初中英语完型填空

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When my friend suggested that we join the new Tai Chi（太极拳）Club, I thought he was （1） . I always believed tai chi was for old people. However, after the first class, I （2） that I was wrong. It was amazing. Tai chi led to a big （3） both in my body and mind.

I still remember my first few tai chi classes. The basic skill I learned was keeping a balance（平衡）. An action was called “golden rooster（公鸡）standing on one leg”. Following the instructions, I tried to （4） on one leg. It seemed that it was not a hard one, but I still （5） many times. Soon, I felt bored and （6） from practicing over and over again. I started to （7） myself. Maybe I was really （8） in this kind of exercise. Just then, my coach taught me how to relax myself. Step by step, I made （9） . Later, I was able to do more difficult actions and feel peace of mind as well. My love for tai chi became （10） . I even wanted to look into the ancient Chinese culture behind tai chi.

I discovered tai chi is deeply from Chinese yin and yang. The practice of it helps to keep a balance through （11） : left and right, up and （12） , breathing in and breathing out... Finally, tai chi brings about a state of body balance and （13） peace.

Now I can honestly say it helps me become much （14） . I sleep better at night, and I am more active during the day. More importantly, practicing tai chi has made me better （15） the Chinese culture. I am sure I will continue to practice tai chi and enjoy the advantages it has brought me.

（1）

A．

joking

B．

waiting

C．

reading

D．

explaining

（2）

A．

forgot

B．

dreamt

C．

required

D．

realized

（3）

A．

decision

B．

problem

C．

change

D．

love

（4）

A．

sit

B．

stand

C．

lie

D．

jump

（5）

A．

feared

B．

wished

C．

failed

D．

received

（6）

A．

lazy

B．

tired

C．

afraid

D．

hungry

（7）

A．

thank

B．

praise

C．

doubt

D．

control

（8）

A．

right

B．

weak

C．

strict

D．

interested

（9）

A．

friends

B．

mistakes

C．

noise

D．

progress

（10）

A．

strong

B．

quiet

C．

strange

D．

important

（11）

A．

habits

B．

chances

C．

abilities

D．

opposites

（12）

A．

on

B．

down

C．

off

D．

away

（13）

A．

world

B．

mind

C．

life

D．

thought

（14）

A．

safer

B．

heavier

C．

prouder

D．

healthier

（15）

A．

understand

B．

teach

C．

translate

D．

encourage

Games and sports teach people a lot of useful skills, as well as helping them to __(1)__ fit and healthy.

Lots of people love team sports. They enjoy being a member of a team so they have the chance to __(2)__ the matches and events. They also enjoy sharing the __(3)__, or failure, with others. While playing, people have to __(4)__ each other, otherwise they can never win. At the same time, it is important to respect rules, because no game will work __(5)__ everyone plays according to them. Team games also teach you that __(6)__ is not the end of the world. You will always have another opportunity and you will be more successful against your competitors next time.

__(7)__, there are many people who just don’t like team sports. They have to find other __(8)__ to exercise. Perhaps they had a bad __(9)__ with a kind of sport when they were younger. Maybe they feel embarrassed because they think they’re not very ___(10)___ at a sport. They worry about disappointing the rest of the team if they ___(11)___ badly. Team sports are ___(12)__ about competitions, and for some people, this is too ___(13)___. So individual（个人的）activities are more suitable for them. ___(14)___, during the COVID-19, many people exercise in their houses by following work-out videos posted online. Hundreds of free workouts are produced online every day, so you can have your own personal ___(15)___ without leaving your own house.

Whether team sports or individual activities, always lead positive lives!

(1).

A．

keep

B．

continue

C．

grow

D．

bring

(2).

A．

look up

B．

wait for

C．

send for

D．

take part in

(3).

A．

score

B．

success

C．

effort

D．

result

(4).

A．

become

B．

support

C．

save

D．

find

(5).

A．

unless

B．

when

C．

if

D．

though

(6).

A．

winning

B．

playing

C．

challenging

D．

losing

(7).

A．

However

B．

Therefore

C．

Suddenly

D．

Lastly

(8).

A．

places

B．

time

C．

ways

D．

space

(9).

A．

interest

B．

information

C．

direction

D．

experience

(10).

A．

excited

B．

strict

C．

good

D．

poor

(11).

A．

order

B．

perform

C．

watch

D．

teach

(12).

A．

seldom

B．

usually

C．

gradually

D．

completely

(13).

A．

dangerous

B．

crazy

C．

stressful

D．

careful

(14).

A．

At last

B．

In all

C．

For example

D．

Of course

(15).

A．

computer

B．

office

C．

taste

D．

trainer

阅读下面短文。掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项。

My husband and I recently went to an amusement park with our children and grandchildren. We had a wonderful time and made lots of ___（1）___ memories together. Unexpectedly. I came across（偶遇）a warm ___（2）___ as we made our way through the park.

Our four grandchildren were excited ___（3）___ the attraction（吸引人之处）where children could drive the cars. I sat outside and prepared to take photos of my family. As I waited for my family to drive by, I noticed a car with a father and his son ___（4）___ looked to be about 7 years old. They rolled down the hill at the beginning and suddenly the car ___（5）___. The son shouted. “I can’t do it.” His father ___（6）___ said, “Yes, you can.”

“No. I can’t!”

“Yes, you can, son.”

The little boy was almost in tears. “I CAN’T! “With deep patience, the father said. “Son, you can do this. Let me help you.” Then he taught the boy to push the gas pedal（踏板）and ___（7）___ the car. And a few minutes later, the two went smoothly on their way down the track（轨道）.

The scene brought ___（8）___ to my eyes. “Yes, you can”, the words whispered（悄声说）to my heart. Then every time things got ___（9）___ or when I had failures along the way, I would think of “Yes, you can.” That’s where the true strength（力量）comes in. Are you struggling（奋斗）with something today? You can ___（10）___ the words “Yes, you can.”

（1）

A．

terrible

B．

sweet

C．

nervous

（2）

A．

moment

B．

program

C．

promise

（3）

A．

for

B．

about

C．

with

（4）

A．

who

B．

which

C．

whom

（5）

A．

left

B．

flew

C．

stopped

（6）

A．

angrily

B．

quietly

C．

sadly

（7）

A．

make

B．

wash

C．

drive

（8）

A．

sand

B．

tears

C．

pictures

（9）

A．

hard

B．

exciting

C．

comfortable

（10）

A．

forget

B．

regret

C．

trust

阅读下面的短文，从所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项。

The 75-year-old Joe lived very happily in a village and had a big warm family. His children ___(1)___ and moved to different cities. Now he has four grandchildren, and they usually visit him during their holidays.

During one ___(2)___ , Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning the house and cooking their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized his watch was ___(3)___ . The watch was from his ___(4)___ and he treasured it very much, so he was very upset. He looked for it but could not find it ___(5)___ .

When his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch which was given by their grandma.

One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw it the ___(6)___ time?

“I guess when I was cleaning the ___(7)___ !” he replied.

The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they couldn't find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandpa.

One grandson went back to the garden to look again. He was there for about 15 minutes and rushed back with a（an）___(8)___ look on his face.

Then everyone was very surprised to see the watch in his hand. They asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without making a noise. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”

Joe hugged and ___(9)___ the little boy.

This is the power of ___(10)___ . If we stay calm（冷静）, we are more about to find the ways of solving problems.

(1).

A．

gave up

B．

looked up

C．

grew up

D．

got up

(2).

A．

summer

B．

vacation

C．

winter

D．

weekday

(3).

A．

dirty

B．

broken

C．

wet

D．

missing

(4).

A．

wife

B．

children

C．

granddaughter

D．

grandson

(5).

A．

somewhere

B．

anywhere

C．

here

D．

there

(6).

A．

last

B．

next

C．

second

D．

first

(7).

A．

kitchen

B．

bedroom

C．

yard

D．

garden

(8).

A．

tired

B．

surprised

C．

excited

D．

bored

(9).

A．

warned

B．

thanked

C．

punished

D．

kicked

(10).

A．

silence

B．

courage

C．

discovery

D．

doubt

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

After the winter vacation, I had to move to a new city with my parents. On the first day to my new school, it was cold and （1） . I was walking alone slowly （2） worrying about something in my new school. It was early and there weren’t many people on the road. （3） , a girl who was riding a bike in the snow fell down. She was （4） hard to stand up but fell again. （5） thinking, I went over to help her quickly. She said “thank you” with a （6） and then left. Her smile warmed me a lot.

After I got to school, the teacher led me to the classroom and （7） me to the class. Then he asked me to （8） down beside a girl. I felt so （9） that I didn’t dare（敢）to look at her. Soon the first class, English, started. Their textbooks were （10） from those in my old school. As I was （11） what to do, an English book appeared in front of me. “Let’s （12） it,” the girl beside me said. “Hi, I’m Carrie.” I looked up. To （13） surprise, it was the girl I helped this morning. From （14） on, we became good friends.

From that I learned: to help （15） is actually to help ourselves!

（1）

A．

cloudy

B．

snowy

C．

rainy

（2）

A．

and

B．

so

C．

because

（3）

A．

Firstly

B．

Finally

C．

Suddenly

（4）

A．

trying

B．

starting

C．

getting

（5）

A．

With

B．

About

C．

Without

（6）

A．

cry

B．

smile

C．

laugh

（7）

A．

showed

B．

introduced

C．

carried

（8）

A．

sit

B．

fall

C．

turn

（9）

A．

happy

B．

excited

C．

nervous

（10）

A．

different

B．

difficult

C．

same

（11）

A．

doing

B．

dreaming

C．

wondering

（12）

A．

sing

B．

share

C．

dance

（13）

A．

her

B．

his

C．

my

（14）

A．

then

B．

today

C．

now

（15）

A．

another

B．

others

C．

the other

Sit With Us

You’re at your new school. It’s lunch time, but you don’t have anyone to sit with. You want to join someone at their table, ___(1)___ you’re not sure if they’re friendly. What do you do? Natalie’s ___(2)___ of solving the problem was to create an app. She knows what it feels like to be alone at a new school. She found it difficult to make new friends and had to ___(3)___ a new table at lunch every day. If she sat ___(4)___, she felt lonely. But if she asked to join someone and was __(5)__, she felt embarrassed. She created a lunch-planning app to help students like ___(6)___ find people to have lunch with.

The app — called Sit With Us — is ___(7)__. If a student is having lunch in the afternoon, he or she can create an invitation. Other students can open the app and __(8)___ that invitation. They can then use the app to decide when and where to ___(9)___. This allows students to make ___(10)___ online instead of face-to-face. This is the reason why it works so _ (11)__: it lowers the risk of being refused, and the embarrassment that goes along with it.

Natalie is __(12)__ to see that people are replying to her app actively — especially those who suffer from bullying (遭受欺凌). Soon after she made her app available to the public, she won a prize for it. She __(13)__ appeared in many news stories.

Natalie was even asked to speak at a university. In her ___(14)__, Natalie wanted people to know that you don’t have to do something ___(15)___ to change lives. Sometimes, a simple thing — like having a friend to enjoy lunch with — can make all the difference.

(1).

A．

so

B．

or

C．

for

D．

but

(2).

A．

habit

B．

course

C．

method

D．

question

(3).

A．

search for

B．

fix up

C．

give out

D．

get away from

(4).

A．

on time

B．

in a hurry

C．

by herself

D．

in public

(5).

A．

called

B．

refused

C．

discussed

D．

believed

(6).

A．

us

B．

it

C．

her

D．

them

(7).

A．

cheap

B．

simple

C．

private

D．

noisy

(8).

A．

miss

B．

make

C．

send

D．

accept

(9).

A．

stop

B．

study

C．

meet

D．

exercise

(10).

A．

plans

B．

trouble

C．

reports

D．

dinner

(11).

A．

late

B．

well

C．

hard

D．

loudly

(12).

A．

upset

B．

sorry

C．

happy

D．

angry

(13).

A．

also

B．

just

C．

still

D．

seldom

(14).

A．

book

B．

talk

C．

school

D．

picture

(15).

A．

big

B．

new

C．

similar

D．

enjoyable

根据短文内容，从每小题所给的三个选项中，选出一个正确答案。

Dear classmates, I learned how to make dumplings last month. Let me introduce the steps of making dumplings to you.

First, cut ____（1）____ the vegetables and the meat, and put them in a bowl.

Next, add some salt and oil, and ____（2）____ them together.

Then, put a ____（3）____ of filling (饺子馅) in a wrapper (饺子皮) and fold the wrapper around it.

Finally, put the dumplings in the boiling water and cook ____（4）____ they are on the surface of the water. And then it’s time to enjoy them.

I’m so ____（5）____ to share my way of making dumplings. Thanks for listening.

（1）

A．

up

B．

off

C．

down

（2）

A．

mix

B．

fix

C．

print

（3）

A．

basket

B．

spoon

C．

box

（4）

A．

though

B．

since

C．

until

（5）

A．

angry

B．

happy

C．

bored

Ever since “Mother Nature” gave me life, I expected to grow tall and big.

As a young ___(1)___, I was well protected in the forest. I used to ___(2)___ a good time with my friends under the blue sky and ___(3)___ the river. Our only purpose was to stand high. My pal, Tim often said, “All I ask for is to be ___(4)___ the whole day.”

More than 300 days passed and we grew straight. Until one day, our ___(5）___ birthday, people came, moved us from the __（6）_ and put us on their trucks. “I don’t want to go!” Tim cried.

After a long journey, we arrived in a completely different place with ___（7）___ green. Here we were planted in a line. ___（8）___ the wind blew strongly, I could not even open my eyes to see Tim __（9）___ beside me. So we needed enough __（10）__ to grow thicker and higher to stop the wind.

As time went by, we finally ___（11)___ much stronger. I could keep my eyes open in the wind! I even found the blue sky was back!

This was no longer a no-man’s-land, and hundreds of visitors came here. A man took a picture of us with his ___(12)___, “Thank you. We can enjoy clear days ___(13)___ worrying about sand storms.” A young girl jumping up and down came over and ___(14)___ me. “Thank you,” she said, “It’s you that have turned the desert into a green land!”

Tim and I smiled at each other, feeling ___(15)__. The sun was shining brightly in the bluer sky.

(1).

A．

tree

B．

fish

C．

girl

D．

boy

(2).

A．

choose

B．

forget

C．

have

D．

miss

(3).

A．

in

B．

along

C．

under

D．

on

(4).

A．

smart

B．

happy

C．

busy

D．

thin

(5).

A．

first

B．

second

C．

third

D．

fourth

(6).

A．

beach

B．

lake

C．

house

D．

earth

(7).

A．

all

B．

nothing

C．

anything

D．

everything

(8).

A．

Though

B．

Unless

C．

Because

D．

Until

(9）.

A．

clearly

B．

greatly

C．

kindly

D．

widely

（10）.

A．

desert

B．

wind

C．

sand

D．

water

（11）.

A．

became

B．

smelt

C．

sounded

D．

remained

（12）.

A．

radio

B．

keyboard

C．

backpack

D．

camera

（13）.

A．

from

B．

about

C．

without

D．

of

（14）.

A．

asked

B．

hugged

C．

invited

D．

kicked

（15）.

A．

tired

B．

bored

C．

proud

D．

surprised

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I often hear some students say English is difficult, so they can’t learn it well. ___（1）___ English is very easy for me. I’m good ___（2）___ it. I’m very glad to tell you ___（3）___ about how I study English.

___（4）___, I think an interest in English is very important. When I was in Grade Three, we had a new ___（5）___ — English, it was new for me. I was interested in it. I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How ___（6）___ I was! After that, I learned English harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, and ___（7）___ sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!

Second, I think English is a foreign language. I learn it well in the following ways: ___（8）___ to the teacher carefully, read aloud and have a good vocabulary. Then practice again and again, never be tired. When I have a ___（9）___, I often understand it by _____（10）_____ our English teacher.

（1）

A．

And

B．

Or

C．

But

（2）

A．

in

B．

for

C．

at

（3）

A．

something

B．

anything

C．

nothing

（4）

A．

First

B．

Second

C．

Third

（5）

A．

class

B．

subject

C．

lesson

（6）

A．

sad

B．

sorry

C．

happy

（7）

A．

they

B．

it

C．

them

（8）

A．

hear

B．

listen

C．

tell

（9）

A．

idea

B．

suggestion

C．

question

（10）

A．

asking

B．

answering

C．

replying

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

One day, a grasshopper（蚱蜢）was relaxing in a field. And he was eating as much grass as he could. When his stomach was （1） , he began to play some music. He was having a good time in the sun.

Then, an ant walked by. He was （2） some corn.

“Come and sing with me!” said the grasshopper.

“No,” said the ant. “I am busy （3） food for the winter.”

“Don’t be serious about the （4） !” said the grasshopper. “There’s lots of food now and it is sunny today.”

（5） the ant went on his way and kept on collecting food.

“How silly the ant is!” said the grasshopper. “He only needs to （6） winter when winter comes!”

When winter came, the grasshopper had （7） food. But the ant and his family had plenty to （8） .

“Could I have some of your food?” said the grasshopper.

“Hum…” said the ant. “ （9） you said I was silly, I’ll still help you.”

Hearing his words, the grasshopper was very thankful. At the same time, he was （10） for what he had done before. He learnt a very important lesson—working hard today is to get ready for tomorrow.

（1）

A．

empty

B．

small

C．

full

D．

thin

（2）

A．

carrying

B．

selling

C．

planting

D．

watching

（3）

A．

get

B．

got

C．

getting

D．

gets

（4）

A．

spring

B．

summer

C．

autumn

D．

winter

（5）

A．

And

B．

But

C．

Or

D．

So

（6）

A．

worry about

B．

give up

C．

look for

D．

wait for

（7）

A．

enough

B．

no

C．

more

D．

much

（8）

A．

drink

B．

buy

C．

eat

D．

waste

（9）

A．

Besides

B．

Because

C．

When

D．

Although

（10）

A．

tired

B．

regretful

C．

happy

D．

angry

阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

In our life, nobody wants to lose, but we must accept that losing is a part of life. （1） , we can’t win all the time. We can learn （2） valuable from every failure. This may help us succeed in the future. So we must know （3） to be a good loser.

We must not be afraid of losing. When losing, just accept it with a（an） （4） and look at the bright side. Failure can’t be avoided in our life. Edison failed 1,000 times before he （5） the light bulb（灯泡）. When he was asked how he felt, he said that he didn’t fail （6） learned 10,000 things which didn’t work. We must know that history is full of examples of men and women who achieved success although （7） failed many times.

Losing is not very disgraceful（丢脸的）. We must accept our failure and learn from it. Remember that it can be （8） . It can help us grow up rapidly. So we’d better take action to walk out of it. When we lose, think about what we did and how we can improve. If someone else can help, we’ll be （9） enough.

Many people enjoy helping （10） solve problems. This can save us a lot of time so that the same mistake won’t be made （11） in the future.

We should face our failure when we lose. There is only one （12） in every competition. Some win, while some lose. It’s （13） for us to experience failure. The more active we are when facing the failure, the more confident we will be.

（14） , being a good loser will help us to be better in life. It might be painful （15） the beginning, but there are many advantages. Good losers set examples to us, and most importantly, they finally win.

（1）

A．

After all

B．

As a result

C．

At first

（2）

A．

anything

B．

nothing

C．

something

（3）

A．

why

B．

how

C．

when

（4）

A．

smile

B．

sadness

C．

excitement

（5）

A．

discovered

B．

invented

C．

found

（6）

A．

but

B．

and

C．

or

（7）

A．

we

B．

you

C．

they

（8）

A．

thankful

B．

wonderful

C．

helpful

（9）

A．

wise

B．

lucky

C．

proud

（10）

A．

other

B．

the other

C．

others

（11）

A．

ever

B．

again

C．

once

（12）

A．

winner

B．

loser

C．

player

（13）

A．

strange

B．

normal

C．

interesting

（14）

A．

In a word

B．

In the way

C．

In that case

（15）

A．

to

B．

of

C．

at

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的三个选项中，选出最佳选项。

One spring day, a rose came out in the garden. When she met her neighbors, including a cactus（仙人掌）and other plants, she said to the cactus, “I’m the most beautiful flower here, but you are full of thorns（刺）and so （1） !”

Day after day, the rose never stopped being unfriendly to the cactus. However, the cactus （2） got sad or angry, and he replied calmly every time, “Every life has a purpose to be what it is.”

As summer came, it was hot and （3） . The rose lost a lot of water and became weaker and weaker, but the cactus grew well. He had strong roots（根）system and was good at （4） water in his body.

One day, the rose saw a bird make a small （5） in the cactus. The thirsty bird drank the water inside the cactus through the hole.

“It must hurt,” said the rose.

“Yes,” the cactus replied, “but I don’t want to see my bird friend suffer.”

The rose was so （6） that she asked the cactus for water. The cactus kindly agreed. He asked the bird to carry the water to the rose’s roots.

The rose was ashamed（羞愧的）of what she had said to the cactus in the past. From then on, she （7） judging（评判）others by their looks.

（1）

A．

ugly

B．

lazy

C．

strong

（2）

A．

sometimes

B．

always

C．

never

（3）

A．

dry

B．

wet

C．

dirty

（4）

A．

discovering

B．

storing

C．

wasting

（5）

A．

hole

B．

meal

C．

house

（6）

A．

shy

B．

thirsty

C．

angry

（7）

A．

kept

B．

began

C．

stopped

根据短文内容，从每小题所给的三个选项中，选出一个正确答案。

The Leaning Tower of Pisa（比萨斜塔）is in Italy. The tower was （1） in 1173. It’s 56.67 meters tall on the （2） side, and 55.86 meters tall on the low side. The tower has experienced four earthquakes, （3） it still stands there. Why doesn’t it fall down? Because the soil（土壤） （4） the tower is soft, it doesn’t shake a lot during the earthquake. The soil makes the （5） lean. This makes it one of the most popular buildings in the world.

（1）

A．

bought

B．

built

C．

sold

（2）

A．

high

B．

big

C．

small

（3）

A．

or

B．

and

C．

but

（4）

A．

in

B．

on

C．

under

（5）

A．

tower

B．

grass

C．

tree

阅读下列短文，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。

Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman’s living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t ____（1）____ the box.” After saying this, he left for the company.

The woman said to her husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said “no” to her.

The woman didn’t give up her ____（2）____. One day, she decided to find out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it. But she ____（3）____.

That evening, the businessman came home and found the box was open. He was very ____（4）____ and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.

“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The businessman shouted at them, “The box is not important. I cannot believe you. That’s ____（5）____!”

（1）

A．

move

B．

open

C．

close

D．

touch

（2）

A．

idea

B．

habit

C．

attention

D．

job

（3）

A．

succeeded

B．

failed

C．

finished

D．

continued

（4）

A．

excited

B．

glad

C．

angry

D．

worried

（5）

A．

interesting

B．

wonderful

C．

useful

D．

important

From the balcony (露台) of my grandma’s tenth-floor apartment, I search the sky, hoping to see stars.

“Stars are afraid of city lights, but a little song is __(1)__ good for something,” Grandma puts her arms around me and sings softly in her low and beautiful ___(2)___.

But stars are still hiding.

So I rest ___(3)___ deeper into her arms, hoping for a few more minutes of her warmth as much as I hope to see at least one star.

“Tomorrow won’t come if you don’t dream tonight, Sally!” She kisses my hair and points me to ____(4)____.

The next day, I wake up and take the lift ___(5)___ Grandma as usual.

On the fourth floor, the lift stops suddenly and it goes dark. I feel my ___(6)__ beating in my ears. Grandma rings the bell and is told that the power (电) is off along the whole street.

Grandma holds my hands, and we sing together in the dark lift.

Before long, Mr. Smith comes and helps us get out safely. Grandma takes my hand, and we walk ___(7)___ the stairs to the first floor. Grandma nods in the direction of my school.

“Am I still going?”

“School has power, dear Sally.” She takes my hand again! And I am not ___(8)__ for school.

The power is still off when I come home that afternoon.

After dinner and homework, we come to the balcony and watch day turn to evening. Lights come on several streets away, but it’s ___(9)___ here.

“Stars might not be so afraid tonight,” I say.

“Star light, star bright…” I start to ___(10)___, and Grandma joins in.

One, two, three… Thousands of stars light the sky bright!

(1).

A．

hardly

B．

always

C．

already

D．

never

(2).

A．

mind

B．

hand

C．

noise

D．

voice

(3).

A．

myself

B．

herself

C．

itself

D．

himself

(4).

A．

bed

B．

chair

C．

desk

D．

wall

(5).

A．

for

B．

of

C．

with

D．

in

(6).

A．

head

B．

heart

C．

feet

D．

legs

(7).

A．

off

B．

over

C．

up

D．

down

(8).

A．

good

B．

late

C．

bad

D．

famous

(9).

A．

bright

B．

blue

C．

dark

D．

white

(10).

A．

sing

B．

draw

C．

sleep

D．

swim