Your suggestion is very good ____ theory...

A lot of small towns in the area are definitely worth ________.

A. to be visited    B. being visited    C. visiting    D. to visit

We ________ under a tree until the shower passed and arrived home safe and sound.

A. protected    B. sheltered    C. demanded    D. applied

He is qualified ______ in elementary school, but not in high school.

A. to teaching    B. to teach    C. teaching    D. to be taught

The selfie stick is a hand held pole _______ allows users to take a photo of themselves from greater than arm’s length.

A. which    B. /    C. what    D. who

All of us in Monte Vista Christian School know we’ll one day have graduation photos for the yearbook taken. As the time ______, the girls start to have a ______ about what they’ll wear and where to take the photos, while the boys, ______, hardly talk about it. As for me, I ______ for my photos to be taken by the sea.

When I arrived there, I met my photographer, Annie. She asked me to make some poses and I ______ her advice. After that, I asked if she could make me look ______ by taking photos in a different way, ______ I’m less than 1.6 meters tall. To my ______, she responded, “I will make no ______ to make you look like someone you’re not. You look good in your own way.” She _____ that she wouldn’t try to polish the photos either.

I was shocked by what she said. Girls always ______ to look perfect by using different visual angles. When you go to a photo studio, photographers always try to hide your ______ by telling you to stand in a certain way. And picture editors can easily ______ your look by making you appear any way you want to. ______, that’s not the case here. Seeing I was ______, Annie explained, “Everyone has his uniqueness. You need to ______ your own beauty. You cannot live in a world of ______ photos.”

It was the first time that I had met a photographer who doesn’t ______ photos at all. After the shoot, I saw the photos — they are truly______ and natural. But what’s even more special are Annie’s ______, which will always stay in my heart.

1.A. shrinks    B. approaches    C. flows    D. develops

2.A. reason    B. request    C. discussion    D. complaint

3.A. by comparison    B. in addition    C. by accident    D. in advance

4.A. searched    B. applied    C. accounted    D. arranged

5.A. followed    B. declined    C. considered    D. consulted

6.A. thinner    B. prettier    C. taller    D. stronger

7.A. since    B. if    C. unless    D. while

8.A. relief    B. astonishment    C. delight    D. satisfaction

9.A. promise    B. choice    C. decision    D. attempt

10.A. explained    B. swore    C. added    D. admitted

11.A. desire    B. persuade    C. pretend    D. pay

12.A. personalities    B. shortcomings    C. preferences    D. imperfections

13.A. change    B. recover    C. expose    D. recognize

14.A. Otherwise    B. Therefore    C. However    D. Anyway

15.A. discouraged    B. confused    C. annoyed    D. embarrassed

16.A. describe    B. admire    C. foster    D. advocate

17.A. artificial    B. colorful    C. vivid    D. popular

18.A. cut    B. organize    C. polish    D. exhibit

19.A. difficult    B. especial    C. special    D. perfect

20.A. actions    B. words    C. attitudes    D. skills