通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
“Poor Grandma!” Amy began to talk with her brother Mark when arriving home.
“I wish we could do something to _______ her up.” Amy said.
Grandma had broken her leg. The doctor said she would be in bed for six weeks. Grandma likes caring for _______ and taking a rest in her garden, so she would not like sitting in her chair waiting for getting well again. She would be _______.
“How about making a terrarium(栽培盒)?” cried Mark. “Terrariums are little indoor gardens that can be _______ in glass bottles. In this way, Grandma can enjoy a mini-garden in her house.”
Amy agreed. After looking up information in the library and asking for advice from gardeners, they found terrarium-making wasn’t that difficult. But they got a lot to do. Then they _______ began their terrarium-making. To start with, they needed some materials. So they visited the garden shops nearby, searching for the materials and choosing two of Grandma’s favorite plants _______.
Then they began to build the terrarium with several simple _______. First, they put some drainage materials at the bottom of the bottle to keep the soil from getting too wet. Next, some dark, rich soil was _______. Then they grew the plants in the soil. One was tall with thin, green leaves. The other was short with bright pink flowers. To make the terrarium more _______, Amy placed light yellow rocks and bright green moss. Finally, they watered the plants.
When Amy and Mark showed Grandma the new terrarium, she was so ________. “It is a perfect gift! Thank you, Children!” She said.
11. A.cheer | B.look | C.bring | D.pick |
12. A.animals | B.insects | C.fruit | D.plants |
13. A.worried | B.bored | C.nervous | D.tired |
14. A.hidden | B.hung | C.built | D.covered |
15. A.busily | B.surprisingly | C.separately | D.easily |
16. A.faithfully | B.carefully | C.proudly | D.peacefully |
17. A.steps | B.tools | C.plans | D.aims |
18. A.added | B.chosen | C.bought | D.sent |
19. A.mysterious | B.colourful | C.different | D.popular |
20. A.comfortable | B.confident | C.relaxed | D.pleased |