2 . Unfortunately when people think of teenagers, good thoughts are not always the first to come to mind. I know I ____ not to go into my teenage daughter’s high school at the end of their day because I don’t want to be ____ in the hallways. I feel like I am running the gauntlet (冲击) sometimes! I know they are just kids in a hurry to ____ and blow off steam.
Fortunately I also get a(n) ____ to see teenagers at their best. __ my daughter and her high school band’s friendship is ____ a joy. For instance, when a fellow band member’s music folder fell on the pavement everyone ran to help ____ the music before it was blown away by the wind. They are a great group of ____. But I witnessed an event yesterday that really ____ my heart.
My ____ had a band competition at a nearby high school. Her band was the ____ one to play and before they could play their last selection, the lights in the hall flashed and then ____.
The atmosphere in the large, dark space was ____. The band, sensing this, started ___ _some of the familiar songs that they sing in the stands during football season. The ____ started clapping and singing along. It was quite the experience, sitting in total ____ singing and clapping with dozens of people like it was a(n) ____ thing.
I was so ____ to be able to experience this firsthand. My daughter is a senior and so this was one of her last ____ in high school. It was really a(n) ____ inspirational experience. And I will keep it in my mind forever.
1. A.prefer | B.refuse | C.offer | D.ask |
2. A.helped | B.sent | C.pushed | D.called |
3. A.come in | B.get out | C.go down | D.walk on |
4. A.position | B.promise | C.decision | D.opportunity |
5. A.Finding | B.Raising | C.Watching | D.Loving |
6. A.never | B.always | C.hardly | D.nearly |
7. A.receive | B.search | C.play | D.gather |
8. A.kids | B.boys | C.girls | D.adults |
9. A.lost | B.caught | C.warmed | D.froze |
10. A.daughter | B.brother | C.sister | D.son |
11. A.worst | B.last | C.next | D.best |
12. A.went down | B.went up | C.went out | D.went away |
13. A.heated | B.still | C.nervous | D.frightened |
14. A.dancing | B.playing | C.leaving | D.singing |
15. A.students | B.actors | C.audience | D.classmates |
16. A.darkness | B.silence | C.brightness | D.public |
17. A.serious | B.strange | C.secret | D.everyday |
18. A.disappointed | B.lucky | C.surprised | D.thankful |
19. A.lessons | B.concerts | C.classes | D.speeches |
20. A.moving | B.interesting | C.missing | D.inviting |