Question

The preparations went on for the dance. I began to worry about what I was to ___21____. It seemed so stupid not to be able to think of anything. One evening, when I was changing for dinner, there was a ____22____ at my bedroom door. I called “Come in,” thinking it was my maid, Clarice. It was Mrs. Danvers.

“I hope you will forgive me for ___23_____ you,” she said, “Have you decided yet, madam, what you will wear?”

There was a ____24____ of scorn（嘲弄） in her voice, of satisfaction. She must have heard through Clarice in some way.

“No, I haven’t decided.”

“I wonder why you don’t ___25____ one of the pictures in the hall.”

I wondered why such an idea did not come to me before. It was an ____26____ answer to my difficulty.

“All the pictures in the gallery would be good to copy, especially that one of the young lady in white.” Her voice was ____27____ normal. Did she want to be friends with me at last? Or did she realize that it was not I who had told Maxim her secret, and was this her way of thanking me for my ____28____?

“Has Mr. de Winter not suggested anything for you?”

“No. No. I don’t want him to know beforehand. I want to ____29____ him.”

“Madam, when you do decide, I should advise you to have your dress made in London. Voce, in Bond Street, is a good place I know. You should study the pictures in the hall, madam, especially the one I ____30____. And you needn’t think that I will give you away. I won’t say a word to anyone.”

“Thank you, Mrs. Danvers.” I went on dressing, puzzled by her manner.

                                      

21. A. choose                  B. wear                      C. dress                     D. purchase

22. A. call                       B. servant                   C. ring                       D. knock

23. A. disturbing              B. asking                    C. informing               D. troubling

24. A. sound                   B. suggestion              C. symbol                  D. signal

25. A. study                    B. use                        C. copy                      D. observe

26. A. obvious                 B. interesting              C. easy                      D. exciting

27. A. pleasantly              B. surprisingly            C. extremely               D. apparently

28. A. help                      B. silence                   C. advice                    D. tolerance

29. A. impress                 B. please                    C. shock                    D. surprise

30. A. liked                     B. referred                  C. preferred                D. mentioned

Answer 1

21-25: BDABC     26-30: ABBDD