2026 수특 영어 2강 변형문제

It was Valentine’s Day on Friday and ____ was certain that his wife, Amy, was going to love his surprise.

Peter had spent a long time searching online for an event ____ would be a new way to spend time with Amy.

____ had finally found the perfect thing for her.

She often told ____ that she liked to go to places she had never visited before, and he was absolutely sure that she would love going to the new, five-star restaurant downtown.

He smiled as he called the restaurant and asked ____ a reservation for Friday.

Unfortunately, his smile quickly disappeared when he was told that the restaurant was fully ____

“That’s too ____ he said quietly. “I thought that I had found the right place.”

Tammy was in the grocery ____ planning to pick her kids up at their school dismissal time.

She tossed the groceries ____ dinner into her cart.

At the register, ____ attempted to pay with her credit card, only to realize she had left it at home.

____ was the second time in just over a week.

The cashier even remembered, asking Tammy, “Didn’t you ____ your credit card last week, too?”

She needed the groceries, which had been rung up, but she had no way to pay for ____

Just as she was about to abandon her groceries, a familiar face in line ____ her eye — it was Alice, her neighbor.

With a sympathetic smile, Alice reassured Tammy, “Go get your kids. I’ll take ____ of your bill.”

____ by this kindness, Tammy felt her heart swell with gratitude as she rushed off to collect her children.

I’m walking barefoot on my favorite part of Lute Island, the soft shoulder of a hill south of my house, partly shaded by pine trees but with ____ leaking through here and there.

____ ground is covered with a thick green mattress of moss, and when I lie down it yields to the shape of my body.

I look up at the patches of blue and white between ____ trees, and I can hear sounds of seagulls and the soft hum of a motorboat far, far away.

If one listens, there’s ____ music on this island.

The waves ____ into the shore make waves of sound, sometimes regular rhythms and sometimes duples and triples and offbeat syncopations — all set against the arpeggios and glissandos of the birds.

Lying here in my moss bed and listening to the sounds, it’s easy to drift off to ____

Accompanying my friend Sarah to an art exhibition, I found myself walking ____ her through the gallery.

As we walked through ____ exhibits, my mind wandered, and I merely went through the motions.

Art isn’t really my thing; I wouldn’t usually choose ____ spend time on paintings and sculptures.

Sarah eagerly moved from one piece to ____ and I followed along passively.

I wasn’t interested in the exhibition at all, but one piece ____ artwork caught my eye.

Its bright colors ____ unique design drew me in.

____ felt an unexpected pull towards it, absorbed by its beauty.

This moment changed ____ perspective on art.

My initial disinterest turned ____ curiosity as I began to appreciate the creativity around me.

Instead of just following Sarah, I started exploring the exhibits on my own, spending more time on each piece ____ feeling increasingly engaged with the art.

____ three days, Verna had been lost in a sea of unconsciousness.

____ rhythmic beep of the heart monitor was the only melody that dared to break the silence.

Verna’s breathing was very shallow, and her husband Fred spent a ____ of time crying by her bedside.

As Saturday afternoon light came in through the ____ Verna’s son Tom walked into her room.

Her eyes had been closed for the past three days, but a ____ of recognition sparked when she heard Tom’s voice.

“Hi, Mom,” he said. Verna’s eyelids ____ slightly, her gaze locking onto Tom’s face.

He reached out and gently ____ her hand in his own.

“She squeezed my hand,” he said in a choked voice, ____ wave of astonishment washing over the room.

Fred, who had been a constant presence by her side, turned to ____ a spark of anticipation flickering in his eyes.