No. 1
(2020. 云南师范大学附属中学高三高考适应性考试)It was Friday at the end of a really long week. Mike and I would have friends over for dinner. Later he texted me to say that he had to stay late at work, leaving me ____1____ to get everything ready for the night.I ____2____ my sons from school and bought them crickets as I promised.We finally got home with only 45 minutes left before my guests arrived.How could I ____3____ it?
I started barking ____4____ at the boys,but they were ____5____ pouring the crickets into their little cricket container.My ____6____ started to soar(急升), and I urged them to stop and help tidy the house. I didn't really know how it ____7____,but the next time I looked up,one hundred crickets were all jumping over my kitchen,chirping chaotically. I screamed and climbed up onto a ___8____ to get away from them. My frustration ____9____. I could feel myself about to start yelling in a way I _____10_____ do. I could feel I was not myself.
But then the most _____11_____ thing happened. As I watched my two sweet boys attempted crazily to capture the crickets,it felt like time slowed down,and I saw the _____12_____ clearly for the first time. They were running around _____13_____, screaming with laughter. In that split second,I realized I had two choices. I could continue feeling _____14_____ , or I could let go and enjoy this ridiculous moment. I chose _____15_____. Laughing uncontrollably, I jumped off the chair and started _____16_____ crickets with the boys. The clock was still ticking, but we didn't _____17_____.
That moment is a(n) _____18_____ reminder to me that I should never let _____19_____ keep me from enjoying life.Things go wrong, and there's nothing we can do about that.But we do have the power to decide how we're going to _____20_____ things.
1. A. on my own B. on my behalf C. in my honour D. in my favour
2. A. came across B. looked after · C. picked up D. cared about
3. A. believe B. make C. change D. improve
4. A. questions B. concerns C. tips D. orders
5. A. carelessly B. attentively C. secretly D. awkwardly
6. A. annoyance B. curiosity C. ignorance D. guilt
7. A. existed B. occurred C. worked D. behaved
8. A. sofa B. bed C. cupboard D. chair
9. A. weakened B. returned C. exploded D. struggled
10. A. always B. already C. rarely D. lately
11. A. familiar B. dangerous C. mysterious D. amazing
12. A. situation B. opportunity C. function D. activity
13. A. aimlessly B. excitedly C. anxiously D. naturally
14. A. tired B. calm C. angry D. hopeless
15. A. joy B. silence C. games D. risks
16. A. fighting B. rescuing C. teasing D. chasing
17. A. wonder B. remember C. care D. bother
18. A. constant B. random C. temporary D. accurate
19. A. loneliness B. frustration C. business D. caution
20. A. talk about B. deal with C. make up D. react to
