2. A .were crowded　 B. were crowding　　 C. crowded　　　 D. had crowded

1. A. by　　　　　　 B. between　　　　　 C. through　　　　 D. over

15. A. build　　　　　 　 B.　　　 own 　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　　　　　　 D. make　

C

One afternoon just before Christmas, an old man was walking __1__ the city center. The shops were all full of good things and they __2__ with cheerful shoppers. Suddenly he saw a dirty boy sitting on the ground crying sadly. When the __3__ old man asked him why he __4__, the little boy told him that he had 　__5__　 　a ten penny piece that his uncle 　__6__　 　him. At once the old man pulled out a handful of coins. He 　__7__　 　out a shining new ten penny piece and handed it to the child. “Thank you very much,” said the little boy, drying his 　__8___. He cheered up at once.

An hour or so later, the old man was making his way 　__9__　 　home by the same road. To his __10__he saw the dirty little boy in the same place, crying sadly as 　11__. He went up to the boy and asked him 　12　 　he had lost the ten penny piece he had __13__ given him as well. The boy told him that he had not lost the second coin 　14　 he still couldn’t find the first one. “__15__ I could find my own piece,” he cried, “I would have twenty pence now.”

14. A. so well　　　 B. so soon　　　　 C. so expensive　　 D. so far　　　

13. A. with　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　 D. on

12. A. later　　　　 　B. late　　　　　　　 　　 C. earlier　　　　　　　 D. early

11. A. plane　　　　　 　 B. passenger　　　　　　　 C. flight　　　　　　　　 D. airline　　　　

10. A. possible　　　　　　　 　 B. impossible　　　　　　 C. real　　　　　　 　　 D. unreal　　　　

9. A. Because of　　 B. Thanks to　　　 C. Give up　　　　 D. Think of　　

8. A. spends　　　　 B. takes　　　　　　　 　 C. costs　　　　　　　　　 D. travels