一、完形填空（10分）
The classroom was full of students who wanted to work on the school newspaper. I was one of them. I liked being a reporter, interviewing my friends, and
A. reporting
middle school events.
To be chosen, we had to turn in a
C. writing
. I wrote an article and showed it to my father, a talented poet. He read it. “It’s okay, but how about changing this sentence to ...” As a result, he rewrote the whole piece—without me, for I never said
C. anything
to stop him. No surprise—his version (版本) was so much better that I
B. handed in
his version instead of mine.
“Welcome to School News,” Mr Li said. “Your article was great. Write an opinion piece every week.” I was so surprised. I was
C. unable
to write at that level, but I couldn’t say so.
That term, working on the paper was really painful. And each time Mr Li read my article, he would say
D. disappointedly
, “Can’t you write something like that first piece you wrote?”
I couldn’t,
A. as
at that age, I didn’t have my father’s ability and experience as a writer. Week after week, I tried hard, but my writing never
B. reached
the level of the first article.
At last, to my
D. shame
, another student took my place. I blamed (归咎于) my father for rewriting my first article himself, but in my heart I knew it was my fault.
Later, I became a writer. I realized that the experience had a
C. positive
side: it taught me to be myself. Now I write in my own way, and it feels great.
(
A
) 1. A. reporting B. holding C. planning D. watching
(
C
) 2. A. book B. newspaper C. writing D. painting
(
C
) 3. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
(
B
) 4. A. handed out B. handed in C. put in D. put up
(
C
) 5. A. ready B. grateful C. unable D. willing
(
D
) 6. A. highly B. patiently C. hopefully D. disappointedly
(
A
) 7. A. as B. but C. if D. though
(
B
) 8. A. set B. reached C. raised D. changed
(
D
) 9. A. surprise B. joy C. excitement D. shame
(
C
)10. A. magic B. serious C. positive D. strange
