I sat in the same seat every day on the school bus, just in front of Jessica and Cory. One day, they asked to see my lunch box. “Wow, it’s really cool,” they said. I couldn’t _______ the two ninth graders liked me that much. They returned my lunch box and thanked me for letting them see it. “Oh, my pleasure,” I said, filled with _______ both inside and out.
When I opened my box at noon, my lunch was gone. The empty box seemed to be _______ at me. I never even tried to think of another possibility. In one single moment, everything made such a painful _______. They were never interested in me, they were not my friends, and this whole time I was some kind of _______ to them. I felt like a fool. That was how they saw me; that’s who I really was. Some little stupid seventh grader thinking she was fitting in with the _______ kids.
I never cried. I never said a word. I didn’t tell the teacher because I didn’t want to get them in trouble. They _______ thought I was stupid. I didn’t want to add “unkind” to the list. I just closed the box and sat in _______ for the rest of the lunch period.
The next morning I tried not to even look to the back seat, which of course I did _______ . It was only Jessica alone. As soon as I sat down in the front seat, someone patted me on the shoulder. It was Jessica. I turned around and ________ a slight smile. “Look,” she said, “I’m so sorry about the lunch thing. Cory has been making a lot of trouble lately and gotten kicked out of school.” With that, Jessica handed me a brown paper bag filled with a freshly made lunch. “Hope this would make up for it.”
1.A.accept B.believe C.expect D.prove
2.A.tricks B.fears C.smiles D.ideas
3.A.shouting B.pointing C.looking D.laughing
4.A.effort B.sense C.cause D.mess
5.A.joke B.star C.wonder D.enemy
6.A.richer B.poorer C.older D.newer
7.A.once B.only C.almost D.already
8.A.silence B.support C.surprise D.success
9.A.anyway B.anytime C.instead D.indeed
10.A.missed B.managed C.refused D.remained
—I’m going to sell all your old books. They’re taking up too much space.
—________! They’re treasures. You sell them, you take my life!
A.What a pity B.Sounds great
C.You can’t be serious D.Couldn’t agree more
—We’ve discussed this many times. No jeans to the party!
—Very well then, if you ________. But where’s my suit?
A.suggest B.imagine C.agree D.insist
I have to say that’s a wonderful plan. But I wonder ________. Next month? Or next year? We don’t have that much time, I’m afraid.
A.how soon it will be carried out B.how long it will be carried out
C.how soon will it be carried out D.how long will it be carried out
— Hmm, something ________ so good. Is it a cake? Can I try some?
— Hand-made cookies. Still warm. Here you go!
A.feels B.looks C.smells D.tastes
— What do we know about the next Olympic Games?
— Very ________. The only news is that they won’t cancel it.
A.a few B.few C.a little D.little