It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics “The Art of Eating Spaghetti（意大利面條）”caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the 　 1__　　 of an evening at Uncle Alien's in Belleville  2 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat  3 spaghetti for supper, Spaghetti was an exotic（外來(lái)的）treat in 4 days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and _5_ of the grown-ups had enough experience to be  6　 it. What laughing _7_ we had about the　 8　 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth.　 __9 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to　 10　 it down simply for my own 　 11 , not for Mr. Fleagle , my composition teacher. 12__ , I would write something else.

When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 13 left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 14 my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 15 papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, The Art of Eating Spaghetti.”

My words! He was reading my words out  16　  to the whole class, 17 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show　 18_ , but what I was feeling was pure happiness,  　 19 　my words had the power to make people 　 20　 .

1. A. memory        　 B. thought  　 　　 C. knowledge　   　 D. experience  
2. A. when         　 　　 B. where    　 　　 C. since     　　　 　 D. after
3. A. cooked       　 　　 B. served   　 　　 C. got        　　　　　 D. made
4. A. their        　　 　　 B. past     　　 　　 C. last      　　　 　 D. those

5. A. none         　 　　 B. one      　　 　　 C. some      　　　 　 D. neither
6. A. careful about 　 B. good at  　 　　 C. fond of   　　 　 　 D. interested in
7. A. speeches     　 　　 B. lessons  　 　　 C. sayings   　　 　 D. arguments
8. A. nearly       　 　　 B. naturally　 　　 C. officially　　 　 D. socially
9. A. Especially   　 　　 B. Probably 　 　　 C. Suddenly  　　 　 　 D. Fortunately
10. A. settle      　　 　 B. put      　　 　　 C. bite      　　　 　 D. let
11. A. work        　 　　 B. story    　　 　　 C. luck      　　　 　 D. joy
12. A. However     　 　　 B. Therefore　 　　 C. As for him　　 　 D. Except for that
13. A. time        　　 　 B. excuse   　 　　 C. way       　　　 　 D. idea
14. A. give up     　　 　　 B. continue 　 　　 C. hand in   　　　 　 D. delay
15. A. written     　　 　　 B. graded   　　 　　 C. collected 　　 　 D. calmly
16. A. loud        　　 　　 B. fast     　　　 　　 C. publicly  　　 　 D. calmly
17. A. People      　 　　 B. Nobody   　 　　 C. Somebody  　 　 D.I
18. A. shock       　 　　 B. wonder   　　 　　 C. worry     　　 　 D. pleasure
19. A. if          　　 　 B. for      　　　 　　 C. while     　　 　 D. although
20. A. excited     　 　　 B. satisfied　　 　 C. think     　　　 　 D. laugh