
Graduation party was a great success! All my friends received wonderful ___1___: a diamond, a watch, or something else special. I was wondering what surprise my family ___2___ for me.
And when I got home—there was the pink dresser set (梳妆盒)! The one in Mr. Schiller’s store that I always ___3___! Mama and Papa smiled at my excitement.
The next morning, I ___4___ my wonderful dresser set to my sister Christine. She looked at me and said, “So you ___5___ what you wanted. Guess what Mama exchanged for that. Her silver brooch (胸针)!”
“What? That’s the only thing her mother ___6___ her! If I knew—I would never let her—” I started to cry then, and Papa ___7___ my shoulder gently. “Mama wanted you to be ___8___, more than she wanted the brooch.”
I knew what I must do. And on my way to the store, I thought of how ___9___ it was for Mama to ask Mr. Schiller to take the brooch as payment (抵偿).
Mr. Schiller ___10___ the dresser set carefully. Bravely, I asked, if he would give me back the brooch, I would work for him every ___11___ day of my summer vacation. He kindly agreed. It was not so hard as I ___12___.
I left the store not only with Mama’s brooch, but with a ___13___ that started tomorrow. I felt very ___14___. It seemed that the dresser set ___15___ became a childish and silly thing.
I pinned (用针别住) the brooch on my dress. I would keep it forever.
1.1.
A cakes
B flowers
C presents
D letters
解析:选C。根据后文提到的“a diamond, a watch, or something else special”可知,这些都是礼物,所以这里应该是收到了很棒的“礼物(presents)”,cakes“蛋糕”,flowers“花”,letters“信”,均不符合语境。故选C。
2.2.
A prepared
B imagined
C built
D recorded
解析:选A。句意是“我”想知道家人为“我”“准备(prepared)”了什么惊喜,imagined“想象”,built“建造”,recorded“记录”,都不符合此处表达准备惊喜的意思。故选A。
3.3.
A carried
B admired
C owned
D collected
解析:选B。从“Mama and Papa smiled at my excitement”可知“我”很兴奋,说明这个梳妆盒是“我”一直“羡慕(admired)”的,carried“携带”,owned“拥有”,collected“收集”,均不符合语境。故选B。
4.4.
A lent
B donated
C returned
D showed
解析:选D。“我”把梳妆盒“展示(showed)”给姐姐看,lent“借给”,donated“捐赠”,returned“归还”,都不符合此处表达展示的意思。故选D。
5.5.
A forgot
B bought
C got
D controlled
解析:选C。姐姐说“你得到了(got)你想要的东西”,forgot“忘记”,bought“买”,controlled“控制”,均不符合语境。故选C。
6.6.
A left
B reminded
C missed
D taught
解析:选A。这是她妈妈“留给(left)”她的唯一的东西,reminded“提醒”,missed“想念;错过”,taught“教”,都不符合语境。故选A。
7.7.
A pushed
B shook
C beat
D touched
解析:选D。“我”开始哭,爸爸轻轻地“抚摸(touched)”“我”的肩膀,pushed“推”,shook“摇晃”,beat“打”,均不符合语境。故选D。
8.8.
A careful
B happy
C confident
D brave
解析:选B。妈妈说她想要“你”比想要胸针更“开心(happy)”,careful“小心的”,confident“自信的”,brave“勇敢的”,均不符合语境。故选B。
9.9.
A safe
B important
C difficult
D smooth
解析:选C。“我”想到妈妈让Schiller先生用胸针抵偿梳妆盒,这应该是很“困难(difficult)”的,safe“安全的”,important“重要的”,smooth“顺利的”,均不符合语境。故选C。
10.10.
A repaired
B checked
C made
D decorated
解析:选B。Schiller先生仔细地“检查(checked)”梳妆盒,repaired“修理”,made“制作”,decorated“装饰”,均不符合语境。故选B。
11.11.
A single
B sunny
C lucky
D ideal
解析:选D。“我”说如果他把胸针还给“我”,“我”暑假的“每一个(single)”空闲日子都为他工作,sunny“晴朗的”,lucky“幸运的”,ideal“理想的”,均不符合语境。故选D。
12.12.
A thought
B proved
C required
D wished
解析:选A。这不像“我”“认为(thought)”的那么难,proved“证明”,required“要求”,wished“希望”,均不符合语境。故选A。
13.13.
A job
B smile
C trip
D hobby
解析:选D。“我”不仅带着妈妈的胸针离开了商店,还带着一份从明天开始的“工作(job)”,smile“微笑”,trip“旅行”,hobby“爱好”,均不符合语境。故选D。
14.14.
A lost
B tired
C proud
D nervous
解析:选C。“我”感觉很“自豪(proud)”,lost“丢失的”,tired“疲惫的”,nervous“紧张的”,均不符合语境。故选C。
15.15.
A recently
B suddenly
C highly
D properly
解析:选B。似乎梳妆盒“突然(suddenly)”变成了一件幼稚可笑的东西,recently“最近”,highly“高度地”,properly“合适地”,均不符合语境。故选B。