Question

 “Are you listening, Simon?” Simon’s teacher asks.

Simon smiles and shakes his head. He doesn’t often listen or try hard in class. _31_ is so much better. He wants to be heard. That evening, Simon starts to feel a little bit sick. By bedtime, his throat feels really bad. He has ice cream and hot chocolate to make his throat feel better, but he isn’t sure it’ll _32_.

The next _33_. When he opens his mouth to say, “Good morning,” nothing comes out but a “Guh”.

When he gets to school, Mrs.jacobs says ”hello” to him, and he just nods. When his friends start to ask him what TV shows he watches, he just can’t say anything. By the time they start _34_, almost everyone is looking at him as if he’s got a third eye.

Simon sits in class, bored _35_ he can’t talk to his classmates. He watches them talk to each other, but he can’t even do that.

You know what? It isn’t that bad. He can really do his _36_ that night. It gives _37_ more TV and game time because his work is all done.

The next day, his voice is _38_ back, but he stays quiet again. The third day, he can talk _39_, but he doesn’t talk. He listens and puts up his _40_ to speak.

What a difference that one day makes!

1. shake 摇晃   2. throat 咽喉    3. nod 点头     4. bored 无聊的     5. quiet 安静的

31. A. Standing            B. Sitting                C. Talking              D. Listening

32. A. work               B. study                 C. go                 D. use

33. A. evening             B. morning              C. week               D. time

34. A. work               B. class                 C. school              D. game

35. A. so                 B. after                  C. but                D. because

36. A. homework          B. housework             C. writing             D. reading

37. A. her                B. him                   C. it                  D. them

38. A. coming             B. going                  C. turning             D. giving

39. A. alone              B. hard                   C. back               D. fine

40. A. car                B. head                   C. hand               D. arm

Answer 1

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