I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that’s a ______thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to admit it. The trouble ___when my friend Katy found Grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I ____took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and pretending to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and beg her to shut up so my grandma wouldn’t ______and get hurt. After that happened, I __there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing. Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. ___ordering our hamburgers well?done, she told the person behind the counter “They’ll have two Whoppers(巨无霸) well?to?do.” Jill burst out laughing,but I almost ___.

After a while, I started wishing I could ___Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel ____in our home. Then last Wednesday, something happened that ___everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and ____them about their ____for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently. “ Volunteer your grandmother ,” she whispered.“She’s interesting and rich in experience.” That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.

This is how I ended up on interviewing today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly(集合).All my friends and teachers were listening to her ______she was a great heroine. I was ______of my grandma and hoped she would ______know that I had been ashamed of her.

1.A. worse B. common C. terrible. D. funny

2.A. started. B. existed. C. showed D. counted

3.A. already B. hardly C. simply. D. always

4.A. mind. B. hear C. see D. feel

5.A. expected B. decided C. realized D. doubted

6.A. Because of. B. Except for C. Instead of D. In spite of

7.A. died B. cheered C. disappeared. D. suffered

8.A. meet. B. hide C. arrange D. avoid

9.A. independent. B. inconvenient C. unfamiliar D. unwelcome

10.A. made B. finished C. changed D. stopped

11.A. think of B. talk with. C. call on D. dream of

12.A. news B. lives C. advantages D. achievements

13.A. so far as. B. even if C. in case. D. as if

14.A. tired. B. fond C. ashamed D. proud

15.A. forever B. even C. never. D. once

In the early 1900s, Carol Ryrie Brink lived with her grandmother Caddie on a tiny farm in Idaho. The farm was a great place to live. Besides wonderful tall trees, it had cats, chickens and a horse. Carol often rode the horse through the streets of town.

Even so, Carol was sometimes lonely. She would climb to the top of her favorite tree and make up stories to cheer herself up. Her favorite part of the day was when Grandmother Caddie would sit with her and tell stories about her and her brothers.

Carol loved the stories so much that when she grew up, she decided to write a book about them. Thousands of children throughout the world have read and loved her book Caddie Woodlawn. This book is about an 11-year-old girl and her two brothers. Carol’s book won an award (奖项) called the Newbery Medal.

Carol said her son and daughter encouraged her to write for children. That wasn’t easy when she was busy taking care of a family. Sometimes an idea would come to her while she was washing dishes. She would make a quick note and come back to write it out more fully after her children were asleep.

In all, Carol wrote about thirty books in her life. Many of them are about her life in Idaho. Besides the Newbery Medal, she won many other awards. Later another writer Mary Reed wrote a book about Carol Ryrie Brink. When talking about Carol’s life, Mary said, “She tried to live in a way that would not hurt others, to never waste a day, and to make the most of her life.”

1.When she felt lonely on the farm, Carol would _______.

A. climb some tall trees

B. ask her grandmother to read her a story

C. ride a horse to the town

D. make herself happy with her own stories

2.What do we know about Caddie Woodlawn?

A. It is about Carol’s life.

B. It is popular among adults.

C. It is an award-winning book.

D. It is the first book Carol wrote.

3.From Paragraph 4, we can know Carol _______.

A. once gave up writing because of the heavy housework

B. had a hard time in the early days of her writing

C. didn’t get much money from her writing

D. didn’t get support from her family

4.In Mary Reed’s opinion, Carol _______.

A. lived a simple life

B. never wasted money

C. made full use of her time

D. was always ready to offer help

5.Why did the writer write this passage?

A. To give information about a writer’s life.

B. To introduce some book awards.

C. To describe how to write books.

D. To tell about a great mother.

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