二、完形填空。(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)(2025·江苏盐城东台第五联盟调研)
阅读下面短文,从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
David is a middle school student. He with his parents had lived in a small village for fifteen years. It was a small place 1 only five families living there. His father, Mr Hill, was a rich farmer there. Mr Hill 2 a shop in our town two years ago. He bought a house here last month. His 3 moved to the new house and David began to study in our class. But he had 4 friends here. He often played by 5 .
His neighbour Cathy is a kind and 6 girl. She has many friends. She found the boy never talked with 7 and decided to help him. David 8 to stay with her and talked to her a lot. Now they’re good friends.
One afternoon, Cathy told David, “It 9 my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. I’ll have a birthday party. Would you like to come?”
“ 10 , I’d like to,” the boy said 11 .
David got home and thought of a 12 he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he 13 to ask the girl what she liked. He couldn’t telephone her because he didn’t know her 14 . At that moment, Mrs Hill came and asked, “What’s the matter, dear?”
“ 15 would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mum?”
“Nothing,” the woman said. “I just wish I were sixteen.”
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C
)1. A. has B. had C. with D. in
(
C
)2. A. open B. opens C. opened D. opening
(
D
)3. A. house B. shop C. building D. family
(
B
)4. A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
(
A
)5. A. himself B. him C. his D. he
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D
)6. A. help B. helps C. helped D. helpful
(
C
)7. A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody D. everybody
(
D
)8. A. enjoy B. enjoyed C. like D. liked
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D
)9. A. is B. was C. be D. will be
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D
)10. A. Hello B. No C. Sorry D. Certainly
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D
)11. A. sad B. sadly C. happy D. happily
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C
)12. A. book B. dress C. present D. pen
(
A
)13. A. forgot B. forget C. remember D. remembered
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B
)14. A. home B. number C. place D. address
(
A
)15. A. What B. Which C. Who D. How
