五、完形填空。
Graduation party was a great success! All my friends received wonderful 1. ______: a diamond, a watch, or something else special. I was wondering what surprise my family 2. ______ for me.
And when I got home—there was the pink dresser set (梳妆台) in Mr. Schiller's store that I always 3. ______! Mama and Papa smiled at my surprise! The one in Mr. Schiller's store that I always 3. ______!
The next morning, I 4. ______ my wonderful dresser set to my sister Christine. She looked at me and said, “So you 5. ______ what you wanted. Guess what Mama exchanged it for? Her silver brooch (胸针)!”
“What? That's the only thing her mother 6. ______ her! If I knew—I would never let her—” I started to cry then, and Papa 7. ______ my shoulder gently. “Mama wanted you to be 8. ______, more than she wanted the brooch.”
I knew what I must do. And on my way to the store, I thought of how 9. ______ it was for Mama to ask Mr. Schiller to take the brooch as payment (抵偿).
Mr. Schiller 10. ______ the dresser set carefully. Bravely, I asked, if he would give me back the brooch, I would work for him every 11. ______ day of my summer vacation. He kindly agreed.
It was not so hard as I 12. ______. I not only with Mama's brooch, but with a 13. ______ that started tomorrow. I felt very 14. ______. It seemed that the dresser set 15. ______ became a childish and silly thing.
I pinned (用针别住) the brooch on my dress. I would keep it forever.
1. A. cakes B. flowers C. presents D. letters
2. A. prepared B. imagined C. built D. recorded
3. A. carried B. admired C. owned D. collected
4. A. lent B. donated C. returned D. showed
5. A. forgot B. bought C. got D. controlled
6. A. left B. reminded C. missed D. taught
7. A. pushed B. shook C. beat D. touched
8. A. careful B. happy C. confident D. brave
9. A. safe B. important C. difficult D. smooth
10. A. repaired B. checked C. made D. decorated
11. A. sunny B. lucky C. ideal D. single
12. A. thought B. proved C. required D. wished
13. A. smile B. trip C. hobby D. job
14. A. lost B. tired C. proud D. nervous
15. A. recently B. suddenly C. highly D. properly
答案:1. C
解析:毕业派对上,朋友们收到的应该是“礼物”,钻石、手表这些都属于礼物范畴,“C”符合语境。
2. A
解析:“prepare for”是固定搭配,意为“为……做准备”,这里指家人为“我”准备的惊喜,所以选“A”。
3. B
解析:“admire”有“羡慕、欣赏”的意思,“我”总是欣赏Schiller先生店里的粉色梳妆盒,符合语境,所以选“B”。
4. D
解析:“show sth. to sb.”表示“把某物展示给某人看”,这里是把梳妆盒展示给妹妹Christine看,所以选“D”。
5. C
解析:“get what sb. wanted”表示“得到某人想要的东西”,妹妹说“我”得到了想要的,所以选“C”。
6. A
解析:“leave”有“留下”的意思,这里说胸针是妈妈留给她的唯一东西,所以选“A”。
7. D
解析:“touch one's shoulder”表示“触摸某人的肩膀”,爸爸温柔地触摸“我”的肩膀,符合语境,所以选“D”。
8. B
解析:妈妈想让“我”“开心”,比想要胸针更重要,“happy”符合语境,所以选“B”。
9. C
解析:妈妈向Schiller先生用胸针换梳妆盒,这对妈妈来说是“困难的”,所以选“C”。
10. B
解析:Schiller先生仔细“检查”梳妆盒,“checked”符合语境,所以选“B”。
11. D
解析:“every single day”表示“每一天”,“我”会在暑假的每一天都为他工作,所以选“D”。
12. A
解析:“as I thought”表示“正如我想的那样”,事情没有“我”想的那么难,所以选“A”。
13. D
解析:“我”为Schiller先生工作,所以是一份“工作(job)”,所以选“D”。
14. C
解析:“我”通过自己的努力换回胸针,感到很“自豪(proud)”,所以选“C”。
15. B
解析:梳妆盒“突然(suddenly)”变成了幼稚愚蠢的东西,因为“我”更重视胸针和这份经历了,所以选“B”。