My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He has had it ____ and he is very careful with it. It still looks as good as new. “That umbrella must have ____ you a great deal of money, Uncle，” I said to him one day. “No，” he replied, “____.” “Was it a present？” I asked again. “No，” said he. “Then how did you get it？” I asked.
“Well，” he answered, “it is a strange true story. About ten years ago I was walking along a quiet London street one evening ____ it suddenly rained. I had no ___ and no umbrella. No buses ____that street and there were no taxis in sight. As I was on my way to a party I didn't want to get ___.So I stood in a doorway and waited for the rain to stop. By and by it grew quite ____， there wasn't a person around，and still it rained and rained.____ a young man came to the place where I was standing, ____ a large umbrella over his head. As I hoped he would ____ me to walk to the next corner with him, ___ I could have got a taxi，I stepped ____ the dark doorway where I had been standing, and said, ‘____， where are you going with that umbrella？’
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__ by my sudden appearance, the young man ____ the umbrella which I am afraid, he had just stolen, ran away, and ___ into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and __
__ my walk. I knew it would be ____ in this big city to try and discover the owner and so I've kept it ____.”
| 小题1: | | A．for months | B．for years | | C．since childhood | D．since then |
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| 小题2: | | A．used | B．cost | C．taken | D．spent |
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| 小题3: | | A．very little | B．only a few pounds | | C．not a penny | D．not a great deal |
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| 小题5: | | A．car | B．hat | C．raincoat | D．friend |
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| 小题6: | | A．moved through | B．ran through | | C．went across | D．passed across |
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| 小题8: | | A．dark | B．wet | C．late | D．helpless |
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| 小题9: | | A．At once | B．At last | C．Strangely | D．Secretly |
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| 小题10: | | A．raising | B．carrying | C．holding | D．lifting |
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| 小题11: | | A．allow | B．let | C．agree | D．promise |
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| 小题12: | | A．there | B．where | C．from which | D．in which |
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| 小题13: | | A．into | B．out of | | C．towards | D．from behind |
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| 小题14: | | A．By the way | B．Pardon | C．Excuse me | D．Sorry |
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| 小题15: | | A．Encouraged | B．Forced | | C．Warmed | D．Frightened |
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| 小题16: | | A．shut | B．took | C．dropped | D．forgot |
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| 小题17: | | A．disappeared | B．wandered | C．marched | D．came |
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| 小题18: | | A．stopped | B．started | C．continued | D．delayed |
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| 小题19: | | A．endless | B．interesting | C．exciting | D．hopeless |
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| 小题20: | | A．ever since | B．forever | C．long enough | D．in the end |
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