Question

I hired a plumber(水管工) to help me restore an old farmhouse, and he just finished a rough first day on the job: a1tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to2.
3I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.4arriving, he invited me in to meet his5. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small6, touching the tips of the branches with both7.
When8the door he passed through an amazing transformation. His brown face was in all smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his9a kiss.10he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my11got the better of me. I asked him about what I had12him do earlier.
"Oh, that's my13tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's14:those troubles don't15the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree16when I come home and ask God to17them. Then in the morning I18
them up again." "And the19thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't20as many as I remember hanging up the night before."

1. 1.
   1. A.
      smooth
   2. B.
      broken
   3. C.
      failed
   4. D.
      flat
2. 2.
   1. A.
      begin
   2. B.
      start
   3. C.
      set
   4. D.
      launch
3. 3.
   1. A.
      While
   2. B.
      During
   3. C.
      As soon as
   4. D.
      Though
4. 4.
   1. A.
      In
   2. B.
      For
   3. C.
      On
   4. D.
      At
5. 5.
   1. A.
      friends
   2. B.
      parents
   3. C.
      family
   4. D.
      home
6. 6.
   1. A.
      room
   2. B.
      tree
   3. C.
      flower
   4. D.
      wood
7. 7.
   1. A.
      arms
   2. B.
      hands
   3. C.
      fingers
   4. D.
      feet
8. 8.
   1. A.
      opening
   2. B.
      closing
   3. C.
      knocking
   4. D.
      covering
9. 9.
   1. A.
      wife
   2. B.
      daughter
   3. C.
      son
   4. D.
      baby
10. 10.
    1. A.
       Meanwhile
    2. B.
       Afterwards
    3. C.
       Previously
    4. D.
       Consequently
11. 11.
    1. A.
       satisfaction
    2. B.
       responsibility
    3. C.
       occupation
    4. D.
       curiosity
12. 12.
    1. A.
       heard
    2. B.
       made
    3. C.
       seen
    4. D.
       let
13. 13.
    1. A.
       comfort
    2. B.
       pain
    3. C.
       suffering
    4. D.
       trouble
14. 14.
    1. A.
       at length
    2. B.
       for sure
    3. C.
       at risk
    4. D.
       straight away
15. 15.
    1. A.
       belong in
    2. B.
       hold back
    3. C.
       fit in
    4. D.
       bring to
16. 16.
    1. A.
       one day
    2. B.
       every morning
    3. C.
       one night
    4. D.
       every night
17. 17.
    1. A.
       take note of
    2. B.
       take care of
    3. C.
       look for
    4. D.
       focus on
18. 18.
    1. A.
       pick
    2. B.
       take
    3. C.
       bring
    4. D.
       choose
19. 19.
    1. A.
       flexible
    2. B.
       funny
    3. C.
       casual
    4. D.
       humorous
20. 20.
    1. A.
       almost
    2. B.
       roughly
    3. C.
       nearly
    4. D.
       approximately

Answer 1

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