1 . No Time
With a broad smile on her lips, 15-year-old Sirin rushed to her mom to show off her new painting. But Mom spoke in an _______ tone, “No time, baby. Right now, I am busy with an important talk. Just wait for some time, OK?”
Holding her oil painting, she frowned(皱眉), and then _______ her dad. “Dad, see what I have done,” Sirin announced aloud in a thrilling _______. Her dad turned around while adjusting his tie, smiled at her, and showed his thumbs up! Immediately, Sirin replied _______ , “Dad, you haven’t seen it yet.”
“No time, baby. I will see it _______ .” He just patted her back lovingly, kissed her forehead, and rushed for his office.
Sirin was not a kid to be _______ with simple gesture or smile. She stood there for a few seconds, and then stormed off to her own bedroom. “Why is everybody so busy?” She _______ thousands of incidents that hurt her in pre-school, middle school and even in high school too! She assumed at least her own family members would give some values to her thoughts, but they were no _______. Unconsciously, her eyes were filled with tears.
When it was time for dinner, Sirin deliberately came late to join them. She kept silent and didn’t look at anyone, scratching the table mat with her nail. Her mom was _______ at the unusual behavior. Confused, she asked, “Honey, did I do anything wrong?”
Hearing this, Sirin could no longer ________ her anger. “Why is everybody so busy? I hate you!” she roared, grabbing the painting on the table and ________ it into pieces. So shocked was Mom that she rushed to hug Sirin and said “Baby, I am so sorry! I promise we will try our best to make it right.”
When back from school the next day, Sirin was ________ to see her beautifully-decorated painting on the wall. It was beautifully framed(装裱), ________ by the touching words: “We are so proud of you, our little angel!” On seeing it, Sirin burst out crying. Recalling her parents’ stress from work and daily life, she ________ her previous behavior. She looked up with watery eyes and apologized to her parents. In a family, it was proper attention and mutual(相互的) ________ that help build a strong bond.
1. A.impatient | B.complex | C.ideal | D.contradictory |
2. A.argue for | B.search for | C.compete for | D.applied for |
3. A.voice | B.technique | C.accent | D.concept |
4. A.excitedly | B.sincerely | C.angrily | D.responsibly |
5. A.then | B.after | C.soon | D.later |
6. A.blessed | B.charged | C.pleased | D.associated |
7. A.avoided | B.recalled | C.kept | D.blamed |
8. A.suggestion | B.applications | C.expectation | D.exception |
9. A.puzzled | B.angry | C.disappointed | D.good |
10. A.ease | B.loose | C.control | D.shift |
11. A.wrapping | B.throwing | C.hitting | D.tearing |
12. A.surprised | B.frustrated | C.optimistic | D.interested |
13. A.adapted | B.consumed | C.defended | D.accompanied |
14. A.refused | B.regretted | C.anticipated | D.denied |
15. A.ambition | B.understanding | C.intervention | D.position |