How much did you            the house?

A．pay for      B．cost for     C．paid for   D．cost on

—How much did you _________him for the house?

—I _________ him 2000 dollars for it but he wouldn’t accept it.

　　　 A. cost; paid　　　　　　 B. take; offered　　　　 C. spent; paid　　　　　 　 D. pay; offered

One day a poor boy, who was selling newspapers in a town, found that he had only ten pennies（便士）left, and he was hungry. He decided to ask for a  【小题1】  at the next house. However, he had another idea when a young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. But as he looked   【小题2】 , she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it, and then asked, “How much do I own（欠）you?”
“My mother teaches me that I should   【小题3】  get money for any kindness,” she replied. “So you don’t owe me  【小题4】 .”
Many years later, the woman became seriously ill. Then she was sent to a famous hospital in London. Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness. When he heard the name of the  【小题5】  which she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. As soon as he walked into her room, he got to know her at once. He did his best to  【小题6】  her. Then he gave special attention to her. After some time she got well.
Dr. Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital. He    【小题7】  it, then wrote something on it  【小题8】  it was sent to her. She was afraid to open it, for she believed it would cost the rest of her life to   【小题9】  for it all. But   【小题10】  she opened it, and read these words on it: Paid in full with one glass of milk.
【小题11】A．banana              B．drink                C．meal
【小题12】A．excited             B．thirty               C．hungry
【小题13】A．always              B．never                C．sometimes
【小题14】A．anything            B．everything           C．nothing
【小题15】A．country             B．house                C．town
【小题16】A．protect             B．remember             C．save
【小题17】A．looked at           B．looked after         C．looked for
【小题18】A．after               B．before               C．when
【小题19】A．take                B．pay                  C．spend
【小题20】A．finally            B．quickly              C．happily