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　　It was the one-and-a-half weeks since Sonya and I began our“silence marathon”.

　　Sonya had a huge effect on clothes my friends and I wore. We'd always have to __1__ with her to see how we looked. Her cruel words often __2__ all my self-confidence（自信心）for the day-- and then she would then tell me that she should be my __3__ consultant（顾问）.

　　Well, on this particular day I made one single, __4__ comment about her clothes,“I like those shoes, but they don't __5__ your sweater.”I said. Her eyes started to burn __6__ they were on fire.

　　After that, every time I walked past her, I could smell her perfume-- it was the __7__ I had given her for her birthday. It drove me mad, but I managed to __8__ my angry feelings towards her and kept walking on by.

　　I developed some very useful __9__ to make her think about me. One time __10__ still sticks in my mind. It was during the break and I was trying to ignore（忽略）my deskmate's bad __11__ when he told me about the onion chips he had for lunch. The story wasn't at all humorous __12__ I giggled（哈哈地笑）just so she could see me laughing.

　　Then, one maths lesson, the room was so __13__ I could hear my heart beating in my chest. And my nose __14__ the perfume again. I really don't __15__ feeling anything. I looked down at my hand and wondered why it was __16__. I looked up and she was sitting there, beautiful as ever.

　　I__17__ my courage to say“I'm sorry.”But all that came out was a trembling voice and something like,“Hi.”And I guess she was __18__ too, because when she said“Hi”back, it sounded just like __19__ And this was the start of our new fashion and feeling-conscious __20__.

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The lecture（报告）on smoking was over at last. As we boys were rushing towards the playground, Jim slipped（滑倒）by the table. The watch, which Mrs. Smith had laid（放）on the table as she started her   1   , disappeared.

We were  2  to go back for class again when the headmaster called us  3  and said, “I’ve got a little  4  for you boys. Mrs. Smith has just lost her watch on the playground. This kind of thing has happened  5  , she says it just   6  off her wrist（手腕）.  So, look around for it, will you?  7  if you’re clever enough to find it. Let’s  8  clear the boy who does  9  will get a useful reward（奖赏）.”

At once we started looking for the watch. Everybody wished to be the   10   one. Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent down as if to   11   something. And   12   he was in front of Mrs. Smith, all smiles,   13   the watch to her.

Mrs. Smith, however, didn’t seem at all   14   . In fact, she looked angry. She took the watch without   15   a “Thank you”.

Jim got  16  —a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who  17  him to write a composition  18  the dangers of smoking. What could  19  Jim write about? He didn’t listen to the lecture and had nothing to say on the  20  .

1. A. talking　　   B. saying　　　　 C. lecture　　   D. speak

2. A. about　　　　 B. able　　　　  C. sorry　　　　  D. sure

3. A. forward　　   B. together　　    C. straight　　    D. cut

4. A. fun　　    B. trick　　　　　　 C. job　　　　 D. prize

5. A. before　　　　  B. now　　　　 C. here　　   D. there

6. A. goes　　　　 B. throws　　    C. slips　　    D. falls

7. A. Say　　    B. See　　　　　　 C. Guess　　    D. Check

8. A. get　　　　 B. put　　　　 C. make　　　　 D. keep

9. A. this　　    B. such　　　　  C. that　　    D. so

10. A. lucky    　　B. quick　　    C. early　　　　 D. worthy

11. A. put down　　    B. give away　　   C. find out　　   D. pick up

12. A. the following　　　　   B. the next moment

C. for a moment　　　　　　  D. just a moment

13. A. handing out　　　　   B. turning in

C. giving up　　　　　　    D. sending back

14. A. pleased　　　　　　   B. be pleased back

C. is very pleased　　　　    D. be interested in

15. A. just　　　　  B. ever　　　　  C. even　　　　 D. almost

16. A. her punishment　　    B. his watch

C. his composition　　　　   D. his reward

17. A. had　　　　 B. made　　　　 C. told　　   D. helped

18. A. of　　　　 B. on　　　　  C. in　　　　  D. at

19. A. poor　　    B. nervous　　　　 C. quick　　  D. good

20. A. lecture　　   B. point　　    C. matter 　　  D. subject

The lecture（报告）on smoking was over at last. As we boys were rushing towards the playground, Jim slipped（滑倒）by the table. The watch, which Mrs. Smith had laid（放）on the table as she started her   1   , disappeared.

We were  2  to go back for class again when the headmaster called us  3  and said, “I’ve got a little  4  for you boys. Mrs. Smith has just lost her watch on the playground. This kind of thing has happened  5  , she says it just   6  off her wrist（手腕）.  So, look around for it, will you?  7  if you’re clever enough to find it. Let’s  8  clear the boy who does  9  will get a useful reward（奖赏）.”

At once we started looking for the watch. Everybody wished to be the   10   one. Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent down as if to   11   something. And   12   he was in front of Mrs. Smith, all smiles,   13   the watch to her.

Mrs. Smith, however, didn’t seem at all   14   . In fact, she looked angry. She took the watch without   15   a “Thank you”.

Jim got  16  —a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who  17  him to write a composition  18  the dangers of smoking. What could  19  Jim write about? He didn’t listen to the lecture and had nothing to say on the  20  .

1. A. talking　　   B. saying　　　　 C. lecture　　   D. speak

2. A. about　　　　 B. able　　　　  C. sorry　　　　  D. sure

3. A. forward　　   B. together　　    C. straight　　    D. cut

4. A. fun　　    B. trick　　　　　　 C. job　　　　 D. prize

5. A. before　　　　  B. now　　　　 C. here　　   D. there

6. A. goes　　　　 B. throws　　    C. slips　　    D. falls

7. A. Say　　    B. See　　　　　　 C. Guess　　    D. Check

8. A. get　　　　 B. put　　　　 C. make　　　　 D. keep

9. A. this　　    B. such　　　　  C. that　　    D. so

10. A. lucky    　　B. quick　　    C. early　　　　 D. worthy

11. A. put down　　    B. give away　　   C. find out　　   D. pick up

12. A. the following　　　　   B. the next moment

C. for a moment　　　　　　  D. just a moment

13. A. handing out　　　　   B. turning in

C. giving up　　　　　　    D. sending back

14. A. pleased　　　　　　   B. be pleased back

C. is very pleased 

　　　　   D. be interested in

15. A. just　　　　  B. ever　　　　  C. even　　　　 D. almost

16. A. her punishment　　    B. his watch

C. his composition　　　　   D. his reward

17. A. had　　　　 B. made　　　　 C. told　　   D. helped

18. A. of　　　　 B. on　　　　  C. in　　　　  D. at

19. A. poor　　    B. nervous　　　　 C. quick　　  D. good

20. A. lecture　　   B. point　　    C. matter 　　  D. subject