I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a
1 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to
2 it.
The
3 started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I
4 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and
5 to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and
6 her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't
7 and get hurt.
After that happened, I
8 there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King.
9 ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost
10 .
After a while, I started wishing I could
11 Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel
12 in our home.Then last Wednesday, something happened that
13 everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and
14 them about their
15 for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's
16 and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on
17 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her
18 she was a great heroine. I was
19 of my grandma and hoped she would
20 know that I had been ashamed of her.
| 小题1: | | A．funny | B．common | C．terrible | D．clear |
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| 小题2: | | A．admit | B．receive | C．refuse | D．show |
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| 小题3: | | A．quarrel | B．accident | C．trouble | D．adventure |
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| 小题4: | | A．already | B．always | C．simply | D．hardly |
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| 小题5: | | A．enjoying | B．pretending | C．imagining | D．continuing |
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| 小题6: | | A．warn | B．demand | C．advise | D．beg |
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| 小题8: | | A．expected | B．declared | C．realized | D．doubted |
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| 小题9: | | A．Because of | B．Except for | C．Such as | D．Instead of |
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| 小题10: | | A．died | B．cheered | C．disappeared | D．suffered |
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| 小题11: | | A．meet | B．avoid | C．arrange | D．hide |
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| 小题12: | | A．independent | B．inconvenient | C．unwelcome | D．unfamiliar |
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| 小题13: | | A．changed | B．finished | C．stopped | D．Prepared |
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| 小题14: | | A．interview | B．report | C．tell | D．write |
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| 小题15: | | A．news | B．lives | C．advantages | D．achievements |
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| 小题16: | | A．free | B．popular | C．interesting | D．embarrassing |
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| 小题17: | | A．show | B．stage | C．duty | D．time |
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| 小题18: | | A．and then | B．even if | C．so that | D．as if |
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| 小题19: | | A．sure | B．proud | C．ashamed | D．afraid |
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| 小题20: | | A．never | B．even | C．still | D．once |
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