16. A. owner B. host C. guest D. master
15. ________ fresh air, people may start to feel sick. So make sure you open the windows while working.
A. For the absence of B. In the absence of
C. In the honour of D. In the short of
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The 16 picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his 17 , who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Apparently 18 of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the 19 on the table. His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling (飒飒响声).
They 20 sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the 21 came, right there in the living-room. Something was hopelessly broken.
It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked 22 her shoulder at once, startled (吓一跳), 23 . It was 24 neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit.
The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the 25 floor and blurted out, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”
The father started to say something. Then he muttered, “Sorry, I 26 it and it fell.”
“ It doesn’t matter,” the host said.
Later, when they left the house, the daughter said, “ Daddy, I saw your 27 in the windowpane (窗玻璃). You were sitting perfectly 28 . Why did you say….”
The father 29 , “What then would you 30 as the cause of its fall?”
“ It fell by itself. The floor is uneven (不平). It wasn’t steady when Mr. Li put it there.”
“It won’t 31 , girl. It sounds more 32 when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you 33 them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”
The daughter was 34 in silence for a while. Then she said, “ Can you 35 it only this way?”
“Only this way,” the father said.
14. She published her novels _____ a man’s name, which she thought was easier to gain popularity.
A. in B. by
C. under D. at
13. Several houses were destroyed to ______ a building.
A. make away with B. make way for
C. make for D. make out
12. We will hold a ceremony _______ those killed in battle.
A. for honour of B. in honour of
C. in honour to D. with honour to
11. We all know that science plays ______ in modern society.
A. an important role B. important role
C. important roles D. important parts
10. When the rich found the poor girl unable to pay the whole for her schooling, he offered to ______ it with her.
A. share in B. cost
C. spend D. pay for
9. _________ your mother, I found her healthy and she had me tell you to work hard.
A. Delighted to see B. Delighting to see
C. Delighted to have seen D. Delighting to have seen
8. Naturally, after I tell my brother what to do, he ______ go and do the opposite.
A. may B. will
C. can D. should
7. After _____ practice, I have finally taken my Santana _______.
A. many a; under control B. a lot of; into control
C. plenty of; under control D. a great many; out of control
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