Some insects ______ the color of their surroundings to protect themselves.
A. take in B. take off C. take on D. take out
Before the sales start, I make a list of ______ my kids will need for the coming season.
A. why B. what C. how D. Which
The difficulty which we had ______ with the local people has been removed.
A. communication B. communicated
C. communicating D. to communicate
While working in the country, the students ______ a lot of knowledge about plant.
A. looked up B. picked up C. put up D. called up
Dr. Peter Spence, ______ headmaster of the school, told us, “______ fifth of pupils here go to study at Oxford and Cambridge.”
A. / ; A B. / ; The C. the; The D. a; A
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Travis laughed as he tore atthe wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball , Chuck Hart. Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous (声名狼藉的) , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’ s on the side of the box. The first indication that something was came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was for his amazing work in the community.
Travis’s hands ; his heart stopped. It wasn’t that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think?
They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Travis knew he tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look…” his dad said , “ Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n) . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in ?”
“No,” Travis said.
“ Never. He’ s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’ s a team player. You could have acted like a when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, you were polite and made the best of it. You have , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’ m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful .
1.A. excited B. ashamed C. surprised D. worried
2. A. team B. coach C. player D. game
3. A. Unless B. If C. Because D. Although
4.A. skill B. performance C. behavior D. action
5.A. name B. photo C. sign D. model
6.A. strange B. wrong C. true D. funny
7.A. known B. encouraged C. adopted D. influenced
8.A. fell B. froze C. shook D. folded
9.A. questioned B. noticed C. attacked D. teased
10.A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. couldn’t D. wouldn’t
11.A. took up B. put up C. pulled up D. turned up
12.A. peacefully B. hesitantly C. delightedly D. naturally
13.A. choice B. effort C. comment D. mistake
14. A. believe B. miss C. admire D. remember
15.A. danger B. anger C. sorrow D. trouble
16.A. teammate B. adult C. student D. kid
17.A. so B. and C. but D. or
18.A. honor B. courage C. dream D. belief
19. A. clearly B. carefully C. patiently D. differently
20.A. hope B. look C. gift D. lesson
