Question

  I have a friend who must be the sweetest,shyest person in the world. He is forty years old,rather short and 1.      (skin) ，and has a thin moustache and even thinner hair on his head. Since his vision is not perfect,he wears glasses： 2. are small,round and frameless.

  He always walks sideways so as not to be 3.      (convenient) to anyone. Instead of saying "Excuse me”，he prefers to glide by one side.

  4.      the gap is so narrow that it will not allow him to pass,Luke waits patiently 5.        the ob- struction (障碍物) moves by itself. Stray dogs and cats panic him,and in order to avoid them,he constantly crosses from one side of the road to the 6.      .

  He speaks in 7.        very thin,subtle voice,so it is hard to tell if he is speaking at 8.      .He has never interrupted anybody. On the other hand,he can never manage more than two words without 9.      ( interrupt) . This does not seem to irritate him;in fact,he actually appears happy 10.        (be) able to utter (发出) those two words.

Answer 1

1. skinny  2. they   3. inconvenient   4. If 5. until/till   6. other   7. a 8. all          9. being interrupted   10. to have been