Ⅱ. 完形填空
Mum is a good cook. No, I take that 1. She is a great cook. She only makes dinner with a little hamburger, a few potatoes, and some tomatoes. But 2 loves it. And the things she can do with chicken … Well, it makes my mouth water just thinking about the food. Several months ago, my brother Bud took me out for lunch and 3 steaks(牛排)for both of us. When the steaks were served, I was 4 at how delicious they smelled. Mum's steaks never smelled or tasted like that.
“You know,” I said to Bud, “I used to think Mum was a great 5. But it's hard to believe her steaks came from the same animal as these steaks.”
“Of course, she is,” Bud said. “But think about the questions. 6 was the life like when Mum grew up? How often do you think she had steaks?”
“She was 7 when she learnt to cook. Probably not very often,” I guessed. “Probably never,” Bud said. “It's only after our youngest sister was born that Mum had enough 8 to buy steaks. She hasn't had much experience in cooking steaks.”
I realize that 9 my mother has a weakness(弱点), she is a great cook. Everybody has his own strengths and weaknesses. That's why great pianists still need to 10. Greatness isn't something we are; it is something we become.
()1. A. up
B. forward
C. inside
D. back
()2. A. nobody
B. everybody
C. somebody
D. anybody
()3. A. ordered
B. ate
C. sold
D. cooked
()4. A. good
B. surprised
C. popular
D. scared
()5. A. nurse
B. teacher
C. cook
D. scientist
()6. A. How
B. What
C. Where
D. Why
()7. A. poor
B. simple
C. polite
D. smart
()8. A. time
B. money
C. advice
D. tool
()9. A. if
B. whether
C. although
D. unless
()10. A. expect
B. attend
C. choose
D. practise

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