江苏省名校高一英语天天练：第一周.docVIP

周一 Alex sat on his bed and played the guitar quietly. The letter, in its official brown envelope, lay on his desk _____1______. Alex looked at it but made no move towards it. He had been waiting for his _____2_____ for eight long weeks. Now they had finally arrived, but he was too _____3_____ to look at them. If he had passed, then everything was going to be _____4____. He would not only be able to go to university, _____5_____ he would also be able to _____6_____. That was all part of the _____7____. His mum had promised him that if he studied hard and got good ____8_____, she would buy him a return air?ticket to _____9_____ in the world he wanted to go. Alex looked up at the photograph on the wall. It was a black and white picture of a man and a boy. They were both sitting on the grass _____10____ a pond, and smiling to the camera. A toy boat _____11____ on the boy’s knees. Alex sighed. He had been two?and?a?half, and his father had ____12_____ home soon after. He hadn’t seen him _____13_____ then. Now?sixteen years later?he had the chance to meet him once again. _____14____ he had passed! “____15_____,” Alex said to himself angrily. “What are you waiting for?” And with that, he laid the ___16_____ on the bed, got up and walked over to the letter. His fingers were __17_____, as he opened the envelop. The next moment he screamed out with _____18____. “YEAH!!!” “Oh, that’s wonderful news!” his mum exclaimed. “Well done, Alex! I haven’t forgotten our deal（交易、约定）. Have you thought about __19_____ you’d like to go?” “Australia,” came the answer. “Australia? You want to go and visit your _____20____?” 1. A. unnoticed B. unopened C. unfound D. unclosed 2. A. father’s letter B. exam paper C. photos D. exam results 3. A. nervous B. sad C. glad D. tired 4. A. astonishing B. wonderful C. terrible D. pity 5. A. but B. and C. yet D. besides 6. A. stay home B. play the guitar C. travel D. rest 7. A. rule B. deal C. advice