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完形填空 　　I’ve been working for Mrs．E one day a week for several months and I notice that she has some peculiar(古怪的)ways．Well, there was only one thing that really 　　1　　 me and that was her pocketbook habit．Not those little books, I mean her purse－her 　　2　　． 　　She’s got a pocketbook with two long straps(皮带)on it and whenever I’d go there, she’d be propped up(坐直)in a chair with her handbag double wrapped 　　3　　 around her wrist, and from room to room she’d walk with that purse 　　4　　．This happens every time! And there’s nobody there 　　5　　 her and me．I can say　　6　　to her! It’s her purse, and she can hold onto it if she wants to! 　　I held my 　　7　　 for months, trying to 　　8　　 how I’d make my point．Well, bless Bess! Today is the day! I was 　　9　　 to go home when she stepped in the room 　　10　　 her bag as usual and said, “Mildred, will you ask the super(管理员)to 　　11　　 and fix the kitchen tap?” “Yes, Mrs．E…”I said, “as soon as I leave．”“Oh, no,” she says, “he may be gone 　　12　　 then．Please go now．”“All right,” I said, and 　　13　　 I went, still wearing ring my apron(围裙)． 　　I just went down the hall and 　　14　　 a few minutes, and then I rushed back to the door and knocked on it as 　　15　　 as I could．She flung open(猛开)the door saying, “What’s the matter? Did you see the super?” “No,” I said, gasping(喘气)hard for breath, “I was almost downstairs when I remembered…I 　　16　　．” 　　With that I dashed in, grabbed 　　17　　 and then went down to get the super! Later, when I was leaving, she said really 　　18　　,“Mildred, I hope that you don’t think I 　　19　　 you because…”“That’s all right, Mrs．E, I understand．Because if I paid anybody 　　20　　 you pay me, I’d hold my pocketbook too!” (1) [　　] A． bothers B． terrifies C． discourages D． saddens (2) [　　] A． pocket B． handbag C． notebook D． case (3) [　　] A． loosely B． tight C． carefully D． gently (4) [　　] A． lying on the desk B． hidden in her pocket C． hugged to her chest D． lying in the pocket (5) [　　] A． with B． but C． and D． beside (6) [　　] A． anything B． whatever C． something D． nothing (7) [　　] A． breath B． post C． peace D． ground (8) [　　] A． figure out B． think of C． make up D． find out (9) [　　] A． hardly ready B． almost ready C． mostly about D． just nearly (10) [　　] A． holding onto B． shouldering C． carrying under arms D． without holding (11) [　　] A． come down B． go up C． come up D． go down (12) [　　] A． till B． as soon as C． before D． by (13) [　　] A． up B． down C． in D． out (14) [　　] A． ran B． rushed C． stood there D． searched there (15) [　　] A． hard B． softly C． fast D． slowly (16) [　　] A． forgot my words B． left my key C． forgot the money D． left my pocketbook (17) [　　] A． my key B． my purse C． my apron D． her pocketbook (18) [　　] A． angrily B． happily C． shyly D． bravely (19) [　　] A． disturb B． distrust C． misunderstand D． misadvised (20) [　　] A． more than B． as many as C． less than D． as little as

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答案：1．A;2．B;3．B;4．C;5．B;6．D;7．C;8．A;9．B;10．A;11．C;12．D;13．D;14．C;15．A;16．D;17．B;18．C;19．B;20．D;
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(1)	从下文看，Mrs．E总是将自己的手提包攥得紧紧的，好像生怕别人抢了去似的。这种习惯实在让她面对的人不舒服。bother“烦人”，在这里表达作者心中隐隐的恼火；terrify吓着了；discourage令人泄气；sadden使人悲哀，均不合适。
(2)	pocketbook, purse就是handbag钱包或手提包。
(3)	“将提包带紧紧地绕了手腕两圈”，反映她的神经质。
(4)	“将提包紧抱于胸口”——提防我。
(5)	but表示“除了(她和我)，没有(别人)”。
(6)	因为提包是她的，她要紧抱着是她的事，我没有发言权。
(7)	hold one’s breath屏息；hold one’s post任职；hold one’s peace闭口不说；hold one’s ground坚守，坚持观点。
(8)	虽然表面不说，忍了几个月，但内心一直盘算着怎么来表明自己的立场和态度。figure out在内心合计，想出；think of想到；make up虚构，find out查明真相。
(9)	“be almost ready to do sth．”表示“几乎准备好正要做某事时”。
(10)	见第二段最后一句话。hold onto抓抱住。
(11)	根据下文“I was almost downstairs”推断她们要请管理员上楼(come up)来修水龙头。
(12)	“到那时，他已经离开了”。by到……时。
(13)	从上下文看，此处意为“穿着围裙就走出去了”。
(14)	根据第三段开头可以得知，作者不是真要找人来修水龙头，而是借故要让Mrs．E感到难堪，以其人之道，还治其人之身。所以她并未跑，而是在楼下站了一会儿。
(15)	假装很急，所以很重地敲门。
(16)	忘了随身带钱包。
(17)	“抓住我的钱包。”
(18)	此处对方意识到自己的行为不当，所以“愧疚地说”。
(19)	“希望你认为我并非不信任你。”disturb打搅；misunderstand误解；misadvise误导，均不符合上下文意思。
(20)	作者讽刺对方“如果我付给别人的报酬和你付给我的一样少的话，我也会抱住我的钱包的”。