvesandtheirownabilities—nomatterwhatlifethrowsatthem.

(Ages:4-8)

SportsStarMadLibsJunior

RogerPrice

Dreamingofthetimeyoucanplaywithyourteam?Orperhaps,you9rejustfeelingalittle

boredathome?Ifso,thisbookisthebestchoiceforyou!Fillintheblankswiththewordsyou

canthinkofandcreatefunnysportsarticlesthatwillgiveyougreatpleasureforhours.

(Ages:5-8)

TheZach&ZoeMysteriesAllStarCollection

MikeLupica

AlthoughMikeLupicamightbebest-knownfbrhismiddle-gradesportswriting,hehasn't

forgottenbeginners.Inthisfour-bookcollectiontwinsZachandZoecombinetheirloveofsports

andsolvingmysteriestotakereadersonfun-filledadventuresonthefootballfieldandbasketball

court.

(Ages:6-9)

35.WhatcanchildrenmainlylearnfromAshimaShiraishi'sstory?

A.Howtodevelopnewabilities.

B.Howtofacechallengesbravely.

C.Howtocommunicatewithadults.

D.Howtogiveencouragementtoothers.

36.Whichbookwillyouchooseifyouwanttomakeupstoriestokilltime?

A.KarateKids.

B.HowtoSolveaProblem.

C.SportsStarMadLibsJunior.

D.TheZach&ZoeMysteriesAllStarCollection.

37.WhatdoweknowaboutTheZach&ZoeMysteriesALLStarCollection?

A.Itispleasingtoread.

B.Itiswrittenfortwins.

C.ItpraisesZach'sfriendshipwithZoe.

D.Itteacheschildrenabouttaskplanning

C

Iwillalwaysremembermymother'slastfewdaysinthisworld.

OnFebruary14th,2000myclasswentonafieldtriptothebeach.Ihadsomuchfun.When

wereturnedtoschool,myteachertoldmetogototheheadmastersoffice.WhenIgotintothe

office,Isawapoliceoffice.SuddenlyIrealizedsomethingwaswrong.Thepoliceofficetoldme

whathadhappenedandwewenttopickmysisterup.Afterthat,wewenttothehospitaland

waited.Timewentslowly.Finally,wegottoseeourmother.Itwasterrible.

Onthenextday,theheadmastercameandtoldmytwoteacherswhathadhappened.Iwas

takingarestthatday.Iknewithadsomethingtodowithmymother.Ikeptthinkingthatsheeither

diedorhadgottenbetter.HowIwishedthatshehadgottenbetter.Whenmyteachertookme

outside,mysisterranuptome.Shestartedcrying,"She'sgone.Teresa,momm/sgone.She's

dead.^^Icouldn*tbelieveit.Wejumpedintothecaranddrovestraighttothehospital.Mostofmy

familywerethere.Thesilencewasterrible.IknewIhadtosaygoodbye.

TodaywhenIlookback,Istillmissmymotherverymuch,butIknowthatIwilllive.My

motherwasastrongmother,whohadthebiggestheart.Mymotherwasanangelwalkingonthe

earth.Iwillalwaysrememberherasliving.Whensomeoneisaskedwhotheirhero（英雄）is,they

usuallysaysomeonefamous,likeMichaelJordanorBritneySpears,Whensomeoneasksmewho

myherois,Itellthem,mymother.Mymotherliveseveryday.Thatiswhatmakesheratrue

hero.

38.Whobroughtthewriterthebadnewsthathermotherwasill?

A.Hersister.B.Theheadmaster.

C.Herteacher.D.Thepoliceofficers.

39.Whatdidtheheadmastertellthetwoteachersonthenextday?

A.Hermotherhadbeenveryill.B.Hermotherhadbeendead.

C.Hermotherhadgottenbetter,D.Hersistercametoseeher.

40.Fromthelastparagraphofthepassageweknowthat.

A.thewriterisafraidofhermotherB.thewriterisproudofhermother

C.thewriterfeelssadabouthermotherD.thewriterfeelssorryforhermother

41.Thewritermustthinkhermotherisawoman.

A.famousB.freeC.richD.great

D

TraditionalChineseMedicine（TCM）hasbeengreatlycontributingtothetreatmentofthe

COVID-19,whichchangedthealtitudeofthewesternworldtoittosomeextent.However,inthe

past,foreignersknewlittleaboutit.Accordingtoagovernmentreport,althoughTCMhasbeen

introducedinto183countriesandregionsaroundtheworld,theirunderstandingofTCMmaybe

limitedtoacupuncture（针灸）,cuppingandmassage（按摩）.Forinstance,thepurple,injury-like

marksleftonaU.S.famousswimmersbackfromcuppingtorelaxhismusclesandreducepain

becamethecenterofattentionduringtheRioOlympicsin2016.

Infact,Chineseherbs（药草）playamoreimportantroleincuringdiseasesandkeepingthe

bodyingoodconditionintheTCMtreatmentsystemthanphysicaltreatment.Therefore,itis

disappointingtoknowthatalthough103worldHealthOrganizationmembercountrieshavegiven

approvaltothepracticeofacupuncture,notmanyrecognizeChineseherbalmedicine.TCMismuch

lesspopularthanWesternmedicinepartlyduetotheslowdevelopmentofChineseherbs.

Herbscanbemadeintopills,powderandsoup.Thekindofherbsused,theirquality,quantity

andtheprocessingtogetherdeterminetheeffectivenessoftheprescription（处方）.Comparedwith

Westemmedicine,whichhasstandardizeddrugproductionprocessesandtreatmentmethods,TCM

lacksstandardization.Thechemicalcompositionandfunctionsofitsmedicinearestillunclearand

theireffectsareunstable.Fortunately,standardizationhasimprovedinrecentdecadesandanumber

offactoriesareincreasinglyproducingpatentedTCMdrugs.

AnotherreasonwhyTCMprescriptiondrugshavedevelopedslowlyisthatitlackscreativity.

WhileWestemmedicine-makingcompaniescomeupwithnewproductseveryyear,TCMdrug

producerstendtomakemedicineaccordingtoprescriptionshandeddownfromthepast.That

ChinesechemistTuYoyowonthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicineforherresearchinto

malaria（痢疾）treatmentmaydrivecreativitytosomeextentinChina'sTCMindustry.

However,Romewasnotbuiltinaday.Thecurrentsituationcannotbechangedwithinashort

time.

42.WhydidtheUSswimmerattracttheaudience'sattentioninthe2016RioOlympics?

A.Theinjuryonhisback.B.Thegoldencuphewoninthegames.

C.Hisrelaxedmusclesandreducedpain.D.Thepurple,injury-likemarkslefton

hisback.

43.WhatshouldwedotomakeTCMberecognizedbymorecountries?

A.Setstandardsandimprovecreativity.

B.Increasefunctionsanddecreaseproduction.

C.Increasefunctionsandimprovecreativity.

D.Setstandardsandcreatemoreprescriptions.

44.HowdoesthewriterfeelaboutthefutureofTCM?

A.Anxious.B.Negative.

C.Disappointed.D.Positive.

45.WesternersDON'Tthink.

A.acupuncturetreatmentiseffective

B.cuppingcancuresomediseases

C.massagecanrelaxbodymuscles

D.herbscankeepthebodyingoodcondition

第三部分：阅读表达理解(共5题每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下列短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题所给的具体要求，完成对该问题作答。

Aself-serviceflowershopoperatedbyacollegestudentinBeijingisattractingmanyyoung

customers,Chinesemediareported.

Differentfromtraditionalshopsinthecapital,theyoungstorekeepersurnamedWangopened

thefirstself-serviceflowershopwherepeoplecanselectflowersandpayviamobilepayment

systemsincludingWechatandAlipay.

Bomafter2000andaloverofliterature,theyoungmansaid“hebeginsthestartupbecauseit

willnottakeuphistime"."Besides,peoplecangotoflowershopsatanytime,“headded.4tIcannot

focusonreadingwhenIhavetoservecustomers."SoWangopenedtheself-serviceflowershop

afterdoingmarketresearch.

Mostyoungcustomerslikeshoppinginafreeenvironment,andhatepromotionfromclerks,he

explained,addingthatcustomerscanhavetheirquestionsansweredaboutthenamesofflowers

throughmobileapps.

Eventhoughthereisnoshopkeeper,theoperationhasattractedmanyyoungcustomersand

provedtobeasuccess,atleastfornow.

Althoughhedoesnotsellflowersintheshopinperson,Wangsaidhewouldgototheshopat

oddintervalstotakecareoftheflowersthoughhecouldn'tafforditfulltime.

“Itisabusinesswithalittlemoney,anditcan'tcauseahugelossifaburglary(偷射happens,

hesaid,addingthathetrustspeople.

46.Howdopeoplepayforflowers?(nomorethan8words)

47.WhydoesWangopentheself-serviceflowershop?(nomorethan20words)

48.Howcancustomershavetheirquestionsansweredaboutflowers?(nomorethan10words)

49.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“atoddintervals“mostprobablymean?(nomorethan5

words)

50.Whatdoyouthinkoftheself-serviceflowershop?Tellyourreasons,(nomorethan20words)

第四部分书面表达（满分20分）

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英语仿真模拟试卷（一）参考答案

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节单项填空（共［0小题：每小题1分，满分10分）

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BCDDDACCCD

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

11.A12.D13.C14.C15.D16.A17.B18.D19.A20.

D21.B22.C23.A24.C25.D26.C27.B28.C29.A

30.B

第二部分：阅读理解（共15题每小题2分，满分30分）

31.C32.A33.B34.A

35.B36.C37.A

38.D39.B40.B41.D

42.D43.A44.D45.D

第三部分：阅读表达理解（共5题每小题2分，满分10分）

供参^■:

46.By/Through/ViamobilepaymentsystemsincludingWeChatandAlipay.

47.Becauseitwillnottakeuphistimeandpeoplecangotoflowershopsatanytime.

48.Throughmobileapps/theInternet.

49.Occasionally/Everynowandthen/Nowandthen/Sometimes/Onceinawhile.

50.Ithinkitisclever/perfect,becauseitsavestimeandprovidesafreeenvironment.

第四部分书面表达（满分20分）

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第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.Inthefarmyards,thechickensandeventhepigsweretootoeat.

A.excitedB.nervousC.braveD.shocked

【答案】B

【解析】考查形容词词义辨析及语句逻辑。句意：在农场，鸡甚至是猪都过于紧张而无法进

食。A.激动地B.紧张的C.勇敢的D.震惊的too…to表示"太…….以致不能”。.根据逻辑判

断，动物应该是太过于紧张而无法进食。故选B。

2.Whenaskedabouttheiropinionabouttheschoolmaster,manyteacherswouldprefertoseehim

stepasideyoungermen.

A.intermsofB.inneedofC.infavorofD.inpraiseof

【答案】C

【解析】考查介词短语辨析。句意：当被问到他们对校长的看法时，许多老师宁愿他能让位

给更年轻的人。intermsof"就…而言"；inneedof'需要"；infavorof"支持,赞成；有利于";

inpraise。「表扬根据题干中stepaside”让位，退位"可知，老师们更赞成校长退位这样对

youngermen的发展将起着infavorof"支持；有利"的作用。故选：C=

3.Therewasnolightintheroomandittookmeafewsecondstothedarkness.

A.leadtoB.appealtoC.tendtoD.adjustto

【答案】D

【解析】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：房间里没有光，我花费了好几秒钟才适应黑暗。lead

t。导致，引起；通向；叩pealto对…产生吸引力；呼吁：tendto倾向，易于；导致；adjust

to适应；调节。根据句意，故选：D。

4.MyparentsinNanjing.Theywerebomthereandhaveneverlivedanywhere,else.

A.livedB.willliveC.werelivingD.live

【答案】D

【解析】考查时态。句意：我的父母住在南京。他们出生在那里，从未在其他地方生活过。

此空是句子谓语动词，根据句意，可知此处表示经常性的动作，也是现在的客观事实，应该

用一般现在时态，主语是复数，所以用live,故选D。

5.Theoldcoupleformoreman40yearsandneveroncehavetheyquarreledwitheach

other.

A.marriedB.havemarried

C.havegotmarriedD.havebeenmarried

【答案】D

【解析】考查动词的时态。句意：这对老夫妇已经结婚四十多年了，并且从来没有吵过架。

根据时间状语formorethan40years可知要用现在完成时，marry和getmarried表示动作，

bemarried表状态，因为是延续40年的状态。故选：D。

6.Mr.Blackwalkedaroundandofferedhelpweweredoinganexperiment.

A.whileB.althoughC.untilD.unless

【答案】A

【解析】考查从属连词。句意：当我们做实验时，布莱克先生四处走动并提供帮助。A.while

当...时；B.although虽然；C.until直到；D.unless如果不，除非。根据主句“Mr.Blackwalked

aroundandofferedhelp（布莱克先生四处走动并提供帮助）”和从句“weweredoingan

experiment（我们正在做实验）”可知，此处使用连词while"当……时”引导时间状语从句。

故选Ao

7.Weliveinanagemoreinformationisavailablemoreeasilythaneverbefore.

A.whyB.towhomC.whenD.onwhich

【答案】.C

【解析】考查定语从句。句意：我们生活在一个比以往任何时候都更容易获得更多信息的时

代。分析句子结构和句意可知，此空引导定语从句，先行词是age,表示时间，从句结构完

整，先行词在从句中作时间状语，所以此从句用关系副词when引导；也可用介词加关系代

词引导，根据常用搭配inanage,可知介词选择in,age指物，关系代词用which,可用inwhich

引导，结合选项，故选C。

8.TheremusthavebeenalargenumberoftouristsinSanyaduringthepastSpringFestival,

?

A.mustn?tthereB.haven91thereC.wasn'tthereD.didn'tthere

【答案】C

【解析】本题考查反义疑问句。句意：在过去的春节期间，在三亚一定有很多游客，是吗？

therebe句型的反意疑问句的主语永远用there。must的反义疑问句有时间状语，反义疑问部

分用过去时态，故选C。

9.withadifficultsituation,Arnolddecidedtoaskhisbossforadvice.

A.TofaceB.HavingfacedC.FacedD.Facing

【答案】C

【解析】该题考查非谓语动词的用法。句意：面对困境，阿诺德决定向老板请教。主语Arnold

与face是被动关系，此处facedwithadifficultsituation作状语，故选Co

10.—Sorry,Tmlate,MissWang.Theminibusbrokedown,andtherewerenotaxis.

A.You'rewelcome.B.It'sapleasure.

C.Thafsright.D.That'sallright.

【答案】D

【解析】考查情景交际。句意：——对不起，我迟到了，王小姐。中巴车坏了，也没有出

租车。----没关系°You'rewelcome.不客气。It'sapleasure.不必谢。That'sright.那是对的。

That'sallright.没关系。根据第一句中“Sorry,I'mlate,MissWang.”可知，此处是在向王小姐

道歉，所以此处用“没关系”回答。故选D。

第二节完形填空（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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳

选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

My4-year-oldsonnowenjoyspostingletters.Hehasformedthe___11___ofdrawingpictures,

writinghisnameonthem,andthen___12___theartworkinanenvelope.Hetheninsistson

___13___hishandworktotheneighbors,andamailboxhe___14___belongstotheelderlycouple

wholivenextdoor.Tobe___15___,Ididn'tthinkmuchofit,butIhad___16___towarnmy

neighborsofthedrawings17appearingintheirletterboxes—Ijustdidn'thavethe18

todoso,becauseIwasalittlebusyrecently.

OnTuesdayoflastweek,IwaswalkingdowntoschooltocollectmysonwhenI___19___

Mary,myelderlyneighbor,___20___athermailbox.Shesaid,“Jodie,isityourlittlesonthathas

beenpostingitemsinmyletterboxtome?”Iwasatonce___21___,“Ohyes,Mary,itis.Tinsorry.

Imeanttotellyou...”Shecutme”Jodie,Ijustlovehismail.Tve___22___everyitemhehas

sent.Youdon'tknowhowmuch___23___thelettershasmademyday.Ijustlovethem."WhileI

waswalkingdowntoschoolafterour24,manythoughtscametome.Marydoesn'thavea

lottofillherdays,____25__shewasamothertoanumberofchildrenherselfwhoreceivesfairly

regularvisitors.Thesmall___26ofgettingsomemail——picturesdrawnbythehandofayoung

child——hasbrought___27___toherdaysJustasmyvisittomygrandparentsdoes.

Ihavedecidedthatmysonshould28thispractice.Heshouldalsostartsendingsome

itemstohisgrandparentsinPerthaswell.Itwillmost29maketheirday.

Ifsdoingthelittle,simplethingsthatcanoftenmakeabig___30___insomeone'slife.

11.A.habitB.attitudeC.styleD.form

12.A.hidingB.writingC.drawingD.putting

13.A.handingB.holdingC.postingD.writing

14.A.openedB.setC.choseD.saw

15.A.kindB.surprisedC.carefulD.honest

16.A.meantB.askedC.hatedD.refused

17.A.actuallyB.suddenlyC.hardlyD.partly

18.A.intelligenceB.strengthC.moneyD.time

19.A.metB.visitedC.datedD.called

20.A.cryingB.lyingC.laughingD.standing

21.A.humorousB.embarrassedC.confusedD.amused

22.A.copiedB.boughtC.keptD.

examined

23.A.receivingB.writing