The tiny fire in the stove gradually ______, and it was getting dark outside.
A. died down B. put down
C. set down D. keep down
The antelope said, “We’re being killed for the wool without mercy.” ______ that, Daisy cried.
A. in B. at
C. on D. off
Fortunately, the number of cyclists running traffic lights is ______.
A. on the decrease B. on the rise
C. on the run D. on the move
The right thing would be to ______ direct pressure to the wound.
A. attach B. apply
C. devote D. contribute
Some of us are ______ to smells, others find colors easier to remember.
A. familiar B. similar
C. sensitive D. distant
Most parents send care packages and gifts to their children when they’re away at university. Terri Cox, from Leonardtown, Maryland, isn’t one of those ______.
A few weeks ago, Terri sent her son, 18-year-old Connor, who’s now away at Westminster College in Pennsylvania, a(n) ______. When Connor first ______ the package, he thought it was a ______ gift filled with necessities(必需品).
“I was ______, because it’s like Christmas when you get mail from ______ when you’re in college,” he said.
______ as Connor opened the package, what was actually inside couldn’t have been further from what he had ______.
It wasn’t a ______, a care package, or even college supplies. It was something he’d ______ while at home for the Christmas break --- his ______.
The box was filled with trash(垃圾) --- everything he was too ______ to take out when his mother had ______ him to over Christmas.
In fact, Connor ______ to do all of his housework at home. So Mom Terri got the idea to post his rubbish to him to ______ him. Connor didn’t ______ why his mom did this to him until he gave her a call. “She isn’t usually ______, and I didn’t see this as a big punishment. It was more of a(n) ______ reminder(提醒) that I have duties. And we have a good laugh on the phone,” he added.
Connor later said that the rubbish he’d received in the box was only a part of what he was actually meant to ______.
Where was the rest? They were hidden in his bedroom drawers.
Considering what happens to rubbish if left for a long time, let’s hope Terri ______ the rest of it fast.
1.A. children B. parents C. students D. friends
2.A. postcard B. book C. package D. email
3.A. discovered B. opened C. prepared D. got
4.A. normal B. small C. cheap D. different
5.A. excited B. careful C. angry D. disappointed
6.A. class B. neighbors C. family D. shops
7.A. So B. But C. Unless D. And
8.A. refused B. decided C. imagined D. avoided
9.A. prize B. gift C. box D. joke
10.A. looked into B. put down C. searched for D. left behind
11.A. paper B. rubbish C. money D. food
12.A. lazy B. afraid C. shy D. stupid
13.A. invited B. promised C. allowed D. asked
14.A. planned B. failed C. happened D. preferred
15.A. warn B. rescue C. surprise D. stop
16.A. remember B. understand C. believe D. realize
17.A. creative B. humorous C. strict D. kind
18.A. fun B. important C. final D. uncomfortable
19.A. wait for B. pay for C. take out D. point out
20.A. finds B. recycles C. sends D. hides
