Cloze 9[2013·江西]题材：家庭、朋友和周围的人 词数：279
Diane Ray was completely self-centred and very spoilt. Her parents gave her__1__ she wanted， knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾气) if they did not. She would scream and kick and__2__ on the floor drumming her heels. Her parents always __3__。
That was why she was alone on the___4__， wearing an expensive swimsuit. It had taken a massive tantrum to__5__ her parents to buy it. They were back at the beach-house，___6__ from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving __7__。 "Dangerous?” she had said. "You just don‘t want me to have __8__。 I‘m going and if you try to stop me， I‘ll scream.”
“What are you doing?” a voice asked. Diane jumped. She did not know that the man was there__9__ he spoke.
“I‘m going diving， ” she answered.
“You shouldn‘t swim today，” the man__10__。 "There is a storm coming up.”
“You should mind your own__11__!” Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves.
“If you go out there you‘ll be__12__，” the man called after her. She did not bother to reply.
Diane slipped into the water and dived___13__until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to__14__ against the current (水流)。 Saltwater hit against her face， making it __15__ to breathe. Oh，why had she not listened to advice?
Panicking，she began to___16__。 Then，just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface， she heard a__17__voice. "Hold on! I‘m coming.” With__18__， she saw the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her. "I hope you‘ve learned a lesson. You put us both in__19__， ” he shouted angrily， as he dragged her over the side of the___20__。 Gratefully， Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach-house.
1. A. either B. neither
C. nothing D. everything
2. A. jump B. lie
C. spin D. sleep
3. A. set out B. set in
C. gave in D. gave out
4. A. beach B. bed
C. floor D. ship
5. A. allow B. warn
C. get D. prefer
6. A. changing B. recovering
C. appearing D. traveling
7. A. alone B. away
C. again D. aside
8. A. time B. money
C. food D. fun
9. A. when B. until
C. after D. once
10. A. decided B. intended
C. advised D. repeated
11. A. business B. swimsuit
C. friends D. parents
12. A. angry B. sorry
C. confused D. excited
13. A. nervously B. sadly
C. shyly D. happily
14. A. rise B. swim
C. stop D. row
15. A. difficult B. easy
C. comfortable D. suitable
16. A. speak B. sing
C. sniff D. scream
17. A. calm B. frightening
C. beautiful D. disgusting
18. A. regret B. relief
C. interest D. ease
19. A. power B. safety
C. danger D. thought
20. A. house B. wave
C. beach D. Boat
