Question

Erica dreamed many times about going fishing. But her father wouldn’t ______. “It’s much too dangerous for you.” He’d say. Erica tried to change her father’s ______. But her father only said “I don’t want you to be ______. I’m worried about you.”

Erica couldn’t understand ______ her father wouldn’t let her go fishing. She could _______ very well -- much better than some of her friends.

“You said I should always ______ new things,” Erica said to her father. “You said that that’s the way people ______ inside.”

Erica’s father said, “But sometimes a new ______ can be dangerous.”

“Is going on boats dangerous?” asked Erica. “Then why do you do it? Benny Nathan is younger than I am. But he goes fishing all the ______.”

Erica’s father said, “But you’re not as strong as Benny.”

Erica knew her legs weren’t very strong. But her arms were. She had to ______ her father that she was strong.

That Saturday when Benny came over, Erica asked him to have a swimming race at the pool. Her father came along to ______.

“This is a ______ race.” Erica said. “You can only use your arms, not your legs.”

Benny started off quickly, but soon his arms got ______. Erica began to pull ahead. She ____ the end of the pool first.

After the race was over, Erica’s father said, “I was ______. You can take care of yourself -- on a boat, or other places.”

1.A. agree B. replay C. prefer D. refuse

2.A. job B. shape C. mind D. idea

3.A. pleased B. unhappy C. surprised D. worried

4.A. why B. how C. when D. whether

5.A. fish B. dream C. run D. swim

6.A. make B. try C. invent D. discover

7.A. hide B. move C. grow D. fail

8.A. boat B. fish C. thing D. friend

9.A. luck B. life C. way D. time

10.A. show B. excuse C. thank D. support

11.A. protect B. watch C. stop D. report

12.A. successful B. special C. strange D. popular

13.A. fixed B. broken C. hurt D. tired

14.A. reached B. landed C. left D. cheered

15.A. lucky B. wrong C. sure D. right

Answer 1