初中英语记叙文完型填空

One day，a woman sat next to a man in a park．（36） 　　pointed to the boy who was swinging（荡秋千）and said，"What a nice boy!"

"Yes，he's a （37） 　　boy．He's my son"．The man said．Then，he （38） 　　his watch and called to his son，"Shall we go．Todd？"

Todd answered，"Five more minutes，Dad，Just five more minutes．"The man （39） 　　and Todd continued to swing．

Five （40） 　　passed and the father stood and called again to his son．"Time to go now．"Again Todd said．"Five more minute，Dad Just five more minutes，please．"

The man smiled and said，"OK．"

"You are （41） 　　a patient father，"the woman said．

The man smiled and then said，"My elder son Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year （42） 　　he was riding his bike near here．I never spent （43） 　　time with Tommy．I've promised that the same mistake can't happen （44） 　　Todd．He wants to have five more minutes to swing．The （45） 　　is that I also have five more minutes to watch him．"

36．A．She	B．They	C．We	D．He
37．A．stupid	B．good	C．looked for	D．looked at
38．A．looked like	B．looked after	C．looked for	D．looked at
39．A．disagreed	B．agreed	C．thoough	D．understood
40．A．times	B．hours	C．seconds	D．minutes
41．A．easily	B．quietly	C．really	D．happily
42．A．that	B．while	C．if	D．how
43．A．much	B．many	C．a few	D．few
44．A．with	B．in	C．to	D．for
45．A．truth	B．question	C．mistake	D．trouble．

A giant panda ran away from the zoo in London．He walked and walked and became（1） 　　．He walked into a restaurant，where he found a（2） 　　at an empty table．The waiter took the panda's order．

    After he （3） 　　his dinner，the panda stood up，calmly pulled out a gun which he had hidden，and fired into the air．（4） 　　he turned around and walked toward the door．

Naturally，the waiter was horrified（恐惧的），but he tried hard to pull himself together and stopped him

for a（n） （5） 　　．

    The panda said to him，"What do I look like to （6） 　　？"．

    The waiter answered，"Well，a giant panda，of course，"

"That's right，"said the panda．"Look it up．"and he walked out．

    The waiter called the（7） 　　．When they arrived the waiter told them the whole story．

（8） 　　the panda's words"looking it up"．So the police officer （9） 　　a young man out to get an encyclopedia（百科全书）．

    The young man returned with the encyclopedia．The officer （10） 　　"panda"and there was

the answer，"Giant panda，lives in china，eats shoots （竹笋） and leaves．"

（1）A．tired	B．angry	C．crazy	D．hungry
（2）A．seat	B．note	C．waiter	D．newspaper
（3）A．ordered	B．finished	C．served	D．cooked
（4）A．So	B．Once	C．Then	D．Also
（5）A．talk	B．excuse	C．question	D．explanation
（6）A．us	B．him	C．you	D．them
（7）A．bosses	B．police	C．neighbors	D．customerst
（8）A．about	B．like	C．without	D．including
（9）A．sent	B．took	C．drove	D．invited
（10）A．turned to	B．asked for	C．looked up	D．called on

One day，a farmer was looking for a water source for his farm.So，he went to his neighbor and asked him if he could sell his well水井）to him.His neighbor （1）　 　.The farmer bought the well happily.But the neighbor was a cunning（狡猾的）man.

    The next day，as the farmer came to get water from his well，his neighbor came and（2）　 　 to let him take any water.The farmer was （3）　 　.He asked， "Why can't I take water？I already bought the well （4）　 　you."

    The neighbor replied， "I sold you the well not the water."

    The farmer went to the emperor to （5）　 　 justice（公正）.He explained what had happened.

    The emperor called on Birbal，his（6）　 　courtier（朝臣）

    Birbal asked the（7）　 　， "Why don't you let the farmer take water from the well？You did sell the well to the farmer."

    The neighbor （8）　 　， "I did sell the well to the farmer，but not the water in it.Therefore，he has no right to get water from the well."

    Birbal asked them to come later.

    The next day，all went to the place where the well was.There Birbal said to the neighbor， "Look，you are （9）　 　right，and you sold the well not the water. （10）　 　you sold the well not the water，you have no right to keep the water in the farmer's well.Now you have two（11）　 　：Either you pay a high rent（租金）to the farmer（12）　 　take it out immediately" The neighbor realized that his plan had （13）　   .He said （14）　 　 to the farmer and went home quickly.

    Cheating will not get you （15）　 　.If you cheat，you will pay soon enough.

（1）A.believed	B.laughed	C.prevented	D.agreed
（2）A.refused	B.avoided	C.complained	D.offered
（3）A.stupid	B.surprised	C.excited	D.interested
（4）A.with	B.for	C.from	D.to
（5）A.ask for	B.wait for	C.look for	D.pay for
（6）A.oldest	B.closest	C.wisest	D.busiest
（7）A.farmer	B.neighbor	C.emperor	D.courtier
（8）A.replied	B.doubted	C.asked	D.ordered
（9）A.carefully	B.wisely	C.especially	D.completely
（10）A.Since	B.Though	C.Unless	D.Before
（11）A.decisions	B.choices	C.methods	D.directions
（12）A.and	B.but	C.or	D.nor
（13）A.succeeded	B.finished	C.failed	D.changed
（14）A.no	B.hello	C.thanks	D.sorry
（15）A.nothing	B.anything	C.something	D.everything

When I was in the third grade，I was picked to be the princess in the school play．

For weeks my mother helped me （36） 　　my sentences．But once during a performance，every word （37） 　　from my head．My teacher asked me to change roles and be the narrator（解说员）．Though I didn't tell my mother what had （38） 　　that day，she felt my （39） 　　and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard．

It was a lovely spring day．We could see dandelions（蒲公英）coming out through the grass，just like a painter had touched our woods and fields with bits of gold．I watched my mother carelessly bend down（弯腰） （40） 　　some flowers．"I think I am going to dig up all the wild grass，"she said．"But I like dandelions，all flowers are beautiful﹣even dandelions!"I said．My mother looked at me seriously．"Yes，every flower shines in （41） 　　own way．And that is true of people，too，"she said．She had guessed my pain．I started to cry and told her the （42） 　　．"You will be a beautiful narrator，"she said，（43） 　　me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her．

Over the next few weeks，I learned to take（44） 　　in the role．The big day finally came．A few minutes before the play，my teacher came over to me．"Your mother asked me to give this to you，"she said，handing me a （45） 　　．After the play，I took the flower home，laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such wild grass．

36．A．write	B．listen	C．practice	D．teach
37．A．disappeared	B．spread	C．forgot	D．left
38．A．done	B．happened	C．gone	D．made
39．A．illness	B．fearlessness	C．kindness	D．unhappiness
40．A．by	B．for	C．with	D．at
41．A．it	B．its	C．it's	D．it is
42．A．memory	B．discovery	C．truth	D．accident
43．A．reminding	B．thinking	C．reminded	D．thought
44．A．action	B．turns	C．risks	D．pride
45．A．note	B．dandelion	C．sunflower	D．dictionary．

This is a story of an old man．I have seen him for years but never paid（1）　____ 　 attention to him．He always （2） 　　a red hat and carried a rubbish bag．He usually spent his lunchtime（3） 　　around in that factory． He（4） 　　those used tins （罐）there．

One day， I was fixing one of the（5） 　　 machines when this"tin man" came with his bag wearing his hat．（6） 　　， he picked up the tins， which were all around the place． My manager was standing there and watching us．

Several minutes（7） 　　，I heard my manager ask him，"How do you（8） 　　 those tins you have picked up？""I will give them to my（9） 　　．He has neither the wife nor the child．What's （10） 　　， his left leg got hurt badly． He has（11） 　　in making a living，" said the"tin man"． I was （12） 　　to hear that． I never thought about it（13） 　　 I always considered that the"tin man" would take them to the recycling center． So I asked him，"You mean you collect tins （14） 　　helping your neighbor？" "I know this does not help much，" he said． "But I'll keep trying． He needs help．"

The story of the"tin man" was really（15） 　　． As the saying goes，"Roses given， fragrance in hand．"

（1）A． some	B．few	C． many	D． any
（2）A．put	B． left	C． wore	D． lent
（3）A． walking	B． visiting	C． throwing	D． showing
（4）A． sold	B． collected	C． bought	D． brought
（5）A． drawn	B． stolen	C． fallen	D． broken
（6）A． In fact	B． At last	C． As usual	D． So far
（7）A． then	B． before	C． after	D． later
（8）A． take out	B． deal with	C． get rid of	D． put away
（9）A． wife	B． relative	C． neighbor	D． child
（10）A． worse	B． better	C． wiser	D． luckier
（11）A． time	B． interest	C． trouble	D．fun
（12）A． surprised	B． frightened	C． excited	D． disappointed
（13）A． but	B． because	C． so	D． whether
（14）A． about	B． from	C． with	D． for
（15）A． moving	B． boring	C． exciting	D． relaxing

When Rebecca was a middle school student，she was often bullied（欺凌）．At that time，she didn't want to tell others．However，she now thinks people who are bullied should talk about their（1） 　　．

Rebecca says that many people who are bullied（2） 　　in silence．She says that although she （3） 　　heard a lot about bullying when she was in primary school，she never thought it would happen to her．

Rebecca told us that the bullying began when she went to middle school．People started making fun of her for being a（4） 　　student and knowing all the answers．

She went on to say that every time she answered a question correctly in class，everyone would start shouting and saying that she was too（5） 　　for them．

She told us that by the end of the year，she was very （6） 　　about the bullying and became ill．She began to hate school．But （7） 　　she had a friend who could talk to，and they told their head teacher about her problem．She believes that talking to the teacher

（8） 　　her a lot．They found ways to deal with the problem，and the bullying finally（9） 　　．

Her（10） 　　is，don't see yourself as the problem．Nobody should be bullied．But if you don't tell anyone what is going on，nobody will know that you need help．

（1）A．experiences	B．jokes	C．hobbies	D．studies
（2）A．sleep	B．laugh	C．suffer	D．play
（3）A．seldom	B．always	C．never	D．suddenly
（4）A．bad	B．happy	C．silent	D．good
（5）A．clever	B．slow	C．noisy	D．proud
（6）A．pleased	B．worried	C．satisfied	D．amazed
（7）A．usually	B．interestingly	C．luckily	D．strangely
（8）A．surprised	B．controlled	C．excited	D．helped
（9）A．started	B．stopped	C．increased	D．continued
（10）A．problem	B．agreement	C．condition	D．advice

Think of all the ways that you use your arms and hands.You use（1）　 　 to open doors，carry boxes，climb trees and ride bikes.

    Jessica Cox was born（2）　 　arms.But she didn't let that（3）　 　her from doing things.She（4）　 　to feed herself，paint and play the piano by using her feet.

    When she was at（5）　 　,Jessica watched the other students on the playground.She did not have hands to catch balls with，（6）　 　 she did not have arms to climb with.Jessica imagined herself as a girl of unusually （不寻常地）great ability.She would（7）　   over the playground and take her friends into the sky.

Many years later，when Jessica（8）　 　,she did fly.She learnt to fly a plane!It was

（9）　 　work，but Jessica was patient，confident and brave.She controlled the plane with her feet.She made her（10）　 　come true.

（1）A.that	B.them	C.her	D.it
（2）A.without	B.along	C.including	D.towards
（3）A.divide	B.add	C.lend	D.stop
（4）A.paid	B.refused	C.learnt	D.forgot
（5）A.school	B.bed	C.hospital	D.town
（6）A.so	B.but	C.and	D.though
（7）A.fly	B.knock	C.fall	D.push
（8）A.set up	B.grew up	C.gave up	D.warmed up
（9）A.comfortable	B.lazy	C.small	D.hard
（10）A.mark	B.advice	C.dream	D.report

A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park． The young daughter was a little bit tired， so they took a（1） 　　on the bench． When the daughter saw an old man selling apples， she asked her father to buy her an apple． Her father didn't bring much money with him， but it was enough to buy two apples， So he did， and gave （2） 　　of them to his daughter，smiling．

His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand． Then the father asked her if she could （3） 　　one of the apples with him． When the girl heard this， she ickly took a bite（咬）from one apple． And before her father could speak， she also took a bite from the （4） 　　apple．

The father was （5） 　　．He wondered what mistakes he made so that his daughter acted in such a greedy（ 贪婪的）way． He was lost in thought． Perhaps he was just thinking too much．His daughter was too （6） 　　to understand about sharing and giving． A smile disappeared from his face．

Suddenly， his daughter with an apple in her left hand said， "Daddy， have this one! It much juicier and （7） 　　"Her father was speechless． He felt （8） 　　about making the judgment（判断）so quickly about a small child． But his smile （9） 　　knowing why his daughter quickly took a bite from each apple．

Don't judge anything or draw a conclusion（结论） too quickly． （10） 　　give some more

time to understand things better．

（1）A． walk	B．shower	C． break	D． look
（2）A．both	B．all	C． either	D．neither
（3）A．take	B． cut	C． wash	D．share
（4）A．first	B．second	C． third	D．two
（5）A．satisfied	B．excited	C．surprised	D． moved
（6）A．brave	B．silly	C．young	D．smart
（7）A． saltier	B． bitterer	C． hotter	D．sweeter
（8）A．proud	B．great	C．bad	D．happy
（9）A．went away	B．came back	C． ran out	D． ran off
（10）A． Always	B． Sometimes	C．Never	D． Seldom

Ma Li is a dessert shop owner in Yinchuan，Ningxia.On a cold morning，she received an online（1） 　 　but it took an hour for her to wait for the deliveryman（外卖送餐员）.

When the deliveryman came，Ma was a little （2） 　 　" It is too cold outside and my motorbike didn't work，" explained the deliveryman.After she heard his words，her anger was （3）    　.She invited him to sit for a while and offered him a cup of hot water.

At that moment，Ma noticed the deliveryman's face and hands were dark purple

（4） 　 　he was working outside for too long.She felt sorry for him.While they were talking，Ma knew that the deliveryman wanted to buy his daughter a（5） 　 　but he thought it was a little expensive.

After the deliveryman left，Ma（6） 　 　what happened just now on her WeChat Moments（微信朋友圈）with two photos of the deliveryman.

Heartwarming comments（评论）poured in，such as "Life is not easy but（7） 　 　of us give up" "Thumbs up（点赞）for hard﹣working people" and "Showing understanding to deliverymen." Some（8） 　 　offered money for a cake.

The next day ，Ma got in touch with the deliveryman and invited him to her shop.When they met，Ma expressed people's kindness to him and gave him a cake for his daughter's birthday.The deliveryman was（9） 　 　.

Ma received more than 600 yuan donations（捐献）（10） 　 　 her friends and customers.She said she would use the money to offer some help to people in need.

（1）A.gift	B.order	C.ticket	D.invitation
（2）A.excited	B.sad	C.happy	D.angry
（3）A.gone	B.stopped	C.lost	D.broken
（4）A.because	B.so	C.when	D.though
（5）A.schoolbag	B.birthday cake	C.new coat	D.computer
（6）A.found	B.remembered	C.shared	D.heard
（7）A.all	B.each	C.most	D.none
（8）A.even	B.never	C.hardly	D.ever
（9）A.helpful	B.careful	C.thankful	D.wonderful
（10）A.to	B.from	C.with	D.for

"Where could Michael be？" I wondered aloud.

Michael was my classmate.He liked playing pranks on others.

He once put a sign that said "Sing to Me!" on（1） 　 　back.It was terrible.Everywhere I went，people I didn't even know started singing to me.When I realized what was happening，I got really（2） 　 　.

Another time，he embarrassed Nicole during sharing time.Nicole was shy.She

（3） 　 　shared；she always said， "Pass. " But what did Michael do when it was his turn to share？He asked， "Did everybody（4） 　 　how Nicole's new blue dress matches her eyes？ " Nicole's face turned bright red.Poor Nicole!

It was Valentine's Day that day.I was sure Michael was up to something somewhere，

（5） 　　he always was.No way was I going to let him pull a prank - ruining someone's Valentine's Day.

I（6） 　 　him everywhere.Lunch break was almost over.I must find him and stop him.When I got to the classroom，there was Michael Peterson，at Michael Rogers's desk，digging in his（7） 　 　of valentines !

"Hurry and help me， "said Michael as soon as he（8） 　 　me.

At first I thought he was stealing valentines from Michael Rogers's box.However，the more I watched，the more puzzled I became.He was putting valentines（9） 　 　.

Seeing my expressions，he told me that he found Michael Rogers's box was

10） 　 　when he was passing out his valentines.Michael Rogers was new and Mrs.Karcher must have forgotten to put his name on the list，so（11） 　 　made him a card.

I suddenly realized I had also（12） 　 　to prepare a valentine for Michael Rogers.

"But everyone made one for me，" Michael continued， "So I'm giving him my（13） 　 　.Since we've got the same name - Michael."

I stood there，not quite believing（14） 　 　 I was hearing. "Is Michael Peterson the one who always pulled pranks on us？" I asked myself.Maybe he was kind of（15） 　 　 in a hidden sort of way.

（1）A.my	B.his	C.her	D.its
（2）A.tired	B.bored	C.angry	D.nervous
（3）A.often	B.never	C.always	D.sometimes
（4）A.mind	B.record	C.notice	D.decide
（5）A.or	B.but	C.unless	D.because
（6）A.stayed with	B.talked about	C.shouted at	D.looked for
（7）A.box	B.pocket	C.wallet	D.school bag
（8）A.saw	B.met	C.found	D.caught
（9）A.up	B.in	C.away	D.back
（10）A.old	B.pretty	C.empty	D.special
（11）A.nobody	B.anybody	C.somebody	D.everybody
（12）A.refused	B.forgotten	C.expected	D.remembered
（13）A.list	B.desk	C.signs	D.cards
（14）A.how	B.why	C.what	D.where
（15）A.polite	B.sweet	C.honest	D.patient

Larry seemed always silent and didn't have any friend.His teacher Mr.Brown

（1） 　 　this.One day,he asked Larry to meet him after class.Mr.Brown said， "I see that you don't talk to anyone or show any（2） 　 　in anything.What's wrong？" Larry replied， "Sir，I have a very（3） 　 　life.I have to face some very sad incidents and I keep

（4） 　 　them.Because of this，I can't focus my attention on anything and don't even feel like talking to（5） 　 　. "

Mr.Brown listened carefully，thought for a while and said,"Would you like some lemonade(柠檬汽水）？"Larry felt a little（6） 　 　and nervously replied,"Yes，thank you!"

While（7） 　 　lemonade，Mr.Brown added more salt on purpose and kept the quantity of sugar low.Larry made a（8） 　 　face as soon as he drank a sip of that lemonade.Seeing this，Mr.Brown asked "You don't like it？""

"Um…. .it's just there is a bit too much（9） 　 　in it， "Larry answered.

Mr.Brown stopped him， "Oh，it doesn't matter.I will throw it away. "As the teacher was lifting the glass to（10） 　 　,Larry stopped him and said， "Sir，please don't throw it away.（11） 　 　we put a little more sugar in the lemonade，it will be fine to drink. "

Hearing this，Mr.Brown said（12） 　 　,"This is what I want to hear from you.To improve the（13） 　 　of lemonade，we don't need to remove the salt from it，we can just add some sugar to it.Similarly，we cannot remove sad things that have（14） 　 　happened to us，but we can add sweetness of good experiences in our life.If you keep on crying about your

（15) 　 　neither your present will be right nor the future will be bright. "

Larry realized his problem and promised to live a positive life.

（1）A.enjoyed	B.noticed	C.believed	D.forgot
（2）A.fear	B.anger	C.interest	D.politeness
（3）A.simple	B.difficult	C.quiet	D.common
（4）A.looking for	B.learning from	C.laughing at	D.thinking about
（5）A.anybody	B.somebody	C.everybody	D.nobody
（6）A.surprised	B.tired	C.bored	D.shamed
（7）A.buying	B.cooking	C.preparing	D.drinking
（8）A.serious	B.friendly	C.patient	D.strange
（9）A.sugar	B.water	C.salt	D.lemonade
（10）A.keep it away	B.take it away	C.drink it up	D.use it up
（11）A.If	B.Since	C.Although	D.Unless
（12）A.bravely	B.coldly	C.happily	D.angrily
（13）A.taste	B.color	C.shape	D.smell
（14）A.never	B.already	C.nearly	D.seldom
（15）A.style	B.habit	C.decision	D.past

Once upon a time，many feelings lived on an island，including Happiness，Sadness and Love.One day the（1）　　were told that the island would sink，so they all made boats and left（2）　 　Love.Love was the only one who stayed.When the island had almost disappeared into the water，Love decided to（3）　　for help.

    Richness in a big boat was passing by Love.Love asked， "Richness，can you（4）　　me with you？" Richness answered， "No，I can't.There is no（5）　 　here for you. "

    Love decided to ask Sadness. "Sadness，please help me!" "I can't help you，Love.I am so（6）　　 that I need to be by myself!" Sadness answered.

    Happiness passed by Love，too，but she was so happy that she did not hear when Love called her.

    Suddenly，there was a（an）（7）　　 ， "Come，Love.I will take you." It was an old man.Love was happy and（8）　 　forgot to ask where they were going.When they arrived at a（9）　　place，the man walked away.Love asked Knowledge， "Who helped me？"

    "It was Time. " Knowledge answered.

    "Time？" asked Love. "But why did Time help me？ "

    Knowledge smiled and answered， "Because only Time can（10）　　how valuable Love is. "

（1）A.feelings	B.tourists	C.passengers
（2）A.with	B.except	C.behind
（3）A.ask	B.pay	C.prepare
（4）A.drive	B.invite	C.take
（5）A.money	B.room	C.food
（6）A.glad	B.busy	C.sad
（7）A.voice	B.boat	C.island
（8）A.yet	B.even	C.still
（9）A.comfortable	B.quiet	C.safe
（10）A.understand	B.describe	C.imagine

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher parent meeting.To the little boy's（1） 　 　she said she would go.This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher（2） 　 　his mother and he felt sorry for her look.（3） 　 　she was a beautiful woman，there was a serious scar （疤痕） on her right face.The boy never wanted to（4） 　 　why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting，the people were impressed （使留下印象） by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother though she had the scar.But the little boy was still（5） 　 　and hid himself from everyone.Just then，he（6） 　 　a conversation between his mother and the teacher.

"How did you get the scar on your face Madam？" The teacher asked carefully.

The mother replied， "When my son was a baby，his room caught fire one day.

（7） 　 　was too scared to get into his room，but I did.When I was running towards his bed，a long piece of wood fell down and I put myself over him.Finally，when I（8） 　 　，I found I was in the hospital." She touched her right face. "The scar was left on my face，but I have never regretted what I did for my son.You see，he is strong and healthy now."

Hearing that，the little boy cried（9） 　 　and ran to his mother.He hugged his mother and felt great love（10） 　 　his mother.He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.

（1）A.surprise	B.disappointment	C.enjoyment	D.excitement
（2）A.noticed	B.greeted	C met	D.mentioned
（3）A.If	B.As	C.Although	D.While
（4）A.talk about	B.think about	C.worry about	D.hear about
（5）A.bored	B.satisfied	C.surprised	D.embarrassed
（6）A.made	B. continued	C.heard	D.replied
（7）A.Nobody	B.Anybody	C.Somebody	D.Everybody
（8）A.woke up	B.climbed up	C.put up	D.thought up
（9）A.normally	B.sadly	C.exactly	D.simply
（10）A.from	B.for	C.with	D.between

Alison is my best friend.Her family won a 5﹣day stay in a mountain house.Her mom and dad said I could join.A few weeks later，we （1）　　.

    "What a great place!" Alison's dad said.

    "It's looking like a little cloudy，" said Alison's mom，looking at the sky.

    As you might have guessed，the clouds did mean （2）　 　.LOTS of rain.

    "I guess we'll have to find something else to do，"said Alison.

    We （3）　　 a couple of board games and a pack of cards.At first it was fun， （4）　 　 we ended up playing those games for about 30 hours，stopping only to eat and sleep!

    "I can not play any more，" I said on the third day. "How about we just read by ourselves for a while？"

    "I have a better idea，" said Alison. "How about we （5）　　 instead？"

    "I think a little quiet time would be nice，" I said，opening a book I had brought.

    "Oh，come on!Don't be （6）　　.I'll pick the first song，" Alison started singing.

    "Could you please leave me alone？" I snapped （怒气冲冲地说）.

    "Wow!Happily!" she sapped hack. "How about we both leave each other alone forever？!"

    This makes me think of the expression "too much of a good thing".Alison's dad said， "You know how one piece of cake tastes （7）　 　，but 10 pieces of cake is too much.Spending every second with anyone—even your favorite person—is like （8）　　 too much cake."

    "I guess that makes sense，" Alison said.She looked at （9）　. "I'm sorry for not understanding."

    "I'm sorry for snapping at you，" I said.

    The weather got way better on the fourth day，so we actually got to go outside.The hiking was really fun!The happiest part of all is that Alison and I are still great （10）　　.We just make sure to give each other some peace when we need it.

（1）A.arrived	B.left	C.ran
（2）A.snow	B.rain	C.wind
（3）A.stole	B.drew	C.found
（4）A.so	B.but	C.and
（5）A.sing	B.read	C.write
（6）A.surprising	B.exciting	C.boring
（7）A.smelly	B.delicious	C.bitter
（8）A.eating	B.buying	C.making
（9）A.her	B.him	C.me
（10）A.friends	B.students	C.players

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school 's first teacher﹣parent meeting．To the little boy's （1）____， she said she would go． This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher（2）____ his mother and he felt shame at her appearance． Although she was a beautifu woman， there was a serious scar（伤疤）that （3）____ nearly the entire right side of her face．The boy never wanted to （4）____ why or how she got the scar to others．

At the meeting， the people loved his mother for her （5）____ and natural beauty though she had the serious scar， but the little boy was still hot with shame and hid himself from veryone． However， he （6）____ of a   conversation between his mother and his teacher by chance．The teacher asked（7）____， "How did you get the scar on your face？ "The mother replied ， "（8）____ my son was a baby， he was in a room that was on fire．

Everyone was too（9）____ to go in， so I went in． As I was （10）____ towards his bed， I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself （11）____ him trying to protect him． I was knocked down． But luckily， a fireman came in and （12）____ both of us．" She touched the burned side of her face． "This scar will be lasting， but to this day， I have never （13）____ what I did"

By this time， the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes． He （14）____Her a big hug and thanked her for what she had done． From then on， he （15）____ minded the scar on his mother 's face．

（1）A．pleasure	B． disappointment	C．agreement	D．excitement
（2）A．noticed	B． greeted	C accepted	D． met
（3）A included	B passed	C． covered	D． brushed
（4）A． talk about	B． think about	C． worry about	D． hear about
（5）A． sadness	B． kindness	C． fashion	D． illness
（6）A． understood	B． heard	C． reported	D． cheered
（7）A． carefully	B． seriously	C． nervously	D． exactly
（8）A．B ecause	B． Since	C． While	D． When
（9）A． afraid	B． brave	C． tired	D． active
（10）A． walking	B． running	C． coming	D going
（11）A． behind	B． over	C． below	D． beside
（12）A．refused	B． saved	C． pulled	D． praised
（13）A．forgot	B． realized	C． considered	D． regretted
（14）A．gave	B． got	C． let	D． made
（15）A．ever	B． sometimes	C．never	D． always