Question

“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I __21___asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt if I’ll be able to __22__ it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.

My mind could not ___23__the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to __24__ my horse show, football games and the 15^th birthday party. He always used the same __25__. Why had I even taken trouble to ask? __26__, there was always a slight hope that tonight would be __27__.

As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends__28__ me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the __29__ as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, __30__ three others. I followed my classmates to the __31__. When I reached out my hand to shake the __32__, a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera ___33__ my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat __34___.

Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage. I told myself he would not be __35__. But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I __36__inside, and I could feel my tears __37__ . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him __38__ on the couch.

__39__ did Father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more__40__ than his whiskey bottle.

21.	A. confidently	B. eagerly	C. proudly	D. fearfully
22.	A. reach	B. keep	C. take	D. make
23.	A. create	B. support	C. appreciate	D. accept
24.	A. watch	B. avoid	C. attend	D. speed
25.	A. excuse	B. reply	C. promise	D. trick
26.	A. Besides	B. Thus	C. Otherwise	D. However
27.	A. active	B. formal	C. different	D. serious
28.	A. recognized	B. greeted	C. encouraged	D. showed
29.	A. air	B. audience	C. school	D. playground
30.	A. rather than	B. other than	C. except for	D. along with
31.	A. stage	B. position	C. office	D. exit
32.	A. Jill’s	B. teacher’s	C. mother’s	D. father’s
33.	A. fixed	B. touched	C. hurt	D. inserted
34.	A. successfully	B. disappointedly	C. delightedly	D. hopefully
35.	A. drunk	B. woken	C. forgiven	D. hidden
36.	A. stepped	B. noticed	C. examined	D. glanced
37.	A. getting off	B. taking down	C. building up	D. turning around
38.	A. learning	B. lying	C. putting	D. carrying
39.	A. How	B. Where	C. Why	D. Whether
40.	A. perfect	B. comfortable	C. fortunate	D. important

Answer 1

21-25 BDDCA  26-30 DCBAD  31-35 ABCBA  36-40ACBCD