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I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a  31  thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to  32  it.  
The  33  started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I  34  took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and 35  to talk to them. I  had to get down on my knees and 36  her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't 37  and get hurt.  
After that happened, I 38  there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing(令人窘迫).  
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. 39  ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost  40 .
After a while, I started wishing I could  41  Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel  42  in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that 43  everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and 44  them about their 45  for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.  
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's 46  and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on 47  today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her 48  she was a great heroine. I was 49  of my grandma and hoped she would 50  know that I had been ashamed of her.
31. A. funny      B. common       C. terrible         D. clear
32. A. admit     B. receive         C. refuse  D. show
33. A. quarrel  B. accident       C. trouble         D. adventure
34. A. already  B. always C. simply  D. hardly
35. A. enjoying          B. pretending  C. imagining  D. continuing
36. A. warn      B. demand        C. advise  D. beg
37. A. mind       B. hear     C. see       D. fall
38. A. expected        B. declared       C. realized   D. doubted
39. A. Because of     B. Except for    C. Such as    D. Instead of
40. A. died        B. cheered        C. disappeared  D. suffered
41. A. meet      B. avoid    C. arrange    D. hide
42. A. independent  B. inconvenient        C. unwelcome D. unfamiliar
43. A. changed         B. finished        C. stopped   D. Prepared
44. A. interview        B. report  C. tell        D. write
45. A. news      B. lives     C. advantages  D. achievements
46. A. free        B. popular         C. interesting    D. embarrassing
47. A. show     B. stage   C. duty      D. time
48. A. and then         B. even if C. so that     D. as if
49. A. sure        B. proud   C. ashamed    D. afraid
50. A. never     B. even     C. still      D. once

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A.made out B.come out C.turned out D.tried out

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