Question

Simon was a middle-aged leather businessman. He always failed in his career, which made him a depressed(沮丧的) man. So he often _____________ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the ______________ of a weekend. When Simon and his wife were busily tidying up their new home, the light suddenly went out. They had to _________ work. Simon was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait ________ in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant（犹豫不决的）knock on his door that sounded _____________ in the quiet night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Simon knew ________________ in this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed, so he went to the door and opened it ______________. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your ______________. ” “No,” answered Simon quickly and shut the door in ______________. “What a nuisance (讨厌鬼)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than somebody came to________ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside.________ this time she was holding two candles, saying, “I live upstairs. My grandma told me you might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.” Simon was very______________ by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your grandmother. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his ________________ in life. It was his loneliness with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but _____________, for his life had been darkened by his cold _____________.

1.A.hoped B.told C.complained D.advised

2.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.noon

3.A.change B.stop C.talk about D.think about

4.A.helplessly B.worthlessly C.fearlessly D.cheerlessly

5.A.noisy B.clear C.terrible D.strange

6.A.somebody B.nobody C.something D.nothing

7.A.surprisingly B.impatiently C.slowly D.willingly

8.A.friend B.relative C.student D.neighbor

9.A.fear B.danger C.anger D.silence

10.A.ask B.destroy C.buy D.borrow

11.A.But B.And C.So D.For

12.A.frightened B.pleased C.puzzled D.surprised

13.A.failure B.sadness C.complaint D.business

14.A.itself B.himself C.the girl D.the wife

15.A.opinion B.behavior C.mind D.look

Answer 1