三、完形填空
One morning, six-year-old Brandon decided to make his parents pancakes.
He
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a big bowl, pulled a chair to the table, opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour (面粉) bag. He put some flour
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the bowl with his hands, mixed in a cup of milk and
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some sugar.
But soon the bowl fell over and Brandon was
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flour and got frustrated (沮丧的). He wanted this dish to be a(n)
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gift for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn’t know what to do
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.
To make matters worse, his cat came near the bowl and he went to push it away,
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the egg box onto the floor. He tried to clean up but got his clothes
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. Just then, he saw his dad
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at the door.
Brandon’s eyes were full of tears. He was sure his dad would be angry at him, but his father wasn’t.
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, he picked up his crying son and kissed him.
That’s what we sometimes face in
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. We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess. Sometimes we just
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there in tears because we can’t think of anything else to do. Hopefully, someone will come to help us
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love us. We shouldn’t
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trying to “make pancakes” for others. Sooner or later, we’ll get it
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, and then they’ll be glad about what we have tried.
(
A
) 1. A. found B. looked for C. invented D. searched for
(
C
) 2. A. above B. at C. into D. under
(
D
) 3. A. brought B. bought C. took D. added
(
B
) 4. A. fond of B. covered with C. good at D. glad about
(
B
) 5. A. terrible B. unforgettable C. expensive D. interesting
(
D
) 6. A. certainly B. already C. recently D. next
(
C
) 7. A. falling B. breaking C. knocking D. sending
(
D
) 8. A. clean B. big C. cheap D. dirty
(
A
) 9. A. standing B. sitting C. putting D. pushing
(
C
) 10. A. Therefore B. Finally C. Instead D. But
(
A
) 11. A. life B. time C. use D. space
(
D
) 12. A. support B. land C. study D. stand
(
B
) 13. A. or B. and C. but D. so
(
A
) 14. A. stop B. keep C. mind D. finish
(
C
) 15. A. terrible B. difficult C. right D. necessary
