Every day, 10-year-old Tim climbed the hill with his dad. One morning, Tim suggested, “Let’s see who can reach the top first!” Dad agreed with a ____1____.

They started running. Soon, Dad stopped. “Are you tired?” Tim asked.

“No, but I’ve got small stones in my shoes. I’ll ____2____ them first.” Dad replied.

“I have stones too,” said Tim, “but I’ll clear them after winning!” He rushed ahead ____3____ Dad fixed his stones.

After a while, Tim’s feet began ____4____. So he walked slower and slower. Dad caught up and asked, “Why not ____5____ the stones now?”

“No time!” Tim shouted.

Hearing this, Dad shook his head and kept moving. At last, the boy couldn’t even walk anymore—his ____6____ were bleeding. He had to ask Dad for help. Dad worriedly carried him home, cleaned his wounds and ____7____ for the boy.

About half an hour later, Tim felt much better. “I warned you about the stones,” Dad said ____8____.

“I thought stopping would make me ____9____, but I really wanted to win.” Tim replied.

Dad explained, “In our daily life, there are many problems. They are like these stones. If we ignore (忽视) them to save time, things may get ____10____. One minute’s fixing stones saves a week’s pain.”

1.1.

A shout

B plan

C joke

D smile

解析：选D。解析：蒂姆提议比赛谁先登顶，爸爸笑着同意。shout大喊；plan计划；joke玩笑；smile微笑。爸爸是欣然答应，smile符合语境，故选D。

2.2.

A keep

B cut

C clear

D hide

解析：选C。解析：爸爸说鞋里进了小石子，要先把石子清理掉。keep保留；cut切割；clear清理；hide隐藏。clear表示清除石子，故选C。

3.3.

A if

B because

C while

D until

解析：选C。解析：当爸爸在清理石子的时候，蒂姆冲到了前面。if如果；because因为；while当…… 时；until直到。while引导时间状语从句，强调两个动作同时发生，故选C。

4.4.

A hurting

B walking

C heating

D moving

解析：选A。解析：过了一会儿，蒂姆的脚开始疼了。hurting疼痛；walking走路；heating加热；moving移动。鞋里石子硌脚，脚会疼，故选A。

5.5.

A play with

B get down

C break down

D deal with

解析：选D。解析：爸爸追上他，问他为什么不现在处理这些石子。play with和…… 玩耍；get down下来；break down出故障；deal with处理。deal with the stones清理石子，故选D。

6.6.

A feet

B hands

C legs

D teeth

解析：选A。解析：最后男孩走不动了——他的脚流血了。feet脚；hands手；legs腿；teeth牙齿。石子在鞋子里，受伤的是脚，故选A。

7.7.

A asked

B cared

C waited

D searched

解析：选B。解析：爸爸担心地把他带回家，清理伤口，细心照料男孩。asked询问；cared照料；waited等待；searched搜寻。care for表示照顾、照料，故选B。

8.8.

A seriously

B proudly

C carelessly

D happily

解析：选A。解析：爸爸严肃地说：“我提醒过你石子的事。”seriously严肃地；proudly骄傲地；carelessly粗心地；happily 开心地。看到孩子受伤，爸爸是严肃地讲道理，故选A。

9.9.

A bleed

B laugh

C fall

D lose

解析：选D。解析：蒂姆回答：“我以为停下来就会输掉比赛，可我真的很想赢。”bleed流血；laugh大笑；fall摔倒；lose 输掉。和win赢对应，lose表示输掉，故选D。

10.10.

A easier

B worse

C stranger

D simpler

解析：选B。解析：如果我们为了节省时间而忽视它们，事情可能会变得更糟糕。easier更容易；worse更糟；stranger更陌生；simpler更简单。忽视小问题，情况会变坏，故选B。