Question

“Mum, I want to make you a bet,” I said. “If I go a whole year without TV, will you give me a hundred dollars?”　　
“Well, if you can 1 do it, …”
“Of course I can,” I replied, trying to convince 2.
In fact, all this started from my 3 of a picture in the newspaper. I couldn’t bear to look at that boy. He said that he had 4 one year without TV for a hundred dollars, 5me with mocking eyes. It seemed he was saying, “I did it, 6 you can’t!”. I glared at the boy’s face.
That year I did a lot of things. For example, my father taught me to 7, which became my favorite sport. 8 winter afternoons snowball wars with my neighbors offered daily drama. I went on bike trips with my friends and swam as much as a fish.　　
It was unbelievable how much 9 I had without TV. I learned so many new games. I guess the 10 thing I learnt, though, was self-motivation(上进心).　　
I started to do my homework. I went from a D student to an A student within a couple of 11.　　
I used to 12 reading if there were no 13, but now I began to read and enjoy it. I could arrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted them—my own little TV, right 14 my head!
I’m surprised what I did. I got a lot more from the 15 than just the 100 dollars!

1. 1.
   1. A.
      really
   2. B.
      finally
   3. C.
      quickly
   4. D.
      clearly
2. 2.
   1. A.
      herself
   2. B.
      myself
   3. C.
      himself
   4. D.
      ourselves
3. 3.
   1. A.
      belief
   2. B.
      love
   3. C.
      joy
   4. D.
      anger
4. 4.
   1. A.
      become
   2. B.
      gone
   3. C.
      arrived
   4. D.
      reached
5. 5.
   1. A.
      picking up
   2. B.
      laughing at
   3. C.
      talking with
   4. D.
      looking after
6. 6.
   1. A.
      but
   2. B.
      and
   3. C.
      or
   4. D.
      though
7. 7.
   1. A.
      draw
   2. B.
      read
   3. C.
      act
   4. D.
      ski
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Few
   2. B.
      Any
   3. C.
      Several
   4. D.
      Many
9. 9.
   1. A.
      difficulty
   2. B.
      trouble
   3. C.
      fun
   4. D.
      knowledge
10. 10.
    1. A.
       smallest
    2. B.
       biggest
    3. C.
       first
    4. D.
       last
11. 11.
    1. A.
       years
    2. B.
       days
    3. C.
       weeks
    4. D.
       hours
12. 12.
    1. A.
       hate
    2. B.
       enjoy
    3. C.
       interest
    4. D.
       prefer
13. 13.
    1. A.
       stories
    2. B.
       words
    3. C.
       pictures
    4. D.
       plots
14. 14.
    1. A.
       on
    2. B.
       with
    3. C.
       inside
    4. D.
       outside
15. 15.
    1. A.
       TV
    2. B.
       reading
    3. C.
       trip
    4. D.
       experience

Answer 1

ABDBB ADDCB CACCD
1.根据文章的意思可选A，表示母亲对于他的确定。
2.convince oneself 为对自己深信不已，为固定搭配，故选B
3.通过后文“I couldn’t bear to look at that boy”可知本题答案为D
4.本题表示已经达到，用过去完成时，选B，符合题意。
5.根据后文的意思，可知，是嘲笑的意思，在此符合题意。
6.根据后文的描述，可知答案为A
7.通过后文的内容可知答案为D
8.根据后文的描述可知本题答案为D。
9.根据句子的要求意思可知答案为C表示作者不敢相信自己会有如此多的趣味。
10.根据上下文的意思，可知选答案为B
11.本题利用排除法，可知答案为C
12.表示过去厌恶读书，但是现在不是了，通过后文可知，故选A
13.根据后文的内容“I could arrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted them—my own little TV”可知答案为C
14.根据上文的描述，可知答案为C，表示在作者的脑海里。
15.根据对于全文的理解，可知答案为D