阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Band practice had just ended. Jimmy and Ben started packing up their 16 . Before Kevin could put his trumpet into the box, he 17 a music stand. It fell and hit right on his trumpet.
“Oh, no!” Kevin yelled.
Jimmy picked up the trumpet and checked it 18 before handing it to Kevin, “Well, it already has a lot of dents凹痕）. One more won't matter.”
“I know. But it’s my 19 “ Kevin said. “And he’s coming over this weekend.”
“Maybe he won’t notice the dent,” Jimmy said.
“Maybe he won’t care,” Ben added.
A bunch of “ 20 ” ran through Kevin head on the bus home.
Maybe he could pretend 假装）he felt sick.
But he didn't like 21 .
Maybe he could get his baby brother, Jace, to take all of Grandpa’s attention.
Or maybe Grandpa wouldn't ask him to play this time,
When 22 finally arrived, Kevin still hadn’t figured out what he was going to do.
“Hey, Kev. How’re things?” Grandpa asked as he walked in.
“Good.” Kevin could have told him the 23 right then, but he froze.
After dinner, Grandpa asked Kevin to play 24 classics —Ode to Joy and Oh, Susanna,
Grandpa said, “I think you’re 25 than I was at your age.”
Any other time, Grandpa's praise would have made Kevin feel great. But not this time. “I'm 26 about the dent,” he explained what had happened.
To Kevin's surprise, Grandpa smiled, "Instruments become part of 27 when you play them a lot. You can’t always protect them. The 28 thing is that you told me.”
Grandpa pointed to the scratches opposite the dent Kevin had made. “I got these when I fell over it 29 one night.”
“So I’m not the only clumsy笨拙的）one in the family?” Kevin said.
Grandpa laughed, “Every dent and scratch can tell a story, and 30 you stick with it, someday you’ll have your own.”
Grandpa handed the trumpet back to Kevin. “Now tell me a story with music.”
Kevin lifted the trumpet and filled the room with happy noise.
16. A. crayons B. instruments C. balls D. collections
17. A. thought of B. looked for C. fixed up D. knocked into
18. A. carefully B. easily C. happily D. secretly
19. A. uncle B. father's C. grandpa’s D. brother's
20. A. maybes B. thanks C. regrets D. OKs
21. A. communicating B. sharing C. lying D. comparing
22. A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Friday D. Saturday
23. A. truth B. excuse C. joke D. plan
24. A. one B. two C. three D. four
25. A. happier B. taller C. healthier D. better
26. A. excited B. sorry C. crazy D. strange
27. A. me B. him C. you D. her
28. A. important B. sad C. funny D. boring
29. A. as usual B. without doubt C. in time D. by accident
30. A. unless B. although C. if D. before
