When I was at school, I didn't think I was good at anything. The other children learned things ____1____, but I didn’t. The only thing that ____2____ me were cars. I spent ages looking at how my grandpa’s old car worked. But my mom wasn’t interested in cars at all, and she was ____3____ me going on about them all the time.
One day, there was a school trip. I woke up early to ____4____ the bus. We were going down the road when the bus suddenly ____5____ ; I thought we had run out of petrol, but the driver told us there was something ____6____ with the engine and he would have to call the garage. I ____7____ to see for myself and soon worked out what to do: I just needed to put back a cable. After ten minutes, the bus was on the road again. And everyone in the bus ____8____ me.
After that, I realized there was something I could ____9____. When I left school, I ____10____ my own car repair business. Now, I’m doing really well.
1.1.
A carelessly
B openly
C nervously
D quickly
解析:选D。根据后文描述,其他孩子学习东西很快,而“我”却学得慢,因此可以推断出正确答案为D,即“快速地”。
2.2.
A feared
B interested
C broke
D trembled
解析:选B。句子中提到唯一让“我”感兴趣的是汽车,因此可以确定答案为B,即“感兴趣”。
3.3.
A tired of
B proud of
C patient with
D pleased with
解析:选A。句子中说“我妈妈对汽车一点兴趣都没有,她已经厌倦了我不停地谈论它们”,所以正确答案是A,即“厌倦”。
4.4.
A park
B repair
C drive
D catch
解析:选D。句子中提到了“赶上公共汽车”,所以正确选项是D,即catch。其他选项的意思与句子不符。
5.5.
A arrived
B left
C stopped
D appeared
解析:选C。句子中提到“the bus suddenly stopped”,表示公共汽车突然停了下来,因此选项C“stopped”是正确答案。
6.6.
A common
B wrong
C new
D similar
解析:选B。句子中提到“我以为我们的汽油用完了,但司机告诉我们发动机出了问题”,因此可以推断出正确答案为B,即“错误的”。
7.7.
A offered
B failed
C forgot
D refused
解析:选A。句子中提到“我主动提出要自己去看看”,根据语境可知,此处表示主动提出,因此答案为A,即“offered”。
8.8.
A collected
B guarded
C praised
D controlled
解析:选C。句子中说“公共汽车上的每个人都表扬了我”,所以正确答案是C,即“表扬”。
9.9.
A mix
B do
C add
D dry
解析:选B。句子中提到“我意识到我可以做一些事情”,根据语境可知,此处表示能够做某事,因此选项B“do”符合题意。
10.10.
A set up
B heard of
C called at
D gave away
解析:选A。句子中提到“我创办了自己的汽车修理厂”,根据语境可知,此处表示建立、创办,因此选项A“set up”符合题意。