The night of graduation, I was afraid. Two hundred people were sitting out there. I felt tense and I wanted to run away,   1   I couldn’t! After all, my own children were sitting in front of me with many other persons. I couldn’t be a coward(懦夫) before   2  .

When I ended the speech, I was    3   at the cheering. And I never forget the first time I received the cheering in my life.

Flowers arrived    4   my brothers and sister. My husband gave me silk roses. The reporters came with   5   and recorders and lots of questions. There were tears and hugs and congratulations.

Sometimes, I sit down and   6   the tape of my graduation speech. I hear myself say to the audience, “Don’t’ give up your   7   in life. Anything can happen if you believe. It means hard work, but   8   sure that you can do it, with God’s help.”

And then, I remember mother’s   9   to me , a young girl: “Hurry, Gin, you’ll be late for school.”

Yes, Mom, I was late   10   school, but it was sweeter for waiting. I only wish you and Dad could have been there to see your daughter and granddaughter in all their show and speech.

1.A. and            B. then         C. so           D. but

2.A. them       B. themselves       C. him          D. himself

3.A. worried        B. worrying     C. surprised        D. surprising

4.A. at         B. in               C. to               D. from

5.A. books      B. newspapers       C. cameras      D. cars

6.A. put up     B. put down     C. put on           D. put off

7.A. speech     B. ideas            C. dreams       D. love

8.A. let            B. take         C. get          D. make

9.A. shout      B. shouting     C. call         D. calling

10.A. to            B. for          C. of           D. with

 

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.D

10.B

【解析】

1.此題考察連詞,表示轉(zhuǎn)折。

2.before是介詞,根據(jù)上下文的意思,作者不能在自己兒女面前變?yōu)榕撤颉?/p>

3.be surprised感到驚訝,固定搭配。

4.根據(jù)整段意思,“我”演講之后引起的強烈反映兄弟姐妹獻鮮花。

5.根據(jù)本句意思,記者帶著相機錄音機和許多問題來采訪,故選C.

6.put on 播放之意。

7.根據(jù)上下文可知我們不能放棄夢想。

8.make sure 固定搭配“務(wù)必”“一定”

9.此題考查的是名詞或動名詞。

10.be late for…固定搭配,遲到。

 

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