Question

When Roy entered the tiny bookshop, Mr. Banner looked up at him, annoyed.

‘‘You’re late again,” he said.

“Sorry,” Roy said. “I had a lot of ___ to do.”

Mr. Banner rolled his eyes and walked away.

Roy’s mother had a tiny apartment but a big ___. She was so kind-hearted. Ever since Roy could ___, a lot of orphans (孤儿) had lived with them. So he had to help in the house.

Roy worked his way up one side of a narrow aisle (过道) and back down the other. Every now and then（不时地）, he glanced（瞥一眼）at Mr. Banner who gradually fell into ___ in his chair. Roy walked ___ to the back of the aisle and reached for the top shelf. He carefully ___ a book The Little Book of Fairy Tales, then sat on the floor and opened it. Within minutes, Roy went into a world of giants, queens and talking wolves. Every day, Roy got ___ in the fairy-tale world while Mr. Banner was dreaming in his chair. Every day he would find a new place to put the book so that no one could see it and ___ it.

Roy felt bad about ___ the book. He thought Mr. Banner would be ___ if he knew. But Roy loved those fairy-tale worlds. Most importantly, he could tell the children the fairy tales in the book and they always listened to him with great ___.

Then one day, something ___ happened. Mr. Banner told Roy he had ___ the bookshop and then he showed him a book. It was The Little Book of Fairy Tales. “Maybe those kids at home will like this,” Mr. Banner said. Mr. Banner had known his ___ all along! Roy tried to say “Thank you,” but his voice was too ___. He took a deep breath, and said loudly, “Thank you.” The old man smiled, “You’re welcome.”

1.A. homework B. reasons C. housework D. problems

2.A. heart B. head C. decision D. smile

3.A. imagine B. remember C. think D. guess

4.A. silence B. thought C. sadness D. sleep

5.A. proudly B. shyly C. quietly D. calmly

6.A. took down B. turned down C. showed off D. knocked off

7.A. lost B. hurt C. sick D. tired

8.A. borrow B. steal C. discuss D. buy

9.A. reading B. hiding C. copying D. borrowing

10.A. mad B. thankful C. frightened D. pleased

11.A. effort B. interest C. purpose D. help

12.A. similar B. rare C. bad D. unfair

13.A. sold B. locked C. owned D. broken

14.A. history B. way C. dream D. secret

15.A. clear B. soft C. tired D. hopeless

Answer 1