Question

A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After 1       weeks the editor 2        the story to her. The lady was 3       . She wrote back to the editor: "Dear Sir,Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. 4       do you know that the story is not good?

You did not read it. 5       I sent you the story,I pasted together pages 18 ,19 and 20. This was a 6       to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday,the pages were 7        pasted together. Is this the 8        you read all the stories that are sent to you?"

The editor wrote back： "Dear Madam,

9       breakfast when I have an egg,I  10       eat the whole egg in order to discover that it is bad."

(   ) 1. A. few   B. a few   C. little   D. a little

(   ) 2. A. gave   B. came back   C. handed   D. returned

(   ) 3. A. angry   B. happy   C. satisfied   D. glad

(   ) 4. A. How   B. Why   C. What   D. Where

(   ) 5. A. After   B. Until   C. Before   D. Since

(   ) 6. A. lesson   B. test   C. question   D. thing

(   ) 7. A. already   B. still   C. even   D. yet

(   ) 8. A. work   B. check   C. road   D. way

(   ) 9. A. On   B. On the   C. At   D. At the

(   ) 10. A. must not   B. have not to

   C. need not to   D. don't have to

Answer 1

一女士在投稿时为了弄清楚编辑有没有看自己的稿件，故意将其中三页黏在一起。稿件被退回时，那三页依然黏在一起。该女士生气的质问编辑时，对方以一个巧妙的比喻作出了答复。

1. B根据文意，这里应选择一个词或词组，修饰可数名词，表示"一些"，比较四个选项，只有a few符合条件，为正确选项。

2. D把某物还给某人，可用give sth. back to sb. 或return sth. to sb.来表达，细看句子，只有D 项正确。

3. A根据上下文可知，这个女士在稿件被退还时，看到那三页依然黏在一起，应当感到非常恼火,故选an^y₀

4. A分析句子，这里应选择一个疑问副词，在句中做方式状语，表达"你怎么知道这篇故事不好"之意，比较四个选项，应选How。

5. C比较主从句中两个动作的先后关系，可知丛句应用before引导。

6. B比较四个词，lesson意为"功课，教训"；test 意为"检测，测试"；question'意为"问题"；thing 意为"事情，东西"。根据句'意,应选   B.

7. B句意为"当稿件被退回时，那几页依然黏在一起"，只有still合乎句意,为正确选项。

8. D比较四个选项，只有way可用来表示"方式，方法"。

9. C at breakfast为固定结构，意为"在吃早饭"。

10. D don't have to do sth. = needn't do sth.意为 "不必干某事"。