2026 수특 영어 2강 변형문제

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

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

He ____ finally found the perfect thing for her.

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

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

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

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

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

She tossed the ____ for dinner into her cart.

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

This was the second time in just ____ a week.

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

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

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

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

Overwhelmed by this kindness, Tammy felt her heart swell with gratitude as she ____ 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 sun leaking ____ here and there.

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

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

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

The waves rolling into the ____ 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 ____ behind her through the gallery.

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

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

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

I ____ interested in the exhibition at all, but one piece of artwork caught my eye.

Its bright colors and ____ design drew me in.

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

This moment ____ my perspective on art.

My ____ disinterest turned into 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 and feeling ____ engaged with the art.

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

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

Verna’s breathing was very shallow, and her ____ Fred spent a lot 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 ____ closed for the past three days, but a flicker of recognition sparked when she heard Tom’s voice.

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

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

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

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