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。
I put my sunglasses on and took a deep breath. With her hand held ________ in mine, we started walking down the street to her first day of school. I knew that she would be crying; she always cries when she is anxious about new ________ .
As we walked, she asked, “ What if ________ talks to me?”
“ I know that your ________ will talk to you. She’ll help you find your seat and she’ll even ________ you all to each other. And you already know two friends in the class from preschool. They are ________ too, I bet.”
She ________ and started to play with her backpack strap. It’s the backpack that we spent 20 minutes ________ up the night before. And the same one she slipped her small stuffed animal puppy into ________she thought I wasn’t looking this morning.
“ What if I get shy and can’t talk to anyone?”
“ You might feel shy at first,” I said to her, “ ________ give yourself a little time and you’ll realize that you are having fun and feeling more ________ .”
She looked up at me and smiled, as we waited at a stop sign. “ I’m ________ but really excited.”
“ What are you most excited for?”
“________.”
I laughed because this was the same girl who weeks before told me she was ________ from running one block down the street and needed to rest and drink water to ________ .
As we turned the corner, her face dropped. The massive group of students gathered everywhere overwhelmed her and her face ________ fell as the tears swelled up in her eyes.
“ You can do this, sweetie. Everyone has a place to queue up in ________ ; let’s go find yours.”
We lined up with her class and just as she was about to cling to my leg ________ , her friend from preschool stood next to her. In a second, she ________ . As the teacher began to walk them all into the school, she was not ________ , not holding onto me, but smiling. I held my husband’s hand, feeling happy and proud.
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A.tightly |
B.naturally |
C.casually |
D.carefully |
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A.expectations |
B.experiences |
C.senses |
D.exercises |
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A.no one |
B.someone |
C.anyone |
D.everyone |
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A.sister |
B.teacher |
C.friend |
D.classmate |
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A.report |
B.recommend |
C.mention |
D.introduce |
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A.crazy |
B.nervous |
C.curious |
D.cautious |
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A.looked away |
B.looked on |
C.looked up |
D.looked over |
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A.washing |
B.finishing |
C.packing |
D.keeping |
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A.although |
B.unless |
C.until |
D.when |
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A.comfortable |
B.familiar |
C.worried |
D.delighted |
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A.sick |
B.scared |
C.tired |
D.shocked |
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A.P.E. |
B.English |
C.Chinese |
D.Maths |
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A.free |
B.prevented |
C.exhausted |
D.separated |
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A.refuel |
B.recycle |
C.reform |
D.reassure |
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A.eventually |
B.slowly |
C.instantly |
D.constantly |
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A.school |
B.class |
C.line |
D.seat |
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A.naturally |
B.surprisingly |
C.roughly |
D.desperately |
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A.lit up |
B.gave in |
C.came out |
D.turned over |
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A.whispering |
B.crying |
C.shouting |
D.jumping |
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