Question

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house.She__1__John very much.In her__2__he couldn't do anything__3Every morning she would give him breadkfst_-4bed and bring him the papers to__5__.It isn't really true that he was too__6__to work-in fact he had tried a few__7__.First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to__8__at least six windows.Then he__9__a bus conductor and on his second__10__a passenger stole his bag with all the fares（车费）collected.He__11__lost his job as a postman__12__he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses.It seemed that there was__13__suitable work for him.So he__14__to join the army.Mrs.Fant was so__15__about this that she told the__16__to all her neighbours."My John is good to be a soldier,"she said."He is going to be the best soldier there__17__was,I can tell you!"Then the great day came__18__he was to march past the palace in the parade（接受检阅的队伍）.His__19__mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good__20__in the crowd.The parade was full of sound and colour.But when John and his__21__came in sight some of the people watching__22_laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the other as they marched along.But Ella Fant,who was filled with__23__,shouted at the top of her voice:"Look at__24__!They're all out of__25__except my John!Isn't he the best!"

1. A.dependedon                    B.waitedon        C.trusted              D.loved

2. A.hope                              B.eyes            C.head                D.belefs

3. A.wrong                            B.great           C.good                             D.strange

4. A.to                                   B.at              C.in                                 D.by

5. A.check                             B.read            C.keep                             D.sign

6. A.lazy                                B.young          C.weak                            D.shy

7.A.ones                                B.years           C.tasks                D.jobs

8. A.rub                                 B.drop            C.break                           D.clean

9. A.followed                         B.met            C.became                         D.found

10 A.day                               B.try             C.route                            D.chance

11. A.thus                             B.even           C.once                              D.only

12. A.evenif                           B.sothat          C.because                         D.though

13. A.some                            B.such           C.less                               D.no

14. A.began                           B.promised       C.managed                        D.decided

15. A.excited                         B.worried        C.anxious                          D.curious

16. A.incident                        B.change         C.news                             D.matter

17. A.yet                               B.ever           C.never                              D.just

18. A.where                           B.since          C.when                              D.till

19. A.proud                           B.kind           C.strict                              D.lucky

20. A.time                             B.position        C.experience                D.impression

21. A.neighbours                    B.armyofficer        C.mother                     D.fellowsoldiers

22. A.couldn'thelp                  B.shouldn'tburstout       C.stopped                     D.kept

23. A.sadness                        B.happiness          C.surprise           D.regret

24. A.them                            B.those              C.that                         D.him

25. A.sight                             B.order              C.mind                        D.step

Answer 1

1．D        2．B       3．A      4．C         5．B    6．A  7．D    8．C     9．C     10．A   11．B     12．C           13．D 14．D    15．A   16．C      17．B        18．C   19．A   20．B 21．D   22．A   23．B   24．A   25．D