Bella arrived home late from school that day. When she walked past her mother’s room she found her mum was ___(1)___ in bed, and seemed to be very weak.
Bella entered her room and heard the cries from her little sister. She knew her dad was expect her to ___(2)___ her sister. And she also had to prepare meals for the whole family ___(3)___ her mum did before. Bella thought it was not ___(4)___ because she also had schoolwork to do, just like everyone else in her class. Why did she have to be the grown-up?
When she got out of the room, she saw her ___(5)__ sitting at the kitchen table, lonely and tired. Suddenly, something happened inside Bella. She ___(6)___ that her father, as well as a husband, must be really ___(7)___.
Then she heard a deep voice from her father, “Make the ___(8)__, will you, Bella?”
She was going to find a(n) ___(9)___ to meet her friends, but she stopped and said to herself, “It is a ___(10)__ time for everyone in our family. I guess making meals is just what I can do to help. “Then she ___(11)__ went into the kitchen and began peeling (削) potatoes.
“OK, Daddy.” said Bella. “Everything will be all right and we can ___(12)___.” At the moment, she saw a smile on her father’s face. She felt ___(13)___— grown-up, somehow. It was really good to ___(14)___ a smile to her father’s face, even for only a moment.
“Daddy, whatever happens, we will be OK. Right?”
“Yes, we will. If we ___(15) __ each other, we’ll always be all right.”
They both smiled at each other over the table.
(1).
A. |
still |
B. |
only |
C. |
even |
D. |
almost |
(2).
A. |
look for |
B. |
look after |
C. |
look over |
D. |
look through |
(3).
A. |
as |
B. |
until |
C. |
since |
D. |
unless |
(4).
A. |
clear |
B. |
ready |
C. |
fair |
D. |
true |
(5).
A. |
brother |
B. |
sister |
C. |
mum |
D. |
dad |
(6).
A. |
explained |
B. |
expected |
C. |
realized |
D. |
promised |
(7).
A. |
moved |
B. |
worried |
C. |
pleased |
D. |
surprised |
(8).
A. |
bed |
B. |
table |
C. |
dinner |
D. |
present |
(9).
A. |
excuse |
B. |
suggestion |
C. |
example |
D. |
question |
(10).
A. |
full |
B. |
hard |
C. |
good |
D. |
right |
(11).
A. |
simply |
B. |
bravely |
C. |
quietly |
D. |
suddenly |
(12).
A. |
decide |
B. |
manage |
C. |
forget |
D. |
understand |
(13).
A. |
terrible |
B. |
wrong |
C. |
lucky |
D. |
different |
(14).
A. |
bring |
B. |
keep |
C. |
turn |
D. |
hold |
(15).
A. |
refuse |
B. |
control |
C. |
support |
D. |
introduce |