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 Alien’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 pas??sed 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. earns   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. bite     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. calmly

51. A. laid      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 

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  .

It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics , "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 Alien' 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 com­position 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 .

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 the1  of an evening at Uncle Alien' s in Belleville   2   all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat  3   spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic （外来的） treat in   4  days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and  5   of the grown-ups had enough experience to be  6   it. What laughing  7   we had about the  8   respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth.   9 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to  10   it down simply for my own 11 , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher.   12  , I would write something else.

When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no  13   left to write a proper com­position for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to  14   my work. Two days pas­sed before Mr. Fleagle returned the   15   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 16 to the whole class.   17  laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show  18  , but what I was feeling was pure happiness,  19my words had the power to make people  20.

1. A. memory                  B. thought               C. knowledge            D. experience   

2. A. when                      B. where                C. since                    D. after            

3. A. cooked                    B. served                 C. got                        D. made           

4. A. their                        B. past                    C. last                       D. those           

5. A. none                       B. one                     C. earns                    D. neither         

6. A. careful about           B. good at               C. fond of                 D. interested in

7. A. speeches                 B. lessons                C. sayings                 D. arguments    

8. A. nearly                     B. naturally              C. officially               D. socially        

9. A. Especially                B. Probably             C. Suddenly               D. Fortunately  

10. A. settle                     B. put                     C. Bite                      D. let               

11. A. work                     B. story                  C. luck                      D. joy

12. A. However               B. Therefore            C. As for him            D. Except for that    

13. A. time                      B. excuse                C. way                      D. idea             

14. A. give up                  B. continue              C. hand in                 D. delay           

15. A. written                  B. graded                C. collected               D. calmly

16. A. laid                       B. fast                     C. publicly                 D. calmly         

17 A. People                    B. Nobody               C. Somebody             D. I                 

18. A. shock                    B. wonder               C. worry                    D. pleasure       

19. A. if                          B. for                      C. while                    D. although      

20. A. excited                  B. satisfied              C. think                     D. laugh           

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 1 of an evening at Uncle Alien’s in Belleville 2all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 3 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic(外来的) treat in 4days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 5 of the grown-ups had enough experience to be6it. What laughing 7 we had about the8respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 9, I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 10 it down simply for my own 11, not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 12, I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 13 left to write a proper com­position for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 14my work. Two days pas­sed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 15 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 16 to the whole class. 17 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show18, but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 19 my words had the power to make people20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      memory
   2. B.
      thought
   3. C.
      knowledge
   4. D.
      experience
2. 2.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      where
   3. C.
      since
   4. D.
      after
3. 3.
   1. A.
      cooked
   2. B.
      served
   3. C.
      got
   4. D.
      made
4. 4.
   1. A.
      their
   2. B.
      past
   3. C.
      last
   4. D.
      those
5. 5.
   1. A.
      none
   2. B.
      one
   3. C.
      earns
   4. D.
      neither
6. 6.
   1. A.
      careful about
   2. B.
      good at
   3. C.
      fond of
   4. D.
      interested in
7. 7.
   1. A.
      speeches
   2. B.
      lessons
   3. C.
      sayings
   4. D.
      arguments
8. 8.
   1. A.
      nearly
   2. B.
      naturally
   3. C.
      officially
   4. D.
      socially
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Especially
   2. B.
      Probably
   3. C.
      Suddenly
   4. D.
      Fortunately
10. 10.
    1. A.
       settle
    2. B.
       put
    3. C.
       bite
    4. D.
       let
11. 11.
    1. A.
       work
    2. B.
       story
    3. C.
       luck
    4. D.
       joy
12. 12.
    1. A.
       However
    2. B.
       Therefore
    3. C.
       As for him
    4. D.
       Except for that
13. 13.
    1. A.
       time
    2. B.
       excuse
    3. C.
       way
    4. D.
       idea
14. 14.
    1. A.
       give up
    2. B.
       continue
    3. C.
       hand in
    4. D.
       delay
15. 15.
    1. A.
       written
    2. B.
       graded
    3. C.
       collected
    4. D.
       calmly
16. 16.
    1. A.
       laid
    2. B.
       fast
    3. C.
       publicly
    4. D.
       calmly
17. 17.
    1. A.
       People
    2. B.
       Nobody
    3. C.
       Somebody
    4. D.
       I
18. 18.
    1. A.
       shock
    2. B.
       wonder
    3. C.
       worry
    4. D.
       pleasure
19. 19.
    1. A.
       if
    2. B.
       for
    3. C.
       while
    4. D.
       although
20. 20.
    1. A.
       excited
    2. B.
       satisfied
    3. C.
       think
    4. D.
       laugh