Question

Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we   16   the national flag go up.

　  Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was   17   and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.

　  Can I really do it?

　  Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher   18   me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down.   19  for it, I’m sure you’ll do well.”

    “Thank you,” I answered. It was such a great   20   for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents  21 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.

　  Monday morning came. I began to feel   22  . When did I last give a talk to   23   many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really   24   it ? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.

    When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I  25  in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything.

    “Take it easy,” I said to   26  . “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.”

    Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t   27   stand up.

    I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don’t be afraid, just talk!”

    I   28   a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy.

    I don’t know   29   I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself  30  everyone what I can do.

1.A. watch          B. see          C. notice       D. look at

2.A. surprising     B. proud        C. amazed       D. careful

3.A. told           B. asked for    C. said to      D. showed

4.A. Look out       B. Come on      C. Take care    D. Get ready

5.A. chance         B. news         C. time         D. message

6.A. to listen to   B. to listen    C. listen to    D. listen

7.A. excited            B. happy        C. nervous      D. surprised

8.A. after          B. such         C. before       D. so

9.A. do         B. speak            C. talk         D. take

10.A. stand             B. stood        C. was standing D. have stood

11.A. me            B. my class     C. myself           D. my parents

12.A. be able to        B. hardly       C. ever         D. even

13.A. took          B. held         C. put          D. left

14.A. when          B. how          C. why          D. whether

15.A. so                B. but          C. to           D. for

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

1.根据后文的国旗，应该用watch表示仔细地看，故选A

2.根据下文“When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.”可知，该学生是很自豪的，故选B

3.根据文章的意思，可知答案为C。对于某人说，用say to sb ，故选C

4.根据词组的意思可知答案为D，get ready for或be ready for ，表示为…..作准备，故选D

5.根据上下文的意思，可知答案为A，表示给我一个机会。故选A

6.本题考查的是ask sb to do sth ，再根据意思可知答案为B

7.根据后文可知答案为C，表示有点紧张，故选C

8.根据so和such的用法，so+many +可数名词的复数形式，故选D

9.根据上文的理解可知答案为A，表示可以做的好吗，故选A

10.根据前后文的时态，故选过去时，故选B

11.say to oneself 对于自己说。故选C

12.根据题目需要可知答案为D

13.take a big breath，表示深呼吸。为固定词组搭配，故选A

14.根据句子的需要可知本题的答案为B

15.根据意思可知答案为C