Question

When my father was getting ready for work, our   1  was ruled by knocks and words. One 2   on the table means "I'm ready for my breakfast" . Two knocks on the table   3   I amready for my tea.”

4   breakfast he said, "Boots". The paper was   5   for him over the back of an armchair.Today's paper was put on the chair for his elbows, and his boots were brought to him, freshly brushed.

He read   6   , at the same time putting on his boots and lacing them   7  . After finishing oneboot, he said, "Bus. “ At that   8   one of the girls went outside to the garden gate   9   waitedthere. Her job was to stop the bus  10   it came. It came early sometimes, and it had to  11   myfather.

"Overcoat, hat. " One of my sisters had already  12   his overcoat. Now she held it  13   forhim and guided his arms into it. Then she   14   his jacket down under the coat.  Another girl  15   his hat, nicely brushed. "Handkerchief, pipe. " They were brought and put, with his tobacco, into hispock . He   16   the window and said either "Walking stick" or "Umbrella". It was handed to him.Ready now, he was   17   reading the newspaper.

He didn't put it down  18   he heard the shout "Bus coming!" Then he kissed my mother andwent out. The girls all breathed   19    .20   lucky a man is to have a wife and five daughters at home.

1. A. house            B. room                 C. ears           D. mind

2. A. knock            B. knocks               C. words          D. word

3. A. means            B. showed               C. indicated      D. made

4. A. During           B. After                C. In             D. On

5. A. folded           B. opened               C. spread         D. covered

6. A. lying            B. standing             C. sitting        D. walking

7. A. up               B. on                   C. tight          D. together

8. A. case             B. moment               C. hand           D. time

9. A. when             B. while                C. in order       D. and

10. A. and             B. when                 C. since          D. for

11. A. wait for        B. missed               C. picked         D. taken

12. A. dried           B. polished            C. brushed         D. washed

13. A. open             B. up                 C. down            D. on

14. A. drew             B. pushed             C. dragged         D. pulled

15. A. came with        B. came up with       C. came to         D. came

16. A. looked into       B. looked up          C. looked out of   D. looked at

17. A. also             B. still              C. yet              D. too

18. A. before           B. than               C. when             D. until

19. A. hard             B. hardly             C. gently           D. freely

20. A. How              B. What               C. So               D.  Too

Answer 1

1-5 AACBC    6-10 CABDB      11-15 ACADA       16-20 CBDDA