C
7.A.aimlessly B.immediately
C.restlessly D.secretly
A [ 根据本段中的a red balloon that had obviously been used for some activities but...like a lost puppy可知,就在作者等待结账的时候,作者的女儿"注意到(noticed)"一只红色的气球,这只气球很明显是举办某些活动时使用过的,但它现在却像一只走失的小狗一样"漫无目的地( aimlessly)"在店里晃悠。]
8.A.calmness B.happiness
C.fortune D.love
B [ 根据本段中的If you think a ball can bring...her very own red balloon可知,如果你认为一只玩具球就能带来"快乐(happiness)"的话,那么等你看到一个刚"找到( found)"她想要的红气球的小孩眼中的光芒时,你就会明白什么是真正的快乐。]
9.A.designed B.bought
C.made D.found
D
10.A.silently B.properly
C.tightly D.patiently
C [ 根据本段中的Did she want to ho1d the ball? No way.She had a balloon可知,作者的女儿马上抓住了那只气球并一路"紧紧地(tightly)"抱着它回到车上。]
11.A.free B.strange
C.big D.light
A [根据空后的more than the ball for which I had just paid good money可知, 作者不禁为女儿会如此珍爱这只"免费的(free)"气球而感到吃惊。]
12.A.lesson B.opinion
C.skill D.trick