根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(Choose the best answers to complete the passage．)

　　Saturday morning came, and everything was bright and fresh．Every boy in town was happy, 　　1　　 Tom Sawyer．

　　Tom stood on the sidewalk 　　2　　 a bucket of white paint and a brush with a long handle in his hands．He looked at the fence that his aunt had told him 　　3　　 and felt very 　　4　　．It was thirty yards long and three yards high! He dipped his brush in the paint and painted a corner of the fence．Then he stood back and 　　5　　．The section that was painted was so small, and the 　　6　　 section was so big! He sat 　　7　　 a tree to have a rest．

　　He began to think of all the games 　　8　　 he had planned for the day．Soon the boys who were free would come along and make fun of him．But just then, he had a wonderful idea．He picked up his brush and went back to work．

　　Ben Rogers came along the road, 　　9　　 happily and carrying an apple．He stopped and looked at Tom．Tom went on painting and 　　10　　 Ben．

　　‘I'm going swimming,’said Ben．‘Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can't．You have to stay and work, 　　11　　 you?’

　　Tom went on painting．‘Work?’he said．‘This isn't work．I'm enjoying myself．Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?’

　　Ben thought about this．Tom went on painting, carefully, Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence, and then added a bit more paint in just the right place．Ben was watching Tom's every move．He was getting more and more interested．

　　After a while, he said,‘Tom, will you let me do some painting?’

　　Tom thought about it, and said,‘No, Ben, I can't．You see, Aunt Polly wants it to be done properly．I'm the only one who can do it right．’

　　‘Oh, please, Tom,’　　12　　 Ben．‘I can do it．I'll be 　　13　　 careful．Just let me try．I'll give you half of my apple．I'll give you all of it!’

　　‘Well, all right, Ben,’said Tom．‘But you must be careful．’

　　He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart．He sat down again under the tree, and started to eat the apple that Ben had given him．

　　All day, boys came to make fun, but they ended up 　　14　　 to paint．When Ben got tired, Billy Fisher was waiting．He gave Tom a kite 　　15　　 a chance to paint．Then Johnny Miller offered him twelve marbles, and so on．

　　By late afternoon Tom had gained all sorts of toys, and the fence had gained three coats of paint．Later Aunt Polly came to look at Tom's work．She was so pleased when she saw the painted fence that she gave Tom a large cake!

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　Saturday morning was bright and fresh．There was a song in every heart, cheer on every face, and a spring in every step．

　　Tom appeared with a bucket of white paint in one hand and a brush in the other．His Aunt Polly told him to paint the fence around the garden．It was thirty yards long and nine feet high．He felt very depressed．

　　Then he had a wonderful idea．He picked up his brush and started to work．

　　Soon Ben came along the road．He was happily eating an apple．He stopped to look at Tom．Tom went on painting and pretended(假装)not to see Ben．

　　“I'm going swimming,” said Ben．“Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can't．You have to stay and work, don't you?”

　　“Work?” Tom said．“This isn't work．I'm enjoying myself．Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?”

　　Ben thought about this．Tom continued painting carefully．Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added a bit more paint in just the right place．Ben was watching Tom paint with great interest．He was getting more and more eager to have a try himself．

　　After a while, Ben asked Tom if he would let him paint a little．Tom thought about it, and said,

　　“No, Ben, I can't．You see．Aunt Polly wants it to be done well．Aunt Polly said that I must paint it with great care．”

　　“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben．“I can do it．I'll be really careful．Just let me try．I'll give you half of my apple．Well, I'll give you all of it!”

　　“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom．“You must be very careful．”

　　He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart．He sat down under the tree, and started to eat Ben's apple．All day, boys came to make fun of Tom, but they ended up staying to paint．When Ben got tired, Billy was waiting．He gave Tom a kite for a chance to paint．Then Johnny offered him twelve marbles, and so on．

　　By late afternoon Tom had gained all sorts of toys, and the fence had gained three coats of paint．Later Aunt Polly came to look at the painted fence．She was so pleased with Tom's work that she gave Tom a large cake!

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