My brother was four years older than me. By the time I turned four, I was _________ that my brother could read but I couldn’t. With a will to read a book like my brother, I begged, “Teach me to read, Mom! Please, please!” Finally Mom _________ some time after lunch for reading lessons, and soon after my fifth birthday, I was reading.
My father was a great storyteller, _________ he didn’t have the time in the evening to read to me because he had to work three jobs to feed our family. So my brother and I waited _________ every Sunday morning when my father told stories about his _________ at his early age. He told us that he always volunteered to help with _________, because he liked to taste the food that was made by his mom. I seemed to _________ the soup made by my grandma and see the funny picture of my father making salad, putting a piece into his mouth _________ when no one was looking. “I was always _________ at that time as I needed food to grow taller.” he explained humorously. Hearing my father’s stories made me closer to the books and the stories they told.
One Saturday afternoon, we walked two blocks to the small __________ in our neighborhood where I met Mrs. Schwartz, the librarian. My dad __________ forms about my information for a card then he said. “You are seven now. You’re __________ enough to walk to the library yourself.” So I did almost every afternoon. Some days, Mrs. Schwartz read books aloud to a group of children, and sometimes she taught us __________ to choose books properly from the shelves. Books became my friends when I felt lonely.
Yes, reading __________ my life a lot. It helped me study better, so I could become a teacher and share my love of reading with my __________ in the school. And inside my head, I can still hear the voices of my mother, father, and Mrs. Schwartz, which are with me every time I open the first page of a new book.
11. A.enjoyable | B.upset | C.disappointing | D.surprised |
12. A.wasted | B.bought | C.spared | D.paid |
13. 14. 15. A.work | B.life | C.business | D.journey |
16. A.shopping | B.reading | C.farming | D.cooking |
17. A.touch | B.feel | C.smell | D.get |
18. A.slowly | B.quickly | C.loudly | D.clearly |
19. A.tired | B.sleepy | C.hungry | D.thirsty |
20. A.bookstore | B.museum | C.theatre | D.library |
21. A.filled out | B.took out | C.put out | D.found out |
22. A.tall | B.old | C.strong | D.fast |
23. 24. A.tested | B.showed | C.treated | D.changed |
25. A.parents | B.friends | C.students | D.brothers |