I ran across a dim photo of him the other day ，going through old thing . He’s been dead for 25 years . His name was Rex.

　 1 was his favourite recreation . He had as much 　 2 in the water as any person I have known . You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 　3　 　him to go in . Of course , he would bring back a stick to you if you 　4　 throw one in

That 　5 me of the night , 　6　 he brought back a small chest that he found somewhere how 7 nobody ever knew . Since it was Rex , it 　8　 easily have been half a mile . The chest wasn’t a good one . It was just a 　 9 old piece that somebody 　 10 . Still , it was something he wanted , probably 11 it presented a nice problem in transportation . It tested his courage . We first knew about his achievement when , when ,deep in the night , we 12　 him trying to get the chest up onto the porch . It sounded 　13 two or three people were trying to tear the house 　14 . We came downstairs and turned on the 15 light . Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 　16　 somehow and he was just holding his own . I suppose he would have held his own 　17　 dawn if we hadn’t helped him. The next day we carted the chest miles away and threw it out . If we had thrown it out in a 　18　 place , he would have brought it home again , as a small token of his strength in such matters . 　19 ,he had been taught to carry wooden objects about and he was 　 20　 of his skill .

1. A. Fighting　　　 B. Swimming　　　 C. Barking　　　 D. Running

2. A. fun　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　 C. danger　　　 D. difficulty

3. A. stop　　　　 B. make　　　　 C. get　　　 D. have

4. A. will　　　　 B. do　　　　　 C. did　　　 D. would

5. A. reminds　　　 B. warns　　　 C. tells 　　 D. suggests

6. A. reminds　　　 B. while　　　 C. as　　　　 D. when

7. A. far　　　　　 B. long　　　　 C. old　　　 D. heavy

8. A. could　　　　 B. can　　　　 C. should　　 D. would

9. A. priceless　　 B. worthless　　 C. valuable　 D. important

10.A.kept　　　　 B. forgot　　　　 C. deserted　 D. remained

11.A.because　　　 B. only if　　　 C. even if　　 D. in case

12.A.saw　　　　 B. heard　　　　 C. watched　 D. caught

13.A.like　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. as if　　　 D. at least

14.A.up　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. away　　 D. down

15.A.hall　　　　 B. kitchen　　　　 C. bedroom　 D. porch

16.A.rolled　　　 B. stopped　　　　 C. caught　 D. broken

17.A.at　　　　　 B. before　　　　 C. till　　　 D. during

18.A.distant　　　 B. nearby　　　　 C. silent　　　 D. busy

19.A.In all　　　 B. As a result　　　 C. At last　　 D. After all

20.A.proud　　　 B. tired　　　　　 C. ashamed　 D. doubtful

There are five paires _____, but I’m at a loss which to buy.

A. to be chosen  　 B. to choose from 　　  C. to choose  　 D. for choosing

Because of the strong sun Mrs. William's new dining room curtains _____ from dark blue to gray within a year.

　　A. faded 　　 B. fainted 　　 C. paled 　　　D. diminished

He _______ me five dollars for it, but at first he said to me the work would be done ______.
    A. charged ; free of charge     B. charged for ; charged for nothing
    C. charged ; out of the charge   D. charged to ; free of the charge

At the sound of the bell announcing the end of class, the whole class _______.

A. came to life　 B. came alive　 C. was bought to life　 D. returned to life

--I didn't know this was a one-way street, officer.

--_________.

A. That's all right.　　　　　 B. I don't believe you.

C. How dare you say that?　　 D. Sorry, but that's no excuse.

It must be he that has stolen Mr. Smith’s purse, _____?

A. hasn’t he　　　 B. isn’t he　　　　 C. mustn’t it　　　 D. isn’t it

A teacher is a person who e________ his students.

My brother is handsome and ________, but sometimes he is not _______me.

A. energy; patience with　　　　　　 B. energetic; patient to

C. energy; patient with　　　　　　 D. energetic; patient with

—My mother is preparing my favorite dishes. Go with me and have a taste, okay?

　 — ______. And I’ll be glad to meet your parents.

　 A. I think so　　　　 B. I’d love to　　 C. I’m sure　　 D. I hope so