一、完形填空
(2024·连云港测验)Tom always does well in studies. All he thinks about are 1. Tom knows everything except(除……以外) one small thing—he doesn't know 2 to make friends. He only wants to be a student of Mr Rosen, 3 favourite professor(教授). And he writes 4 to Professor Rosen to say he'd like to go to his class.
One day, Tom is very happy, 5 Professor Rosen comes to his house. They talk for a long time. The professor likes Tom a 6. At last, the professor asks, “Tom, tell me about your 7. What do you do for fun?”
There is silence(沉默). Tom finds that he doesn't really 8 any friends. “Well, I don't have time to make friends. I'm too 9 with my studies,” he says. “That's not good, Tom. Let me 10 you. The world is not just about studies. It's also about 11. Here is a box. There are 12 things. I want you to learn how to use them. It's very difficult and you'll need a friend to 13 you. I'll be back in a week to see how you're doing,” the professor says and 14.
Tom 15 the box. In it are two baseball gloves and a ball.
( )1. A. sports
B. matches
C. books
D. hobbies
( )2. A. where
B. how
C. when
D. why
( )3. A. his
B. my
C. your
D. her
( )4. A. stories
B. problems
C. subjects
D. letters
( )5. A. but
B. and
C. so
D. because
( )6. A. many
B. few
C. lot
D. much
( )7. A. classmates
B. friends
C. brothers
D. teachers
( )8. A. want
B. need
C. have
D. greet
( )9. A. happy
B. shy
C. good
D. busy
( )10. A. tell
B. find
C. wait
D. name
( )11. A. hobbies
B. people
C. characters
D. jobs
( )12. A. five
B. two
C. three
D. four
( )13. A. love
B. help
C. see
D. introduce
( )14. A. comes
B. leaves
C. calls
D. plays
( )15. A. opens
B. buys
C. grows
D. paints