鸦).Possible explanations spread like wildfire 3 the school.Later in the afternoon，when Brian cleaned the blackboard，Marcus suddenly 4 the paint on his hands.He 5 that it was Brian who painted the graffiti，so after school，Marcus followed Brian to his locker and 6 on what he was doing.When Brian opened his locker，Marcus saw small cans of paint in there！He decided to 7 it to Mr Johnson.

　　The next morning，Brian was called to the principal's office.The moment Mr Johnson asked 8 about the graffiti，tears started flowing down Brian's cheeks.Filled with shame，he explained that he liked to paint，but he couldn't join the 9 club because he had to go right home after school to baby sit his little brother."I don't know why I painted those faces，and now I've 10 the stadium！" he sobbed.

　　Mr Johnson was quite angry at first，but he began to 11 as he realized how miserable Brian was."Brian，painting graffiti on school walls is a very 12 matter.We have to call your mother，and，of course，you will have to clean and 13 the walls." Mr Johnson paused." 14 ，I must say，those paintings are quite good.Did you have any 15 with them？"

　　Brian looked up and said，"No，I did them myself.Drawing and painting are the only things that I can do well."

　　Mr Johnson looked at Brian and thought for a moment before making a 16 ."Well，" he said，"some teachers suggested that we hire a local 17 to paint our school mascot(吉祥物) on the stadium wall.How would you feel about participating in that？"

　　"Really？" Brian hesitated， 18 to believe what he just heard.

　　"Yes，but this project will be hard work，and you'll be expected to complete the job on time.We can consider it part of your 19 ，" Mr Johnson said，trying to hide his 20 as he picked up the phone.

1.A.field B.classroom

C.office D.stadium

2.A.curiosity B.excitement

C.fear D.relief

3.A.to B.around

C.from D.beyond

4.A.wiped B.examined

C.spotted D.scanned

5.A.remembered B.suspected

C.witnessed D.hoped

6.A.spied B.reflected