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 any thing wrong. Every morning she would give him breakfast in bed and bring him the papers to　 3 . It isn’t really true that he was too 　4 to work. In fact he had tried a few 5　 . First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 　6　 at least six windows. Then he 　7 a bus conductor and on his second　 8 a passenger stole his bag with all the fares (车费) collected. He even lost his job as a postman 　 9 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was 　10　 suitable work for him. So he 11　 to join the army. Mrs Fant was so 　 12 about this that she told the 　 13 to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier.” She said. “He is going to be the best soldier there 　 14　 was, I can tell you!”

Then the great day came 　 15 he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his　 __16__came in sight, some of the people watching 　17 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace (步) with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant, who was filled with 　18 , shouted at the top of her voice: “Look at　 19 ! They’re all out of 20　 except my John! Isn’t he the best!”

1. A. depended on　　 B. waited on　　 C. trusted　　 　　D. loved

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

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

4. A. lazy　　　　　 B. young　　 　C. weak　　　 　 D. quiet

5. A. one　　　　　 B. years　　　 　C. weak　　　 　　D. jobs

6. A. make　　　　　 B. drop　　　　 C. break　　 　　 D. clean

7. A. lowed　　　　 B. met　　　　 C. became　 　　 D. found

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

9. A. as if　　　　 　B. so that　　　 C. because　 　　 D. though

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

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

12. A. excited　　　 B. worried　　 C. disappointed　 D. surprised

13. A. event　　　　 B. change　　 C. news　　　　　 D. matter

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

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

16. A. neighbours　　 B. army office　 C. mother　　　 D. fellow soldiers

17. A. couldn’t help　 B. shouldn’t begin C. stopped　　 D. kept

18. A. sadness　　　 B. happiness　　　 C. surprise　 　D. anger

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

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