Question

用所给动词适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。

A woman liked 1           (ride) a horse．One day she fell from a horse and was hurt seriously．Her husband, a lawyer, sent for Mr. Ball, a doctor．Mr. Ball knew the lawyer hardly paid bills for he 2      (do) such things several times．The doctor was afraid that the lawyer 3  (not pay) him again．

"Don't worry, Mr. Ball．" The lawyer 4      (bring) out two thousand dollars．"It 5 (not matter) whether you cure my wife or kill her, I will pay you this．"

Hearing this, Mr. Ball came into the woman's bedroom．He found he could hardly do anything．But he did his best 6           (cure) her life．Two hours later, when he 7  (operate) on her, she died．

"I'm sorry, sir," Mr. Ball said with a tired look, "I 8          (do) my best, you know．Now pay me the money, please．"

"Yes, yes, sir," the lawyer answered at once．"But can you tell me if you 9        (kill) my wife?"

"Of course not, you know!" Mr. Ball was surprised and said angrily．"That's true．And have you cured her?"

"Nobody 10          (cure) her, I think．"

"Well, then," the lawyer said happily, "Why do I have to pay money to you since you neither cured nor killed her?"

Answer 1

1．riding    2．had done    3．wouldn't pay    4．brought    5．won't matter

6．to cure   7．was operating  8．have done   9．have killed   10．would cure