题目内容
B. seized; disappeared
C. seizing; disappearing
D. seized; disappearing
It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics (题目) , "The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条)" caught my eye. The word" spaghetti" brought back the 36 of an evening at Uncle Allen's in Belleville 37 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 38 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外来的) treat in 39 days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 40 of the grown-ups had enough experience to be 41 it. What laughing 42 we had about the 43 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 44 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 45 it down simply for my own 46 , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 47 , I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 48 left to write a proper com position for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 49 my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 50 papers. He said, "Now, class, I want to read you a composition, 'The Art of Eating Spaghetti’. "
My words! He was reading my words out 51 to the whole class. 52 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 53 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 54 my words had the power to make people __55 .
36. A. memory | B. thought | C. knowledge | D. experience |
37. A. when | B. where | C. since | D. after |
38. A. cooked | B. served | C. got | D. made |
39. A. their | B. past | C. last | D. those |
40. A. none | B. one | C. some | D. neither |
41. A. careful about | B. good at | C. fond of | D. interested in |
42. A. speeches | B. lessons | C. sayings | D. arguments |
43. A. nearly | B. naturally | C. officially | D. socially |
44. A. Especially | B. Probably | C. Suddenly | D. Fortunately |
45. A. settle | B. put | C. take | D. let |
46. A. work | B. story | C. luck | D. joy |
47. A. However | B. Therefore | C. As for him | D. Except for that |
48. A. time | B. excuse | C. way | D. idea |
49. A. give up | B. continue | C. hand in | D. delay |
50. A. written | B. graded | C. collected | D. signed |
51. A. loud | B. fast | C. publicly | D. calmly |
52. A. People | B. Nobody | C. Somebody | D. I |
53. A. shock | B. wonder | C. worry | D. pleasure |
54. A. if | B. for | C. while | D. although |
55. A. excited | B. satisfied | C. think | D. laugh |