In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a housekeeper younger than sixty, for fear of what people might say about them. I was __1__, however. When I needed a housekeeper I __2__ a girl called Bridle Casey, a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village up the coast. But I __3__ my choice carefully. I drove out there one day when she was at home, and I had a look at the cottage and a __4__ with her mother and a cup of tea, and after that I did not need anyone to say that she was __5__. I knew if there was anything Bridle did not do __6__, her mother would not __7__ long to correct her. After that, there was only one __8__ to raise.

    “Have you a __9__ Bridle?” said I.

    “No, doctor, I have not,” said she with a simple expression that did not __10__ me a bit. As a doctor you soon get used to innocent(无邪的) __11__.

    “Well, you’d better __12__ and get one.” said I, “__13__ I’m not going to take you.”

    __14__ this she laughed.

    __15__ she started working at my house. She proved to be very __16__ and efficient (高效率的). Of course, she was so good-looking that people who came to my house used to pass __17__ about us. But that didn’t matter. They did not dare to hire a pretty girl themselves for __18__ of what people would say. But I knew as long as a girl had a man of __19__ to look after she would give me __20__.

1．A．an inclusion

B．a conclusion

C．an exception

D．a succession

2．A．chose

B．married

C．fired

D．met

3．A．made

B．offered

C．regretted

D．settled

4．A．deal

B．talk

C．quarrel

D．journey

5. A．pretty

B．clever

C．fit

B．busy

6．A．quickly

B．normally

C．secretly

D．properly

7．A．expense

B．pay

C．cost

D．take

8．A．report

B．test

C．question

D．statement

9．A．girl-friend

B．boy-friend

C．wife

D．husband

10．A．interest

B．cheat

C．encourage

D．notice

11．A．feelings

B．looks

C．sounds

D．voices

12．A．hurry up

B．turn up

C．take your time

D．take it easy

13．A．or

B．but

C．and

D．so

14．A．At

B．On

C．To

D．For

15. A．The day

B．The next day

C．In the day

D．To this day

16．A．young

B．strong

C．able

D．gentle

17．A．a letter

B．an examination

C．information

D．a remark

18．A．fear

B．horror

C．reason

D．cause

19．A．herself

B．her own

C．himself

D．the word

20．A．service

B．everything

C．no trouble

D．no notice

 

    In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a housekeeper younger than sixty, for fear of what people might say about them. I was __1__, however. When I needed a housekeeper I __2__ a girl called Bridle Casey, a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village up the coast. But I __3__ my choice carefully. I drove out there one day when she was at home, and I had a look at the cottage and a __4__ with her mother and a cup of tea, and after that I did not need anyone to say that she was __5__. I knew if there was anything Bridle did not do __6__, her mother would not __7__ long to correct her. After that, there was only one __8__ to raise.

    “Have you a __9__ Bridle?” said I.

    “No, doctor, I have not,” said she with a simple expression that did not __10__ me a bit. As a doctor you soon get used to innocent(无邪的) __11__.

    “Well, you’d better __12__ and get one.” said I, “__13__ I’m not going to take you.”

    __14__ this she laughed.

    __15__ she started working at my house. She proved to be very __16__ and efficient (高效率的). Of course, she was so good-looking that people who came to my house used to pass __17__ about us. But that didn’t matter. They did not dare to hire a pretty girl themselves for __18__ of what people would say. But I knew as long as a girl had a man of __19__ to look after she would give me __20__.

1．A．an inclusion

B．a conclusion

C．an exception

D．a succession

2．A．chose

B．married

C．fired

D．met

3．A．made

B．offered

C．regretted

D．settled

4．A．deal

B．talk

C．quarrel

D．journey

5. A．pretty

B．clever

C．fit

B．busy

6．A．quickly

B．normally

C．secretly

D．properly

7．A．expense

B．pay

C．cost

D．take

8．A．report

B．test

C．question

D．statement

9．A．girl-friend

B．boy-friend

C．wife

D．husband

10．A．interest

B．cheat

C．encourage

D．notice

11．A．feelings

B．looks

C．sounds

D．voices

12．A．hurry up

B．turn up

C．take your time

D．take it easy

13．A．or

B．but

C．and

D．so

14．A．At

B．On

C．To

D．For

15. A．The day

B．The next day

C．In the day

D．To this day

16．A．young

B．strong

C．able

D．gentle

17．A．a letter

B．an examination

C．information

D．a remark

18．A．fear

B．horror

C．reason

D．cause

19．A．herself

B．her own

C．himself

D．the word

20．A．service

B．everything

C．no trouble

D．no notice

 

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项．

　　Mrs Brown was tired after her day's shopping in London, so she went to a restaurant for a cup of tea before catching the train home. When she had ordered the tea, she suddenly remembered that she had to buy some medicine for her husband, who had a cough.

　　“Is there a chemist's near here?”she asked the waiter.

　　“Yes. Madam,”the waiter said.“It's only about three minutes' walk away. Turn right when you go out of the restaurant, then take the second turning to the left. You'll find a big chemist's about a hundred yards up the road on the right-hand side. It closes at five, but if you hurry, you'll just get there in time.”

　　Mrs Brown followed the waiter's directions carefully and found the chemist's without any difficulty. She bought the cough mixture and started to make her way back to the restaurant. But after she walked about ten minutes and there was still no sign of the restaurant, she realized that she must have made a mistake.

Mrs Brown was anxious because she had left all her shopping in the restaurant. She was wondering what to do when a policeman came up and asked if he could help. Mrs Brown explained what had happened. The policeman suggested going back as far as the chemist's. When they got there, the policeman said, “Let's go in this direction. It leads to the main road, where we probably find your restaurant.”

When they reached the main road. The policeman said, “I think you'll find the restaurant you are looking for along there, on the opposite of the road.”

1．It must have been ________ when she ordered her tea.

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2．Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

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A．It was easy for Mrs Brown to find the chemist's.

B．The waiter was helpful to her.

C．She almost forgot to buy some medicine for her husband.

D．When she got lost, she went to a policeman and asked for help.

3．Which of the following is the right way from the chemist's to the restaurant?

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A．Turn right, then take the second turning to the left and then walk straight forward 100 yards.

B．Turn left when you go out of the chemist's. Go straight forward about 100 yards and then turn right. Walk a few minutes and the restaurant is on your left.

C．Turn left when you go out of the chemist's and then take the second turning to the right. Go a hundred yards and the restaurant is on the opposite.

D．Turn right out of the chemist's. Take the second turning to the left and then right.

4．Which of the following is the most likely dialogue between Mrs Brown and policeman?

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A．“Thank you very much, but I wonder how I went wrong?”“Oh, it's easy to get lost in a big city like London!”

B．“Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the chemist's?”, “OK, let me show you the way.”

C．“How much should I pay?”“It's nothing.”

D．“It's kind of you”“You are welcome.”