完形填空练习（三十七）
On Thursday night, I sat at my desk, rehearsing a speech I had to give in Speech Class. I looked at the clock: almost midnight. I 1 get to bed unless I wanted to 2 doing my speech.
3 it mildly, I 4 public speaking. Whenever I have to give a presentation in a class, I 5 my head off the night before. I have very bad stage 6 . So the 7 thing I want to do is take a Speech Class, which means giving lots and lots of speeches. When I walked into the speech classroom on Friday, it felt like entering a lion’s den (穴). I 8 myself that 9 the end of the hour class, I will be 10 the weekend. It didn’t 11 quite so well.
We 12 time before it was my turn. The teacher asked two others and me if we could give our speeches next week. 13 , certainly not! I wanted to get this speech 14 , not spend the weekend worrying about it. But I said 15 politely, instead of getting angry. 16 , he is a nice teacher. At that moment, I was 17 my lucky classmates who could have a carefree and happy weekend.
18 I quite like my topic which would 19 to my classmates something about Chinese history and culture- how to use an abacus. But my wonderful topic would have to wait until next week because of my teacher’s bad 20 .
1. A. would rather B. had better C. preferred D. needed to
2. A. fail B. stop C. fall asleep D. fall behind
3. A. Putting B. Saying C. Expressing D. Showing
4. A. dislike B. love C. avoid D. refuse
5. A. think B. work C. worry D. talk
6. A. anxiety B. fright C. desire D. excitement
7. A. very B. last C. least D. best
8. A. reminded B. told C. comforted D. thought
9. A. at B. by C. in D. towards
10. A. waiting for B. enjoying C. leaving for D. looking forward to
11. A. happen B. become C. work out D. work
12. A. took B. kept C. ran out of D. took up
13. A. Then B. What C. Why D. But
14. A. over B. over with C. now D. complete
15. A. yes B. no C. agreement D. nothing
16. A. Above all B. After all C. In fact D. No doubt
17. A. angry with B. jealous of C. indifferent to D. happy for
18. A. And B. Then C. Actually D. Still
19. A. tell B. introduce C. inform D. bring
20. A. arrangement B. choice C. mistake D. time management
完形填空练习（三十八）
There comes a time in a person's life when childhood fantasies (幻想) end and reality begins. Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny (复活节兔子) 1 to be Mum and Dad, and 2 fade away. I don't know if most people remember this event, but I know 3 it happened to me.
On a(an) 4 summer day, my grandfather told me one of his crazy stories. I headed off to 5 the Indians that grandpa said lived in the woods. But after some hours searching without success I gave up. Tired and 6 , I went to ask grandpa.
"How come 7 of your stories ever come true?"
"Well, sometimes you have to make them come true," he answered. "I once had a friend named Huck Finn who made his own adventures."
He 8 to tell me about his buddy (密友) Huck, who floated down the Mississippi River on a raft (木筏). I sat listening to him, 9 every word he said. When he finished, I went off to have my own 10 .
Two hours later I had a small and badly made raft. I took it to the 11 along with a branch from a tree to use as an oar (桨). I couldn't 12 and had been told many times to stay away from the pond. But today I had the raft so with a big shove; I pushed it out and jumped on top.
I was fine for a total of four seconds; then I started to 13 . 14 , I tried to use the branch to paddle (划桨)
From the edge of the pond came my sister and cousins who easily rescued me. As my raft sank, 18 did my belief in my grandpa. Although I never stopped loving him, something
Looking back now, I can see that the change wasn't in my grandfather, but in me. I was 20 .
1. A. happen B. end up C. work out D. turn out
2. A. heroes B. friends C. memories D. stories
3. A. how B. when C. so D. clearly
4. A. special B. interesting C. hot D. ordinary
5. A. meet B. track C. find D. check
6. A. unhappy B. cheated C. discouraged D. disappointed
7. A. neither B. none C. nothing D. any
8. A. continued B. loved C. started D. agreed
9. A. doubting B. believing C. remembering D. thinking of
10. A. adventure B. plan C. raft D. game
11. A. river B. waters C. pond D. stream
12. A. row B. swim C. water D. bathe
13. A. fall B. realize C. fear D. sink
14. A. Frightened B. Nervous C. Clear-headed D. Fighting
15. A. nearer B. close C. back D. up
16. A. then B. rather C. right D. only
17. A. jumped B. screamed C. sought help D. wept
18. A. thus B. also C. so D. such
19. A. changed B. disappeared C. lost D. happened
20. A. thinking for myself B. becoming cleverer
C. growing up D. learning from my experience
