五.完形填空(15%)

One day, when I was five years old , my mother was washing the kitchen floor. I was telling her about a new girl in my school when she suddenly asked. “Who are your __31__ friends ?” “Jill and Jaime.”  I had been friends with Jill__32____ I was about three years old, and I really liked Jaime.

My mother stopped cleaning the ___33___. “Well, what about your __34____Karen and Cindy?” Why aren’t they your best friends ?” She seemed ___35__ as if I hurt her feeling.

“But they’re my sisters.” “Yes, but they can still be your best friends. Friends may come and go, your sister will ___36___ be there for you.”

At that time, the idea of my two sisters being my closest friends seemed ___37__ to me. We sometimes __38___ about toys, food or watching on TV. And they weren’t the same ___39___ as me. We all had our own friends in school.

However, my mother never let the three of us___40__ it: Sisters are lifelong friends. She would often tell us how___41__ we were. She took us to places ___42___.So we developed common___43__.

Today I share(分享) things with my sister that I don’t share with___44___ else. It was twenty-three years ago that my mother first asked me __45___ were my best friends. Today she doesn’t have to. She always knows.

31. A .new B. foreign C. best D. normal

32.A. since B. before C. when D. until

33.A. room B. windows C. dishes D. floor

34. A. brothers B. sisters C. classmates D. friends

35.A. nervous B. polite C. upset D. happy

36.A.never B. often C. sometimes D. always

37.A. similar B. strange C. interesting D. excellent

38.A. fought B. played C. lived D. studied

39. A. class B. height C. age D. weight

40. A. know B. forget C. remind D. remember

41. A. lucky B clever C. lazy D. naughty

42.A. differently B. together C. alone D. secretly

43.A. books B. company C. interests D. language

44.A.anyone B. someone C. nobody D. others

45.A.who B. where C. what D. how