Question

Peter was an inventor(發(fā)明家). His job was to ______ new things, and he worked when he _____a new idea. His workroom was in his house, so he could work ______ he wanted to.

Peter usually got up when the ______ went off at about five o’ clock. He made some tea and ______ his work at six. He drank tea all day—he couldn’t work without it—but he didn’t eat anything until in the evening.

First, Peter ______ the workroom, including sweeping the floor and taking out the rubbish. Then he turned on the answer-phone(錄音電話) ______ he wouldn’t talk to people while he was working. Then he started to work. He usually took ______ every two or three hours, but he didn’t leave the workroom. He did something different to help him relax. Sometimes he did some exercise, and sometimes he listened to music. After that, he ______ doing his work. He usually stopped working at about nine o’ clock in the evening. He thought about his work most of the time, even when he was out. He didn’t want to ______ time because time lost could never come back.

1.A. develop B. throw C. allow D. invent

2.A. came up with B. took care of C. got on with D. got out of

3.A. however B. whatever C. whenever D. forever

4.A. alarm B. wheel C. bed D. machine

5.A. finished B. stopped C. opened D. began

6.A. cheered up B. cleaned up C. gave up D. called up

7.A. because B. unless C. whether D. while

8.A. dinners B. breaks C. risks D. down

9.A. continued B. realized C. considered D. encouraged

10.A. spend B. take C. waste D. hide

Answer 1