It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn't see things ______ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped ______ would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't ______. But her mother's mind was made up.

Three days later, Carmen got new glasses and instructions ______ her doctor. “All of the kids will think I'm silly,” Carmen said. Her mother ______ and shook her head. “You look just as beautiful as before,” she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.

The next day, Carmen kept the ______ in her pocket(口袋) as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling ______.

Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.

Carmen ran over to the other girls. “What's the ______?” she asked.

“My ring is gone!” Theresa cried. “My sister sent it to me from California. It's very ______ and I can't lose it.”

Carmen and her friends began to ______ the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realised that she could do better ______ she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so ______! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her ______. It was the ring.

“Here it is,” she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.

“Thanks, Carmen,” she said. “I ______ thought we'd find it,” she paused(停顿). “Hey, I didn't know you wore glasses. They look great!”

Carmen had ______ that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.

“Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all,” Carmen thought.

1.A. clearly B. carefully C. freely D. quickly

2.A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody

3.A. explain B. care C. agree D. understand

4.A. by B. from C. like D. to

5.A. relaxed B. cheered C. smiled D. jumped

6.A. ring B. keys C. book D. glasses

7.A. tired B. unhappy C. afraid D. serious

8.A. matter B. reason C. question D. secret

9.A. special B. common C. cheap D. heavy

10.A. ask for B. wait for C. look for D. pay for

11.A. though B. if C. because D. as

12.A. natural B. new C. dirty D. different

13.A. ears B. feet C. eyes D. hands

14.A. still B. ever C. never D. often

15.A. heard B. forgotten C. found D. imagined

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