When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage(孤儿院)and taught us how to do woodworking projects.
I remember my first project-a small table. I was so ______ of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) ______. It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to ______ it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a ______. She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always ______ with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so ______ and happy that I couldn't wait. I dashed out like a ______, carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.
When I reached the dormitory, I placed the little table beside my bed. I was ______ it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand ______ it, she noticed that it was still wet.
"Were you ______ to bring this home?" she asked.
"No, ma' am," I ______ with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was ______ stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.
I hid the table in my closet and never ______ it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent(宿管员), thinking that she would ______ it away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I ______ that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her ______ to get something important. I followed her ______ into a dark corner. She picked something up. ______ she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of ______ to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to _______.
11. A.tired | B.ashamed | C.proud | D.aware |
12. A.award | B.wonder | C.record | D.product |
13. A.design | B.invent | C.paint | D.complete |
14. A.gift | B.reward | C.prize | D.souvenir |
15. A.satisfied | B.strict | C.patient | D.angry |
16. A.upset | B.amazed | C.confident | D.excited |
17. A.thief | B.hero | C.sword | D.flash |
18. A.drying | B.observing | C.admiring | D.hiding |
19. A.into | B.across | C.above | D.after |
20. A.supposed | B.embarrassed | C.encouraged | D.determined |
21. A.agreed | B.sighed | C.whispered | D.argued |
22. A.dirt | B.glue | C.paint | D.wood |
23. A.removed | B.touched | C.shook | D.split |
24. 25. A.learned | B.recommended | C.remembered | D.expected |
26. A.bathroom | B.balcony | C.basement | D.bedroom |
27. A.curiously | B.unwillingly | C.doubtfully | D.worriedly |
28. A.Before | B.Since | C.As | D.Until |
29. A.admiration | B.gratitude | C.sympathy | D.regret |
30. A.adapt | B.study | C.perform | D.please |