Question

My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He has had it  36  and as he is very  37  it, it still looks as good as new.?

“That umbrella must have   38  you a great deal of money, Uncle.” I said to him one day.

“No,” he replied, “ 39 ”

“Was it a present?” I asked again.

“No,” said he.

“Then how did you get it?” I asked.

“Well,” he answered, “it is a strange true story. About ten years ago, I was walking along a quiet London street one evening   40   it suddenly rained. I had no raincoat and no umbrella. No buses ran through that street and there were no   41   in sight. As I was on my way to a party, I didn't want to get  42  . So I stood at a doorway and waited for the rain to stop. By and by it grew quite  43  .There wasn't a person around, and  44   it rained and rained.  45   a young man came to the place where I was standing,  46    a large umbrella over his head.  47  I hoped he would   48   me to walk to the next corner with him in order that I could get a taxi, I stepped   49   the dark doorway where I had been standing, and said: “  50  , where are you going with that umbrella?”

 51   by my sudden appearance, the young man  52   the umbrella, which, I'm afraid, he had just stolen, ran away, and  53  into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and continued my walk. I knew it would be  54  in this big city to try and discover the owner and so I've kept it   55  .”

1. A. for months           B. for years?          C. since childhood          D. for a few days?

2.A. satisfied with     B. afraid of    ?      C. proud of             D. careful with?

3. A. given             B. cost             C. saved                    D. made?

4. A. very little           B. I don't know     C. not a penny              D. quite a lot?

5. A. when              B. though               C. because              D. after?

6. A. bicycles              B. policemen?      C. friends                  D. taxis?

7. A. tired             B. back             C. wet                  D. away?

8.A. dark               B. fine             C. dirty                    D. dangerous?

9. A. naturally         B. suddenly?           C. always                   D. still?

10.A. At once               B. At last              C. As usual             D. As well

11.A. selling               B. carrying?           C. moving               D. showing?

12. A. As                   B. Although         C. While                    D. If

13. A. order                B. persuade         C. allow                    D. promise?

14. A. into             B. out of               C. towards              D. along?

15.A. By the way            B. Help             C. Excuse me                D. Stop?

16. A. Punished         B. Discouraged?        C. Warned               D. Frightened?

17. A. raised               B. took             C. dropped              D. forgot?

18. A. disappeared          B. lost             C. pulled                   D. turned?

19. A. endless              B. interesting          C. exciting             D. hopeless?

20. A. ever since           B. for a while?        C. for you              D. forever?

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1. B2.D3.B4.C5.A      

6.D7.C8.A9.D10.B  

11. B12.A13.C14.B15.C   

16. D17.C18.A19.D20.A

【解析】略