Question

It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn’t be much fun playing _______ in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some reading from the very beginning, but couldn’t.

The phone ______ at about 8:00. It was Dad: “Paul, I’m sorry , but I couldn’t play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend? ....”

Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so ______ . He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the ______ page.

The next day at school, Paul didn’t hand in his homework and ______ a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “Paul, you didn’t do your homework. You didn’t pass the test and only got a D. This isn’t like you. What’s wrong?”

Paul just sat there ______ . “Paul, if you don’t want to talk, I will. I know that something’s worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You ______ to tell someone.”

As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn’t do his homework because he wanted to get his dad’s ______ . He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to ______ her advice.

When Paul got home, he ______ his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (语音信箱). Paul began talking: “Dad, I can’t play with you next weekend. I’ve got lots of problems with my ______. Also, I really don’t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you _______our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It’s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my homework sometime. Dad, I love you.”

As Paul ended the call, he felt much ______. He didn’t know whether his dad would be different, but it didn’t matter. He himself ______ . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a ______ head as he was doing his homework that evening.

1.A. baseball B. cards C. chess D. toys

2.A. stopped B. rang C. replied D. repeated

3.A. lazy B. busy C. lucky D. sleepy

4.A. first B. last C. only D. free

5.A. made B. missed C. failed D. chose

6.A. cheerfully B. angrily C. hopefully D. quietly

7.A. hate B. want C. need D. agree

8.A. attention B. message C. praise D. trust

9.A. refuse B. hear C. remember D. take

10.A. saw B. thanked C. called D. greeted

11.A. teachers B. friends C. homework D. housework

12.A. make B. break C. follow D. forget

13.A. amazed B. bored C. surprised D. relaxed

14.A. regretted B. complained C. insisted D. changed

15.A. clever B. clear C. hot D. wrong

1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.C 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.D 15.B 【解析】试题这篇记叙文讲述了保罗的变化。保罗曾经因为爸爸没有时间陪自己打棒球而影响了学习，家庭作业不能完成，考试也不及格。在格林老师的帮助下，保罗试着对爸爸讲了自己内心的想法，他...

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