I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum   36  me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as   37  as it usually was.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was   38  to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself   39  for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of    40 .
I finished getting ready and tried to   41 . It didn’t work, so I decided that my   42  should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I   43 , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   44 . I tried two more times, but didn’t   45  much. Then we headed to the test site.
I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just   46  time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my   47 . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some   48  and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become   49  and confident.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   50 . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I   51  it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   52  next Thursday.
Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her    53  made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54 , looked kind of teary. I knew she was   55  for me.

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum   36   me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as   37   as it usually was.

I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was   38   to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself   39   for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of    40  .

I finished getting ready and tried to   41  . It didn’t work, so I decided that my   42   should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I   43  , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   44  . I tried two more times, but didn’t   45   much. Then we headed to the test site.

    I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just   46   time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my   47  . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some   48   and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become   49   and confident.

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   50  . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I   51   it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   52   next Thursday.

    Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her    53   made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54  , looked kind of teary. I knew she was   55   for me.

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum   36   me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as   37   as it usually was.

I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was   38   to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself   39   for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of    40  .

I finished getting ready and tried to   41  . It didn’t work, so I decided that my   42   should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I   43  , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   44  . I tried two more times, but didn’t   45   much. Then we headed to the test site.

    I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just   46   time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my   47  . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some   48   and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become   49   and confident.

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   50  . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I   51   it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   52   next Thursday.

    Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her    53   made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54  , looked kind of teary. I knew she was   55   for me.

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure．I remember when my mum  1   me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as  2   as it usually was．

I stayed in bed for a few minutes．I was   3   to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself  4   for the past six months．Finally, I dragged myself out of    5  .

I finished getting ready and tried to   6  ．It didn’t work, so I decided that my  7   should go with me．We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking．I   8 , with the wheel hitting the fence．After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   9  ．I tried two more times, but didn’t   10  much．Then we headed to the test site.

    I went into a room for some paperwork．And I waited for 20 minutes—just   11   time to make myself believe that I was going to fail．Then, finally, it was my   12  ．I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love．It offered me some   13   and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside．I had become   14   and confident．

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   15 ．The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave．The rest of the test went well too and I   16   it all．As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   17   next Thursday.

    Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word．My mum knew just by looking at me．Her 18   made her face softer．And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face．Her eyes, 19  , looked kind of teary．I knew she was   20   for me.

1．A．got　　                B．woke　               C．turned　　          D．brought

2．A．loud　　　　        B．weak　　　　     C．noisy　　           D．strong

3．A．unable                   B．unhappy　　　　C．unwilling             D．unavailable

4．A．mention　　　　  B．forget　　　　    C．leave　               D．put

5．A．house　　　　     B．kitchen　　　     C．garage　　　      D．bed

6．A．set down  　        B．take down　　　 C．calm down         D．put down

7．A．mum 　　            B．dad　　　　　    C．instructor　         D．teacher

8．A．succeeded　　　  B．failed　　　　　 C．managed　          D．attempted

9．A．missing　　　      B．lost                     C．disappeared         D．gone

10．A．work                  B．improve               C．change                D．get

11．A．enough               B．little                    C．more                   D．less

12．A．ability                  B．performance        C．time                    D．turn

13．A．belief                  B．advantage            C．anxiety                D．comfort

14．A．calm                   B．anxious               C．excited                D．cautious

15．A．badly                  B．well                    C．unsuccessfully     D．hardly

16．A．passed                B．went                   C．failed                  D．tried

17．A．practice　　　　 B．paperwork           C．test                     D．parking

18．A．words                 B．smile                   C．look                    D．anger

20．A．sad                     B．happy                  C．nervous               D．sorry

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum   36   me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as   37   as it usually was.

I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was   38   to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself   39   for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of    40  .

I finished getting ready and tried to   41  . It didn’t work, so I decided that my   42   should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I   43  , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   44  . I tried two more times, but didn’t   45   much. Then we headed to the test site.

    I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just   46   time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my   47  . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some   48   and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become   49   and confident.

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   50  . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I   51   it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   52   next Thursday.

    Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her    53   made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54  , looked kind of teary. I knew she was   55   for me.

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum1me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as2as it usually was.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was3to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself4for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of5.
I finished getting ready and tried to6. It didn’t work, so I decided that my7should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I8, with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was9. I tried two more times, but didn’t10much. Then we headed to the test site.
I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just11time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my12. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some13and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become14and confident.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite15. The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I16it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second17next Thursday.
Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her18made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes,19, looked kind of teary. I knew she was20for me.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      got
   2. B.
      woke
   3. C.
      turned
   4. D.
      brought
2. 2.
   1. A.
      loud
   2. B.
      weak
   3. C.
      noisy
   4. D.
      strong
3. 3.
   1. A.
      unable
   2. B.
      unhappy
   3. C.
      unwilling
   4. D.
      unavailable
4. 4.
   1. A.
      mention
   2. B.
      forget
   3. C.
      leave
   4. D.
      put
5. 5.
   1. A.
      house
   2. B.
      kitchen
   3. C.
      garage
   4. D.
      bed
6. 6.
   1. A.
      set down
   2. B.
      take down
   3. C.
      calm down
   4. D.
      put down
7. 7.
   1. A.
      mum
   2. B.
      dad
   3. C.
      instructor
   4. D.
      teacher
8. 8.
   1. A.
      succeeded
   2. B.
      failed
   3. C.
      managed
   4. D.
      attempted
9. 9.
   1. A.
      missing
   2. B.
      lost
   3. C.
      disappeared
   4. D.
      gone
10. 10.
    1. A.
       work
    2. B.
       improve
    3. C.
       change
    4. D.
       get
11. 11.
    1. A.
       enough
    2. B.
       little
    3. C.
       more
    4. D.
       less
12. 12.
    1. A.
       ability
    2. B.
       performance
    3. C.
       time
    4. D.
       turn
13. 13.
    1. A.
       belief
    2. B.
       advantage
    3. C.
       anxiety
    4. D.
       comfort
14. 14.
    1. A.
       calm
    2. B.
       anxious
    3. C.
       excited
    4. D.
       cautious
15. 15.
    1. A.
       badly
    2. B.
       well
    3. C.
       unsuccessfully
    4. D.
       hardly
16. 16.
    1. A.
       passed
    2. B.
       went
    3. C.
       failed
    4. D.
       tried
17. 17.
    1. A.
       practice
    2. B.
       paperwork
    3. C.
       test
    4. D.
       parking
18. 18.
    1. A.
       words
    2. B.
       smile
    3. C.
       look
    4. D.
       anger
19. 19.
    1. A.
       however
    2. B.
       therefore
    3. C.
       although
    4. D.
       but
20. 20.
    1. A.
       sad
    2. B.
       happy
    3. C.
       nervous
    4. D.
       sorry

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.
I remember that, when my mum 1 me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was. She had been 2 for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was 3 me at the same time.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was 4 to leave its warmth and 5 to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself 6.
The first thing I thought of after getting up was to 7. I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly 8, but was still too big for my appetite that day. I kept telling myself that I 9eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n) 10 day. Besides maybe it would 11 me a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the 12 made me feel sick.
I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t 13, so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had 14 time, so I thought we could practise parking. I 15, with the wheel hitting the pavement. After that, the little bit of confidence I had was 16. I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving 17 site.
I waited twenty minutes---just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my 18 I wasn’t sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The 19 that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.
The 20 of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      cried　　
   2. B.
      woke　
   3. C.
      told
   4. D.
      shouted
2. 2.
   1. A.
      up　　　　
   2. B.
      over
   3. C.
      out　　
   4. D.
      in
3. 3.
   1. A.
      smiling at
   2. B.
      worrying about
   3. C.
      looking at
   4. D.
      talking with
4. 4.
   1. A.
      sad
   2. B.
      eager　　　　
   3. C.
      unwilling　
   4. D.
      willing
5. 5.
   1. A.
      convenience　
   2. B.
      friendship
   3. C.
      quiet　　　
   4. D.
      comfort
6. 6.
   1. A.
      out of bed　
   2. B.
      onto bed
   3. C.
      into bed
   4. D.
      in bed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      eat
   2. B.
      rest　　　　　
   3. C.
      drink　
   4. D.
      work
8. 8.
   1. A.
      large　　　　
   2. B.
      small　　　　　
   3. C.
      delicious　
   4. D.
      good
9. 9.
   1. A.
      might
   2. B.
      could　　　
   3. C.
      should
   4. D.
      hated
10. 10.
    1. A.
       important　
    2. B.
       necessary　　
    3. C.
       lucky　
    4. D.
       ordinary
11. 11.
    1. A.
       calm
    2. B.
       hurt
    3. C.
       stop
    4. D.
       like
12. 12.
    1. A.
       milk
    2. B.
       bread　　
    3. C.
       smoke　
    4. D.
       smells
13. 13.
    1. A.
       work　　
    2. B.
       do
    3. C.
       calm
    4. D.
       use
14. 14.
    1. A.
       little　
    2. B.
       plenty of
    3. C.
       no
    4. D.
       a little
15. 15.
    1. A.
       cried
    2. B.
       succeeded
    3. C.
       failed
    4. D.
       left
16. 16.
    1. A.
       back
    2. B.
       gone
    3. C.
       there
    4. D.
       greater
17. 17.
    1. A.
       start　　　　
    2. B.
       office
    3. C.
       race
    4. D.
       test
18. 18.
    1. A.
       try
    2. B.
       turn
    3. C.
       car
    4. D.
       chance
19. 19.
    1. A.
       happiness
    2. B.
       pride
    3. C.
       confidence
    4. D.
       disappointment
20. 20.
    1. A.
       tears
    2. B.
       lines
    3. C.
       smiles
    4. D.
       eyes

    I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum woke me up that morning; her voice wasn’t as scratchy as it usually was.

    I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was reluctant (不愿) to leave its warmth and comfort, and reluctant to face the problem that I’d let myself forget for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of bed.

I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t work, so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I failed, with the wheel hitting the pavement. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was gone. I tried two more times, but didn’t improve much. Then we headed to the test site.

I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes―just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my turn. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some comfort and I realized something: sometime between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside, I had become calmer.

The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second test next Thursday.

Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her smile made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as mine. But, her eyes looked kind of teary, so, I knew she was happy for me.

56. We can infer ______.

       A. the writer’s mother might often wakes him up rudely

       B. the writer’s mother is always kind to him

       C. the writer’s mother hates him

       D. never wakes him up in the morning

57. What has the author done probably in the past six months?

       A. He has been ill in bed.                                  B. He has been learning to drive.

       C. He has prepared to deal with failure.             D. He has been looking after his mother.

58. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

       A. As he did well at the beginning of the text, his confidence grew.

       B. He didn’t doubt that he could pass the driving test.

       C. As soon as he got to the test site, he calmed down.

       D. He was happy that he had to come back next Thursday.

59. Which word can be used to describe the writer’s character?

       A. Uneasy.              B. Unhappy.              C. Unconfident.             D. Unlucky.

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum woke me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as scratchy as it usually was.

    I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was reluctant （不愿） to leave its warmth and comfort, and reluctant to face the problem that I’d let myself forget for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of bed.

I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t’ work, so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I failed, with the wheel hitting the pavement. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was gone. I tried two more times, but didn’t improve much. Then we headed to the test site.

I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my turn. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some comfort and I realized something: sometime between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside, I had become calmer.

The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second test next Thursday.

Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her smile made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as mine. But, her eyes looked kind of teary, so, I knew she was happy for me.

1．We can infer ______.

       A．the writer’s mother might often wakes him up rudely

       B．the writer’s mother is always kind to him

       C．the writer’s mother hates him

       D．never wakes him up in the morning

2．What has the author done probably in the past six months?

       A．He has been ill in bed.                 B．He has been learning to drive.

       C．He has prepared to deal with failure.      D．He has been looking after his mother.

3．Which is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．As he did well at the beginning of the text, his confidence grew.

       B．He didn’t’ doubt that he could pass the driving test.

       C．As soon as he got to the test site, he calmed down.

       D．He was happy that he had to come back next Thursday.

4．Which work can be used to describe the writer’s character?

       A．Uneasy.                                         B．Unhappy.

       C．Unconfident.                          D．Unlucky.

I Passed My Drive Test!

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.

    I remember that, when my mum    1    me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was. She had been    2    for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was   3    me at the same time.

    I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was    4   to leave its warmth and    5   to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself    6   .

    The first thing I thought of after getting up was to    7   . I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly    8   , but was still too big for my appetite(食欲，胃口) that day. I kept telling myself that I    9    eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n)    10    day. Besides maybe it would    11    me a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the    12    made me feel sick.

    I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t    13   , so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had    14    time, so I thought we could practise parking. I   15   , with the wheel hitting the pavement(人行道). After that, the little bit of confidence I had was    16   . I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving    17    site (地点).

    I waited twenty minutes---just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my    18   . I wasn’t sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The   19   that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.

    The    20    of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.

1．A．cried　　              B．woke　               C．told　　              D．shouted

2．A．up　　　　          B．over　　　　      C．out　　              D．in

3．A．smiling at              B．worrying about　 C．looking at            D．talking with

4．A．sad　　　　         B．eager　　　　     C．unwilling　          D．willing

5．A．convenience         B．friendship　　　  C．quiet　　　         D．comfort

6．A．out of bed　          B．onto bed　　　　C．into bed              D．in bed

7．A．eat　　                 B．rest　　　　　    C．drink　               D．work

8．A．large　　　　       B．small　　　　　 C．delicious　          D．good

9．A．might　　　         B．could　　　        C．should　             D．hated

10．A．important　         B．necessary　　      C．lucky　               D．ordinary

11．A．calm                   B．hurt                     C．stop                    D．like

12．A．milk                    B．bread　　            C．smoke　             D．smells

13．A．work　　            B．do                       C．calm                   D．use

14．A．little　                 B．plenty of              C．no                      D．a little

15．A．cried                   B．succeeded            C．failed                  D．left

16．A．back                   B．gone                    C．there                   D．greater

17．A．start　　　　      B．office                  C．race                    D．test

18．A．try                      B．turn                     C．car                     D．chance

19．A．happiness            B．pride                    C．confidence          D．disappointment

20．A．tears               B．lines                 C．smiles                D．eyes