“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I __21___asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt if I’ll be able to __22__ it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.
My mind could not ___23__the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to __24__ my horse show, football games and the 15
th birthday party. He always used the same __25__. Why had I even taken trouble to ask? __26__, there was always a slight hope that tonight would be __27__.
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends__28__ me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the __29__ as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, __30__ three others. I followed my classmates to the __31__. When I reached out my hand to shake the __32__, a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera ___33__ my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat __34___.
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage. I told myself he would not be __35__. But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I __36__inside, and I could feel my tears __37__ . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him __38__ on the couch.
__39__ did Father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more__40__ than his whiskey bottle.
| 小题1: | | A．confidently | B．eagerly | C．proudly | D．fearfully |
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| 小题2: | | A．reach | B．keep | C．take | D．make |
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| 小题3: | | A．create | B．support | C．appreciate | D．accept |
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| 小题4: | | A．watch | B．avoid | C．attend | D．speed |
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| 小题5: | | A．excuse | B．reply | C．promise | D．trick |
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| 小题6: | | A．Besides | B．Thus | C．Otherwise | D．However |
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| 小题7: | | A．active | B．formal | C．different | D．serious |
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| 小题8: | | A．recognized | B．greeted | C．encouraged | D．showed |
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| 小题9: | | A．air | B．audience | C．school | D．playground |
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| 小题10: | | A．rather than | B．other than | C．except for | D．along with |
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| 小题11: | | A．stage | B．position | C．office | D．exit |
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| 小题12: | | A．Jill’s | B．teacher’s | C．mother’s | D．father’s |
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| 小题13: | | A．fixed | B．touched | C．hurt | D．inserted |
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| 小题14: | | A．successfully | B．disappointedly | C．delightedly | D．hopefully |
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| 小题15: | | A．drunk | B．woken | C．forgiven | D．hidden |
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| 小题16: | | A．stepped | B．noticed | C．examined | D．glanced |
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| 小题17: | | A．getting off | B．taking down | C．building up | D．turning around |
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| 小题18: | | A．learning | B．lying | C．putting | D．carrying |
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| 小题19: | | A．How | B．Where | C．Why | D．Whether |
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| 小题20: | | A．perfect | B．comfortable | C．fortunate | D．important |
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