阅读短文,从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。
Marty was new at school. Usually when you’re the new kid, you lay low, but not Marty. On his first day, he made a toothpick (牙签) ____. One second he was holding the toothpick, and the next second it was gone! Everyone was asking him how he did it.
“It’s magic! ” Marty said ____, “At my old school, they actually called me ‘Magic Marty’. ”
“Is he serious?” I thought, turning to walk away. It’s not magic. He’s tricking everyone, and I’m going to ____ how he does it!
That night at home, I found a ____of toothpicks, trying to figure out how Marty had made one disappear. ____ the only thing I learned was how to poke (戳) my hand 11 times with a toothpick. I put all the toothpicks into the box and went to bed.
The next day, Marty was going on about how he could make things float (浮动). He had a ring in one ____ and a pencil in the other. I watched from the back, hoping to catch a ____.
That’s when I saw it: a thin piece of fishing line tied around the end of the pencil and attached to (附属于) a button on Marty’s shirt! ____ enough, he made the ring “float” by sliding it over the pencil and hanging it from the line. No one else ____, and soon the dining hall was clapping. When the crowds were gone, I walked over. It was time to put a(n) ____ to the Magic Marty show.
“I know how you did it,” I said, folding my arms. “It was fishing line.”
Marty went silent. He looked ____. “So, are you going to tell people?” He asked.
I thought about it for a moment. ____ I told, I’d finally be able to prove (证明) that Marty’s magic was fake (假货). But then Marty might ____ his new friends. How would that make him feel?
“Nah,” I ____ said. “I won’t say anything.”
Marty let out a relieved sigh, and I turned to walk away.
“Wait!” Marty ____ in front of me. “You’ve got a pretty good eye for magic. If you’re interested, you can join me.”
We’ve been a magic team for three months now. It turns out that instead of a fake magician, Marty is a real friend.
16. A.happen | B.disappear | C.drop | D.shake |
17. A.proudly | B.seriously | C.politely | D.carefully |
18. A.put out | B.look out | C.sell out | D.find out |
19. A.box | B.bag | C.pack | D.handful |
20. A.So | B.Because | C.But | D.Though |
21. 22. A.mistake | B.instruction | C.discovery | D.difficulty |
23. A.Right | B.True | C.Real | D.Sure |
24. A.noticed | B.checked | C.mentioned | D.listened |
25. A.accident | B.end | C.suggestion | D.period |
26. A.scared | B.nervous | C.painful | D.pleased |
27. 28. A.lose | B.punish | C.make | D.prevent |
29. A.heavily | B.quickly | C.finally | D.peacefully |
30. A.moved | B.flew | C.climbed | D.jumped |