My earliest bee experience took place at a summer camp. One day our teacher told us to head up the hill nearby. As little kids do, we all began to race to our .The girls took the concrete(水泥)stairs the boys ran straight up the grassy hill, at the top of which sat a long wooden fence. fear the boys ahead of me vaulted(跳跃)over the fence bravely.
What should I do? Take the stairs and look like a girl, or jump the fence and look ? Then I took my chances with the .
Standing in front of the fence, I placed both hands on the top and . The moment of truth had arrived. If I made it, then I would be as cool as all the other guys. If I didn’t make it…
I it. As I jumped, my foot caught on the top of the fence. I went! But I landed on my backside. I to laugh off the accident. But then I something moving under me. Just then I saw what seemed like hundreds of bees flying towards me. I had a beehive! I jumped and as fast as I could. But bees flew faster than I ran. At that moment, all the kids at the camp ran after me, too. What a(an) situation I was in!
When the teacher caught me in the camp parking lot, my were covered with bees. With all the other campers standing around, he all my clothes but my underwear. Bees flew out of my clothes and out of my mouth!
I had gained the of the entire camp, but I did not feel very cool. When all was said and done, I found that I had been given almost 45 bee stings(蜇)all over my body. I learned a most lesson that day. When we are occupied by the to look cool, we might find ourselves sitting on a beehive. I have stopped trying to be cool since then.
1.A.home B.trip C.destination D.village
2.A.but B.therefore C.because D.as
3.A.With B.Without C.For D.Out of
4.A.brave B.cool C.strong D.lively
5.A.stairs B.girls C.boys D.fence
6.A.hesitated B.watched C.jumped D.trembled
7.A.made B.almost made C.wouldn’t make D.didn’t make
8.A.Down B.Up C.Over D.Out
9.A.managed B.failed C.continued D.tried
10.A.caught B.felt C.saw D.heard
11.A.pulled down B.broken into C.landed on D.knocked over
12.A.hid B.walked C.crawled D.rushed
13.A.exciting B.fearful C.embarrassing D.funny
14.A.clothes B.arms C.legs D.classmates
15.A.put on B.took off C.found out D.took away
16.A.also B.nearly C.even D.hardly
17.A.sympathy B.attention C.strength D.help
18.A.valuable B.humorous C.satisfying D.interesting
19.A.consideration B.way C.curiosity D.desire
20.A.Still B.So C.Yet D.However
— After I expressed how sincerely I wished to get his help, he agreed to help me at last.
— I can understand. ___________ .
A. A constant guest is never welcome
B. Practice makes perfect
C. Mind acts upon mind
D. Faith can move mountains
All those second-hand goods are sold at ________ before.
A. twice as lower price as B. as twice low price than
C. twice as low a price as D. twice lower price than
At school, our social circle is limited and we don't communicate with anyone _______ people around us.
A. rather than B. more than
C. other than D. no more than
The last story ________ our teacher told us the other day was ________ of an Italian explorer.
A. that; which B. which; which
C. that; that D. which; that
— Mike spends all his spare time taking extra Chinese classes.
— I’m sure that his hard work will ______ his great progress in Chinese.
A. contribute to B. distribute to
C. relate to D. refer to