On Christmas
Day, I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___36___ and work that went into
getting this holy toy.
For over a month
I stared at ___37___ magazines I received from
my friend until I had made up my ___38___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I __39___ to work immediately,
dropping hints to my father about it.
My first job was
to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t __40___, but he
just blamed the problems on my bad ___41__.
My next plan
would have to be more __42__. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t __43__ to miss out on this
bargain!”
His ___44___ was that he certainly could
afford to miss this ___45___ and for US$250 you could
buy ___46___ educational like a
telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___47___ home! This is my youth! I
am supposed to run about.”
I went to my
room, ___48___ at how mean my father was.
It was obvious that he didn’t _49__ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin
radio-controlled truck.
When I __50__ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been __51__. I opened all my presents until there was just one big
package ___52__. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___53___ the packaging and looked at
the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___54___! I loved my
parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___55___ get an A+ in English class.
1.A. pain B. attempt C. joy D. shyness
2.A. housing B. fishing C. car D. fashion
3.A. mind B. idea C. opinion D. head
4. A. get down B. set out C. searched for D. went on
5.A. operate B. run C. start D. work
6.A. riding B. driving C. thinking D. keeping
7.A. strong B. practical C. ideal D. obvious
8.A. afford B. pay C. allow D. stand
9.A. talk B. expression C. face D. response
10.A. truck B. telescope C. chance D. bargain
11.A. one B. something C. everything D. nothing
12. A. heating B. loving C. nursing D. finding
13.A. pleased B. good C. expert D. angry
14.A. say B. believe C. care D. learn
15.A. went off B. woke up C. rang up D. found out
16.A. pleased B. instructed C. warned D. defeated
17.A. opened B. wrapped C. left D. faded
18.A. recovered B. refused C. reopened D. removed
19.A. won B. done C. beaten D. failed
20.A. ever B. already C. still D. even