[单项选择]When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments(装饰物)shining against the green of a pine. "Where did it come from" I asked.
"I asked the Gates boy to cut it," my mother said. "I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when called-oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon... " The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly(不够美观地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bi tof bare trunk showing in the middle.
A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees
B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees
C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree
D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

[单项选择]When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine. "Where did it come from" I asked.
"I asked the Gates boy to cut it," my mother said. "I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when called—oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon..." The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (不够美观地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle.
A. the writer spent his first Christmas during the war
B. soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war
C. all the soldiers had three-day passes
D. the writer could not go home for Christmas

[填空题]When the grandchildren came, what is the first thing that my parents do

[填空题]When the Roman army came to Britain, the first thing they did was to build ______.

[单项选择]Only when we came back home,（　）that my watch was missing.
A. did I find             
B. I found
C. I had found             
D. Had I found

[单项选择]Teddy came to my （）with a cheque of $200 to pay my room rate, after I phoned him that my wallet had been stolen.
A. attendance
B. assistance
C. rescue
D. safety

[单项选择]
What must you do first when making a valentine box

[单项选择]A:Abutton came off my shirt and was lost. B: Manyshirts come with an extra button. A: You’re right. ______________
A. Let’s see if it has one.
B. I’ll sew it on.
C. Forget it!
D. That’s a good idea.

[单项选择]What does the woman do first when she gets to school
A. She usually does nothing.
B. She usually does her homework first.
C. She usually cleans her desk first.

[单项选择]I ______ my breakfast when the morning post came.
A. had
B. had been having
C. have been having
D. was having

[填空题]What should we do first when we decide to buy a car at "Autoweb. com"
We should ______.

[单项选择]Which of the following tribes first came to Britain（　）.
A. Anglos.
B. Saxons.
C. Jutes.
D. Celts.

[单项选择]When I first arrived here to take up my new job, I stayed in a hotel, but I soon started looking for a permanent, a place to ______ my own.
A. residence; call
B. accommodation; refer
C. household; be
D. habitation; say