It was still raining. The shop assistant was ready to __1__. “No, please don't，” Tammy __2__. “I'm lost and I have nowhere to go.” She had __3__ her mind to stay where she was because she was sure that her mom would be back to get her.__4__， she had been here for so long and why no one had come. She thought it for the hundredth time.
In the distance she heard a vehicle engine __5__ hoped it was her mom or dad in their car. She was __6__ when she saw that it was a school bus filled with kids. Her eyes were fixed on the bus. Her brain got busy wondering if she should __7__ the bus and if she did so, then how __8__ would help her, because she didn't know where she __9__. Suddenly she saw a huge __10__ monster in the bus. She was really __11__ and began to run. Then the school bus was chasing after her.
“Tammy！” a soft __12__ voice called and someone __13__ touched her shoulder.
“Mom！” Tammy said in __14__， tears of joy rolling down her face.
“Were you having a bad __15__， honey？” she heard her darling mom ask.
“Yes, Mom，” she said __16__. “I was lost and being chased by a school bus and a huge green monster！”
Her mother laughed __17__ and hugged Tammy closely. “You poor dear！” she said. “Dreams can __18__ seem so real, right？” Tammy __19__ her head in agreement and snuggled (依偎) closer. “But you're safe and warm at home！” Tammy sighed in__20__.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Tammy迷路了，在商店避雨，这时一辆校车驶来，她正在琢磨是否要使校车停下，突然她看到校车里有一头绿色巨兽……这时妈妈叫醒了她，原来是一场梦，她松了一口气。
1．A.arrive B．show
C．leave D．come
解析：选C 根据下文中的“No, please don't”和“I'm lost and I have nowhere to go.”可知，Tammy迷路了，无处可去，她希望店员不要离开(leave)，故C项正确。
2．A.thought B．worried
C．hesitated D．laughed
解析：选A 根据上句可知，店员要离开；结合“No, please don't”可知，该句是Tammy心里想的内容。A项意为“想”，符合语境，故A项正确。
3．A.relied on B．made up
C．dealt with D．given up
解析：选B 根据语境可知，她下定决心要待在原来的地方，因为她确信她妈妈会回来接她的。make up one's mind为固定搭配，意为“下定决心”，故B项正确。A项意为“依靠，依赖”；C项意为“处理”；D项意为“放弃”。
4．A.Finally B．Therefore
C．Besides D．However
解析：选D 根据上句语境再结合空处后面的“she had been here for so long and why no one had come.”可知，她在这里待了这么久，可是没有人来接她，空处前后为转折关系。However意为“然而，不过”，符合语境，故D项正确。
5．A.but B．and
C．or D．for
解析：选B 根据语境可知，在远处，她听到了一个汽车引擎的声音，她希望那是她的妈妈或爸爸在他们的车里。根据语境并分析句子结构可知，空处前后为顺承关系，故用并列连词and，故B项正确。
6．A.proud B．comfortable
C．excited D．disappointed
解析：选D 根据该句中的“when she saw that it was a school bus filled with kids”可知，她看到的是载满小孩的校车，并不是她的父母，据此可以判断，她很失望(disappointed)，故D项正确。A项意为“骄傲的”；B项意为“令人舒服的”；C项意为“兴奋的”。
7．A.start B．get off
C．stop D．run after
解析：选C 根据前文可知，她看到的是载满小孩的校车，并不是她的父母；结合该句可以判断，她在琢磨是否要让校车停下(stop)，故C项正确。A项意为“开始”；B项意为“下班，离开”；D项意为“追赶”。
8．A.her dad B．her mom
C．the monster D．the bus driver
解析：选D 根据该句中的“if she did so, then how__8__would help her, because she didn't know where she__9__”，并结合前文中的“a school bus”可知，因为她不知道自己住在哪里，所以她担心校车司机(the bus driver)不知道如何帮助她，故D项正确。
9．A.stayed B．lived
C．hid D．waited
解析：选B 参见上题解析。B项意为“居住”，故B项正确。
10．A.red B．white
C．green D．yellow
解析：选C 根据下文中的“a huge green monster”可知，她突然看到校车里有一头巨大的绿色怪兽，故C项正确。
11．A.scared B．puzzled
C．offended D．excited
解析：选A 根据上句，她突然看到校车里有一头巨大的绿色怪兽可知，她非常害怕(scared)，开始奔跑。故A项正确。
12．A.similar B．ordinary
C．different D．familiar
解析：选D 根据下句中的“Mom”，并结合常识可知，妈妈的声音应是熟悉的(familiar)。故D项正确。A项意为“相似的”；B项意为“平常的”；C项意为“不同的”。
13．A.quickly B．gently
C．partly D．easily
解析：选B 根据该句中的“soft”可知，她的妈妈温柔地(gently)抚摸她的肩膀。故B项正确。
14．A.relief B．danger
C．regret D．sorrow
解析：选A 根据该句中的“‘Mom！’ Tammy said in __14__”可知，当发现是妈妈后，她应该是感到宽慰，故A项正确。B项意为“危险”；C项意为“懊悔”；D项意为“悲伤”。
15．A.memory B．idea
C．habit D．dream
解析：选D 根据下文中的“Dreams can__18__ seem so real”，并结合该句可知，妈妈问她是不是做噩梦(dream)了。故D项正确。
16．A.eagerly B．angrily
C．cautiously D．secretly
解析：选A 根据下句“I was lost and being chased by a school bus and a huge green monster！”可知，在梦中她迷路了，被一辆校车和一头绿色巨兽追赶；再结合常识可以判断，她急切地(eagerly)将梦中的情景讲给她的妈妈听，故A项正确。B项意为“愤怒地”；C项意为“小心地，谨慎地”；D项意为“秘密地”。
17．A.calmly B．slowly
C．softly D．strangely
解析：选C 根据语境可知，她的母亲轻轻地(softly)笑了笑，并紧紧地抱住了Tammy。故C项正确。A项意为“平静地”；B项意为“慢慢地”；D项意为“奇怪地”。
18．A.never B．ever
C．sometimes D．once
解析：选C 根据该句语境并结合常识可知，妈妈告诉她，有时(sometimes)梦境似乎很真实，故C项正确。
19．A.waved B．nodded
C．dropped D．raised
解析：选B 根据该句中的“in agreement”可知，Tammy同意地点头(nodded)，故B项正确。A项意为“挥手”；C项意为“垂下”；D项意为“抬起”。
20．A.contentment B．doubt
C．surprise D．patience
解析：选A 根据上句“But you're safe and warm at home！”妈妈告诉她，她现在待在温暖而安全的家里可知，Tammy满足(contentment)地叹了口气，故A项正确。B项意为“怀疑”；C项意为“惊奇”；D项意为“耐心”。
