三、完形填空。
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Band practice had just ended. Jimmy and Ben started packing up their
B
. Before Kevin could put his trumpet into the box, he
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a music stand. It fell and hit his trumpet.
“Oh, no!” Kevin yelled. Jimmy picked up the trumpet and checked it
3 before handing it to Kevin. “Well, it already has a lot of dents(凹痕). One more won’t matter.” “I know. But it’s my
4,” Kevin said. “And he’s coming this weekend.” “Maybe he won’t notice the dent,” Jimmy said. “Maybe he won’t care,” Ben added.
A bunch of “
5” ran through Kevin’s head on the bus home. Maybe he could pretend(假装) he felt sick. But he didn’t like
6. Maybe he could get his baby brother Jace to take all of Grandpa’s attention. Or maybe Grandpa wouldn’t ask him to play this time. When
7 finally arrived, Kevin still didn’t figure out what he was going to do.
“Hey, Kevin. How are things?” Grandpa asked as he walked in. “Good,” Kevin answered. He could have told Grandpa the
8 right then, but he froze. After dinner, Grandpa asked Kevin to play
9 classic(s)—Ode to Joy and Trumpet Voluntary. Grandpa said, “I think you’re
10 than I was at your age.”
At any other time, Grandpa’s praise would have made Kevin feel great, but not this time. He explained what had happened and said, “I’m
11 about the dent.”
To Kevin’s surprise, Grandpa smiled, “Instruments become part of
12 when you play them a lot. You can’t always protect them. The
13 thing is that you told me this.”
Grandpa pointed to the scratches opposite the dent Kevin had made. “I got these when I fell over it
14 one night.” “So I’m not the only clumsy(笨拙的) one in the family?” Kevin said. Grandpa laughed, “Every dent and scratch can tell a story, and
15 you stick at playing it, someday you’ll have your own.” Grandpa handed the trumpet back to Kevin and said, “Now tell me a story with music.”
Kevin lifted the trumpet and filled the room with happy sounds.
1. A. crayons B. instruments C. balls D. collections
2. A. thought of B. looked for C. fixed up D. knocked into
3. A. carefully B. easily C. happily D. secretly
4. A. uncle’s B. father’s C. grandpa’s D. brother’s
5. A. maybes B. thanks C. regrets D. OKs
6. A. communicating B. sharing C. lying D. comparing
7. A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Friday D. Saturday
8. A. truth B. excuse C. joke D. plan
9. A. one B. two C. three D. four
10. A. happier B. taller C. healthier D. better
11. A. excited B. sorry C. crazy D. strange
12. A. me B. him C. you D. her
13. A. important B. sad C. funny D. boring
14. A. as usual B. without doubt C. in time D. by accident
15. A. unless B. although C. if D. before