“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It’s Friday, and we don’t have any ___.Can I, please?” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was ___next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could ___that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.
“I’m so sorry, James,” she said.
“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?” James asked sadly, almost in ___.
“I know it’s ___ for you,” Mum said softly. “But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little… strange. And then they would make fun of you.”
“No, they wouldn’t, Mum,” James protested. “We’re not ___ at all. We’re just ordinary people.”
Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy ___. And your poor father –he doesn’t feel ___. He really needs a rest.”
“I can help, Mum!” James said. “___ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?”
“Well…”Mum began.
“Great! Thanks Mum!” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and ___ what he needed –two spanners. “Hang on, Mum,” he said. “This won’t take a second.” After some ___, James was finished. With a smile of ___ on his face he said, “There! How does that feel?” “Oh, James,” Mum said. “That’s a much better! How did you do it?”
“Easy,” James said ___.” Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just___ them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”
“What about you father? Can you ___ him?” asked Mum.
“I’ll try,” James replied. He ___ up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck. and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head. Then he turned the ___on. Dad opened his eyes and ___ immediately. “He just let his ___run too low, that’s all,” James said, “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?”
“I guess so,” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to ___ that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son!”

A．chance B．message C．homework D．difficulty

A．asleep B．reading C．alone D．standing

A．explain B．see C．agree D．doubt

A．terror B．tears C．surprise D．silence

A．fair B．easy C．good D．hard

A．strange B．normal C．popular D．anxious

A．headache B．loss C．task D．day

A．ill B．funny C．sorry D．well

A．As B．If C．Since D．Before

A．kept B．controlled C．found D．returned

A．requests B．thoughts C．repairs D．instructions

A．sympathy B．satisfaction C．bitterness D．politeness

A．embarrassedly B．gratefully C．impatiently D．proudly

A．adjusted B．collected C．produced D．covered

A．greet B．accompany C．help D．ask

A．lifted B．caught C．gave D．filled

A．television B．power C．light D．gas

A．grew up B．lay down C．broke down D．sat up

A．food B．temperature C．battery D．blood

A．prove B．expect C．suspect D．accept