An Honest Mistake
Alice double-checked the words on her spelling test. If she got 100 percent today, she'd win her class's First-Quarter Spelling Challenge and a brand-new dictionary that came with videos and other cool stuff. Plus, Lisa had promised to do a handstand if anyone got a perfect score.
Three more words to go. n-i-c-c-l-y. q-u-i-c-k-l-y. h-o-n-e-s-t-y. Wait! She'd spelled "honesty", not "honestly"! She hurriedly erased the t-y and wrote l-y before handing in her paper.
"I'll correct and grade these test papers at the break", said Lisa. Alice hurried into the classroom. She sat restlessly in her seat with her fingers crossed. Then Lisa walked to the front of the room and cleared her throat.
"Congratulations, Alice! You did it!" she announced. The whole class burst into applause! Lisa presented Alice with her prize. Alice grinned(咧嘴笑) as she read the label on the box: To Alice Carter, for her perfect first-quarter score in spelling.
"Is everything OK?" Mom asked as Alice burst through the front door after school. "Everything is perfect!" Alice shouted, showing Mom her spelling test paper and prize. Mom hugged her. "Put the test on the fridge so Dad can see it when he gets home. And Casper, too." Alice scooped(抱起) up her cat. "Casper, can you spell nicely, quickly and honestly?" Alice's heart missed a beat suddenly. "Honestly?" H-O-N-E-S-L-Y!
"Alice, what's the matter?" said Mom. "I don't feel so good," Alice said, putting Casper down and stuffing the test paper into her backpack. "Probably too much excitement." Mom rubbed her back. "How about some tea?" Alice swallowed, "How did you know? A "t" is exactly what I needed.
注意：1. 续写词数应为 150左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Shortly afterwards, Alice dashed into her room and pulled out the test paper..
Alice pushed the door of Lisa's office open.
