I had a student today who got his finger stuck inside a test tube (试管) in science class. It was really quite stuck. This young man’s finger ________ to get whiter and whiter right before my eyes.
Remaining ________ , I suggested he carefully rotate (转动) the tube. It wouldn’t move a bit. He ________ soap and cold water. Still stuck. Meanwhile students were getting ________ in the class. Finally, I ________ the young man to our secretary, who was a miracle (奇迹) worker ________ three kids of her own. With her help, I was ________ that all would be OK.
To get the students back in order, I ________ my own story of getting my ________ stuck between the rails of a balcony (阳台). With same kind of curiosity, I remembered ________ then how far I could thrust (塞) my knee between the rails. Inch by inch, I kept ________ and before I knew it, my knee was stuck and swelling (肿) before my ________ and in front of lots of ________ at a popular Las Vegas hotel!
Hearing my story, many students followed with their own ________ of heads, arms, fingers stuck in places they shouldn’t be. A few minutes ________ , the young man came back, test tube unbroken and finger ________ to a lovely shade of pink.
I just couldn’t ________ this kid. He’s only twelve. I too got my knee unstuck, but not without great _________. The excuse for me, however, was not ________ but plain stupidity. I was ________ fifty years old when this happened.
【小题1】A.used | B.needed | C.happened | D.continued |
【小题2】A.calm | B.silent | C.cheerful | D.active |
【小题3】A.lost | B.fetched | C.tried | D.accepted |
【小题4】A.quiet | B.sick | C.noisy | D.odd |
【小题5】A.described | B.carried | C.introduced | D.sent |
【小题6】A.raising | B.observing | C.saving | D.teaching |
【小题7】A.happy | B.doubtful | C.surprised | D.confident |
【小题8】A.shared | B.wrote | C.read | D.heard |
【小题9】【小题10】A.organizing | B.wondering | C.reporting | D.explaining |
【小题11】A.pushing | B.climbing | C.walking | D.kicking |
【小题12】A.face | B.nose | C.stomach | D.eyes |
【小题13】A.doctors | B.strangers | C.managers | D.students |
【小题14】A.findings | B.conclusions | C.experiences | D.news |
【小题15】A.later | B.earlier | C.ago | D.before |
【小题16】A.pointing | B.returning | C.belonging | D.growing |
【小题17】A.get along with | B.get rid of | C.get used to | D.get mad at |
【小题18】A.encouragement | B.disappointment | C.embarrassment | D.achievement |
【小题19】A.ambition | B.youth | C.bravery | D.experiment |
【小题20】A.in the end | B.in total | C.after all | D.at least |