题目内容：

The moment I stepped off the plane after a writer’s conference, my youngest son Jeremy greeted me and cried out, “Poster paper, Mama! I need poster paper. We’re having a________at school.”

Being a housewife and writer, I felt like no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t keep up with the needs of my _______. Back at home, Jeremy kept reminding me of the poster paper, but I just couldn’t _____a minute for it. Gradually though, he began to speak more ________, almost _______he were talking to himself. “Maybe he’ll just forget it, ”I thought hopefully. So I put Jeremy’s request at the________of my long list of things to do.

My third day home I managed to take fifteen minutes to type an article when a small _______fell across my paper. I knew who it would be before I________. Jeremy stood quietly watching me.“Oh, Lord, please don’t let him say it again.” I knew what he wanted but I needed to________. I smiled________at Jeremy and kept typing. He________for a few more minutes,  then turned and walked away. I almost didn’t hear his________. “Competition is over tomorrow, anyway.” The small figure walking out of my room, a silent voice spoke urgently to my heart, “Get him that paper—now!”

“Let’s go to get the paper, Jeremy.” He stopped, _______and looked at me in ________“You’re going to the store just for me?” I_______. Suddenly, a look of________shot across his face, erasing the disbelief. I don’t think I’ll ever________that moment. Later that day, he worked silently on the________all afternoon. And a few weeks later, a large yellow envelope came. Inside it was the Certificate of Award. So________was I that I didn’t turned away from his________to get him some poster paper.

1.A. race    B. class    C. ceremony    D. competition

2.A. colleagues    B. family    C. neighbors    D. relatives

3.A. spare    B. wait    C. spend    D. lose

4.A. slowly    B. softly    C. confidently    D. loudly

5.A. as soon as    B. as long as    C. as though    D. even if

6.A. bottom    B. top    C. beginning    D. corner

7.A. letter    B. foot    C. image    D. shadow

8.A. woke up    B. stood up    C. got up    D. looked up

9.A. rest    B. type    C. learn    D. exercise

10.A. widely    B. happily    C. weakly    D. politely

11.A. watched    B. searched    C. hesitated    D. complained

12.A. comment    B. footsteps    C. warning    D. advice

13.A. fell over    B. sat down    C. turned around    D. walked away

14.A. peace    B. astonishment    C. relief    D. silence

15.A. doubted    B. argued    C. apologized    D. nodded

16.A. surprise    B. sadness    C. disappointment    D. excitement

17.A. enjoy    B. remember    C. forget    D. value

18.A. story    B. question    C. poster    D. composition

19.A. grateful    B. generous    C. forgetful    D. selfless

20.A. opinion    B. request    C. promise    D. gift