Question

When I spent the summer with my Grandpa in Warwick, he sent me to Miss Bee's store. _____ the counter was Miss Bee. A pair of glasses teetered(摇摇欲坠) on the __________ of her nose, gray hair was___________ on her head.

“Excuse me. I need to get these. ” I said. “So?” She pushed her glasses__________ her nose. “There's no one here except you and me and I'm not your__________ . Go get them. If you're lucky you'll finish shopping by sundown. ” Sundown was five hours ________ . I wasn't sure l would _____ it .

How could I hope to find anything on the packed, jumbled(乱堆的)shelves around me?

I visited Miss Bee several times a week. Sometimes she short-charged me. Other times she overcharged. ________ she sold me a/an________ newspaper instead of one that was current. Going to the store was more like going into battle.

“That bread is only twenty-nine cents!” I corrected her one afternoon. I had watched the numbers change on the cash register (收款机) closely, and Miss Bee had added 35 cents. She didn't seem _________ that I had caught her __________ . She just looked at me and____________. the price.

All summer I learned the hard way to________my list. But she still found ways to _________ me into making mistakes. No sooner had I memorized the items' location on the shelf than Miss Bee ________ the shelves and made me hunt for________all over again. The morning I was to _____ to Brooklyn, I stopped in to get a packet of gum.

“All right,” she said. “What did you learn this summer?” She was mean! I pressed my lips together. To my ________ , Miss Bee laughed. “I know what you think of me,” she said. “ but when you get older you'll be glad our paths __________!” Glad I met Miss Bee? The idea was__________.

Now I grow up and I finally understand I really learned a lot from Miss Bee.

1.A. On. B. Under. C. Behind. D. Over.

2.A. bottom. B. side. C. tip. D. middle.

3.A. piled. B. covered. C. grown. D. worn.

4.A. down. B. up. C. out. D. over.

5.A. boss. B. guest. C. customer. D. maid.

6.A. before. B. away. C. about. D. off.

7.A. make. B. depend on. C. see to. D. keep.

8.A. But. B. And. C. Or. D. So.

9.A. new. B. bad. C. broken. D. old.

10.A. pleased. B. embarrassed. C. excited. D. satisfied.

11.A. paying more. B. charging more. C. charging less. D. paying less.

12.A. increased. B. rewarded. C. corrected. D. raised.

13.A. add up. B. bring up. C. look up. D. put up.

14.A. arguing. B. forcing. C. persuading. D. tricking.

15.A. rebuilt. B. rearranged. C. regained. D. reclaimed.

16.A. them. B. her. C. it. D. him.

17.A. leave. B. start. C. come. D. return.

18.A. amazement. B. joy. C. regret. D. disappointment.

19.A. led. B. crossed. C. went. D. passed.

20.A. reasonable. B. instructive. C. absurd. D. wise.

Answer 1