Have you ever wished you could fly like a bird? If so, you have to think again. I learned how to fly when I was six years old, and it was not a
____experience at all!
It happened on the
____in Belgium. I was happily building a sandcastle when a lady
____and began to talk with my parents. I
____that they wouldn’t talk long, because she had a huge horrible dog on a leash! It was
____its owner by her feet, trying to get her to go. It seemed that even the owner was growing
____with her dog’s movements, as to my
____, she turned to me and said, “Would you like to walk my dog?”
ME? I was sure the dog would eat me whole in one bite. I
____looked at my parents to see if they would rescue me, but they were paying no
____to me.
A second later it was firmly tied to my wrist and I had no choice but to
____the dog. At first, it wasn’t so
____ The “monster” took its time, walking here and there. Then
____it took off like a rocket. My arm was nearly injured as I found myself being sent into the air.
In a few seconds, everyone on the beach was
____at me as if I had become some kind of local attraction. I tried hard to
____the sand with my feet.
Then the dog
____ And I fell onto the sand. The creature must have been
____, because it was walking slowly back to
____my parents and its owner were. When we finally got back, I noticed the looks of
____on their faces. My parents said, “What took you so
____? Little boys shouldn’t wander away that far!” And then I began to
____loudly.
Is it strange that I have grown up to be a person who likes cats more than dog?
16. A.secret | B.fun | C.suitable | D.creative |
17. A.road | B.radio | C.beach | D.platform |
18. A.came up | B.gave up | C.came out | D.gave out |
19. A.planned | B.pretended | C.wished | D.guessed |
20. A.carrying | B.watching | C.cheering | D.bothering |
21. A.impatient | B.impolite | C.unnatural | D.unclear |
22. A.horror | B.delight | C.honor | D.regret |
23. A.exactly | B.fortunately | C.specially | D.anxiously |
24. A.money | B.debt | C.time | D.attention |
25. A.beat | B.borrow | C.follow | D.forget |
26. A.boring | B.bad | C.exciting | D.good |
27. A.all of a sudden | B.not any more | C.in other words | D.on the whole |
28. A.working | B.staring | C.attacking | D.shouting |
29. A.find | B.move | C.reach | D.collect |
30. A.appeared | B.screamed | C.stopped | D.escaped |
31. A.tired | B.frightened | C.interested | D.shocked |
32. 33. A.pride | B.anger | C.sadness | D.hope |
34. 35.