二. 完形填空 (每小题1分，共10分)

It’s December 28th. New Year’s Day is    16   . Ma Li is in a    17    shop. She wants to buy a blouse    18    her mother. She is happy because she    19    a blue blouse. It looks pretty. She thinks it    20    her mother’s trousers well, so she asks the shopkeeper what the    21    is. “198 yuan,” says the shopkeeper. Ma Li is surprised (吃惊的), “Too    22   ! What’s it made of?” The shopkeeper tells her the blouse is made of silk. “Good things always    23    much,” he says.

“But I have only 190 yuan. Can it be cheaper (更便宜)? I buy it for my mother. ”

“   24   . 198 yuan is the last price. But I will lend you 8 yuan.”

“   25   ? We don’t know each other.”

“Because I love my mother, too,” says the shopkeeper with a smile (微笑).

(   )16. A. going       B. coming      C. here       D. there

(   )17. A. toy         B. clothes       C. gift       D. sports

(   )18. A. with       B. in        C. about      D. for

(   )19. A. wants      B. gets       C. finds      D. makes

(   )20. A. fits       B. goes       C. matches     D. meets

(   )21. A. size      B. colour       C. material     D. price

(   )22. A. expensive    B. cheap      C. nice      D. hard

(   )23. A. cost      B. need        C. have      D. spend

(   )24. A. Thanks      B. OK       C. Fine      D. Sorry

(   )25. A. What       B. Why       C. How     D. Where