It was a big day for Molly. She sat in the backseat of the car, looking very _________. Her mom and Uncle Connor were talking about the days when they competed in school _________, to make Molly relaxed.
“Your mom was a great _________, Molly,” said Uncle Connor. “As soon as your mom hit the water, she was a fish. You could tell she was _________ to swim.”
Molly smiled at the idea of her mom swimming as _________ as a fish. For a moment, she even _________ that they were on the way to her first swim race of the season.
_________ Molly knew it, they were pulling into the parking lot at the school. Her mom gave her a quick kiss on the head for _________, and Uncle Connor smiled at her. “We’ll see you after the _________, Miss Molly,” he said. “Just do your best.”
Molly took a deep breath as she ____________ over to the pool. As she ____________ her turn to swim, she gave herself a pep talk as an ____________. You can do it. You’ve done it before. Just stay calm.
____________, Molly heard the sound of the whistle(哨子). She pushed off the starting block and ____________ into the cool water. Then, she was moving through the ____________ with strong, sure strokes(划水动作). Molly could ____________ the voices of her mom and uncle in the crowd when she turned her head to breathe. She ____________ the speed of her strokes and soon felt her hand touch the blue wall.
As Molly pulled herself from the water, she ____________ the faces of her mom and Uncle Connor in the crowd. Then she found them. They were both holding up a single finger in the air with ____________ smiles. Number one! Molly couldn’t help smiling back and raising one arm in the air. Her ____________ during the summer had paid off!
【小题1】A.careful | B.happy | C.interested | D.nervous |
【小题2】A.exams | B.sports | C.classes | D.concerts |
【小题3】A.teacher | B.learner | C.swimmer | D.dancer |
【小题4】A.born | B.used | C.known | D.seen |
【小题5】A.clearly | B.strongly | C.easily | D.strangely |
【小题6】A.noticed | B.forgot | C.warned | D.suggested |
【小题7】A.Before | B.Since | C.Though | D.Once |
【小题8】【小题9】A.meal | B.school | C.show | D.race |
【小题10】A.drove | B.headed | C.pushed | D.traveled |
【小题11】A.waited | B.ended | C.changed | D.asked |
【小题12】A.explanation | B.encouragement | C.imagination | D.introduction |
【小题13】A.Finally | B.Usually | C.Generally | D.Surprisingly |
【小题14】A.ran | B.flew | C.walked | D.jumped |
【小题15】A.people | B.traffic | C.pool | D.room |
【小题16】A.raise | B.understand | C.remember | D.hear |
【小题17】A.reported | B.reached | C.increased | D.counted |
【小题18】A.searched for | B.recognized | C.recorded | D.looked at |
【小题19】A.polite | B.shy | C.honest | D.cheerful |
【小题20】A.expectation | B.training | C.planning | D.consideration |