Mary is a bit shy and ____ a speech in public, which makes her lose the precious chance to do the voluntary job.
A.dares not make B.doesn’t dare make
C.dare not to make D.dares not to make
As I will be away for at least a year,I’d appreciate from you now and then me how everyone is getting along.
A.hearing;tell B.to hear;tell
C.hearing;telling D.to hear;to tell
With the rapid growth of population, the city ____ in all directions in the past five years.
A.spreads B.has spread
C.spread D.had spread
Don’t ______ your notes too often when you give a speech, or you will leave a poor impression on the audience.
A.stick to B.refer to C.get to D.point to
The teacher was so pleased with the progress that I had _____ in my study this term that she sent me an English-Chinese dictionary.
A.made B.had C.kept D.graded
A Box of Biscuits
My mom received a large box of cookies from her property management company for Christmas. It was a lovely ______, but neither she nor I eat cookies so we decided to pass along the gift to someone who would really ______ it. It ended up being a fun ______ of figuring out who would be given the cookies.
Airports are ______ a busy place during the holidays; I ______, why not give them to a/an ______ airport worker? I put them in with my stuff and brought them to the airport. I ______ in line at the check-in counter for my flight home.
I had plenty of time to ______ the line of agents, and I started wondering who would ______ me and who would become my gift ______. When it became my ______, I approached the agent with my bag. He was pleasant but I could tell he was a bit ______ from the holiday queues. He took my ______ and gave me my boarding pass.
“Do you ______ cookies?” I asked.
“Of course! Who doesn’t?” he said.
“Here, Merry Christmas!” I said as I ______ the already-wrapped cookie box on the counter.
He smiled and said “Thank you! Merry Christmas indeed!” and began to ______ the next passenger. I smiled and went on my way to the security line.
What could have been a/an ______, uneventful wait in a check-in line turned into an exciting wait by giving something ______ to someone who could use it as a ______. By doing this, I was ______ knowing that he had a box of cookies to look forward to after a long day at work.
1.A.inspiration B.success C.kindness D.payment
2.A.enjoy B.order C.benefit D.store
3.A.adventure B.project C.movement D.thing
4.A.slightly B.surely C.hopefully D.approximately
5.A.begged B.hesitated C.thought D.doubted
6.A.busy B.acedemic C.intelligent D.honest
7.A.complained B.looked C.wandered D.waited
8.A.assist B.judge C.drag D.resist
9.A.arrest B.follow C.serve D.interview
10.A.seeker B.maker C.receiver D.sender
11.A.turn B.chance C.action D.performance
12.A.fortunate B.confused C.amazing D.tired
13.A.duty B.bag C.advice D.photo
14.A.make B.like C.have D.buy
15.A.placed B.stole C.bought D.sold
16.A.see off B.refer to C.watch over D.deal with
17.A.worrying B.boring C.embarrassing D.interesting
18.A.small B.rare C.basic D.absurd
19.A.tool B.barrier C.treat D.means
20.A.nervous B.anxious C.sad D.content
