David got a special gift on his birthday—a hand-made kite with a long tail. That afternoon, he took the kite and followed his grandpa to an open space. He was so     1     that he sang all the way.

The wind was strong that day, perfect for     2    . David let the kite go and watched with pride as it danced beautifully in the sky.

     3   , the wind changed its direction. David lost control of the kite, and it fell into a tree. With much difficulty, they      4    to get back the kite. However, its tail fell off. David’s heart    5     .

Noticing his disappointment, his grandpa comforted him softly, “Come on. I’ll make one for you.”

They went to a nearby shop. David’s grandpa borrowed some tools, cut a paper    6      and stuck it to the kite.

“Things break sometimes, just like this kite. But face them calmly and everything will    7   .” his grandpa said.

     8    the kite was repaired, David hurried out and let the wind lift the kite again. It flew even higher! David ran after the kite cheerfully all the afternoon.

When the sun began to set, they headed back home. On their way, David said to his grandpa, “I never thought the kite would be     9    , but it turned out much stronger.”

His grandpa nodded, “Being strong is not about never falling. It is about always     10     again.”

1.1.

A curious

B special

C lucky

D excited

解析：选D。D．excited 前文提到大卫收到特别礼物，要去放风筝，后文 “sang all the way” 体现他的心情，“excited”（兴奋的）符合语境。

2.2.

A hiking

B skating

C flying

D boating

解析：选C。C．flying 上下文围绕 “风筝” 展开，“flying”（放飞）与 “kite” 搭配，符合 “风大适合放风筝” 的逻辑。 其他选项：hiking（徒步）、skating（滑冰）、boating（划船）均与风筝无关。

3.3.

A Naturally

B Suddenly

C Surely

D Recently

解析：选B。B．Suddenly 前文风筝飞得好，后文风向突变，前后是突发转折，“Suddenly”（突然）体现意外性。 其他选项：Naturally（自然地）、Surely（当然）、Recently（最近）均不符合情节转折逻辑。

4.4.

A managed

B hoped

C decided

D continued

解析：选A。A．managed 后文 “get back the kite” 说明最终成功取回，“managed to do”（设法做成）强调结果。 其他选项：hoped（希望）、decided（决定）、continued（继续）均不体现 “成功做到” 的含义。

5.5.

A changed

B relaxed

C dropped

D opened

解析：选C。C．dropped 风筝尾巴掉了，大卫会失落，“heart dropped”（心沉下去）是表达失落的常用搭配。 其他选项：changed（改变）、relaxed（放松）、opened（打开）均无法体现负面情绪。

6.6.

A head

B tail

C foot

D wing

解析：选B。B．tail 前文提到 “its tail fell off”，此处爷爷是补做尾巴，前后语义一致。 其他选项：head（头）、foot（脚）、wing（翅膀）均与前文丢失的部件不符。

7.7.

A work out

B run out

C come out

D set out

解析：选A。 A．work out 爷爷安慰大卫要冷静面对问题，“work out”（解决、顺利进行）符合 “一切都会好起来” 的语境。 其他选项：run out（用完）、come out（出版）、set out（出发）均语义不通。

8.8.

A Once

B Before

C Although

D If

解析：选A。A．Once 逻辑上 “风筝修好后，大卫立刻出去放”，“Once”（一旦…… 就）引导时间状语，符合先后顺序。 其他选项：Before（在…… 之前）、Although（尽管）、If（如果）均不符合时间逻辑。

9.9.

A returned

B made

C fixed

D bought

解析：选C。C．fixed 前文提到风筝修复，此处大卫感叹 “没想到能修好”，“fixed”（修好的）呼应 “repaired”。 其他选项：returned（返回的）、made（制作的）、bought（买的）均与 “修复” 语义不符。

10.10.

A leaving

B singing

C thinking

D rising

解析：选D。D．rising 爷爷总结 “坚强不是永不跌倒，而是重新站起来”，“rising”（升起、站起）与 “falling”（跌倒）形成对比。 其他选项：leaving（离开）、singing（唱歌）、thinking（思考）均无法呼应 “面对跌倒” 的主题。