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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more ________1, waiting for the final school bell. Upon its ________2everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged (破旧的) clothes. I had often ________3what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so ________4for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David ________5. I can still remember he was always ________6a smile and willing to help. He always ________7after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He ________8just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly ________9home.
Weeks passed and the ________10over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of ________11before the holiday break. I smiled in ________12as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David ________13standing by my desk.
“I have something for you,” he said and ________14from behind his back a small box. ________15it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my ________16I saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s ________17.”
“Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes ________18I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given ________19to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ________20the little empty box set on my desk.
1.A. anxious B. courageous 
serious D. sceptical
2.A. warning B. ringing calling D. yelling
3.A. scolded B. wondered realized D. learned
4.A. irregularly B. unnaturally untidily D. improperly
5.A. patient B. upset special D. funny
6.A. expressing B. delivering wearing D. sharing
7.A. practiced B. wandered studied D. stayed
8.A. would B. should might D. could
9.A. aim at B. turn to put off D. head for
10.A. argument B. excitement movement D. judgment
11.A. school B. year education D. program
12.A. relief B. return vain D. control
13.A. weakly B. sadly quietly D. helplessly
14.A. searched B. found raised D. pulled
15.A. Holding B. Handing Sending D. Leaving
16.A. delight B. expectation appreciation D. surprise
17.A. cheap B. empty 
useless D. improper
18.A. as B. until because D. though
19.A. advice B. support attention D. command
20.A. from B. behind over D. towards
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more 36 , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its 37 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged (破旧的) clothes. I had often 38 what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 39 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David 40 . I can still remember he was always 41 a smile and willing to help. He always 42 after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He 43 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly 44 home.
Weeks passed and the 45 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of 46 before the holiday break. I smiled in 47 as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David 48 standing by my desk.
“I have something for you,” he said and 49 from behind his back a small box. 50 it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my 51 I saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s 52 .”
“Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes 53 I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given 54 to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning 55 the little empty box set on my desk.
36. A. anxious B. courageous 
serious D. sceptical
37. A. warning B. ringing calling D. yelling
38. A. scolded B. wondered realized D. learned
39. A. irregularly B. unnaturally untidily D. improperly
40. A. patient B. upset special D. funny
41. A. expressing B. delivering wearing D. sharing
42. A. practiced B. wandered studied D. stayed
43. A. would B. should might D. could
44. A. aim at B. turn to put off D. head for
45. A. argument B. excitement movement D. judgment
46. A. school B. year education D. program
47. A. relief B. return vain D. control
48. A. weakly B. sadly quietly D. helplessly
49. A. searched B. found raised D. pulled
50. A. Holding B. Handing Sending D. Leaving
51. A. delight B. expectation appreciation D. surprise
52. A. cheap B. empty useless D. improper
53. A. as B. until because D. though
54. A. advice B. support attention D. command
55. A. from B. behind over D. towards
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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满30分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more 31 , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its 32 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often 33 what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 34 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David 35 . I can still remember he was always 36 a smile and willing to help. He always 37 after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He 38 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly 39 home.
Weeks passed and the 40 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of 41 before the holiday break. I smiled in 42 as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David 43 standing by my desk.
“I have something for you,” he said and 44 from behind his back a small box. 45 it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my 46 I saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face add back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s 47 .”
“Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes 48 I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given 49 to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning 50 the little empty box set on my desk.
31. A. anxious B. courageous C. serious D. cautious
32. A. warning B. ringing C. calling D. yelling
33. A. scolded B. wondered C. realized D. learned
34. A. irregularly B. unnaturally C. untidily D. improperly
35. A. popular B. upset C. special D. funny
36. A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing D. sharing
37. A. practiced B. wandered C. studied D. stayed
38. A. would B. should C. might D. could
39. A. aim at B. turn to C. put off D. head for
40. A. argument B. excitement C. movement D. judgment
41. A. school B. year C. education D. program
42. A. relief B. return C. vain D. control
43. A. weakly B. sadly C. quietly D. helplessly
44. A. searched B. found C. raised D. pulled
45. A. Holding B. Handing C. Sending D. Leaving
46. A. delight B. expectation C. appreciation D. surprise
47. A. cheap B. empty C. useless D. improper
48. A. as B. until C. because D. though
49. A. advice B. support C. attention D. command
50. A. from B. behind C. over D. towards
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳的选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Some people are just born to be failures. That’s the way some adults look at _________ kids. Maybe you've heard the saying, “A bird with a _________ wing will never fly as high.” I'm sure that T. J. Ware was made to _________ this way almost every day. At high school, T. J. was the best-known troublemaker in his town. He was a silent boy, didn’t answer questions and often _________ .
I met T. J. for the first time at an activity aimed at getting students more involved in community charity. When I _________ , the community leaders _________ me that T.J. had the longest arrest(拘留) record in the history of town. Actually, I wasn’t the first to hear about T.J.’s darker side as the first words of _________ .
At the start of the activity, T. J. was just _________ outside the circle of students, against the back wall, with a(n) _________ look on his face. He didn’t readily join the discussion groups, and didn’t seem to have much to say. But gradually, the interactive games _________ him in. T. J. shared his great thoughts on _________ . The other students_________ his ideas and were impressed with his passion for helping those in need. _________ , they elected T. J. co-chairman of the group.
After the activity, T. J. started showing up at school and being active in class, which none of his teachers expected. More _________ , two weeks later, T. J. led a group of 70 students in a drive to collect _________. They collected a school _________ : 2,854 cans of food in just two hours, (the shortest time in the history of town) enough to take care of _________ families in the area for 75 days.
T. J. reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs _________. Once it has _________, it can fly higher than the rest. Now T. J. is _________ quite nicely as a chairman of a nationwide charity organization.
1.A. failed B. troublesome C. annoyed D. worried
2.A. single B. faulty C. burden D. broken
3.A. think B. walk C. feel D. struggle
4.A. fought B. drove C. challenged D. laughed
5.A. looked up B. stood up C. finished up D. turned up
6.A. warned B. suggested C. reminded D. reached
7.A. explanation B. communication C. introduction D. instruction
8.A. standing B. laughing C. hiding D. wandering
9.A. worried B. interested C. indifferent D. puzzled
10.A. allowed B. showed C. drew D. put
11.A. games B. concerns C. school D. charity
12.A. ignored B. welcomed C. doubted D. misunderstood
13.A. However B. Besides C. Anyway D. Therefore
14.A. importantly B. surprisingly C. luckily D. popularly
15.A. money B. rubbish C. cans D. food
16.A. restaurant B. record C. yard D. term
17.A. needy B. lonely C. friendly D. likely
18.A. persuading B. mending C. observing D. teaching
19.A. healed B. noticed C. appeared D. changed
20.A. behaving B. growing C. flying D. achieving
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阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Standing in the driveway, I watched my grown children drive off into the distance. I looked down the road until I could no longer see their ________.
“They live too far away from me,” I said to myself. “When did they ________ and become parents of small children? ________ that be me?”
I slipped back inside the house and just walked through the rooms for no reason ________. I was just missing them already and looking for ________ of their having been here. There were pillows on the floor and few stuffed (填充) animals ________ around where the children had been playing.
I walked into the ________ and there on the back of the sink was a bottle brush that had been left behind. “Ah, even Tessa left something behind,” I ________. Well, I suppose she had help ________ she was just four months old.
As I walked around the house, I picked up a few more ________ on the floor—Tegan’s tooth, a pie pan, and the inside of a turkey fryer.
Hmmm, things left behind ... I thought to myself. It seems there is one thing left behind on very ________. Memories are always left behind, I reasoned, and what a(n) ________ thing good memories are to us. I thought how each item left behind ________ me of the person it belonged to and the story ________ it.
Memories happen even if we aren’t ________ of it. The stressful and difficult moments often become memories that we ________ later with laughter and joy. The memories of past hurts, bitterness, and anger, ________, should be left behind ________. These are the things that we should never ________ until the next time they come, mail back, or bring with us on ________ next visit.
As Elizabeth Stone said, “To have a child is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
1.A. smiles B. vehicles C. pains D. bicycles
2.A. drop out B. break away C. set off D. grow up
3.A. Shouldn’t B. Wouldn’t C. Can’t D. Needn’t
4.A. with joy B. with anger C. in particular D. in return
5.A. signals B. atmosphere C. signs D. information
6.A. jumping B. lying C. moving D. looking
7.A. house B. distance C. kitchen D. driveway
8.A. announced B. explained C. complained D. replied
9.A. when B. unless C. until D. since
10.A. items B. toys C. memories D. treasures
11.A. table B. course C. occasion D. corner
12.A. funny B. private C. ordinary D. precious
13.A. reminded B. informed C. warned D. convinced
14.A. promoting B. surrounding C. acknowledging D. exposing
15.A. proud B. ashamed C. afraid D. aware
16.A. attach importance to B. throw doubt on
C. get hold of D. look back upon
17.A. besides B. therefore C. otherwise D. however
18.A. partly B. sometimes C. forever D. unwillingly
19.A. present B. keep C. overlook D. experience
20.A. your B. their C. its D. our
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Childhood curiosity can last a lifetime and I learned this from my son, Bill. When he was very young, I often took him to the . He loved to read and often needed to the books he’d read in order to borrow more books. One unintended of his nonstop reading habits was that he even at the dinner table. His mother, Mary, and I did our best to him that, on certain social , reading while dining with others was not a good thing.
Every summer the teachers at his school give the students a reading list, and there was a contest to see who could read the most books. He was so , and he always wanted to win. And he often . But the main reason why he read so obsessively (着迷地) was that he was so . He didn’t just want to learn about things. He wanted to learn about everything.
We helped his curiosity in every way. an unfamiliar word came up in conversation, we’d turn to the , looking up the word, and reading the definition aloud. Thus my son came to realize that if you have a question, the exists somewhere. All you have to do is it.
Bill remains as much of a today as when he was a child, and he seems to everything he reads. He’s often to share what he’s learned with the next person he meets. He reads at the dinner table, though — which is a good thing because the books he’s attracted to now are increasingly unappetizing (引不起食欲的): The Eradication of Infectious Diseases, Mosquitoes, Malaria & Man, and Rats, Lice, and History.
1.A. school B. library C. office D. museum
2.A. pick B. store C. talk D. return
3.A. advantage B. explanation C. discovery D. consequence
4.A. play B. laugh C. read D. study
5.A. advise B. promise C. warn D. convince
6.A. issues B. occasions C. services D. duties
7.A. could B. should C. would D. might
8.A. sincere B. crazy C. competitive D. positive
9.A. went B. did C. failed D. proved
10.A. confident B. curious C. diligent D. excellent
11.A. simple B. past C. some D. any
12.A. develop B. protect C. examine D. follow
13.A. If B. Until C. Though D. Because
14.A. teacher B. newspaper C. dictionary D. partner
15.A. person B. answer C. book D. matter
16.A. use B. find C. tell D. ask
17.A. reader B. speaker C. maker D. user
18.A. imagine B. believe C. remember D. create
19.A. afraid B. eager C. careful D. sure
20.A. now and again B. at all time C. just now D. no longer
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Dropping into hopelessness completely, Jack wandered on the streets, knowing he came to the end of life. In his mid-fifties, Jack had never been _________ , experienced the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family. On this miserable（悲惨的）rainy night, he felt as if there was _________ in the entire world who cared whether he lived or died.
Meanwhile, I was sitting in my room watching the rain _________ my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I _________ from my chair and raced out. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, overcome by _________ , invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room．
_________ , I walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldn't understand what they were saying, but the sight of the man, _________ his head in his hands and crying, made my chest ache. I raced back upstairs to my room and _________ my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only half-dollar coin, I ran back downstairs.
When I reached the door of the living room, I walked right in. The three _________ looked at me in _________ as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a _________ , turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs. I felt excited but happy.
Downstairs, Jack sat quietly with his head _________ .Tears streamed down his face as he _________ held that coin. Finally looking up at my parents, he said, “It’s just that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so _________ . That is the first hug I have ever got. It’s hard to believe that somebody _________ .”
Jack's life changed that night. When he left our house, he was _________ to live instead of die. Although we never saw Jack again, we received letters from him _________ , letting us know that he was doing fine.
My life changed that night, too, as I _________ the hug healing (治愈) power of giving, even if it’s only a gift of fifty cents. Before Jack left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Jack said that _________ he'd walked along the streets that rainy night, _________ and ready to die, he had noticed a sticker on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.
1.A. employed B. understood C. managed D. married
2.A. anybody B. somebody C. nobody D. everybody
3.A. approach B. beat C. break D. cover
4.A. jumped B. ran C. looked D. settled
5.A. fear B. anxiety C. guilty D. pity
6.A. Curious B. Annoyed C. Excited D. Worried
7.A. shaking B. nodding C. holding D. resting
8.A. adjusted B. reached C. presented D. pushed
9.A. strangers B. neighbors C. visitors D. adults
10.A. anger B. delight C. fun D. surprise
11.A. hug B. smile C. kiss D. handshake
12.A. raised B. bowed C. ignored D. turned
13.A. calmly B. tightly C. impatiently D. privately
14.A. anxious B. lonely C. stressed D. bored
15.A. makes B. figures C. cares D. deserves
16.A. flexible B. likely C. disappointed D. ready
17.A. occasionally B. at once C. hardly D. never
18.A. hid B. informed C. assisted D. saw
19.A. as B. before C. until D. unless
20.A. weak B. ashamed C. helpless D. regretful
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sometimes your biggest disadvantage can become your biggest advantage, which is seen to happen in our life. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo(柔道) _____ the fact that he had lost his left arm in a car accident.
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, ______ he wondered why, after three months of _______, the master had taught him only one move.
"Sensei," the boy finally said, "shouldn't I be learning more moves?"
"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei ________.
Not quite understanding, but _______in his teacher, the boy kept training.
Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first _________.
_________ himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his ____ became impatient and charged; the boy ________used his one move to win the match. _______ amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his rival (对手) was bigger, stronger, and more_____. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the _____ called a timeout. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened(干预).
"No," the sensei ______, "let him continue."
Soon after the match resumed, his rival made a big mistake: he dropped his____, at which the boy gave him a sudden turnover. Instantly, the boy won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.
On the way home, the boy and sensei ______ every move in each and every match. Then the boy _______ the courage to ask what was really on his mind.
"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one_______?
"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only known ______ for that move is for your rival to grab your ___ arm."
The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest________.
1.A. in view of B. in case of C. because of D. in spite of
2.A. but B. andC. so D. yet
3.A. trainingB. meeting C. waiting D. understanding
4.A. relievedB. retiredC. resignedD. replied
5.A .believing B. confirmingC. convincing D. relying
6.A. visit B. tournament C. reaction D. impression
7.A. Interesting B. Amusing C. SurprisingD. Alarming
8.A. opponentB. master C. teammate D. athlete
9.A. carefullyB. skillfully C. fluentlyD. awkwardly
10.A. Actually B. Often C. Also D. Still
11.A. exhausted B. experiencedC. excited D. enthusiastic
12.A. audienceB. referee C. coachD. judge
13.A. suggested B. required C. insistedD. ordered
14.A. panicB. guard C. alarmD. tension
15.A. looked back to B. looked up to C. looked through D. looked into
16.A. collectedB. piled C. searched D. gathered
17.A. mistake B. match C. moveD. reason
18.A. preventionB. protection C. defense D. measure
19.A. left B. right C. only D. broken
20.A. enemyB. obstacle C. benefit D. strength
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My grandfather was probably the toughest man I’ve ever known. _____ , as a child I didn’t realize it. To me, he was just a(n) _____ grandfather. But his _____ changed the way I thought about him and it is the event that has had the most _____ effect on me in my life.
He died on Thanksgiving Day. At his funeral, his brothers began to _____ stories about their lives. They recalled their childhood, when they were poor and _____ in the countryside, their hunting adventures in the woods and their happy family get-togethers _____ festivals. In their eyes, my grandfather was understanding and kind-hearted. He was always there, _____happiness to the family. They drank and continued telling stories, and then I noticed the _____ ; not polite smiles, but loud laughter.
_____ laughed. The louder their laughter was, the more _____ I felt. I pulled my mother aside.
“Grandfather is dead. How can they laugh?” I said in _____ .
“What is the most important thing you _____ about your grandfather?” my mother asked. “ He wouldn’t want us to be _____. That’s not how he would want to be remembered. He would have wanted _____ this kind of party.”
I _____ . Out of all the things I remember about him, the most _____ thing is his laughter. He _____ all the ups and downs in his life. No matter how hard something was in his life, he always _____ it with laughter.
I don’t know what _____ looks like, but I believe it is filled with his laughter.
1.A. Nevertheless B. Therefore C. However D. Besides
2.A. optimistic B. ordinary C. humorous D. young
3.A. life B. death C. mind D. story
4.A. successful B. meaningful C. wonderful D. respectful
5.A. gather B. arrange C. read D. tell
6.A. stayed B. lived C. traveled D. stood
7.A. during B. between C. beyond D. through
8.A. carrying B. comparing C. referring D. bringing
9.A. mood B. sorrow C. laughter D. tears
10.A. Everybody B. Nobody C. One D. Both
11.A. interested B. embarrassed C. uncomfortable D. discouraged
12.A. delight B. relief C. regret D. anger
13.A. complain B. discuss C. mention D. remember
14.A. sad B. glad C. annoyed D. pleased
15.A. scarcely B. hardly C. exactly D. slightly
16.A. explained B. understood C. answered D. murmured
17.A. acceptable B. tolerable C. impressive D. expensive
18.A. knocked off B. left off C. laughed off D. showed off
19.A. treated B. forgot C. forgave D. cherished
20.A. heaven B. prison C. space D. universe
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完型填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Hard Truth
One day, Marissa noticed a spider(蜘蛛) web, shining in the sunlight. A spider was spinning webs on it. The spider wasn’t trying to be something else, like a butterfly or a bee, Marissa thought. It was happy to be exactly what it was and to do what it was good at.
What came naturally to Marissa was_________. She could paint or draw all day long and never get bored. However, a few weeks ago Marissa signed________for high jump. Because her mother had been a high jump star in school, she thought it would make her mother happy. But now she________ that however hard she worked, she would never be a high jump star like her mother.
One night, halfway through her homework, Marissa fell________ .When she woke up, the clock __________1:00 A.M. Marissa got into a panic. There was still so much________ to do, but she really needed her rest for track（田径） practice. Marissa had always been a good student, but now track was risking her________ .
Then a dark thought ____________ Marissa’s mind. If she ________some of her classes, she would be off the track team. That was one way to solve her problem.
After a week of ________ her homework, letters had been mailed out to parents listing grades, and Marissa knew the letters would show that her grades had ________ a lot. She walked home with slow heavy steps, knowing her ________ plan had _________.
Just as Marissa had expected, her mother was waiting with the letter in her hand. “What’s happening to your grades? And more importantly, what’s happening to you?” she asked.
With tears in her eyes, Marissa admitted her ________ . “I only joined the track team to make you proud of me. I hated it, ________ I didn’t want to disappoint you. I thought if I were failing in my classes, Coach would kick me off the team. What a ________ I’ve made of everything.”
Marissa watched her mother’s face turn from anger to________. “Marissa, I was always proud of you. You didn’t need to do the high jump to make me happy. Now you have a lot of hard work in front of you because you made a bad ________.”
Marissa thought again about the spider. She realized she had lost sight of her ________ and twisted her web. Now she had to go back and ________ that web.
1.A. music B. art C. sport D. dance
2.A. up B. off C. over D. down
3.A. realized B. wondered C. insisted D. remembered
4.A. ill B. silent C. asleep D. apart
5.A. read B. says C. wrote D. hit
6.A. homework B. research C. housework D. practice
7.A. health B. life C. grades D. images
8.A. occurred B. took C. crossed D. appeared
9.A. gave B. attended C. took D. failed
10.A. completingB. copying C. ignoring D. preparing
11.A. risen B. dropped C. improved D. meant
12.A. perfect B. ugly C. simple D. serious
13.A. worked B. made C. stopped D. carried
14.A. feeling B. weakness C. secret D. excuse
15.A. and B. so C. or D. but
16.A. surprise B. scare C. mess D. joke
17.A. delight B. concern C. embarrassment D. disappointment
18.A. speech B. stop C. jump D. choice
19.A. balance B. example C. purpose D. success
20.A. rebuild B. break C. find D. review
serious D. sceptical
useless D. improper
serious D. sceptical