完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Mommy, I got something for you!” Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. “It’s a pen. But not just any pen. It’s a lucky pen!” He handed me the pen
_____, waiting for my reaction(反应).
I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing
_____ about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. At that moment, I didn’t realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure(珍爱) it.
I had made the decision to be a(n)
______ I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. The night before, I told my husband my
_____ when I thought Cody wasn’t listening. “What if
________
likes my writing and I fail?” But Cody did
____ what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. “You don’t have to be afraid now,” he said. “This pen will make your
____ great and everyone will love you.”
Tears filled my eyes. Refusal(拒绝) and failure didn’t seem like such a big problem any more. Even if I
______ sold the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt
_____ already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it.
In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky
______ He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator(强硬的谈判者) but Cody didn’t ________
. In the end, he
_____ his favorite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy-his most important things, for that pen. Just to make
____ feel better.
I still have that pen, though it’s long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling
____, I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, it’s Cody who I really ________ in my life.
16. A.easily | B.carefully | C.proudly | D.naturally |
17. A.strange | B.special | C.important | D.interesting |
18. A.teacher | B.artist | C.writer | D.inventor |
19. A.fear | B.hope | C.secret | D.surprise |
20. A.somebody | B.everybody | C.anybody | D.nobody |
21. A.hear | B.accept | C.expect | D.believe |
22. A.life | B.dream | C.stories | D.choices |
23. A.ever | B.never | C.even | D.once |
24. A.sure | B.lucky | C.brave | D.proud |
25. 26. A.give up | B.try out | C.get away | D.call back |
27. A.found | B.kept | C.sold | D.changed |
28. 29. A.nervous | B.sorry | C.angry | D.lonely |
30. A.respect | B.praise | C.serve | D.treasure |