三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My parents were busy and usually asked little about school except“How was your day”, and “Have you finished your homework”. It wouldn’t have 36 ,but I was having a problem keeping my 37 up. I knew I needed help, but I wondered how to 38 asking for it.
My teachers had given me three weeks to improve 39 they would call my parents to the school for a parent-teacher conference. After thinking about the problem for some time, I 40 decided I had to tell them about my 41 myself. I came home from school and 42 waiting for my mom to get home to cook dinner, I decided to cook myself. I 43 everything well , so they had to do was walking in and sitting down.
As I had never cooked dinner before, you can imagine how 44 they were when they arrived home. I didn’t explain much then. I 45 told them that I thought we would never have enough time to have a talk 46 I cooked dinner.
That night we sat as a 47 and really talked. We talked about my grades as I 48 for not telling them sooner that I needed help. That night we came together as a 49 family.
My parents later 50 to hire a tutor to help me in the evening after school. The tutor 51 to be really helpful. My grades improved and to my great joy, I 52 pass the tenth grade. Something else came out of such a simple 53 . We learned to listen and understand. My family learned to 54 .
I made a 55 of cooking dinner at least once a week after that night. It gave my mom a break and our family a chance to hear what was going on in everyone’s life.
36. A. minded B. mattered C. remembered D. considered
37. A. marks B. attitude C. beliefs D. goals
38. A. set out B. get down C. go about D. speak out
39. A. before B. or C. after D. and
40.A. silently B. sadly C. angrily D. finally
41. A. choice B. decision C. trouble D. promise
42. A. instead of B. other than C. without D. as well as
43. A. decorated B. arranged C. bought D. cleaned
44. A. disappointed B. frightened C. shocked D. satisfied
45. A. naturally B. proudly C. nervously D. simply
46. A. if B. even though C. unless D. as long as
47. A. group B. family C. circle D. tradition
48. A. apologized B. prepared C. waited D. admitted
49. A. big B. successful C. real D. dependable
50. A. tried B. managed C. failed D. led
51. A. happened B. seemed C. proved D. sounded
52. A. would B. must C. had D. did
53. A. situation B. lesson C. example D. surprise
54. A. share B. accept C. express D. communicate
55. A. record B. change C. point D. sign