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One Sunday morning my mother walked into my room. “ 1 !” she said, proudly holding up a yellow 2 with black and white stripes(条纹). “I made it just for you. What do you think?”
I bit my tongue. How could I tell Mom it was the ugliest one I had ever seen?
“It’s perfect for 3 ,” my mother continued. “I 4 someone had made a dress like this for me.”
5 you can’t wear it, I thought. But I knew Mom had spent a lot of time on the dress. Only the world’s most 6 daughter would refuse. reluctantly(不情愿的). I put it on.
All through church I prayed(祈祷). Lord, let me get out of here 7 anyone seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the boy I had a crush on(迷恋). He was one of the cutest (bright) guys at Neptune High. Although we were in some of the same classes, Dennis had 8 taken any notice of me.
At the end of the service I made for the door. But I had to wait on the 9 while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while longer… Then 10 the corner of my eye I saw the Pearce coming towards me. Before I could escape, Dennis was right beside me.
I started talking with him, hoping if I kept it up he wouldn’t notice my horrible(糟糕的) dress. “I am going to college in September,” I said.
“That’s great,” Dennis replied. “I got permitted to the police academy(证书).”
“Wow!” I said. Somehow I 11 the conversation going. Soon we were walking to the parking lot together. The next thing I knew Dennis had first asked me 12 .
We courted through college, and at last got married. Months after our wedding I asked Dennis if he remembered the 13 he had first asked me out.
“Sure, I do,” he said. “You were always 14 in school, almost coldhearted. I didn’t think you’d be much fun. But you were so animated (lively) when we talked on the church steps, I wanted to get to know you better.” Maybe that 15 yellow dress wasn’t what I would have chosen, but that day it was the perfect dress for me.
1. A. Strange B. Surprise C. Interesting D. Puzzled
2. A. dress B. coat C. skirt D. hat
3. A. the party B. church C. school D. your birthday
4. A. hope B. know C. wish D. think
5. A. Too beautiful B. Too big C. Too small D. Too bad
6. A. ungrateful B. lovely C. considerate D. responsible
7. A. beyond B. before C. until D. without
8. A. never B. sometimes C. frequently D. ever
9. A. steps B. gate C. door D. bench
10. A. within B. out of C. beside D. off
11. A.made B.wanted C. kept D. hoped
12. A. my telephone B. my address C. out D. in
13. A. minute B. hour C. day D. month
14. A. quiet B. calm C. silent D. still
15. A. blue -white striped B. black and white stripes
C. zebra-striped D. dark-white-striped
