阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was in the fifth grade in a small town in Utah. At the start of the school year, my friends and I saw a(n)
face. It was clear from the start that the newcomer, Ruth, would not be _____ in our social circle.
Her father lived in a neighborhood that was far from fashionable. Every day, she wore the _____ dress and too-big blue sneakers.
There were lots of ____ in our school on Christmas Eve every year. Most people in town ____ the school’s Christmas programmes. While other classes sang songs and performed skits, the ____ was reserved for fifth--graders. The starring roles were Mary and Joseph. One day before Christmas, my friends and I listened ____ as our teacher, Mr. Russon, read from his list. Finally, he said, “Joseph will be ____ by Timothy.”
I was ____ ,but at once tense again. Which of the popular girls would perform with me? “And the ____ of Mary goes to …Ruth.” Ruth? As far as we knew, she hadn’t ____ tried out. If Ruth was going to be Mary, we decided, we’d make this the ____ Christmas play ever.
_____, Ruth had always practiced her song while the rest of us were doing ____ . Her voice cracked as she tried to get a(n) ___ . We laughed harder than ever. Our music teacher
the pianist. We were the worst group of fifth-graders ever, the teacher told us. This year there would be
play!
Christmas Eve arrived. Students and people crowded the hall. Finally the time ____ for the fifth-grade performance. To our ____ , Mr. Russon said, “One of the fifth-graders will sing a solo.” The curtain opened, and there stood Ruth. She wore a white dress. Her face ___ as she began to sing. A beautiful voice rang through the hall.
| 小题1: | | A．unchanging | B．friendly | C．serious | D．unfamiliar |
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| 小题2: | | A．protected | B．included | C．surrounded | D．blamed |
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| 小题3: | | A．formal | B．same | C．modern | D．beautiful |
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| 小题4: | | A．courses | B．songs | C．programmes | D．speeches |
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| 小题5: | | A．attended | B．discussed | C．compared | D．disliked |
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| 小题6: | | A．song | B．dance | C．story | D．play |
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| 小题7: | | A．anxiously | B．curiously | C．proudly | D．patiently |
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| 小题8: | | A．replaced | B．rescued | C．played | D．punished |
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| 小题9: | | A．surprised | B．disappointed | C．interested | D．delighted |
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| 小题10: | | A．part | B．name | C．honor | D．money |
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| 小题11: | | A．already | B．still | C．never | D．even |
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| 小题12: | | A．worst | B．best | C．longest | D．easiest |
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| 小题13: | | A．Besides | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Still |
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| 小题14: | | A．everything | B．nothing | C．something | D．anything |
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| 小题15: | | A．break | B．apology | C．breath | D．chance |
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| 小题16: | | A．encouraged | B．showed | C．lost | D．stopped |
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| 小题17: | | A．no | B．more | C．another | D．such |
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| 小题18: | | A．passed | B．came | C．saved | D．wasted |
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| 小题19: | | A．surprise | B．enjoyment | C．regret | D．disappointment |
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| 小题20: | | A．woke up | B．lit up | C．rose up | D．cheered up |
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