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九年级 Units 1-2
一、完形填空
It was a rainy, windy October afternoon. Garth stood outside his house with a wide smile. This was __1__ weather for testing his new invention—Umbrella Hat. He could hardly wait to see whether it could keep the rain off. He carefully placed the hat on his head and started walking __2__ along the street. It worked!
Suddenly, three boys in his neighborhood appeared and __3__ him. Todd, the biggest one, pulled his Umbrella Hat off his head.
“What's THIS?” he asked.
“It's an Umbrella Hat. You can wear it on rainy days and...” Garth said.
The boys __4__, “Will anyone wear that stupid thing?” Todd threw the hat onto the ground and they ran off.
Garth picked up his Umbrella Hat from the ground in tears. “Maybe Todd was right...in reality. Who would ever need his invention?” He lowered his head and thought to himself.
Suddenly he __5__ and saw a lady looking at him. “I was just leaving my house when I saw you and those boys. Are you OK?”
Then she saw the __6__ Umbrella Hat and asked, “Er...what's that?”
“It's my Umbrella Hat. I thought of it and made it myself...” answered Garth.
“What a creative mind you have! Don't ever let stupid boys put you down! Keep inventing and one day you will __7__ something really great!” said the lady. “And you have given me a wonderful __8__,” she continued. “I have a gadget(小器具) shop—Gadgets4U—and I'd like to hold a competition to find the best young gadget inventor in our town. I will display(展示) three best inventions in my shop. I'm sure you will have a(n) __9__ of winning a prize.”
Garth was very __10__. Gadgets4U was one of his favorite places and the thought of having his invention displayed in that wonderful place was too exciting for words. He suddenly felt much better and could already feel lots of new ideas coming out, waiting to spring into life!
1.A.cold B.perfect C.strange D.changeable
2.A.heavily B.madly C.thankfully D.purposefully
3.A.guided B.praised C.stopped D.refused
4.A.