Mark sat on the front steps of his family's apartment building，absently（心不在焉地） bouncing a tennis ball on the sidewalk.Mark didn't even notice his G4 brother coming down the sidewalk.
   "（1）

D

D

were you？" Daniel asked his younger brother. "It seemed like you were a million miles away.You didn't even hear （2）

B

B

calling you，did you？"
   Mark shook his head，caught the ball and （3）

A

A

his older brother. "Daniel，have you ever had stage fright（怯場）？" he （4）

D

D

asked. "Sure，" said Daniel. "Plenty of times.Do you remember that play I was in a few years ago？I knew my words， （5）

B

B

I was afraid to perform in front of audience.I also have stage fright before my basketball games start.I feel （6）

B

B

during practice，but as soon as I see the crowd of people in the stands，my heart starts to beat fast."
   "I （7）

B

B

just what you mean，" said Mark. "That's how I feel just thinking about the spelling bee next week."
   "I didn't know you made it to the finals，" said Daniel. "（8）

C

C

"
   "It's not good at all，" said Mark. "I'm worried I'll get nervous on stage.I （9）

C

C

forget how to spell everything—even my own name!" Mark looked worriedly at his brother.
   "Mark，I'll help you practise before the day of the （10）

D

D

，if you want，" Daniel said.
   Mark began to look a little less nervous. "Now，close your eyes and （11）

D

D

yourself doing the thing that you're worried about，" continued Daniel. "You go through the （12）

B

B

situation in your mind so you can see what it feels like to do it and do it well.This is just right （13）

A

A

you."
   "I'm still nervous，" said Mark， "but will you （14）

A

A

help me prepare for this？"
   Daniel smiled and put his arm around his brother's shoulder. "Of course!I'm not a good speller.I can't help being impressed（留下深刻印象） by your （15）

C

C

for spelling.Quick，spell 'talent'!" he joked.
   Mark just rolled his eyes. "T-H-A-N-K，Daniel.You're a pretty good brother."

（1）	A．Who	B．How	C．What	D．Where
（2）	A．it	B．me	C．him	D．her
（3）	A．looked at	B．waited for	C．agreed with	D．listened to
（4）	A．proudly	B．happily	C．bravely	D．hopefully
（5）	A．so	B．but	C．unless	D．whether
（6）	A．shy	B．calm	C．bored	D．nervous
（7）	A．say	B．know	C．change	D．advise
（8）	A．Why not？	B．Forget it.	C．Good job!	D．With pleasure.
（9）	A．need	B．must	C．might	D．should
（10）	A．trip	B．program	C．festival	D．competition
（11）	A．keep	B．hear	C．suggest	D．imagine
（12）	A．safe	B．whole	C．natural	D．popular
（13）	A．for	B．with	C．like	D．about
（14）	A．really	B．luckily	C．quietly	D．politely
（15）	A．care	B．advice	C．talent	D．effort