I wouldn’t ask for a dressing room. My mom always asked for me.

The evening before I had   21  risen from my seat and piled on excess （過量） noodles. Then I licked（舔）my bowl with the buttered garlic bread,   22  no evidence of the four servings I had eaten greedily. In the morning I would be forced to lie on my bed and suck in my   23   just to button my jeans. I feared school   24  . The sale rack, with its slender size markers, knew my number continued to grow.

I learned   25   to eat from my dad: fast and without thinking. In our house, the dinner table involved   26  ,with the children on defense. One   27   move and our dinner would be snatched off our plates without warning and eaten up by our father   28   than we could blink. We soon learned to keep a hand up while   29   our chicken, and if Mom decided to cook that night we needed to hurry and get   30   before it was gone.

Only one pair of jeans I tried on fit. I   31   and told my mother I could button every pair but only needed the jeans that lay   32   in my hands. We walked to the checkout.

I kept my head down as we passed a group of girls. They   33  . I glanced up only long enough to know my place. Their   34   cut at me, hands cupped over their mouths in secrecy.

The shop was about to close and I   35   two girls in my third grade class out.

“I like your pants. Where did you get them?” Marcy asked Alicia. I nodded in agreement,   36  they had removed their cupped hands and I could hear the   37  .

“Really? I like yours better,” Alicia replied.

“We should trade. What   38   are you?” Marcy asked.

“I don’t know …” Alicia said, finding the tag in the back of her pants. “Seven.”

“Me too,” Marcy said.

I   39   in line as I held the jeans, tag folded in so   40   could see the number on it was 12. I am not a size seven.

21．A．hurriedly  B．hungrily   C．repeatedly D．worriedly[

22．A．leaving     B．offering    C．collecting  D．examining

23．A．stomach    B．legs   C．waist D．hands

24．A．uniforms  B．meals       C．holiday     D．shopping

25．A．what B．how  C．why  D．when

26．A．battle       B．game C．strike D．debate

27．A．big    B．unusual     C．false  D．bold

28．A．harder      B．further      C．earlier      D．faster

29．A．swallowing      B．biting       C．tasting      D．cooking

30．A．excuses     B．seconds     C．opportunities    D．demands

31．A．ordered    B．lied   C．paid  D．promised

32．A．closed      B．guided      C．guarded    D．satisfied

33．A．laughed    B．murmured C．shouted     D．whispered

34．A．mouths     B．hands       C．eyes  D．ears

35．A．led    B．followed   C．invited      D．walked

36．A．thankful   B．a(chǎn)fraid       C．a(chǎn)nxious     D．excited

37．A．interview  B．conversation     C．question    D．report

38．A．number    B．size   C．color D．weight

39．A．jumped     B．waited      C．cried D．hid

40．A．everybody       B．a(chǎn)nybody   C．nobody     D．somebody

I wouldn’t ask for a dressing room. My mom always asked for me.
The evening before I had1risen from my seat and piled on excess (過量) noodles. Then I licked(舔)my bowl with the buttered garlic bread,2no evidence of the four servings I had eaten greedily. In the morning I would be forced to lie on my bed and suck in my3just to button my jeans. I feared school4. The sale rack, with its slender size markers, knew my number continued to grow.
I learned5to eat from my dad: fast and without thinking. In our house, the dinner table involved6,with the children on defense. One7move and our dinner would be snatched off our plates without warning and eaten up by our father8than we could blink. We soon learned to keep a hand up while9our chicken, and if Mom decided to cook that night we needed to hurry and get10before it was gone.
Only one pair of jeans I tried on fit. I11and told my mother I could button every pair but only needed the jeans that lay 12in my hands. We walked to the checkout.
I kept my head down as we passed a group of girls. They13. I glanced up only long enough to know my place. Their14cut at me, hands cupped over their mouths in secrecy.
The shop was about to close and I15two girls in my third grade class out.
“I like your pants. Where did you get them?” Marcy asked Alicia. I nodded in agreement,16they had removed their cupped hands and I could hear the17.
“Really? I like yours better,” Alicia replied.
“We should trade. What18are you?” Marcy asked.
“I don’t know …” Alicia said, finding the tag in the back of her pants. “Seven.”
“Me too,” Marcy said.
I 19in line as I held the jeans, tag folded in so 20could see the number on it was 12. I am not a size seven.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      hurriedly
   2. B.
      hungrily
   3. C.
      repeatedly
   4. D.
      worriedly[
2. 2.
   1. A.
      leaving
   2. B.
      offering
   3. C.
      collecting
   4. D.
      examining
3. 3.
   1. A.
      stomach
   2. B.
      legs
   3. C.
      waist
   4. D.
      hands
4. 4.
   1. A.
      uniforms
   2. B.
      meals
   3. C.
      holiday
   4. D.
      shopping
5. 5.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      how
   3. C.
      why
   4. D.
      when
6. 6.
   1. A.
      battle
   2. B.
      game
   3. C.
      strike
   4. D.
      debate
7. 7.
   1. A.
      big
   2. B.
      unusual
   3. C.
      false
   4. D.
      bold
8. 8.
   1. A.
      harder
   2. B.
      further
   3. C.
      earlier
   4. D.
      faster
9. 9.
   1. A.
      swallowing
   2. B.
      biting
   3. C.
      tasting
   4. D.
      cooking
10. 10.
    1. A.
       excuses
    2. B.
       seconds
    3. C.
       opportunities
    4. D.
       demands
11. 11.
    1. A.
       ordered
    2. B.
       lied
    3. C.
       paid
    4. D.
       promised
12. 12.
    1. A.
       closed
    2. B.
       guided
    3. C.
       guarded
    4. D.
       satisfied
13. 13.
    1. A.
       laughed
    2. B.
       murmured
    3. C.
       shouted
    4. D.
       whispered
14. 14.
    1. A.
       mouths
    2. B.
       hands
    3. C.
       eyes
    4. D.
       ears
15. 15.
    1. A.
       led
    2. B.
       followed
    3. C.
       invited
    4. D.
       walked
16. 16.
    1. A.
       thankful
    2. B.
       afraid
    3. C.
       anxious
    4. D.
       excited
17. 17.
    1. A.
       interview
    2. B.
       conversation
    3. C.
       question
    4. D.
       report
18. 18.
    1. A.
       number
    2. B.
       size
    3. C.
       color
    4. D.
       weight
19. 19.
    1. A.
       jumped
    2. B.
       waited
    3. C.
       cried
    4. D.
       hid
20. 20.
    1. A.
       everybody
    2. B.
       anybody
    3. C.
       nobody
    4. D.
       somebody

Maybelle said she wouldn't be coming with me to the library. I asked why, and she said she could get all the short stories she wanted off the Internet. Saved walking all the way to the library, and putting up with my long chat on the way there, and on the way back. Maybelle is very direct like that, always has been.
"But, Maybelle, we've been walking to the library every Monday for the last fifty years!"
She said," Why don't you get Internet'? We can send each other emails."
So I had to get Internet. I called the local high school. They said they'd send me a good student to tell me all about computers and such.
Evil thing, this Internet. Makes you lose old friends, forces you to learn new complex ideas, even if you're too old. But Maybelle said you have to be modern; otherwise, you're dead.
The kid came the next day. Tall skinny black kid, by the name of Arsenius, said his work would cost more.
I said, "All right. As long as I get Internet."
"You need a computer, then you need to get hooked up," he said.
"Let's buy a computer and get hooked up, then."
"How much you want to spend?"
"Whatever it takes."
"How many rams you want?"
I wasn't going to show him my ignorance, so I said, "Whatever it takes."
"Let's go to the mall. You got a car?"
"In the garage."
When I opened the garage door, he gasped. Daddy's car is still there, a'57 Chevy. I never drive it. Walk everywhere.
I said," Let's walk. It's only a mile or so."
He said," Let's drive, or you will faint on me in this heat."
"Young man, I don't faint, never have. We're walking."
"I get paid by the hour," he said. "Walking will cost you a lot more. Also, you feel like carrying a computer a mile or so?"
【小題1】What kind of person is Maybelle?

Maybelle said she wouldn't be coming with me to the library. I asked why, and she said she could get all the short stories she wanted off the Internet. Saved walking all the way to the library, and putting up with my long chat on the way there, and on the way back. Maybelle is very direct like that, always has been.
"But, Maybelle, we've been walking to the library every' Monday for the last fifty years!"
She said," Why don't you get Internet'? We can send each other emails."
So I had to get Internet. I called the local high school. They said they'd send me a good student to tell me all about computers and such.
Evil thing, this Internet. Makes you lose old friends, forces you to learn new complex ideas, even if you're too old. But Maybelle said you have to be modern; otherwise, you're dead.
The kid came the next day. Tall skinny black kid, by tile name of Arsenius, said his work would cost me.
I said, "All right. As long as I get Internet."
"You need a computer, then you need to get hooked up," he said.
"Let's buy a computer and get hooked up, then."
"How much you want to spend?"
"Whatever it takes."
"How many rams you want?"
I wasn't going to show him my ignorance, so I said, "Whatever it takes."
"Let's go to the mall. You got a car?"
"In the garage."
When I opened the garage door, he gasped. Daddy's car is still there, a'57 Chevy. I never drive it. Walk everywhere.
I said," Let's walk. It's only a mile or so."
He said," Let's drive, or you will faint on me in this heat."
"Young man, I don't faint, never have. We're walking."
"I get paid by the hour," he said. "Walking will cost you a lot more. Also, you feel like carrying a computer a mile or so?"
【小題1】What kind of person is Maybelle?

Maybelle said she wouldn't be coming with me to the library. I asked why, and she said she could get all the short stories she wanted off the Internet. Saved walking all the way to the library, and putting up with my long chat on the way there, and on the way back. Maybelle is very direct like that, always has been.

"But, Maybelle, we've been walking to the library every Monday for the last fifty years!"

She said," Why don't you get Internet'? We can send each other emails."

So I had to get Internet. I called the local high school. They said they'd send me a good student to tell me all about computers and such.

Evil thing, this Internet. Makes you lose old friends, forces you to learn new complex ideas, even if you're too old. But Maybelle said you have to be modern; otherwise, you're dead.

The kid came the next day. Tall skinny black kid, by the name of Arsenius, said his work would cost more.

I said, "All right. As long as I get Internet."

"You need a computer, then you need to get hooked up," he said.

"Let's buy a computer and get hooked up, then."

"How much you want to spend?"

"Whatever it takes."

"How many rams you want?"

I wasn't going to show him my ignorance, so I said, "Whatever it takes."

"Let's go to the mall. You got a car?"

"In the garage."

When I opened the garage door, he gasped. Daddy's car is still there, a'57 Chevy. I never drive it. Walk everywhere.

I said," Let's walk. It's only a mile or so."

He said," Let's drive, or you will faint on me in this heat."

"Young man, I don't faint, never have. We're walking."

"I get paid by the hour," he said. "Walking will cost you a lot more. Also, you feel like carrying a computer a mile or so?"

1.What kind of person is Maybelle?

A. She always says what she means in an honest way.

B. She no longer likes reading in her old age.

C. She doesn't want to be friends with the writer any more.

D. She doesn't want to keep up with the time.

2.Why does the writer want to have Internet at his place?

A. Because the writer believes that one is never too old to learn.

B. Because the writer thinks that it is better late than never.

C. Because of the pressure from people of his age.

D. Because of the convenience the Internet will bring.

3.Arsenius gives _________ reasons for driving to the mall.

A. two            B. three              C. four               D. five