“This Friday we'll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker. “You can work alone or with a partner.”
My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects
36 .
The
37 of the challenge was simple—to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when
38 the stadium wall.
I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie.
39 the butter-cream gave me an idea.
“I have a brilliant design for our
40 container!” I said when Cassie arrived. “We can
41 the egg with some butter-cream.”
“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute
42 ?” Cassie rolled her eyes. “The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”
I couldn't believe it. Of course we'd had our little
43 in the past, but she'd never called any of my ideas “
44 ” before.
“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”
45 words had been out, our friendship was challenged.
When Friday finally arrived, I had to
46 Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good.
47, my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn't look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived
48 three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.
After four rounds, only Cassie and I were
49 . I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the
50 . The sidewalk was dotted with egg shells(蛋壳) from those
51 drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.
“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My
52 raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket.
53 .
“My egg bounced (弹起)
54 ,” she explained, pointing to a broken shell.
“A tie（平局）,” Mr. Baker said.
Cassie looked at me, and her glare（瞪眼）
55 . I laughed. She smiled…
| 小题1: | | A．patiently | B．silently | C．together | D．alone |
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| 小题2: | | A．function | B．goal | C．reason | D．result |
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| 小题3: | | A．rolled down | B．pushed against | C．thrown at | D．dropped over |
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| 小题4: | | A．Spreading | B．Boiling | C．Baking | D．Holding |
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| 小题5: | | A．butter | B．sandwich | C．cream | D．egg |
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| 小题6: | | A．protect | B．replace | C．carry | D．mix |
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| 小题7: | | A．followed | B．covered | C．attached | D．supported |
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| 小题8: | | A．ideas | B．fights | C．worries | D．challenges |
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| 小题9: | | A．wrong | B．stupid | C．brilliant | D．scientific |
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| 小题11: | | A．explain | B．deny | C．admit | D．prove |
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| 小题12: | | A．Therefore | B．Anyway | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
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| 小题13: | | A．paced down | B．turned around | C．walked up | D．went back |
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| 小题14: | | A．left | B．wanted | C．chosen | D．discovered |
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| 小题15: | | A．steps | B．way | C．wall | D．sidewalk |
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| 小题16: | | A．intended | B．unexpected | C．failed | D．desired |
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| 小题17: | | A．eyes | B．hands | C．feel | D．heart |
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| 小题18: | | A．Lost | B．Dirty | C．Broken | D．Empty |
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| 小题20: | | A．returned | B．remained | C．increased | D．softened |
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