ALastyear,mybrotherandIwenttoMiamiforavacation.Someofmyfriendswhohadbeentherebeforesaid16____wasawonderfulholidaydestination.Beforewewent,wehadplannedformonths.Whenthedaycame,wewereready.Afterourplanelanded,wewenttothehotel.Wehadmadeourreservationsixmonths17____(early),butthemanatthefrontdesksaidtherehadbeenamistake.We18_________(tell)thatourroomshadn’tbeenreservedforthatweek,19_____fortheweekafter.Ididn’tunderstand20____thiswouldhappenandmycreditcardhadalreadybeencharged21______thereservation.What’sworse,thehotelhadbeenfullybooked.Whenwewerewonderingwhattodo,themanagercameout.Shewas22_____(surprise)helpful.SheapologizedforthemistakeandgaveusaspareVIProomon23_____topfloor.Wehadneverstayedinsuchanamazingroom,andweweren’tchargedextra.Thenextday,mybrotherandIwenttothebeach24________wewatchedsomepeopleplayvolleyball.Wegotalittle25_____(sunburn),butthedayhadbeensorelaxingthatwedidn’tmind.1.it2.earlier3.weretold4.but5.why6.for7.surprisingly8.the9.where10.sunburnt/sunburnedBOneday,Nickinvitedhisfriendstosupper.Hewascookingsomedeliciousfoodinthekitchen.Suddenly,he16_______(find)thathehadrunoutofsalt.SoNickcalledtohisson,“Gotothevillageandbuysomesalt,butpayafairpriceforit:neithertoomuch17_________toolittle.”Hissonlookedsurprised.“IcanunderstandwhyIshouldn’tpaytoomuch,Father,butifIcanpayless,18______notsaveabitofmoney?”“Thatwouldbeavery19_______(reason)thingtodoinabigcity,butitcoulddestroyasmallvillagelikeours,”Nicksaid.Nick‟sguests,20____hadheardtheirconversation,askedwhytheyshouldnotbuysaltmorecheaplyiftheycould.Nickreplied,“Theonlyreasonamanwouldsellsalt21_________alowerpricewouldbebecausehewasdesperateformoney.Andanyonewhotookadvantageofthatsituationwouldbeshowingalackofrespect22_______thesweatandstruggleofthemanwhoworkedveryhardtoproduceit.”“Butsuchasmallthingcouldn’t23________(possible)destroyavillage.”“Inthebeginning,therewasonly24_____verysmallamountofunfairnessintheworld,buteveryoneaddedalittle,always25_________(think)thatitwasonlysmallandnotveryimportant,andlookwherewehaveendeduptoday.”1.found2.nor3.why4.reasonable5.who6.at7.for8.possibly9.a10.thinkingCMarywillneverforgetthefirsttimeshesawhim.Hesuddenlyappearedinclassoneday,16______(wear)sunglasses.Hewalkedinasifhe17_________(buy)theschool,AndthewordquicklygotaroundthathewasfromNewYorkCity.ForsomereasonhesatbesideMary.Maryfelt18_______(please),becausethereweremanyemptyseatsintheroom.Butshequicklyrealizedthatitwasn’ther,itwasprobablythefactthatshesatin19______________lastrow.20_________hethoughthecouldescapeattentionbysittingattheback,hewaswrong.Itmighthavemadeitalittle21__________(hard)foreverybodybecauseitmeanttheyhadtoturnaround,butthatdidn’tstopthekidsintheclass.Ofcoursewhenevertheyturnedtolookathim,theyhadtolookatMary,22__________madeherfeellikeastar.“Doyouneedthoseglassesformedicalreasons?”theteacherasked.Thenewboyshookhishead.”ThenI’dappreciateitifyoudidn’tweartheminclass.IliketolookatyoureyeswhenI’mspeakingtoyou.”Thenewboylookedattheteacher23______afewsecondsandalltheotherstudentswondered24________theboywoulddo.Thenhetook25_________off,gaveabigsmileandsaid“Thatiscool.”1.wearing2.hadbought3.pleased4.the5.if7.harder7.which8.for9.what10.themDOneSundaymorninginAugustIwenttolocalmusicfestival.IleftitearlybecauseIhadanappointment16______(late)thatday.Myfriendswalkedmetothebusstopandwaitedwithme17_______thebusarrived.Igotonthebusandfoundaseatneartheback,andthenInoticedaman18___(sit)atthefront.He19_________(pretend)thatatigertoywasrealandgivingitavoice.Hemustbe20__________(mental)disabled.Behindhimwereotherpeopleto21____________hewastryingtotalk,butaftersomeminutes22_______walkedawayandsatnearme,lookingannoyed.Ididn’twanttobelaughedatfortalkingtohimbutIdidn’tlikeleavinghim23______hisowneither.AfterawhileIrosefrommyseatandwalkedtothefrontofthebus.Isatnexttothemanandintroducedmyself.Wehad24_______amazingconversation.HegotoffthebusbeforemeandIfeltveryhappytherestofthewayhome.I’mgladImadeachoice.Itmade25____________ofusfeelgood.1.later2.until3.sitting4.pretended5.mentally6.whom7.he8.on9.an10.both