“Mum, I want to make you a bet,” I said. “If I go a whole year without TV, will you give m

“Mum, I want to make you a bet,” I said. “If I go a whole year without TV, will you give me a hundred dollars?”　　
“Well, if you can 1 do it, …”
“Of course I can,” I replied, trying to convince 2 .
In fact, all this started from my 3 of a picture in the newspaper. I couldn’t bear to look at that boy. He said that he had 4 one year without TV for a hundred dollars, 5 me with mocking eyes. It seemed he was saying, “I did it, 6 you can’t!”. I glared at the boy’s face.
That year I did a lot of things. For example, my father taught me to 7 , which became my favorite sport. 8 winter afternoons snowball wars with my neighbors offered daily drama. I went on bike trips with my friends and swam as much as a fish.　　
It was unbelievable how much 9 I had without TV. I learned so many new games. I guess the 10 thing I learnt, though, was self-motivation(上进心).　　
I started to do my homework. I went from a D student to an A student within a couple of 11 .　　
I used to 12 reading if there were no 13 , but now I began to read and enjoy it. I could arrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted them—my own little TV, right 14 my head!
I’m surprised what I did. I got a lot more from the 15 than just the 100 dollars!
【小题1】A．reallyB．finallyC．quicklyD．clearly【小题2】A．herselfB．myselfC．himselfD．ourselves【小题3】A．beliefB．loveC．joyD．anger【小题4】A．becomeB．goneC．arrivedD．reached【小题5】A．picking upB．laughing atC．talking withD．looking after【小题6】A．butB．andC．orD．though【小题7】A．drawB．readC．actD．ski【小题8】A．FewB．AnyC．SeveralD．Many【小题9】A．difficultyB．troubleC．funD．knowledge【小题10】A．smallestB．biggestC．firstD．last【小题11】A．yearsB．daysC．weeksD．hours【小题12】A．hateB．enjoyC．interestD．prefer【小题13】A．storiesB．wordsC．picturesD．plots【小题14】A．onB．withC．insideD．outside【小题15】A．TVB．readingC．tripD．experienceA

(答案→)A 解析：【小题1】根据文章的意思可选A，表示母亲对于他的确定。【小题2】convince oneself 为对自己深信不已，为固定搭配，故选B【小题3】通过后文“I couldn’t bear to look at that boy”可知本题答案为D【小题4】本题表示已经达到，用过去完成时，选B，符合题意。【小题5】根据后文的意思，可知，是嘲笑的意思，在此符合题意。【小题6】根据后文的描述，可知答案为A【小题7】通过后文的内容可知答案为D【小题8】根据后文的描述可知本题答案为D。【小题9】根据句子的要求意思可知答案为C表示作者不敢相信自己会有如此多的趣味。【小题10】根据上下文的意思，可知选答案为B【小题11】本题利用排除法，可知答案为C【小题12】表示过去厌恶读书，但是现在不是了，通过后文可知，故选A【小题13】根据后文的内容“I could arrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted them—my own little TV”可知答案为C【小题14】根据上文的描述，可知答案为C，表示在作者的脑海里。【小题15】根据对于全文的理解，可知答案为D

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