18 The price of oil is increasing so rapidly.

Indeed ! The oil prices____by 10 and 20 percent so far.

A increased B increase C had increased D have increased

19 You had better encourage your children to____some of their pocket money for future education .

A put aside B put up C put off D put back

20 This year the number of the US students ____in China has increased by 18.4percent compared to last year.

A to study B studying C having studied D studied

第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

One of my fondest Christmas memories was also one of our family’s bleakest(最令人沮丧的).We were just little kids , and on Christmas Day mom 21 us all around her to tell us , 22 ,that there would be no presents because all we really wanted was to 23 for our daddy.He was very sick . I don’t remember anything else except four little girls surrounding my mother, crying 24 a miracle(奇迹)

At that very moment ,someone 25 loudly on the door. 26 Behind him was a merry group of soldiers from the Army base where my father 27 as a minister . News had 28 that we were in trouble ,and his colleagues knew we needed some 29 .

With all the excitement ,even my dad 30 in a blanket to keep warm , came down and sat in front of a roaring fire in our room to watch his children be 31 by good Samaritants(乐善好施的人). The presents were unwrapped , and we girls 32 packages and found a doll each and four board games.

What is 33 to me is that I don’t even remember what sickness my father was suffering from.I 34 remember an evening of laughter and 35 There were no expensive toys but 36 moments of friendship and fun given by young men who knew that a family was having a(n) 37 time . They gave their time and their 38 to little children who needed to laugh.

The most important thing in life aren’t things . And what about the true 39 of holidays ? I hope we all are able to remember a thing about the holidays that stirs(搅动)our heart , that isn’t really a thing at all, but the smile on a child’s face because we take a moment to hug or 40 a tear.

21A requested B commanded C gathered D recommended

22A in tears B in doubt C in silence D in surprise

23A apply B pray C pay D ask

24A to B with C for D in

25A knocked B beat C tapped D str uck

26A Fighting B Shooting C Running D Following

27A charged B existed C governed D worked

28A expanded B spread C distributed D disappeared

29A confidence B cheer C trust D wisdom

30A dressed B attached C trapped D wrapped

31A persuaded B saved C taught D entertained

32A discovered B sought C unfolded D packed

33A strange B frightening C useful D encouraging

34A seldom B just C even D hardly

35A happiness B surprise C doubt D anxiety

36A shocking B priceless C worthless D beneficial

37A relaxing B great C ordinary D rough

38A praise B treatment C attention D response

39A theme B spirit C principle D theory

40A wipe away B deal with C write about D burst into