To beat the blues of staying at home all day, I _______ an ‘online book exchange’ on account of my friends. Details were _______ to understand, and I spent hours trying to make it clear.
I had my doubts, though. For one, it involved _______ a copy of your favorite book to a complete stranger, and then waiting for a series of people to _______ the chain, till you received some books _______, from complete strangers. A natural pessimist I am, I _______ if I would receive any books. But _______, I sent a copy of my favorite, Jeffrey Arche’s The Eleventh Commandment, to a stranger. Days later, I was _______ when the first book arrived! And soon followed another 10 books that I had never in my wildest dreams imagined I would receive. Over the next two weeks, books kept _______, ranging from Dr Abdul Kalam’s autobiography (自传) to Charlotte Jane Eyre and a bestselling Japanese thriller. I even ________ my afternoon nap (午觉), ready to open the door ________ another book was delivered.
There is something intimate (亲密的) about exchanging books with strangers. By ________ a book with someone, I believe we end up sharing a part of our soul with them.
The posting about the book exchange on social media brought me ________ to many old friends, with whom I had lost touch due to the ________ schedules we all had before COVID-19 ________ our plans. It fired long discussions about trying out wine in Vietnam.
【小题1】A.looked up to | B.took part in | C.kept up with | D.got hold of |
【小题2】A.possible | B.boring | C.difficult | D.important |
【小题3】A.recommending | B.explaining | C.sending | D.selling |
【小题4】A.continue | B.discover | C.check | D.recognize |
【小题5】A.now and then | B.in time | C.more or less | D.in return |
【小题6】A.reported | B.observed | C.wondered | D.regretted |
【小题7】A.bravely | B.delightedly | C.willingly | D.doubtfully |
【小题8】A.disappointed | B.puzzled | C.amused | D.astonished |
【小题9】A.coming out | B.pouring in | C.working | D.disappearing |
【小题10】A.worried about | B.looked forward to | C.got back to | D.gave up |
【小题11】A.in case | B.even if | C.as though | D.so that |
【小题12】A.delivering | B.sharing | C.collecting | D.discussing |
【小题13】A.closer | B.kinder | C.more serious | D.more sensitive |
【小题14】A.irregular | B.natural | C.busy | D.flexible |
【小题15】A.cancelled | B.dropped | C.opposed | D.ruined |