Mr. Johnson lives outside the town. He works in a post office. His wife is often ill and six children __26____ at school. He works hard but he is often short of __27____. In the end of every month his family are always__28____.
One afternoon, on his way home, it suddenly began to __29____. When he got home, he was wet through. He hurried to go __30____ after supper and his wife washed the clothes and shoes for him. __31____ she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but __32____ the shoes. The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes. His wife found a pair of __33____ shoes under the bed for him. Then he went to __34____ and told the policeman about it.
“I __35____ ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to __36____ such a pair of worn-out shoes!”
Several days later the police __37____ a thief and found the shoes. They were as worn-out as the __38____ which Mr. Johnson was wearing.
“You’ve fooled us, Mr. Johnson,” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them __39____ only seven dollars!”
“You’re right, ,sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve __40____ them for five years and I had them mended six times. And I paid three dollars to the shoemaker for mending them!”
小题1: | A.play | B.study | C.work | D.live |
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小题2: | A.water | B.food | C.clothes | D.money |
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小题3: | A.full | B.afraid | C.hungry | D.angry |
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小题4: | A.rain | B.snow | C.blow | D.shine |
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小题5: | A.to work | B.to sleep | C.to bed | D.swimming |
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小题6: | A.After | B.Before | C.While | D.Because |
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小题7: | A.remembered | B.threw | C.dropped | D.forgot |
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小题8: | A.broken | B.new | C.nice | D.cheap |
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小题9: | A.bus stop | B.bus station | C.post office | D.police station |
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小题10: | A.borrowed | B.paid | C.lent | D.lost |
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小题11: | A.look for | B.find | C.wear | D.dress |
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小题12: | A.caught | B.stopped | C.saw | D.killed |
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小题14: | A.cost | B.sold | C.took | D.spent |
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小题15: | A.bought | B.given | C.had | D.liked |
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