Question

阅读下列短文，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

John loved playing basketball after school. John's parents were anxious about their son because he  __1__ half of his spare time playing basketball, even though he would soon __2__ the college entrance exam (高考).      Many evenings, John returned home__3__ at the beginning of the new term. His parents told him to concentrate more __4__ his studies, but their words went in one __5__ and out the other. His parents were so angry that they __6__ his basketball. From that day on, John returned home on time but locked __7__ in his room.      At first, his parents dreamt their son could study hard to enter a top university. But __8__ news shattered (破灭) their dream. John's pre-exam test scores were __9__. One night, John's mother looked into his room and __10__ him reading a basketball magazine.      So John's parents discussed the matter. They __11__ to make a deal (约定) with John. If John scored high marks in the following tests, he could get his ball back and __12__ once again; if he failed, they would keep the ball __13__ he improved.      John __14__ reading his magazines. He started working hard. He started getting high marks and got his __15__ back. The ball stayed with John until he entered a top university.

(     )1. A. wasted   (     )2. A. take   (     )3. A. early (     )4. A. in     (     )5. A. hand   (     )6. A. brought (     )7. A. himself (     )8. A. good    (     )9. A. low   (     )10. A. made     (     )11. A. ordered (     )12. A. read (     )13. A. until (     )14. A. went on (     )15. A. job     B. worked       B. pass        B. late       B. to            B. foot      B. took away     B. itself     B. bad           B. high       B. heard     B. thought     B. play       B. after        B. put off         B. confidence     C. spent   C. fail   C. quickly C. at       C. ear         C. played C. herself C. exciting C. more   C. kept   C. decided     C. hit     C. while   C. enjoyed C. ball   D. used       D. make       D. slowly     D. on         D. eye   D. put up     D. themselves D. excited     D. less       D. found       D. allowed D. throw       D. since       D. gave up D. magazine

Answer 1

1-5: CABDC    6-10: BABAD    11-15: CBADC