Question

A Football under the Bench

Kevin and his friend Mike loved to play football and they often met at the old bench after school. They had no money to _____ a real football, but Mike made a ball out of old clothes and plastic (塑料的) tape. It was not beautiful, but it worked well. Although Mike was not a good player, the two fiends still kicked (踢) and ran until the sun turned the sky pale _____.

bench

One afternoon, the home-made ball was running across the grass when someone ____ stopped it. It was Steven, a strong footballer. “Look at you two with your stupid (愚蠢的) ball and ____ trainers,” Steven laughed and said.

trainers

The nest day was Kevin’s birthday, and his uncle bought him a pair of new trainers and a new football.

That afternoon, Steven invited (邀请) Kevin to play football. Kevin did not want Mike to go with them. Mike’s trainers were old and he was bad at playing football. When the game was ____ , Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting. He walked on and did not look back.

One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench, he saw something ____ under it. He looked closer and found that it was the home-made ball. Kevin felt sad. As his sadness turned to anger (愤怒) , he kicked his new football into the ____ . Up it flew, higher and higher, until it was a small dot (点) in the sky. Kevin walked to the bench and ____ the home-made ball.

Holding it in his hands, he sat down on the old bench and waited.

1.A. offer B. collect C. buy D. borrow

2.A. blue B. orange C. white D. green

3.A. suddenly B. slowly C. finally D. carefully

4.A. new B. old C. big D. small

5.A. on B. off C. over D. down

6.A. lying B. jumping C. sleeping D. shaking

7.A. river B. grass C. hole D. air

8.A. knocked on B. thought of C. gave up D. picked up

Answer 1