My 9-year-old daughterAnd I were flying from our home in Carolina to spendA week with my husband in Florida.We were__ _About the trip because we hadn't seen him for five months,And __ her Dad terribly.
As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight, the plane was totally__ . Because we did not get our boarding passes until we__ At the gate, KallieAnd I could not get seats togetherAnd were __ by theAisle(过道). IAsked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with KallieAnd me, __ we could be together. They __ , saying they thought they should stay in theirAssigned seats.
Meanwhile,A motherAnd her three children were inA _ several rowsAhead of us. There had beenA mistake in their boarding passes,And _ the whole family had been split up. The passengers in her row_ refused to move elsewhere. She was very__ About the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody__ to help her.
There wereA troop of Boy Scouts(童子军) on __ . Suddenly the Scout leader stood upAnd said, "Ma’am, I think we can help you." He then __ five minutes rearranging his group so thatAdequate space was __ for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfullyAnd without _ ,And the mother's relief was obvious.
Kallie, however, was beginning to panicAt the _ not being next to me. I told her that there wasn’tAnything I could do. __ , the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, __ to meAndAsked, "Would youAnd your daughter like our seats?" __ to himselfAnd the Scoutmaster. We traded seatsAnd continued our trip, very much relieved to be togetherAnd watch the scenery from Kallie’s window seat.
1.A.worried B.excited C.anxious D.eager
2.A.loved B.considered C.imagined D.missed
3.A.full B.crowded C.empty D.overweight
4.A.reached B.arrived C.landed D.knocked
5.A.divided B.blocked C.separated D.connected
6.A.in case B.even if C.as if D.so that
7.A.prevented B.refused C.agreed D.promised
8.A.panic B.hurry C.rush D.seat
9.A.however B.otherwise C.therefore D.instead
10.A.too B.even C.ever D.also
11.A.concerned B.curious C.particular D.content
12.A.suggested B.offered C.provided D.supplied
13.A.duty B.watch C.board D.spot
14.A.took B.cost C.paid D.spent
15.A.convenient B.available C.probable D.comfortable
16.A.permission B.excuse C.apology D.complaint
17.A.thought B.end C.feeling D.sense
18.A.Immediately B.Puzzlingly C.Clearly D.Amazingly
19.A.turned up B.turnedAround C.turned out D.turnedAway
20.A.sticking B.keeping C.waving D.referring
-So you gave Mary your dictionary?
-______.She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.
A. Not exactly. B. My pleasure. C. No doubt. D. Good idea.
The government has taken measures to______the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable.
A.put down B. tear down C.hand down D.bring down
It ______ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ______ I found we had a lot in common.
A.was until; when B.was not until; that
C.was not until; when D.was until; that
-Don't forget to return the book in two weeks.
-______. Don't worry about it.
A.Yes, I will B.No, I won't C.Sorry, I don’t D.I don't think so
What a bargain! The price of this dress is_______ that of the skirt.
A. half not as much as B. much not as half as
C. not half as much as D. as much as not half