“This Friday we'll have the yearly Egg Dro

题目内容：

“This Friday we'll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker. “You can work alone or with a partner.”

My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects 36.

The 37of the challenge was simple—to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when 38the stadium wall.

I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 39 the butter-cream gave me an idea.

“I have a brilliant design for our 40container!” I said when Cassie arrived. “We can 41 the egg with some butter-cream.”

“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute 42?” Cassie rolled her eyes. “The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”

I couldn't believe it. Of course we'd had our little 43in the past, but she'd never called any of my ideas “ 44 ” before.

“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”

45words had been out, our friendship was challenged.

When Friday finally arrived, I had to 46 Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good. 47, my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn't look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived 48three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.

After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 49. I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the 50. The sidewalk was dotted with egg shells(蛋壳) from those 51drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.

“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My 52raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. 53.

“My egg bounced (弹起) 54,” she explained, pointing to a broken shell.

“A tie（平局）,” Mr. Baker said.

Cassie looked at me, and her glare（瞪眼）55. I laughed. She smiled…

小题1:

A．patiently

B．silently

C．together

D．alone小题2:

A．function

B．goal

C．reason

D．result小题3:

A．rolled down

B．pushed against

C．thrown at

D．dropped over小题4:

A．Spreading

B．Boiling

C．Baking

D．Holding小题5:

A．butter

B．sandwich

C．cream

D．egg小题6:

A．protect

B．replace

C．carry

D．mix小题7:

A．followed

B．covered

C．attached

D．supported小题8:

A．ideas

B．fights

C．worries

D．challenges小题9:

A．wrong

B．stupid

C．brilliant

D．scientific小题10:

A．Since

B．While

C．But

D．And小题11:

A．explain

B．deny

C．admit

D．prove小题12:

A．Therefore

B．Anyway

C．Otherwise

D．Besides小题13:

A．paced down

B．turned around

C．walked up

D．went back小题14:

A．left

B．wanted

C．chosen

D．discovered小题15:

A．steps

B．way

C．wall

D．sidewalk小题16:

A．intended

B．unexpected

C．failed

D．desired小题17:

A．eyes

B．hands

C．feel

D．heart小题18:

A．Lost

B．Dirty

C．Broken

D．Empty小题19:

A．around

B．out

C．in

D．down小题20:

A．returned

B．remained

C．increased

D．softened

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:B

小题3:D

小题4:A

小题5:D

小题6:A

小题7:C

小题8:B

小题9:B

小题10:A

小题11:C

小题12:B

小题13:C

小题14:A

小题15:A

小题16:C

小题17:D

小题18:D

小题19:B

小题20:D

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

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