It was my 14th birthday and I would have the biggest party ever. The number of the _________ had quickly grown from seven to seventeen. Nearly every girl in my class was _________. When each guest excitedly _________ the invitation, I was especially happy.
The _________ was full of shouts and laughter. We had just finished a game of Twister when the doorbell rang. I was so _________ and I could feel my face turning red, because when I _________ the door, there at the front door stood Sarah Westly—the quiet girl, and she was holding a _________. I thought about the guest list. How did I _________ to invite Sarah?
I remembered that I only added a name to the _________ when someone showed an interest in me. But Sarah had __________ done that. I accepted the box, a gift from Sarah, and asked her to join the party. “I can’t __________,” she said. “My dad’s waiting in the car.” At that moment, I felt bad about forgetting to invite her and really wanted her to rest for some time in my room. “Thanks, but I have to go,” she said, turning __________ toward the door. “See you Monday.”
I stood in the foyer(门厅)with Sarah’s gift in my hands and an empty feeling in my heart.
I didn’t open the box until the party was __________. Inside the small box was a ceramic(陶瓷)tabby cat. It was the best gift I had received __________ I didn’t like cats. I later __________ that the gift looked exactly like Sarah’s cat, Seymour. I didn’t know it then, but now I realize that Sarah was my true friend.
16. A.boys | B.guests | C.books | D.desks |
17. A.invited | B.invented | C.showed | D.suggested |
18. A.made | B.found | C.accepted | D.passed |
19. A.classroom | B.library | C.restaurant | D.living room |
20. A.surprised | B.angry | C.proud | D.sad |
21. A.touched | B.opened | C.caught | D.saw |
22. 23. A.forget | B.stop | C.hope | D.choose |
24. 25. A.still | B.even | C.never | D.only |
26. A.stand | B.sing | C.wait | D.stay |
27. A.quickly | B.carefully | C.finally | D.early |
28. A.ready | B.successful | C.over | D.interesting |
29. A.and | B.so | C.because | D.though |
30. A.took out | B.found out | C.thought out | D.put out |