2 . It was my tenth birthday. The _________ list began with a few close friends, but it quickly grew to a total of seventeen. Nearly every girl in my fifth grade class had been invited to my house for a big_________. I was especially happy when they excitedly accepted the_________. It would be a night of scary stories, pizza and lots of presents. But as I later realized, I would truly_________ only one gift I received that night.
That night, we were playing games when the doorbell rang. “Judy, come here for a minute,” Mom called from the front door.
I_________ my eyes and shrugged to my friends as if to say, “Now who would dare_________ me at a time like this?” I walked toward the front door reluctantly, and then stopped. There on the front porch stood Sarah Westly— the quiet girl who sat next to me in music class—and she was holding a gift.
How had I forgotten to invite Sarah? I remembered that I only_________ a name to the list when someone had shown an interest in me. But Sarah had never done that. Never once did she squeeze (挤) into the_________ of kids surrounding me at lunch time.
I guess I had forgotten to invite her simply because she wasn’t_________ to be invited.
“I can’t__________,” she said, looking down. “My dad’s waiting in the car.” “Can you come in for a little while?” I nearly__________.
“Thanks, but I have to go,” she said, turning toward the door.
Inside the box was a small__________ about three inches tall with its tail wagging (摇 摆) in the air. It was the best gift I had received, __________ I was never really into dogs. I later found out that the figurine looked exactly like Sarah’s dog, Seymour.
I didn’t know it then, but now I__________ that Sarah was my one true childhood friend. She was an__________ friend who stood by me, always encouraging and understanding me.
1. A.guest | B.gift | C.price | D.performance |
2. A.command | B.competition | C.celebration | D.challenge |
3. A.service | B.invitation | C.risk | D.experiment |
4. A.lose | B.recommend | C.purchase | D.treasure |
5. A.rubbed | B.fixed | C.rolled | D.lowered |
6. A.persuade | B.bother | C.surprise | D.evaluate |
7. A.added | B.compared | C.associated | D.tied |
8. A.line | B.order | C.circle | D.turn |
9. A.pretending | B.determining | C.pushing | D.intending |
10. A.stay | B.move | C.breathe | D.imagine |
11. A.blamed | B.begged | C.urged | D.promised |
12. 13. A.so that | B.in case | C.as if | D.even though |
14. A.realize | B.guess | C.ignore | D.predict |
15. A.incapable | B.unconditional | C.irresponsible | D.impatient |