阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词。
Tom is a student of Hongqi Middle school. He u 【小题1】to be interested in ics about insects. He often borrowed some because he couldn’t a 【小题2】to buy too many ics. Every day he wasted most of his time on these ics and was not patient with h 【小题3】in his study.
One day Tom caught an insect at school and c 【小题4】lots of trouble. To his s 【小题5】, the insect died half an hour later. That night, Tom had a bad dream. He was so t 【小题6】 of it. Then he went to sleep with his bedroom light o 【小题7】.
Tom knew it was the insect’s d 【小题8】 that terrified him. Also, Tom found it was necessary for him to p 【小题9】 attention to his daily studies. Only in this way could he forget that insect. In the e 【小题10】, Tom made a decision to change himself.
Now Tom has bee one of the best students in his class. used
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(答案→)used
解析：
【小题1】根据下文描述可知句意为他过去常常对关于昆虫的漫画感兴趣。结合首字母可知填used。
【小题2】根据上文他常常借，可知他买不起，结合首字母可知填afford。
【小题3】联系前文可知句意为：在学习上他对自己没有耐心，结合首字母可知填himself。
【小题4】联系下文可知引起了麻烦，结合首字母可知填caused。
【小题5】联系下文insect died half an hour later 可知他很吃惊，结合首字母可知填surprise。
【小题6】联系上文That night, Tom had a bad dream.及下文描述，可知他做了个噩梦，结合首字母可知填terrified，他是如此害怕。
【小题7】结合语境可知句意为：然后他就开着灯睡觉了，结合首字母可知填on。
【小题8】结合上文可知是这只虫子的死吓坏了他，结合前文名词所有格及首字母可知填名词death。
【小题9】联系下文可知考查短语pay attention to 注意，重视，结合首字母可知填pay。
【小题10】联系语境可知考查短语in the end终于，最后。结合首字母可知填end。