任务一 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Bruce loves music because it makes him feel easy. He is
1, and making friends has been hard for him. That’s why his mother asked him to take the
2 this year. “You’d better not sit there with your headphones on,” she told him.
Bruce nodded. But the moment he sat on the bus, he
3 his headphones and closed his eyes. He was soon lost in a song of his favourite band, the Blue-Bob.
4, he sensed someone around him. He opened his eyes and saw a boy from his
5.
“Hey, Bruce? I’m Mike,” the boy said. “I think we both take the Music class. Did I hear
6 singing a song by the Blue-Bob just now?”
“Uh, no.” Bruce’s face turned red. “That wasn’t me.” Mike looked a little
7. Without saying anything, he went away.
For the next few days, Bruce kept asking himself
8 he had lied to Mike. “Maybe he also loves the Blue-Bob. Maybe he was
9 being friendly,” he thought. So when they saw each other on the bus the next day, Bruce
10 to wear a smile on his face.
“Hi, Bruce,” Mike said. “I can hear your
11 every day, and you have such a good taste.”
Bruce’s eyes lit up. “Don’t you think the songs are too
12?” he asked. “Not at all,” Mike answered. “I love songs of the past too. My grandpa is really into music, and he has
13 me to sing many of them.”
Bruce listened as Mike talked about his favourite songs. And they shared the headphones, singing softly along with the music
14 Bruce got off at his stop.
“See you tomorrow!” Mike said.
Bruce waved goodbye. “I must tell Mum how I
15 Mike and we had the best time... with headphones on,” he smiled to himself.
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) 1. A. friendly B. lovely C. polite D. shy
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) 2. A. car B. taxi C. bus D. train
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) 3. A. put on B. took away C. paid for D. gave up
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) 4. A. Actually B. Luckily C. Naturally D. Suddenly
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) 5. A. story B. grade C. lab D. dream
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) 6. A. him B. her C. you D. them
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) 7. A. worried B. excited C. tired D. surprised
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) 8. A. why B. how C. when D. whether
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) 9. A. seldom B. just C. never D. hardly
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)10. A. managed B. failed C. forgot D. regretted
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)11. A. news B. name C. ideas D. music
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)12. A. sad B. slow C. old D. serious
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)13. A. chosen B. taught C. allowed D. ordered
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)14. A. if B. after C. until D. although
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)15. A. met B. invited C. caught D. followed
