I used to be ashamed of my grandma.I know that’s a ____ thing to say，but it was true until today，so I have to ___ it. The ____ started when my friend Katy found Grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink.I was so used to seeing them that I ____ took notice of them.But Katy shouted，laughing and ___to talk to them.I had to get down on my knees and ___ her to shut up so my grandma wouldn’t ___ and get hurt. After that happened，I ____ there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing. Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King.____ ordering our hamburgers welldone，she told the person behind the counter，“They’ll have two Whoppers(巨无霸) welltodo.” Jill burst out laughing，but I almost ____. After a while，I started wishing I could ___ Grandma in a closet.I even complained to my parents.Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel ____ in our home. Then last Wednesday，something happened that ____ everything completely.My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and ____ them about their ____ for a big Oral History project.I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently. “Volunteer your grandmother，” she whispered.“She’s ___ and rich in experience.” That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma. This is how I ended up on ____ today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly(集合)．All my friends and teachers were listening to her ____ she was a great heroine.I was ____ of my grandma and hoped she would ____ know that I had been ashamed of her.
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:A
小题1: C
解析 根据第一句“I used to be ashamed of my grandma.”以及后文可知，作者过去对奶奶错误的看法或态度是一件羞于启齿的事情。funny滑稽可笑的；common常见的；clear清晰的。
小题2: A
解析 虽然这种事情说出来不好，但却是一个事实，作者不得不承认。
小题3: C
解析 后文所列举的例子，是作者认为由奶奶引起的麻烦事。另外后文没有出现作者与Katy争吵，故排除A项；accident事故；adventure冒险。
小题4: D
解析 根据句意可知此处应为否定的语气。
小题5: B
解析 根据动词的用法可排除A、C两项；再根据后文作者担心奶奶会听见受到伤害可以推断出Katy只是假装要宣扬这件事。
小题6: D
解析 此处作者应为恳求的语气。
小题7: B
解析 根据上下文及词意可知B项最合题意。
小题8: C
解析 联系上下文可知，作者意识到有许多关于奶奶的令人窘迫的事情。expect盼望，期望；declare宣告，宣称；doubt怀疑。
小题9: D
解析 根据常识可知，买汉堡包应该买已经做好的，而奶奶却让他们做一个“巨无霸”汉堡包。
小题10: A
解析 根据前文but可知，作者的态度应与弟弟的态度相反，再结合作者对奶奶的态度可排除B项。disappear消失； suffer受苦，遭受，不符语意。此处用die表示作者十分生气失望的心情。
小题11: D
解析 作者希望把奶奶藏起来，不让奶奶出来引起麻烦。
小题12: C
解析 inconvenient不便利的，不方便的，主语不能为人，故排除；结合语意可知父母不希望让奶奶感到在家里不受欢迎。
小题13: A
解析 此处为本文的转折点，根据下文可知，作者对奶奶的看法发生了根本性的改变。finish结束；stop停止； prepare准备。
小题14: A
解析 由最后一段第一句中的interviewing可知答案。
小题15: B
解析 根据下一段中空后面的rich in experience可知此处为生活经历，故选lives。
小题16: C
解析 根据上一段第二句“My teacher told us to help find interesting old people...”可知此处应选C项。
小题17: B
解析 作者在全体师生面前采访奶奶，让她讲述自己的经历，所以应在舞台上。on stage在舞台上，符合语境。on show在展览；on duty在上班；on time按时。
小题18: D
解析 as if好像。
小题19: B
解析 联系上文可知，作者对奶奶的看法已经转变。be proud of对……感到自豪；be sure of确信；be ashamed of以……为耻；be afraid of害怕。
小题20: A
解析 作者希望奶奶永远不会知道自己原来对她的看法，不让她因此受到伤害。