Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.Section B同步练习1．________ (女士) and gentlemen, let me introduce myself to you at first. 2．You'll make a fascinating ________ (发现) in the experiment.3．The old man asked the ________ (军官) with the keys how to go to the supermarket.4．I don't hope to ________ (宣布) the result of the exam.5．The out door activity is ________ (取消) because of the bad weather. 1．He looked surprised and ________ (embarrass)．2．My brother ate three bowls of ________ (spaghetti)．3．What the boy said was ________ (believe)．We all believed him.4．You need to get ________ (dress) and go shopping with me.5．I'm too fat.My parents told me I had to lose ________ (weigh)．( )1.All the teachers except Miss Zhang ________ in the teaching meeting last Saturday.A. showed upB. attendedC. show upD. attend ( )2.The box is ________ heavy ________ I can't carry it. A. so; that B. such; thatC. such a; thatD. so a; that ( )3.When I heard of this news, Mary and Jim ________ already ________ for two months.A. was; marriedB. had; marriedC. had; been marriedD. have; been married ( )4.We felt ________ when we saw her ________ smile.A. embarrassing; embarrassingB. embarrassed; embarrassedC. embarrassed; embarrassingD. embarrassing; embarrassed()5.I was made ________ to the teacher's by my math teacher yesterday.A. goB. to goC. goingD. went()6.It was ________ coat that he couldn't wear it.A. so bigB. so a bigC. such bigD. such a big()7.By the end of last year, we ________ more than 20 passages.A. learnedB. have learnedC. had learnedD. has learned()8.My friend is a humorous girl.She often plays jokes ________ me.A. withB. inC. onD. by()9.I hope to make myself ________.A. understandB. to understandC. understoodD. understanded()10.The books are very popular with students, and they are ________ in a week.A. soldB. sold toC. sold outD. bought outApril Fool's Day is supposed to be a day to play jokes on others in hopes of getting a good laugh and making one feel like a fool.However, the April Fool's Day of 1989 was quite different for my mom and me.That day my friend Jimmy and I were playing a game.I had dropped down from a bar (横木) many times in the past without ever having a problem, but that day the simple act of dropping to the ground became a nightmare (噩梦)．I broke my arm.Jimmy's dad heard my crying and rushed out to see what was going on.When he saw the problem, he quickly put me into his truck and went inside to telephone my mom and let her know he would take me to the hospital.As that day was April Fool's Day, Mom was not buying it and really thought all this was a big joke.Mom was finally convinced (确信) by Jimmy's mom.When she saw me, she broke down in tears because she felt so sad—she thought this was just a big hoax at first.I guess one could compare this to the story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”．Since I had pulled pranks (恶作剧) before, it is no wonder that my mom didn't believe it.I as well as my mom was made to look like a fool that day.We both learned a valuable lesson.()1.What happened to the writer on the April Fool's Day of 1989?A. He had an accident.B. He dreamed a terrible dream.C. He was hurt by Jimmy.D. He fooled his mom with his friend.()2.Why did Jimmy's dad phone the writer's mom?A. Because he wanted to play a joke on her.B. Because he wanted her to go to the hospital to pay the money.C. Because he wanted to inform her of the accident.D. Because he wanted to see how deeply she loved her son.()3.What does the underlined sentence “Mom was not buying it” mean?A. She had no preparation for the bad news.B. She would not like to pay the money.C. She didn't believe what Jimmy's dad said.D. She thought her son deserved (应受) it.()4.Why did the writer mention the story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”？A. Because he was proud of his story.B. Because he felt he was luckier than that boy.C. Because he thought it was his mom's fault.D. Because he had a lesson like that.()5.From the passage we can infer that ________.A. the writer's mom didn't care much about himB. the writer won't pull pranks as beforeC. the writer was a dishonest personD. the writer will lose interest in games生活中难免会遇到一些感觉不幸的事。

下面请以“An Unlucky Day”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________参考答案dies2.discovery3.officer4.announce5. cancelled1.embarrassed2.spaghetti3.believable 4．dressed 5.weight 1-5. AACCB6-10. DCCCC 1-5. ACCDB参考范文：An Unlucky DayToday is an unlucky day.I kept on watching TV last night and didn't go to bed until 12.My alarm didn't go off in the morning.So I got up quite late.And my mother didn't buy me breakfast.I rushed out of the door without breakfast.When I hurried to the bus stop, the bus had already left, so I had to run to school.Luckily, Tom's dad saw me on the street and gave me a lift in his car.When I reached school, I found our teacher had begun class.After I sat down, I realized that I had left my backpack at home.At noon when I got ready to buy lunch, I found that I hadn't taken any money with me.When I got home after school, I couldn't find my key to the door, because I had left it in the desk.What an unlucky day I had!。