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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