完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I
36 asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt whether I’ll be able to
37 it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.
My mind could not
38 the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to
39 my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same
40 . Why had I even bothered to ask?
41 , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be
42 .
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends
43 
me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the
44 as students accepted their a
wards. My name was finally called,
45 three others. I followed my classmates to the
46 . When I reached out my hand to shake the
47 , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera
48 my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat
49 .
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be
50 . But the strong smell of alcohol（酒精）hit me as soon as I
51 inside, and I could feel
my tears
52 . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him
53 on the couc
h(沙发).
54 did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more
55 than his whiskey bottle.
| 小题1: | | A．confidently | B．eagerly | C．proudly | D．fearfully |
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| 小题2: | | A．reach | B．keep | C．take | D．make |
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| 小题3: | | A．create | B．support | C．appreciate | D．accept |
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| 小题4: | | A．watch | B．avoid | C．attend | D．speed |
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| 小题5: | | A．excuse | B．reply | C．promise | D．trick |
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| 小题6: | | A．Besides | B．Thus | C．Otherwise | D．However |
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| 小题7: | | A．active | B．formal | C．different | D．serious |
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| 小题8: | | A．recognized | B．greeted | C．encouraged | D．showed |
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| 小题9: | | A．air | B．audience | C．school | D．playground |
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| 小题10: | | A．apart from | B．other than | C．except for | D．along with |
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| 小题11: | | A．stage | B．position | C．office | D．exit |
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| 小题12: | | A．Jill’s | B．teacher’s | C．mother’s | D．father’s |
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| 小题13: | | A．fixed | B．touched | C．hurt | D．inserted |
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| 小题14: | | A．successfully | B．disappointedly | C．delightedly | D．hopefully |
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| 小题15: | | A．drunk | B．woken | C．forgiven | D．hidden |
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| 小题16: | | A．stepped | B．noticed | C．examined | D．glanced |
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| 小题17: | | A．getting off | B．taking down | C．building up | D．turning around |
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| 小题18: | | A．leaning | B．lying | C．putting | D．carrying |
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| 小题19: | | A．How | B．Where | C．Why | D．Whether |
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| 小题20: | A．perfect | B．comfortable | C．fortunate | D．important |
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