Question

Once my father and I went to see a circus （馬戲團(tuán)）. A family was standing in front of us   1   for tickets.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not   2   but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns （小丑）and elephants excitedly.

“I want   3   tickets, eight for children and two for adults（成人）.” said the father to the ticket lady.

The ticket lady told him the   4  . When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his   5  . He asked again, “How much?”

The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have   6   money.

My dad took a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then he   7   the bill, and said to the man, “Sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was   8   on. He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the   9  . “Thank you, thank you, sir. This   10   means a lot to me and my family.”

We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.

1. A. waiting          B. looking              C. working            D. preparing

2. A. common        B. cheap                C. old                    D. expensive

3. A. ticket             B. ten                    C. two                  D. five

4. A. ticket             B. number             C. price                 D. time

5. A. eyes                     B. ears                  C. nose                 D. head

6. A. spare             B. any                   C. little                  D. enough

7. A. picked up       B. took away         C. put down          D. looked up

8. A. walking         B. going                C. looking              D. holding

9. A. book             B. pocket               C. bill                    D. bag

10. A. hardly          B. nearly                C. only                  D. really

Answer 1

1—5    ADBCB          6—10   DABCD