2023-2024学年外研版英语九年级上册寒假拓展阅读3

九年级拓展阅读 N0. 3 I 完型填空 Families are important, especially when we are abroad alone. Luckily, I have a lovely host family. It’s a   1   family with my host parents and siblings (兄弟姐妹), my host grandparents and the host’s uncle and his family. At first, I was   2   the kids would not like me. But   3  , they were very friendly and outgoing, especially my sibling Mike. He is 8 years old. On the first day when I arrived, he   4   me to play hockey (曲棍球), soccer and video games with him. The next day, we   5   a trip to the city of Plzen (Pilsen in English). I played games with him and felt like we became good friends.   6  , I couldn’t understand what he was saying in Czech (捷克语), so I just answered with some simple words. But he didn’t get annoyed and asked my host mother to   7  . My sister Linda was pretty   8   at first. But little by little, she opened up to me. They all like judo (柔道),   9   I play it with them. Sometimes, Linda wanted to help me cook, but she actually made it   10  . But I didn’t mind, and I even tried to make her laugh. Perhaps this is a big   11   for me because I didn’t know how to play with kids before. But now, I love kids, and I try to be patient with them. I really   12   staying with my host family. I feel at home. （ ）1. A. big               B. tiny              C. small             D. close （ ）2. A. angry           B. afraid        C. excited          D. shocked （ ）3. A. after all      B. in my opinion      C. without doubt D. to my surprise （ ）4. A. returned       B. refused        C. invited         D. followed （ ）5. A. took            B. set                C. planned        D. won （ ）6. A. Especially     B. Exactly          C. Instead          D. Sometimes   （ ）7. A. retell            B. translate     C. speak             D. connect （ ）8. A. pleased        B. outgoing      C. shy                D. noisy （ ）9. A. so               B. if                   C. as                   D. while （ ）10. A