2015 八年级英语竞赛选拔.docVIP

Class: ________ Name: ________ Mark: _________ 英语竞赛淘汰赛（Ⅰ） 完形填空。（共30分。每小题2分。） “Mommy, I got something for you!” Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the ____1___smile ever. He waved something above his head. “It’s a pen. But not just any pen. It’s a lucky pen!” He handed me the pen 2_____ , waiting for my reaction.  I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing 3 about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. But looks can 4 people. At that moment, I didn’t realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure it.  I had made the 5 to be a writer. I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishers（出版社）. The night before, I told my husband my 6 when I thought Cody wasn’t listening. “What if nobody likes my writing and I fail?” But Cody did 7 what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. “You don’t have to be afraid now,” he said. “This pen will make your 8 great and everyone will love you.”  Tears filled my eyes. _____9___and failure didn’t seem like such a big problem any more. Even if I 10 sold the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt 11 already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it. In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky pen. He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator（强硬的谈判者）but Cody didn’t give up. In the end, he 12 his lunch, his favorite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy – his most important things, for that pen. Just to make 13 feel better.  I still have that pen, though it’s long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling 14 , I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value t