It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before 16 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 17 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 18 like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the 19 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 20 to the mosquitoes. " Not 21 it, I replied, "Grandma, that's just an old wives' tale!"
Well, less than a week 22 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 23 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 24 , but they all proved useless.
Late one 25 in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the 26 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 27 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being 28 she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. " With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地) 29 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 30 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others' 31 , only to find they were all sleeping 32 as the same thing occurred again and again.
From those bites, I came to 33 my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n) 34 mind about those strange old wives' tales 35 they do have some truth to them.
A.leaving B.passing C.visiting D.finding
A.persuaded B.reminded C. warned D. informed
A.students B.foreigners C.passengers D.visitors
A.earlier B.longer C.sooner D.later
A.grows B.goes C.flows D.remains
A.expecting B.understanding C.recognizing D.believing
A.after B.before C.when D.as
A.shade B.pile C.cloud D.blanket
A.touched B.bitten C.defeated D.discovered
A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.night
A.noise B.hit C.pain D.effect
A.woke up B.shouted at C.looked for D.dropped on
A.blamed B.interrupted C.moved D.frightened
A.having B.watching C.making D.helping
A.land B.fly C.fall D.wait
A.houses B.flats C.rooms D.homes
A.joyfully B.anxiously C.soundlessly D.worriedly
A.tell B.know C.remember D.accept
A.open B.active C.clear D.honest
A.and B.so C.because D.until