One day when I was 12, my mother ordered me to walk to the public library and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to
In the library, I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf
The beagle on the cover looked
I started to read about Amos very slowly and with
My mother’s call returned me to the
I
A.avoid | B.apply | C.understand | D.defeat |
A.responsibility | B.inability | C.desire | D.anxiety |
A.on purpose | B.by accident | C.at random | D.as usual |
A.caught | B.fooled | C.relaxed | D.raised |
A.Therefore | B.Besides | C.Instead | D.However |
A.away | B.up | C.in | D.out |
A.recalled | B.admired | C.forgot | D.confused |
A.familiar | B.similar | C.opposite | D.important |
A.cover | B.author | C.picture | D.title |
A.Unknowingly | B.Suddenly | C.Eventually | D.Patiently |
A.bought | B.borrowed | C.gathered | D.ordered |
A.shame | B.relief | C.confidence | D.difficulty |
A.spared | B.divided | C.separated | D.prevented |
A.reunion | B.recovery | C.departure | D.fight |
A.wild | B.virtual | C.real | D.remote |
A.accepted | B.realized | C.learned | D.imagined |
A.useful | B.encouraging | C.informative | D.wonderful |
A.never | B.once | C.often | D.even |
A.difference | B.effort | C.improvement | D.progress |
A.confused | B.proud | C.sure | D.aware |
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