Last June my brother wanted to 1 a car. He had had an old scooter (小摩托车) before, but it had 2 several times during the spring.“What you want is a secondhand Mini.”I 3 .“If you 4 me the money,”he said,“I’m going to get one tomorrow.”“I can’t give you the money”, I replied,“but 5 Aunt Myra? She must have 6 . We haven’t seen her since Christmas but she 7 ”hints (暗示) that we should go and see her 8 .
We told our parents 9 . They weren’t 10 about it and asked us not to go. So we didn’t. But later that 11 day something 12 happened. A doctor rang to tell us that Aunt Myra had gone into hospital for 13 .“We can’t all go and see her 14 ,”said my mother.“You two go today, but don’t mention the 15 .”
When we got there, Aunt Myra 16 quite happy.“I’m not seriously ill,”she said,“but the doctor 17 that I’m getting too 18 to drive my car. You can have it if you promise to take me to the 19 now and again.”We agreed, and now we quite enjoy our monthly 20 to the coast with Aunt Myra.
1．A．borrow B．steal C．drive D．buy
2．A．fallen down B．pulled down C．broken down D．knocked down
3．A．asked B．suggested C．ordered D．warned
4．A．borrow B．pay C．give D．return
5．A．what about B．how is C．how do you like D．what is
6．A．some B．enough C．little D．many
7．A．seldom B．never C．always D．hardly
8．A．much more B．more often C．less more D．less often
9．A．where we were going B．how we were feeling
C．what we were doing D．why we were going
10．A．anxious B．happy C．surprised D．troubled
11．A．cloudy B．sunny C．worrying D．same
12．A．strange B．interesting C．funny D．important
13．A．a help B．an operation C．a talk D．an evening
14．A．at the same time B．on the same day
C．in the same car D．along the same way
15．A．car B．house C．money D．home
16．A．felt B．seemed C．turned D．became
17．A．guesses B．supposes C．agrees D．insists
18．A．excited B．strong C．old D．tired
19．A．hospital B．hillside C．park D．seaside
20．A．trips B．dinners C．drivers D．drinks
答案：1—5 D C B C A 6—10 B C B A B
11—15 D A B A C 16—20 C A C C D
