Mr. Johnson lives outside the town. He works in a post office. His wife is often ill and six children __26____ at school. He works hard but he is often short of __27____. In the end of every month his family are always__28____.
One afternoon, on his way home, it suddenly began to __29____. When he got home, he was wet through. He hurried to go __30____ after supper and his wife washed the clothes and shoes for him. __31____ she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but __32____ the shoes. The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes. His wife found a pair of __33____ shoes under the bed for him. Then he went to __34____ and told the policeman about it.
“I __35____ ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to __36____ such a pair of worn-out shoes!”
Several days later the police __37____ a thief and found the shoes. They were as worn-out as the __38____ which Mr. Johnson was wearing.
“You’ve fooled us, Mr. Johnson,” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them __39____ only seven dollars!”
“You’re right, ,sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve __40____ them for five years and I had them mended six times. And I paid three dollars to the shoemaker for mending them!”
| 小题1: | | A．play | B．study | C．work | D．live |
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| 小题2: | | A．water | B．food | C．clothes | D．money |
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| 小题3: | | A．full | B．afraid | C．hungry | D．angry |
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| 小题4: | | A．rain | B．snow | C．blow | D．shine |
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| 小题5: | | A．to work | B．to sleep | C．to bed | D．swimming |
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| 小题6: | | A．After | B．Before | C．While | D．Because |
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| 小题7: | | A．remembered | B．threw | C．dropped | D．forgot |
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| 小题8: | | A．broken | B．new | C．nice | D．cheap |
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| 小题9: | | A．bus stop | B．bus station | C．post office | D．police station |
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| 小题10: | | A．borrowed | B．paid | C．lent | D．lost |
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| 小题11: | | A．look for | B．find | C．wear | D．dress |
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| 小题12: | | A．caught | B．stopped | C．saw | D．killed |
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| 小题14: | | A．cost | B．sold | C．took | D．spent |
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| 小题15: | | A．bought | B．given | C．had | D．liked |
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