Question

  Old Mrs Robinson lived alone in a small house. Her son John lived with his wife and child on 1        street. He asked his mother to live with him,but his mother didn't want to 2        her little house.

At eight o'clock one morning the old woman 3        her son. She said, "Please come to my house."Then she put the phone down. John's wife said, " 4        was that?" "It was mother," he answered. " What did she want?" "She wants 5        Perhaps she's ill. I'll take my car and go to work 6        her house."He took his car out and 7        to his mother's house quickly.

When the old woman opened the door,her son said, "What's the 8      ,mother?" "Come in," she answered. "There's a thief in one of my rooms. " "A thief in 9        of your rooms?， said John. " When did you 10        him？”"I heard noises in a room yesterday evening," she answered. " Which one?" John asked 11       They were in the diningroom now. "That one," the old woman answered. 12       didn't you telephone me then?" John asked.

"Because it was late,I did not want to 13        you," she answered. "But the thief 14        stayed in the rooms all night,has he?" asked John. "Oh,15 ," the old woman answered. "I nailed (钉) the door up,and then I went to bed."

(   ) 1. A. the other   B. another   C. others   D. the others

(   ) 2. A. live   B. stay   C. leave   D. sell

(   ) 3. A. said   B. told   C. woke   D. telephoned

(   ) 4. A. What   B. Where   C. Who   D. When

(   ) 5. A. you   B. him   C. me   D. money

(   ) 6. A. to   B. through   C. beside   D. from

(   ) 7. A. bought   B. drove   C. walked   D. ran

(   ) 8. A. wrong   B. number   C. work   D. matter

(   ) 9. A. two   B. any   C. one   D. which

(   ) 10. A. see   B. catch   C. find   D. look for

(   ) 11. A. quickly   B. angrily   C. quietly   D. noisily

(   ) 12. A. How   B. When   C. Why   D. Where

(   ) 13. A. matter   B. trouble   C. sorry   D. know

(   ) 14. A. didn't   B. isn't   C. hasn't   D. haven't

(   ) 15. A. no,he has   B. no,he hasn't

       C. yes,he has   D. yes,he hasn't

Answer 1

1. B on another street"在另一条街上"。

2. C 从句意看，他的母亲不想离开她的小屋。

3. D 下文有提示。

4. C Who was that?"那是谁？"

5. C 从上下语境可知，母亲有事需要找儿子。

6. D 本句意为"……从她那儿去上班。"

7. B 驱车前往他母亲的住处。

8. D 根据句意首先排除B、C. 空格前有the ,故答案只能是D.

9. C 上句已有提示。

10. C 从上下文看,答案应为C. 其后的heard是关键词。

11. C 从句意看，是悄悄地问。

12. C 从句意及下句的关键词because可知答案为C.

13. B 意为"我不想打扰你"。

14. C 现在完成时的第三人称单数形式。

15. C 从上下文看，母亲回答是肯定的。