When I was young, my mother always spent lots of time       behind a sewing machine（缝纫机）with a happy look on her face. For all three children in our family, she made all the       .

My mom made it look so       . But the first time I tried to make something. I just couldn’t do it. I worked too quickly, and when I finished, it looked bad. Soon I just gave up.

This summer, I really wanted to       a dress to wear at a party. I picked out some nice cloth, and I found a nice style in a book. I got so       about sewing that I couldn’t even sleep. I couldn’t wait to       .

I started early the next morning. My mom was having a meeting, so if I had questions, there could be       to ask.

I started sewing slowly and carefully, and I tried to do everything       . When I was sewing the top, I made the neck too small. But the rest was fine.

“I finally made it!” I shouted two hours later. And it fit! For the first time, I could wear something I had made with my own       .

If you want to learn something, my advice is: never       when you can’t do it well.

1.A. standing      B. sitting       C. walking        D. playing

2.A. meals        B. shoes        C. clothes        D. money

3.A. easy         B. hard         C. tiring          D. boring

4.A. buy          B. borrow       C. make         D. bring

5.A. angry        B. tired         C. sad           D. excited

6.A. sleep        B. stop         C. start           D. leave

7.A. no one       B. someone     C. someone else    D. others

8.A. different      B. wrong       C. right           D. interesting

9.A. eyes         B. hands        C. head          D. arms

10.A. start to learn  B. ask for help    C. do it yourself     D. stop trying

— Don’t forget to bring your homework to school tomorrow.

— _______.

A. OK! I will          B. OK! I won’t

C. I’m afraid I will  D. I’m afraid I won’t

— Steve is good at writing short stories.

— Yes, he is. But he writes _______ than us, so he doesn’t get good points in writing.

A. less carefully B. more carefully

C. more careful  D. less careful

— Yesterday I walked _______ Tommy’s table and _______ his bowls and dishes.

— Be careful next time.

A. pass; took off     B. past; knocked off

C. passed; turned off D. past; ran off

— I think Jim _______ when to start with us, Alice.

— I think so. Let’s go and find him.

A. need to discuss   B. needs discussing

C. needs to discuss  D. needs to discuss about

— Remember: you _______ keep it secret and leave it closed.

— No problem.

A. would   B. should    C. may     D. can

Those relatives(亲戚) were _______. After a few days, he got _______ and missed his parents very much.

A. boring; boring B. bored; boring

C. bored; bored  D. boring; bored

Here we are at the science museum. Let’s _______.

A. get it off  B. to get it off

C. get off it   D. to get off it

I still remembered we arrived _______ that small village _______ a clear night.

A. in; at   B. at; on

C. at; in    D. in; in

— Everyone knows Canada is the second _______ country in the world.

— That is, it is larger than _______ country in Asia.

A. larger; any   B. larger; the other

C. largest; any   D. largest; any other