It was a cold evening. Old Hill was in the ward(牢房)-1-．He was put there for stealing some -2-jewellery in a shop. He knew he would be in -3一for more than five years.　 -4- was coming and the other prisoners(囚犯)were set free. He couldn't talk with　 -5- ．The policemen who guarded him were -6- buying the presents for their families and friends. He lay down on bed, and he could not fall一7一though he often felt -8-　 when he tried to earn some money for his family. Suddenly the old man一 9一　 some noise. He sat up at once. The door -10-　 and in came two policemen. They put a young man into the ward,　 -11一　 the door and left. Old Hill looked at the young man up and down, who　 -12-　 the nicest clothes. "He must be from a --13-- family," Old Hill said to himself. "But for what has he been -14-- here too?"

　　 "What happened to you, young man?" he asked.

　　 "I was out of　 -15-　 this morning," said the young man. "I had a puncture(扎穿)．”

　　 "It's an --16-- accident, I think. Did you drive over a　 -1`7- ?”

　　 "No, a wine bottle.，，

　　 "You were too　 ---18-！But you haven't broken any　 --19--in my opinion.”

　　 "But the drunkard(醉汉)who was　 --20-　 in the street had it hidden in his coat!"

1. A. alone　　　 B. lonely　　 C. lone　　　　 D. own

2. A. cheap　　　 B. valuable　 C. necessary　 D. useful

3. A. home　　　 B. office　　 C. store　　　 D. prison

4. A. Christmas　 B. An officer　 C. Someone　　 D. Nobody

5. A. Everybody　 B. anybody　　 C. nothing　　 D. nobody

6. A. free　　　　 B. busy　　　　 C. friendly　　 D. kind

7. A. sleep　　　 B. sleeping　 C. sleepy　　　 D. asleep

8. A. tire　　　 B. tired　　　 C. tiring　　　 D. tires

9. A. saw　　　　 B. made　　　 C. heard　　　 D. listened to

10. A. closed　　 B. locked　　 C. broke　　　 D. opened

11. A. unlocking　 B. unlocked　 C. locking　　 D. locked

12. A. dressed　　 B. put on　　 C. took off　　 D. wore

13. A. ordinary　 B. poor　　　 C. rich　　　　 D. foreign

14. A. taken　　　 B. brought　　 C. fetched　　 D. carried

15. A. work　　　 B. order　　　 C. trouble　　 D. luck

16. A. big　　　　 B. ordinary　 C. difficult　 D. different

17. A. stone　　　 B. nail　　　 C, dog　　　　 D. person

18. A. careful　　 B. nervous　　 C. careless　　 D. busy

19. A. law　　　 B. things　　 C, person　　　 D. customs

20. A. laying　　 B. lying　　　 C. lied　　　　 D. lain

35. The Swede admired Napoleon so much that he wanted to join the French army

　　 and ______ him.

　　 A. fought for　　　　　　　　 B. fight with

　　 C. fought against　　　　　　 D. fight for

34. They treated us _____ their own children when we were in the countryside.　

　　 A. for　　 B. like　　　 C. as　　 D. of