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I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a 1 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to 2 it.
The 3 started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I 4 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and 5 to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and 6 her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't 7 and get hurt.
After that happened, I 8 there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. 9 ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost 10 .
After a while, I started wishing I could 11 Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel 12 in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that 13 everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and 14 them about their 15 for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's 16 and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on 17 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her 18 she was a great heroine. I was 19 of my grandma and hoped she would 20 know that I had been ashamed of her.
A. funny B. common C. terrible D. clear
A. admit B. receive C. refuse D. show
A. quarrel B. accident C. trouble D. adventure
A. already B. always C. simply D. hardly
A. enjoying B. pretending C. imagining D. continuing
A. warn B. demand C. advise D. beg
A. mind B. hear C. see D. fall
A. expected B. declared C. realized D. doubted
A. Because of B. Except for C. Such as D. Instead of
A. died B. cheered C. disappeared D. suffered
A. meet B. avoid C. arrange D. hide
A. independent B. inconvenient C. unwelcome D. unfamiliar
A. changed B. finished C. stopped D. Prepared
A. interview B. report C. tell D. write
A. news B. lives C. advantages D. achievements
A. free B. popular C. interesting D. embarrassing
A. show B. stage C. duty D. time
A. and then B. even if C. so that D. as if
A. sure B. proud C. ashamed D. afraid
A. never B. even C. still D. once
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A. hoped B. urged C. expected D. supposed
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A stamp is just a piece of paper with a picture and some words printed on one side and some glue on the other side. What makes one of these bits of paper worth any money at all? What makes a four cent stamp worth four cents.
When you buy a stamp, you also buy work from the post office. You get a letter delivered. After the stamp has done his job, the post office says it is worthless. You must buy a new one for each letter you send.
But people often pay money for stamps that have been already used. Collectors have fun just trying to collect many different kinds. Certain kinds are hard to find. To get one of these rare stamps some collectors are willing to pay a great deal of money. They think it is worth something, and that what gives it value. If you collect stamps because they are especially beautiful or tell an interesting story or show all kinds of animals, then those are the ones that have value to you.
(1) When you post a letter, you must buy a ______. ［ ］ A. four-cent stamp B. new stamp C. valuable stamp D. beautiful stamp
(2) The post office says the stamp is useless when you ___.［ ］ A. buy it B. write a letter C. receive a letter D. finish writing a letter
(3) When some kinds of stamps are very difficult to find, _____. ［ ］ A. people will forget them B. they can be very valuable C. no one would want them D. they will be worthless
(4) According to the passage we can conclude that ____. ［ ］ A. some stamps can be used several times B. every stamp has glue on it C. some stamp can be worth a lot of money D. one stamps is enough for a letter (5) The best title for this passage should be ______. ［ ］ A. What Makes Stamps Valuable? B. How to Use Stamps? C. How Stamps Came into Use? D. Why Do You Buy Stamps?
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