Little by little, Amy and her grandparents were busy cleaning up the house. All over the house were boxes of all sizes placed on top of each other. Amy's grandparents had lived in the house for years and they had 1 many things.
The dining room was full of 2. Amy's grandfather kept many fine dinner plates from his hometown. Amy remembered that they ate from the red, yellow, and blue plates during important holidays.
3 packing the plates and putting them into a box, Amy lifted it up and moved it out of the way. But the box was too heavy. It suddenly fell from her arms and 4 to the floor. All three of them heard the plates shatter(破碎).
"I'm sorry!" Amy apologized.
"It's okay. It was a(n) 5," her grandfather said gently.
They opened the box and, sure enough, many of the plates were broken. Only a few stayed 6. Looking at the small pieces, Amy felt really 7. She knew these plates were passed down from her great grandparents and...
"Don't worry," her grandmother said, patting her on the back. 8, they put the broken pieces into a rubbish bag.
They continued packing for a little while, but Amy still felt very sorry. She was trying very hard to think of a way to make it up for her grandparents.
Soon, Amy's father came.
"I have to go," she said. "Dad is here to 9 me up."
She kissed her grandparents both, took the bag of the broken pieces and left. "What's that?" her father asked, as Amy climbed into the car.
Amy looked at the bag in her hands as a sudden 10 came to her. "This," she said, "is an art project."
The following day, Amy went to an art store and bought what she 11. Then she started to work. She used a thin board as the base. Then she took out the colourful plate pieces and glued them in a creative way on the 12. When it was dry, Amy wrapped it up.
A few days later, Amy's family had a big dinner at her grandparents' new house. She 13 her gift to her grandparents.
"This is 14, Amy!" said her grandfather.
"I can't 15 to put it up in our new home," Amy's grandmother said as she gave her a big hug.
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D
) 1. A. discussed B. sold C. changed D. collected
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C
) 2. A. sunshine B. smell C. memories D. shouts
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B
) 3. A. Before B. After C. While D. As
(
C
) 4. A. pulled B. climbed C. dropped D. carried
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A
) 5. A. accident B. miss C. pity D. shame
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D
) 6. A. round B. small C. big D. whole
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A
) 7. A. terrible B. certain C. excited D. natural
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B
) 8. A. Politely B. Carefully C. Happily D. Suddenly
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C
) 9. A. wake B. hold C. pick D. cheer
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B
)10. A. mind B. idea C. gift D. skill
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C
)11. A. broke B. burnt C. needed D. prepared
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C
)12. A. box B. clothes C. board D. wall
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D
)13. A. lent B. returned C. threw D. handed
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B
)14. A. boring B. fantastic C. humorous D. dangerous
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A
)15. A. wait B. stop C. move D. fail
