A. more; Kate B. very; Kate

C. more; Kate’s D. much; Kate’s

A. maybe B. may be C. may D. can be

A. anything difficult B. nothing difficult

C. something difficult D. difficult anything

---Yes. To take back my dictionary

A. Why did you come here B. When do you come here

C. Why you came here D. When you come here

A. Good morning! B. Hello, Tom!

C. I’m fine, thanks. D. Nice to meet you, too!

---Great! The TV shows are too ________.

A. cheap B. interesting C. exciting D. boring

I’m in my room, getting ready to head to the community theater with my stepbrother Henry.

I’m not in the mood( 心 情 ) for being onstage today. “Kirstie, come here,” my mom calls from down the hall.

“__________is it?” I call back.

My mother gives the book a ________. “Henry’s book was in the bathroom. Did you put it there?”

“Not___________,” I say, shrugging(聳肩).

My mother glares at me angrily, something she___________did it before. “You could have been kind to him.”

Being kind didn’t use to be___________. But now that Henry and his dad have moved in with us,___________feels different.

As Henry walks ahead of us to the car, my mom takes me aside. “This is our _________of the world now, Kirstie,” she says. “Let’s ____________to make it a good one.”

I nod but sigh(嘆氣).

The community theater is busy when we get there. Theater used to be what my mom and I did together--one play a year for our ________thing. With Henry involved, it doesn’t seem so special anymore.

______________, it’s my turn. I forget my annoyance(惱火) at Henry when I hear my cue(出場提示)to go onstage. As we kids line up on the stage, I__________how poorly I’ve tied the drawstring(束帶) on my skirt. I should have asked my___________for help.

And then, suddenly, my bow comes untied and my skirt begins to drop. In front of hundreds of people! It’s not a(n) __________. It is horribly real. Laughter sprinkles throughout the audience(觀眾), and I can feel my face burst into flames.

Then Henry, beside me, comes to my aid. He fixes my costume, tying the drawstring with a fancy knot. He makes a joke about me “not” knowing knots, and the audience ________again. This time, the laughter feels OK.

At the end of the performance, I find Henry and tap him on the arm. I smile at him.___________. “Thanks,” I say. “For, you know.”

He grins. “Knot a problem.”

Maybe it won’t be so bad to have a new person in my corner of the world after all.

【1】A.WhereB.WhoC.WhatD.How

【2】A.shakeB.knockC.hugD.kick

【3】A.by mistakeB.on purposeC.in surpriseD.in person

【4】A.alwaysB.sometimesC.neverD.often

【5】A.hardB.harmfulC.naturalD.perfect

【6】A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything

【7】A.palaceB.locationC.placeD.corner

【8】A.decideB.tryC.expectD.stick

【9】A.differentB.wonderfulC.amazingD.special

【10】A.SoonB.FastC.QuicklyD.Later

【11】A.supposeB.regretC.regardD.realize

【12】A.momB.dadC.brotherD.sister

【13】A.playB.dreamC.partyD.accident

【14】A.shoutsB.laughsC.criesD.smiles

【15】A.CarefullyB.SlowlyC.SeriouslyD.Kindly

—— Don’t you think we should leave a bit earlier to ___ the rush hour?

A. change B. circle

C. dismiss D. avoid

---Twice a day.

A. How long B. How much

C. How soon D. How often

A. or B. and C. but D. /