Ⅳ. 完形填空
Six-year-old Brandon decided to make pancakes for his parents one morning. He
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a big bowl and a spoon, pulled a chair to the table, opened the cupboard(橱柜) and pulled out the heavy flour(面粉) bag. He put some flour
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the bowl with his hands, mixed the flour with a cup of milk and
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some sugar.
Soon Brandon was
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flour and getting frustrated(懊恼的). He wanted this to be something
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for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn't know what to do
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.
Suddenly he saw his cat near the bowl and went to push it away, but he
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the egg box onto the floor. He tried to clean up but slipped(滑倒) on the eggs, getting his clothes
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. Just then, he saw his dad
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at the door.
Brandon's eyes were full of tears. He was sure his dad would beat him,
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his father didn't. Instead, he
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his crying son and kissed him.
That's what we sometimes face in
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. We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess. Sometimes we just stand there in tears
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we can't think of anything else to do. Hopefully, someone close to us picks us up, loves us and forgives us. But we can't
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trying to "make pancakes" for Dad or for others. Sooner or
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we'll get it right, and then they'll be glad we tried.
(
A
)16. A. found B. looked for C. invented D. searched for
(
C
)17. A. above B. at C. into D. under
(
D
)18. A. made B. took C. gave D. added
(
B
)19. A. interested in B. covered with C. good at D. glad about
(
C
)20. A. terrible B. boring C. good D. interesting
(
D
)21. A. certainly B. already C. recently D. next
(
C
)22. A. opened B. broke C. knocked D. sent
(
D
)23. A. clean B. big C. cheap D. dirty
(
A
)24. A. standing B. pulling C. knocking D. pushing
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D
)25. A. therefore B. and C. so D. but
(
A
)26. A. picked up B. looked up C. looked for D. looked through
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B
)27. A. time B. life C. use D. space
(
A
)28. A. because B. though C. whenever D. so that
(
A
)29. A. stop B. keep C. continue D. finish
(
B
)30. A. late B. later C. less D. more
