David is a middle school student. He had lived in a small    1   for fifteen years. It was a small place with only five families living there. His father,Mr. Hill,was a rich farmer and later on he   2    a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His   3   moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had   4   friends here. At first he often played by   5  .

His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. David   6   to stay with her and talks to her a lot. Now they're good friends.

One afternoon,Cathy told David,"It'll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. I'll have a birthday party. Would you like to come?"

"7   . I'm glad to,"the boy said happily.

David got home and thought of a  8  he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he   9  to ask the girl what she liked. He couldn't telephone her because he didn't know her  10  . At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked,"What's the matter,dear?"

"What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday,Mom?"

"Nothing,"the woman said,"I just wish I were sixteen."

£¨   £©1. A. town   B. city     C. village   D. country

£¨   £©2. A. open           B. opens          C. opened    D. opening

£¨   £©3. A. home           B. shop           C. building       D. family

£¨   £©4. A. a few   B. few    C. a little   D. little

£¨   £©5. A. himself        B. him            C. his   D. he

£¨   £©6. A. enjoy   B. enjoys    C. like   D. likes

£¨   £©7. A. Well    B. No             C. Sorry     D. Certainly

£¨   £©8. A. book          B. dress          C. present  D. pen

£¨   £©9. A. forgot         B. forget          C. remember      D. remembered

£¨   £©10. A. home   B. number         C. place   D. address