Choose the opposite of the word below from the box

Positive　　Negative

active　　　________

________ our stay in Beijing, we visited many places of historical interest.

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　　He had　 2　 the weekend memorizing lines, but he knew he wouldn’t get the part. It was a small part anyway, not like the lead role he just knew Neil would get. Neil had already finished his tryout. As always he had done well　 3　 he hadn’t practiced at all.

　　“You’re trying out for a guard（警卫）?” Mrs. Sosa asked. “I’ll read the queen’s lines. Begin when you’ re　 4　 .”

　　Carl took a deep breath and tried to picture himself as a guard, just as his mother had suggested when she helped him practice. “Your majesty,” Carl began　 5　 ,“the castle is under siege （围攻）.”

　　“Call my knights（勇士） !” Mrs. Sosa responded as the queen, sounding like Carl’s

　 6　 had. He almost smiled. At first he felt silly in front of the other students, but as he concentrated on his lines, he forgot about the people　 7　 . It was as if he had really

　 8　 a guard in a queen’ s service!

　　（　）1. A. loved　　　　　　　　  B. hated　　　　　　    C. enjoyed　　　　　　　　 D. missed

　　（　）2. A. paid　　　　　　　　    B. took　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　    D. cost

　　（　）3. A. if　　　　　　　　　　    B. as　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　    D. though

　　（　）4. A. fine　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　   C. ready　　　　　　　　    D. active

　　（　）5. A. uncertainly　　　　  B. unhappily　　　　  C. eagerly　　　　　　　　  D. easily

　　（　）6. A. teacher　　　　　　    B. mother　　 
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　　　　 C. classmate　　　　　　  D. friend

　　（　）7. A. watching　　　　　　 B. standing　　　　    C. listening　　　　　　    D. sitting

　　（　）8. A. remained　　　　　　 B. showed　　　　　　 C. practiced　　　　　　   D. become

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A．slam

B．scream

C．dull

D．din

E．terribly

F．lively