阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was a little girl, there was the magic of Mercurochrome(红药水). It was good for cuts, scratches(抓痕), or other wounds. My brother and I tested and1the powers of Mercurochrome many years ago.
It was summer and hot. Mama was not feeling well and had become2tired. She told us that she was going to3on her bed. Only a few minutes had passed when Ronnie4a scratch on his knee that needed immediate5We tiptoed (踏脚走) into Mama's room and asked her if we could put Mercurochrome on Ronnie's scratch. Flat on her back, Mama had fallen into a deep sleep and made no answer.
We stole into the bathroom, took the Mercurochrome and6 Ronnie's knee. Undoubtedly, he immediately began to feel better.7, we tiptoed into Mama's room to show her that we had taken care of our scratches without8her. But she was in sound sleep. Then we whispered that since Mama didn't feel well, perhaps Mercurochrome would make her feel9.
Twenty minutes10, we painted every scratch and every freckle(雀斑) of Mama's skin. She had Mercurochrome on her legs, arms and face. At Ronnie's encouraging, we11tried to paint her fingernails and toenails.
When Mama screamed in12, we knew that she was awake. With all the 13, it didn't seem at first that she was feeling better,14she burst into laughter as she stared at her image in the mirror.
We laughed a lot the next few days. If anyone had asked us, we would have 15 that Mama had been cured by the magic of Mercurochrome.
(1)
A .
marked
B .
proved
C .
collected
D .
ignored
(2)
A .
suddenly
B .
gradually
C .
hardly
D .
extremely
(3)
A .
lie down
B .
settle down
C .
go down
D .
look down
(4)
A .
doubted
B .
learnt
C .
noticed
D .
recognized
(5)
A .
service
B .
attention
C .
advice
D .
study
(6)
A .
painted
B .
designed
C .
completed
D .
decorated
(7)
A .
Politely
B .
Proudly
C .
Carelessly
D .
Properly
(8)
A .
pleasing
B .
bothering
C .
exciting
D .
worrying
(9)
A .
better
B .
rarer
C .
worse
D .
stranger
(10)
A .
earlier
B .
ago
C .
later
D .
ahead
(11)
A .
always
B .
ever
C .
even
D .
only
(12)
A .
disappointment
B .
shame
C .
horror
D .
excitement
(13)
A .
laughing
B .
talking
C .
screaming
D .
joking
(14)
A .
so
B .
although
C .
because
D .
but
(15)
A .
pretended
B .
expected
C .
insisted
D .
accepted
答案:(1)B;(2)D;(3)A;(4)C;(5)B;(6)A;(7)B;(8)B;(9)A;(10)C;(11)C;(12)C;(13)C;(14)D;(15)C;