Question

“Wanted: Violin. Can’t pay much. Call…”
That advertisement in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn’t have the money. Even though times were 1, I couldn’t wait any longer to ask. “Daddy, may I have a violin of 2?” Daddy’s face looked 3. But a few weeks later, Daddy went home, with a case in his hand, 4,“Mary, I found this secondhand violin for seven dollars.”
The day when I carried my violin to school for my first lesson , no one could know how 5 I was. I practiced, joined the school orchestra(管弦乐队), gave performances……Several years seemed to run even quickly and I found myself in the first violin chair. More years 6, and my violin made every move with me, until one day, I carefully 7 it away.
Now here 8 this want advertisement, I discovered the case deep in my closet（储藏室）. I put it on the table. Then I picked up the 9, walked to the telephone and called by the 10.
Later in the day, a man of about 30 knocked at the door. “I’ve been expecting someone would 11 my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so 12,”he said, examining my violin. “How much are you asking?”
I said, “Seven dollars.” “Are you sure?” he asked, 13 he did not believe his ears. “Seven dollars.” I 14 and then added,” I hope your little girl will enjoy it 15 I did.”
I smiled, but I found my tears(眼泪) rolling down my face.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      easy
   2. B.
      hard
   3. C.
      late
   4. D.
      long
2. 2.
   1. A.
      my
   2. B.
      mine
   3. C.
      myself
   4. D.
      me
3. 3.
   1. A.
      angry
   2. B.
      happy
   3. C.
      sad
   4. D.
      funny
4. 4.
   1. A.
      answering
   2. B.
      saying
   3. C.
      asking
   4. D.
      telling
5. 5.
   1. A.
      surprised
   2. B.
      excited
   3. C.
      interested
   4. D.
      embarrassed
6. 6.
   1. A.
      past
   2. B.
      was passed
   3. C.
      passing
   4. D.
      passed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      carried
   2. B.
      put
   3. C.
      took
   4. D.
      threw
8. 8.
   1. A.
      about
   2. B.
      by
   3. C.
      in
   4. D.
      for
9. 9.
   1. A.
      advertisement
   2. B.
      violin
   3. C.
      case
   4. D.
      newspaper
10. 10.
    1. A.
       date
    2. B.
       name
    3. C.
       number
    4. D.
       address
11. 11.
    1. A.
       offer
    2. B.
       answer
    3. C.
       receive
    4. D.
       find
12. 12.
    1. A.
       badly
    2. B.
       easily
    3. C.
       quickly
    4. D.
       luckily
13. 13.
    1. A.
       though
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       as if
    4. D.
       until
14. 14.
    1. A.
       repeated
    2. B.
       continued
    3. C.
       reminded
    4. D.
       suggested
15. 15.
    1. A.
       which
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       what
    4. D.
       as

Answer 1

BBCBB DBDDC BACAD
本文作者由报纸上的广告想起了自己童年的一段经历。全文围绕一把小提琴，把作者的内心世界呈现在读者眼前。
1.B尽管当时日子很艰苦hard，但我还是迫不及待地想问。
2.B a violin of mine我自己的一把小提琴。句意：爸爸，我可以有我自己的一把小提琴吗？
3.C我向爸爸要小提琴，而爸爸又没钱，由此可推测，当时“爸爸的脸色看上去很忧伤”。
4.B爸爸回到家，手里拿着一个盒子，对我说saying。
5.B从上下文可知，当时“我”家里很穷，可爸爸还是给我买了一把小提琴，尽管是旧的，但是“没有人知道我当时心里有多激动”。
6.D由下文的 More years passed 可推测此处填，多少年过去了。
7.B我的小提琴随我进行每一次搬迁，而且我小心保管着它。put away 意为“存放，搁起来”。
8.D又回到了现实，看着报纸上的广告。
9.D根据上文“我小心地把小提琴收藏起来”，判断此处应为我从壁橱深处找到了(盛它的)箱子。
10.C从后面的 … walked to the telephone and called by means of the number 可知，“我”是拿着报纸去打电话(因为报纸上有电话号码)。
11.B句意为：我一直盼望着有人回复我的广告。answer 在此具有“答复，回复”之意。
12.A句意为：我女儿非常想要一把小提琴。badly 在此意为“非常，很”。
13.C从下文我重复“7 美元”及提出的希望来看，说明我要价太低了，来人竟不敢相信
14.A根据Are you sure?，可知我重复“7 美元”。
15.D as正如之意。我希望你的小女孩正如我喜欢它一样。