I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.
I remember that, when my mum 1 me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was. She had been 2 for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was 3 me at the same time.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was 4 to leave its warmth and 5 to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself 6.
The first thing I thought of after getting up was to 7. I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly 8, but was still too big for my appetite that day. I kept telling myself that I 9eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n) 10 day. Besides maybe it would 11 me a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the 12 made me feel sick.
I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t 13, so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had 14 time, so I thought we could practise parking. I 15, with the wheel hitting the pavement. After that, the little bit of confidence I had was 16. I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving 17 site.
I waited twenty minutes---just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my 18 I wasn’t sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The 19 that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.
The 20 of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      cried　　
   2. B.
      woke　
   3. C.
      told
   4. D.
      shouted
2. 2.
   1. A.
      up　　　　
   2. B.
      over
   3. C.
      out　　
   4. D.
      in
3. 3.
   1. A.
      smiling at
   2. B.
      worrying about
   3. C.
      looking at
   4. D.
      talking with
4. 4.
   1. A.
      sad
   2. B.
      eager　　　　
   3. C.
      unwilling　
   4. D.
      willing
5. 5.
   1. A.
      convenience　
   2. B.
      friendship
   3. C.
      quiet　　　
   4. D.
      comfort
6. 6.
   1. A.
      out of bed　
   2. B.
      onto bed
   3. C.
      into bed
   4. D.
      in bed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      eat
   2. B.
      rest　　　　　
   3. C.
      drink　
   4. D.
      work
8. 8.
   1. A.
      large　　　　
   2. B.
      small　　　　　
   3. C.
      delicious　
   4. D.
      good
9. 9.
   1. A.
      might
   2. B.
      could　　　
   3. C.
      should
   4. D.
      hated
10. 10.
    1. A.
       important　
    2. B.
       necessary　　
    3. C.
       lucky　
    4. D.
       ordinary
11. 11.
    1. A.
       calm
    2. B.
       hurt
    3. C.
       stop
    4. D.
       like
12. 12.
    1. A.
       milk
    2. B.
       bread　　
    3. C.
       smoke　
    4. D.
       smells
13. 13.
    1. A.
       work　　
    2. B.
       do
    3. C.
       calm
    4. D.
       use
14. 14.
    1. A.
       little　
    2. B.
       plenty of
    3. C.
       no
    4. D.
       a little
15. 15.
    1. A.
       cried
    2. B.
       succeeded
    3. C.
       failed
    4. D.
       left
16. 16.
    1. A.
       back
    2. B.
       gone
    3. C.
       there
    4. D.
       greater
17. 17.
    1. A.
       start　　　　
    2. B.
       office
    3. C.
       race
    4. D.
       test
18. 18.
    1. A.
       try
    2. B.
       turn
    3. C.
       car
    4. D.
       chance
19. 19.
    1. A.
       happiness
    2. B.
       pride
    3. C.
       confidence
    4. D.
       disappointment
20. 20.
    1. A.
       tears
    2. B.
       lines
    3. C.
       smiles
    4. D.
       eyes

I Passed My Drive Test!

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.

    I remember that, when my mum    1    me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was. She had been    2    for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was   3    me at the same time.

    I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was    4   to leave its warmth and    5   to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself    6   .

    The first thing I thought of after getting up was to    7   . I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly    8   , but was still too big for my appetite(食欲，胃口) that day. I kept telling myself that I    9    eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n)    10    day. Besides maybe it would    11    me a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the    12    made me feel sick.

    I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t    13   , so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had    14    time, so I thought we could practise parking. I   15   , with the wheel hitting the pavement(人行道). After that, the little bit of confidence I had was    16   . I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving    17    site (地点).

    I waited twenty minutes---just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my    18   . I wasn’t sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The   19   that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.

    The    20    of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.

1．A．cried　　              B．woke　               C．told　　              D．shouted

2．A．up　　　　          B．over　　　　      C．out　　              D．in

3．A．smiling at              B．worrying about　 C．looking at            D．talking with

4．A．sad　　　　         B．eager　　　　     C．unwilling　          D．willing

5．A．convenience         B．friendship　　　  C．quiet　　　         D．comfort

6．A．out of bed　          B．onto bed　　　　C．into bed              D．in bed

7．A．eat　　                 B．rest　　　　　    C．drink　               D．work

8．A．large　　　　       B．small　　　　　 C．delicious　          D．good

9．A．might　　　         B．could　　　        C．should　             D．hated

10．A．important　         B．necessary　　      C．lucky　               D．ordinary

11．A．calm                   B．hurt                     C．stop                    D．like

12．A．milk                    B．bread　　            C．smoke　             D．smells

13．A．work　　            B．do                       C．calm                   D．use

14．A．little　                 B．plenty of              C．no                      D．a little

15．A．cried                   B．succeeded            C．failed                  D．left

16．A．back                   B．gone                    C．there                   D．greater

17．A．start　　　　      B．office                  C．race                    D．test

18．A．try                      B．turn                     C．car                     D．chance

19．A．happiness            B．pride                    C．confidence          D．disappointment

20．A．tears               B．lines                 C．smiles                D．eyes

Mary's sister is ________.

[　　]

. I think the house is____ large for a family of four people and the price is very reasonable.

A. too            B. rather         C. fairly         D. a little

You don’t mean any harm. You’re just trying to have a good time. But do you know how your overseas vacation    21  people in other countries? What’s your dream vacation? New chances are opening up all the time to   22 the world. So we visit travel agents, compare prices and pay our money. We know   23  our vacation costs us.    24  unfortunately, tourism often harms the local people   25  it helps them. For example, in Zanzibar, a British company got 57 sq km of land from the government for tourist sites（旅游胜地）. They include 14 luxury hotels, three golf courses , swimming pools and an airport. The local people fear   26   their farmland and fishing rights. And most of the profits（利润） do not help the local people. 27  , profits go for the tour operators in wealthier countries. When the Massey people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to city slum (贫民区),   28  now make a little money by selling small gifts. Removed  from their hunting lands, the Indians have no choice   29 their culture. Problems like these were observed more than 20 years ago. Now people are working together to correct them. Tourists, too, are  30  the pressure. Though the beginnings are small, the results are    31 . The good news is that everyone, including us, can  32  in helping the local people in the place we visit. Tour operators and companies can help by   33  that local people work in good conditions and earn reasonable wages. They can make it a point to use only locally   34  hotels, restaurants and guide services. They can share profits fairly to help the local economy. And they can involve the local people  35   planning and managing tourism.