二、完形填空(10分)
It was a rainy, windy October afternoon. Garth stood outside his house with a big 1 . This was perfect weather for testing his new invention—Umbrella Hat. He couldn’t wait to see if it could keep the rain off. He carefully 2 the hat on his head and started walking along the street. It worked!
3 , three boys in his neighbourhood showed up and stopped him. Todd, the biggest one, pulled his Umbrella Hat off his head rudely(粗鲁地).
“What’s this?” he asked.
“It’s an Umbrella Hat. You can wear it on rainy days and...” Garth said.
The boys 4 , “Will anyone wear that stupid(傻的) thing?” Todd threw the hat onto the ground and they ran off.
Garth 5 his Umbrella Hat from the ground in tears. “Maybe Todd was 6 . Who would ever need my invention?” He lowered his head and thought to himself.
Suddenly, he looked up and saw a lady looking at him. “I was 7 leaving my house when I saw you and those boys. Are you okay?” Then she saw the 8 Umbrella Hat and asked, “Er... what’s that?”
“It’s my Umbrella Hat. I thought of it and made it myself...” answered Garth.
“What a creative 9 you have! Don’t ever let stupid boys put you down! Keep thinking and one day you will 10 something great!” said the lady.
After hearing these words, he felt much better right away and could already feel lots of new ideas coming out, waiting to spring into life!
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C
) 1. A. secret B. success C. smile D. feeling
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C
) 2. A. saved B. raised C. put D. repaired
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B
) 3. A. Ordinarily B. Suddenly C. Finally D. Luckily
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D
) 4. A. cried B. greeted C. nodded D. laughed
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A
) 5. A. picked up B. gave up C. looked up D. showed up
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B
) 6. A. smart B. right C. popular D. angry
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D
) 7. A. last B. first C. ever D. just
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D
) 8. A. thoughtful B. old C. tiny D. broken
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A
) 9. A. mind B. habit C. game D. tool
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B
)10. A. provide B. invent C. plan D. imagine