In fact, now that I look back on the experience, I feel sorry for my seventh-grade teacher. I think it’s a pity that she didn’t know the word grinnies. It’s such a useful term for saying, “I’m really, really pleased!”

52. After the writer was twelve years old, she ______.

A. thought everyone knew the meaning of “grinnies”

B. equaled “grinnies” to “bath” or “chocolate” in meaning

C. got to know “grinnies” was used only inside her family

D. discovered the word “grinnies” through her mother

53. When her English teacher called her name, the writer was ______.

A. looking at the big “A” on the top of her paper

B. listening to her English teacher attentively

C. too happy to notice what’s happening around her

D. busy rewriting and improving her compositions

54. According to the writer, the word “grinnies” originates from______.

A. her mother B. her aunt C. her brother D. her father

55. What method does the writer use to explain “grinnies”?

A. Cause and effect. B. Examples.

C. Comparison and contrast. D. Process.

IV. 单词拼写(共10小题;每小题0.5分，满分5分)

1. Don’t forget to attach a stamp to the e ____________ before you post the letter.

2. He s____________ a good opportunity to score a goal during the football match.

3. The twin sisters r____________ each other so much that their classmates can hardly tell them apart.

4. He is not a reliable man because what he says is often c____________ to what he does.

5. He has never liked meat, and has always had a p____________ for vegetables and fruits.

6. Some people have a p____________ against all black people because they think black people are rude.

7. American films always have an e____________ on foreign films at the Oscars, no matter how popular a foreign film might be.