The ________ in which the decision was announced was extremely regrettable.

A. balance　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. manner

C. celebration　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. function

A trip to the forest park is a wondful ______ of my happy childhood, when I had no end of fun with my playmates.

A. adventure　 B. celebration　 C. reminder　 D. attraction

It has been my lifelong dream to play on the high school　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　basketball team. I 1 playing basketball when I was in the second grade. My older 2 taught me to play. He is three years older than me. He 3 with me every afternoon and always attended my games with our parents.

This year, I 4 high school. The high school 5 team tryouts(选拔) from the freshmen(高中一年级新生) were announced(宣布) last month. Every day 6 the announcement, my brother has helped me prepare for the team tryouts. The tryouts were 7 last Saturday morning. Twenty-three students from my grade tried out for the team. The team only has spaces for five 8 . I know I worked as 9 as I could to prepare for the tryouts. I felt like I had done a good job at the tryouts, but I was still 10 on Saturday night and Sunday morning, waiting for the team list to be 11 . On Sunday afternoon, my parents took me to the school to see who had made the team. I was so happy 12 I saw my name on the list. It was so 13 to be part of the team.

When we left the 14 , my parents said we should go out for pizza. It would just be a little family 15 in my honour. They called my brother, and he met us at the 16 . He walked in with a big 17 on his face. He was really proud of me. My parents were very 18 too, although they warned me about keeping my grades 19 and making sure I did all my homework every day. In fact, they did not need to 20 about those things, because I would not only work very hard to stay on the basketball team, but also to keep my grades high.

1A. began　　 B. dreamt　　 　 C. hated　　　 D. preferred

2.A. sister　　 B. brother　　　 C. friend　　　 D. classmate

3.A. practiced　 B. studied　　 C. struggled　 D. competed 4.A. reached　 B. graduated C. started　　 D. finished

5.A. football　 B. basketball　　 C. baseball　 　D. volleyball

6.A. through　 B. until　　　　 C. since　　　 D. before

7.A. checked　 B. opened　　　 C. decided　　 　 D. held

8.A. trainers　 B. workers　　 C. teachers　　 D. students

9.A. quickly　 B. hard　　 　 C. much　　　 　 D. early

10.A. nervous　 　B. angry　　　 　 C. miserable　　 D. scared

11.A. continued B. announced　 C. questioned　　 D. answered

12.A. when 　　　B. unless　　 C. whenever　 　 D. if

13.A. exciting　 B. boring　 C. interesting　　 　 D. tiring

14.A. hospital　 B. company　 　 C. school　 　　 D. yard

15.A. communication　　　 B. organization 　

C. celebration　　　　 D. determination

16.A. hotel 　　 B. party 　 C. shop 　 　　　　D. restaurant

17.A. tear 　　　 B. surprise 　 C. silence 　 　　D. smile

18.A. sad 　 B. proud 　 C. stupid 　 D. quiet

19.A. out 　 B. down　　　　 C. up　　　　 D. on

20. A. worry　 　 B. talk　　 　　 C. think 　　　　 D. come