Question

The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbours. One day, _______, a great furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and in a short time, all kinds of furniture were _______ on the pavement. A small car arrived, out of which came seven people: a man, a woman and five children of_______ages. The children hurried out and began laughing _______as the whole family moved into the house. Windows were_______ open; furniture was put into_______; and little faces looked curiously at us over the fence and disappeared. It was our first _______to the Robinsons.

Though we became good _______with our new neighbours, we often had causes to be made angry by them. Our garden became an unsafe place: little boys_______as cowboys or Indians would jump up from behind bushes, ________ wooden guns at us and ________us to put our hands up. Sometimes our lives were ________; at others, we were killed with a ________"Bang! Bang!"Even more dangerous were the arrows（箭）that occasionally came sailing ________the garden fence. But we did not________go in fear of our lives. The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for the holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear________our neighbours were around. We understood what it was like to have________in the long, friendless, winter evenings________Mr.Robinson would________in for a cup of tea and chat; or when Mr Robinson would________over the fence and talk endlessly with Father about gardening problems.

1.A. but B. therefore C. however D. strangely

2.A. unloaded B. removed C. loaded D. destroyed

3.A. the same B. various C. young D. middle

4.A. happily B. sadly C. astonishingly D. terribly

5.A. broken B. kicked C. forced D. pushed

6.A. place B. room C. order D. use

7.A. management B. introduction C. interview D. arrangement

8.A. enemies B. strangers C. friends D. relatives

9.A. looked B. pretended C. dressed D. worn

10.A. throw B. put C. fire D. point

11.A. ask B. order C. make D. lead

12.A. saved B. wasted C. devoted D. spared

13.A. soft B. sharp C. funny D. slow

14.A. on B. through C. over D. across

15.A. always B. every C. sometimes D. then

16.A. unless B. though C. so long as D. even if

17.A. fun B. cheers C. discussions D. company

18.A. while B. when C. as D. since

19.A. drop B. slip C. jump D. break

20.A. climb B. fall C. lean D. lie

Answer 1