1 . The Martin County High School boys’ basketball team was in the final quarter of a nail-biter of a game at a regional tournament in Pikeville, Ky., when live music ______ started playing for them.
They knew it wasn’t their school’s ______ 23-member band —which was unable to ______ the game because of a bus driver shortage. The music was coming from the nearly 100-member band of a rival (对手的) school, Pike County Central High School. The score was ______ in the tough game when the music filled the air.
Jason Johnson, Pike Central Band director, said some audience members and cheerleaders started encouraging his band to ______ the playing field and perform for Martin County Cardinals. “I was ______, well, what should I do?” Johnson recalled. The score was 64-64.
The band members, though, seemed ______ to replace Martin County’s band. “It was the students who really stepped up and ______, “said Johnson, who ultimately ______ his concerns and decided, “Let’s just do it.”
As they started their first song, the Cardinals’ ______ skyrocketed (飞涨,猛涨). “We just wanted to ______ them in a time when they needed encouragement most.” said one band member.
______ the Cardinals secured a ______ in overtime. Players said the ______ from the band helped them come out on top. Now, the team is ______ for the state tournament, marking the school’s first time competing at that level in 40 years.
1. A.suddenly | B.again | C.still | D.secretly |
2. A.top | B.strange | C.small | D.original |
3. A.attend | B.play | C.organize | D.win |
4. A.made | B.tied | C.recorded | D.improved |
5. A.lead | B.enter | C.level | D.clean |
6. A.conducting | B.asking | C.thinking | D.performing |
7. A.grateful | B.eager | C.hesitant | D.curious |
8. A.cried out | B.walked away | C.got along | D.banded together |
9. A.ignored | B.voiced | C.refused | D.felt |
10. A.pressure | B.imagination | C.energy | D.control |
11. A.suggest | B.teach | C.replace | D.uplift |
12. A.For the worse | B.In the end | C.By the way | D.On the contrary |
13. A.favor | B.victory | C.balance | D.bonus |
14. A.honor | B.technique | C.duty | D.spirit |
15. A.heading | B.cheering | C.traveling | D.looking |