I still remember the “unpleasant” day when I was in Grade 7. At that time I got crazy about ___1___. I thought I was pretty good at it. The school drama festival was around the corner. When hearing the news, I told my class teacher confidently I could play the leading role well. She ___2___ with a smile. However, I was told to have a small role while some of my classmates got the main characters. I felt so ___3___ that I came home nearly crying.

I told everything to my mum. After hearing, she took off her ___4___ and put it on my hand. She asked, “ ___5___ do you see?” I answered, “A watch case and pointers.”

She opened the back of the watch and asked me the same question. I said ___6___ , “Just a pile (堆) of small pieces! That’s all! What do you want to say, mum?” She looked at me and said, “This watch won’t work ___7___ any small part is missing. Even though you cannot see all the pieces, each of them ___8___ .”

Now my 9th grade life is coming to an end. I have taken part in different plays during the past ___9___ years no matter how big or small the role is. And I still love drama a lot. It’s a ____10____ project. Everyone needs to work together. A small role makes a big difference.

1.1.

A acting

B reading

C painting

D exercising

解析：选A。后文 drama festival 戏剧节、play the leading role 演主角，都指向表演。reading 阅读；painting 绘画；exercising 锻炼，和语境无关。

2.2.

A refused

B said

C shared

D nodded

解析：选D。作者自信向老师自荐出演主角，老师微笑点头，表示认可。refused 拒绝；said 说；shared 分享。

3.3.

A worried

B disappointed

C nervous

D afraid

解析：选B。一心想演主角，结果只拿到小角色，几乎哭出来，情绪是失望。worried 担心的；nervous 紧张的；afraid 害怕的。

4.4.

A ring

B hat

C watch

D scarf

解析：选C。下文出现 watch case（表壳），说明妈妈拿的是手表。ring 戒指；hat 帽子；scarf 围巾。

5.5.

A Who

B What

C Which

D Where

解析：选B。问句：你看到什么？what 对事物提问；who 对人；which 哪一个；where 对地点

6.6.

A happily

B difficultly

C thankfully

D impatiently

解析：选D。作者此时内心委屈，追问妈妈想说什么，体现不耐烦。happily 开心地；difficultly 困难地；thankfully 感激地。

7.7.

A if

B unless

C before

D so

解析：选A。句意：如果缺少任意一个小零件，手表就无法工作。unless 除非；before 在…… 之前；so 所以。

8.8.

A goes

B hides

C matters

D happens

解析：选C。句意：虽然看不见零件，但每一个都很重要。goes 走；hides 隐藏；happens 发生。

9.9.

A two

B three

C four

D five

解析：选B。故事发生在七年级，现在九年级，跨度为 3 年。

10.10.

A society

B research

C group

D charity

解析：选C。后文 Everyone needs to work together（大家要一起合作），说明戏剧是团队项目。society 社会；research 研究；charity 慈善。