The moment Kareem went into the waiting room, his nervousness increased dramatically. Mateo, his opponent, was sitting there, with his _______ resting on his knee. The two would _______for the last opening at the music school. Kareem could tell Mateo was _______, just like he’d always been.
Kareem sat and closed his eyes, trying to ignore Mateo’s calmness, a sharp contrast to his own _______. To relieve the tension, Kareem began tuning his guitar.
Suddenly a deafening noise came and Kareem froze at the noise. A broken E string _______ from Kareem’s guitar. He’d over-tightened the string, causing it to break. Then, he _______ his bag for another set of strings. _______, Kareem brought no strings for replacement.
As his turn was approaching, Kareem felt _______. Now there was no choice. He stood up slowly and walked to Mateo,“Would you happen to have a spare E string?”
Mateo shook his head, “Sorry.” Kareem nodded and whispered that he understood.
Just then Kareem’s name was called. He was rooted to the ground and was about to quit when he noticed Mateo’s arm outstretched, holding his guitar out to him.
“Here, use mine,” Kareem’s mouth _______ as Mateo added, “Do your best, man.”
The professor asked Kareem what to play. He hesitated, “I’ll be playing Bach’s Bourree in E minor, with my...my friend’s guitar.“
As Kareem walked toward the stage door, he looked back at Mateo with a shared ________ as if to say they were friends.
1. A.coat | B.phone | C.guitar | D.book |
2. A.compete | B.vote | C.argue | D.stand |
3. A.active | B.popular | C.ready | D.proud |
4. A.sorrow | B.anxiety | C.shame | D.anger |
5. A.showed up | B.came back | C.fell apart | D.hung down |
6. A.spotted | B.searched | C.packed | D.held |
7. A.Simply | B.Naturally | C.Sadly | D.Seriously |
8. A.hopeless | B.careless | C.guilty | D.lonely |
9. A.hurt | B.shut | C.watered | D.dropped |
10. A.smile | B.hope | C.interest | D.view |