1 . In January 2020, my life was like a perfect movie. I was the _________ in my amazing group of best friends. They were all a year older, but you would never have known. I was only a senior two student but had _________ to secure a spot on the swim team. Then my teammates and I traveled in Hawaii.
Little did we know we would _________ to chaos. Our school was _________ down for two weeks due to COVID-19. Although feeling unhappy, my best friends made promises about how we would stay close during the lockdown. Shortly into quarantine (隔离区), I _________ hobbies and did anything I could to keep myself busy.
Looking back, I felt like a fool for thinking that two weeks would be a _________ to a pandemic. Months went by and the new school year began. I couldn’t accept the _________ that training in the pool became impossible. The pain of missing my friends began to _________. I felt like I was drowning.
It occurred to me that my best friends, who were now _________, would leave me next fall anyway. That made me ____________, making November the ____________ month for me. I couldn’t describe the feeling of just lying on my bed with tears ____________ down my face.
Alice in Wonderland became my life as I kept falling down a never-ending hole. Still, all the same, I felt ever so ____________ to climb out of this darkness. As the winter holidays ____________, things started to pick up. I was ____________ by the Christmas spirit. Sure, it was ____________ this year but still, I looked forward to the ____________ activities: Christmas eve dinner, opening gifts with my family on Christmas Day.
I made a New Year’s resolution to become more ____________ to my studies. As I did that, I found the college conversation became less ____________. I thought about all the ____________, the passions I would pursue. I became more excited about the unknown.
1. A.happiest | B.youngest | C.fastest | D.busiest |
2. A.planned | B.decided | C.managed | D.expected |
3. A.return | B.contribute | C.stick | D.refer |
4. A.turned | B.put | C.settled | D.shut |
5. A.broke up | B.took up | C.looked up | D.made up |
6. A.danger | B.offer | C.solution | D.reply |
7. A.fact | B.challenge | C.explanation | D.advice |
8. A.fall behind | B.sink in | C.show off | D.come away |
9. A.athletes | B.graduates | C.competitors | D.seniors |
10. A.awkward | B.puzzled | C.exhausted | D.anxious |
11. A.darkest | B.busiest | C.coldest | D.heaviest |
12. A.putting | B.breaking | C.streaming | D.bringing |
13. A.forced | B.determined | C.excited | D.concerned |
14. A.passed | B.changed | C.approached | D.went |
15. A.disturbed | B.attracted | C.shocked | D.inspired |
16. A.enthusiastic | B.ridiculous | C.productive | D.different |
17. A.normal | B.particular | C.historical | D.unique |
18. A.deaf | B.accustomed | C.devoted | D.related |
19. A.stressful | B.harmful | C.meaningful | D.hopeful |
20. A.experiences | B.possibilities | C.changes | D.problems |