第14练 完形填空+阅读理解+短文改错 Ⅰ.完形填空 体裁:夹叙夹议 话题:礼物 词数:300 时间:15′ During the 1960s,my father had layoffs(解雇) now and then.My mother __1__ the family's money.She worked,but money was tight as she __2__ to pay the bills until my dad was rehired.At that time I was too young to know her __3__. But one spring,when I was 10,during one of my father's layoffs,I could __4__ my mother was upset.I __5__ that I would cheer her up by buying her a special Mother's Day gift. I could remember my mother once __6__ a store,the Agins,with great admiration.So I rode my bike to the store and told Mrs.Agins I was looking for a Mother's Day present. She didn't __7__ me but treated me like a valued customer and suggested an Italian purse. “How much money do you have?” she asked. “Twelve dollars,” I said. “You're in __8__,”she smiled.“It's only $11.You have a dollar left for the __9__.” Then I __10__ off happily. When my mother opened the gift,she appeared rather angry,“__11__ did you get this?” “I bought it at the Agins,”I said,“Mrs.Agins charged me 11 dollars.” Then my mother was surprised into __12__. |