题目内容：

    Every year, the fifth graders at Brookstone Elementary went on a field trip to Washington, DC. Terence ______ the exciting trip, and was ______ to go next year.

Terence asked his parents ______ if they would pay for half of the trip if he earned the other half of the money himself. His parents ______. He had almost a year to earn $150. His first ______ was to earn money baby-sitting, and he typed a nice letter ______ that he would baby-sit during his neighbors’______. He named a few afternoons available and said he would ______ $1 per hour per child. After five baby-sitting ______, he earned $45.

When the ______ weather arrived, Terence knocked on his neighbors’ doors to ask if they needed help with ______ work. He helped with mowing (修剪) and weeding gardens. After the summer was over, he earned $75. When the fall arrived, he counted his money and ______ that he still needed $40 for his trip. Soon his mom saw a(n) ______ for a job for him. He got a job ______ newspapers every Wednesday afternoon, making 5 cents for every paper, $10 ______ each Wednesday. It wasn’t long before he had ______ money to go on the trip to Washington, DC. He was _____ in time. The class trip was on October 15. His mom and dad gave him a check for the $150 they ______ him. What a great feeling! He helped ______ the cost of his trip.

This experience ______ Terence in many ways, making his dream a reality with great efforts.

1.A. prepared for B. laid out C. referred to D. heard about

2.A. dying B. grateful C. lucky D. proud

3.A. curiously B. casually C. anxiously D. briefly

4.A. submitted B. agreed C. bargained D. refused

5.A. idea B. job C. conclusion D. suggestion

6.A. declaring B. confirming C. showing D. saying

7.A. stay B. company C. interaction D. absence

8.A. pay B. spend C. charge D. donate

9.A. negotiations B. sessions C. attempts D. interviews

10.A. warm B. fine C. unusual D. changeable

11.A. yard B. paper C. school D. volunteer

12.A. admitted B. determined C. complained D. insisted

13.A. directory B. permit C. advertisement D. email

14.A. editing B. updating C. printing D. delivering

15.A. at once B. on time C. after all D. in total

16.A. extra B. much C. enough D. easy

17.A. just B. even C. ever D. still

18.A. owed B. lent C. promised D. ordered

19.A. count B. cover C. estimate D. reduce

20.A. astonished B. shaped C. excited D. impressed