I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a 16 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to 17 it.
The 18 started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I 19 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and 20 to tell everyone about it. I had to get down on my knees and 21 her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't 22 and get hurt.
After that happened, I 23 there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. 24 ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost 25 .
After a while, I started wishing I could 26 Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel 27 in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that 28 everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and 29 them about their 30 for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's 31 and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on 32 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her 33 she was a great heroine. I was 34 of my grandma and hoped she would 35 know that I had been ashamed of her.
【小题1】A. funny B. common C. terrible D. clear
【小题2】A. admit B. receive C. refuse D. show
【小题3】 A. quarrel B. accident C. trouble D. adventure
【小题4】A. already B. always C. simply D. hardly
【小题5】 A. enjoying B. pretending C. imagining D. continuing
【小题6】 A. warn B. demand C. advise D. beg
【小题7】A. mind B. hear C. see D. fall
【小题8】 A. expected B. declared C. realized D. doubted
【小题9】 A. Because of B. Except for C. Such as D. Instead of
【小题10】A. died B. cheered C. disappeared D. suffered
【小题11】A. meet B. avoid C. arrange D. hide
【小题12】 A. independent B. inconvenient C. unwelcome D. unfamiliar
【小题13】A. changed B. finished C. stopped D. prepared
【小题14】A. interview B. report C. tell D. write
【小题15】A. news B. lives C. advantages D. achievements
【小题16】A. free B. popular C. interesting D. embarrassing
【小题17】A. show B. stage C. duty D. time
【小题18】A. and then B. even if C. so that D. as if
【小题19】A. sure B. proud C. ashamed D. afraid
【小题20】A. never B. even C. still D. once
CACDB DBCDA DCAAB CBDBA
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show.
40. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged
41. A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space
42. A. comfortable B. quite C. serious D. nervous
43. A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke
44. A. fell upon B. got through C. broke into D. stepped onto
45. A. forget B. hear C. repeat D. bear
46. A. loud B. heard C. sweet D. fast
47. A. feel B. touch C. enjoy D. digest
48. A. realize B. understand C. believe D. remember
49. A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change
50. A. party B. theatre C. opera D. stage
51. A. escaped B. traveled C. benefited D. woken
52. A. aching B. burning C. ringing D. rolling
53. A. competition B. performance C. interview D. celebration
54. A. though B. otherwise C. instead D. besides
55. A. decide B. regret C. conclude D. imagine