Question

Once upon a time,there lived a poor farmer and his wife.One day,having _______ their day’s labor and eaten their simple _______,they were sitting by the fire.And then they had a quarrel over who should _______ the door—it was blown open by the _______.

“Darling,shut the door!” said the man.

“_______,do it yourself!” the woman answered.

“I will not shut it,and you shall not shut it,” said the man,“but let the one who speaks the _______ word shut it.”

His words _______ the wife,so the old couple,well satisfied,went to _______ in silence.

In the middle of the night they heard a _______,and looking around,they found that a wild dog had ________the room,and that he was busy ________ their food.Not a word,however,would either of these ________ people say,and the dog,having eaten as much as he wanted,went out of the house.

The next morning the woman went ________ by herself.

When she was ________,a barber entered and said to the husband,“Why are you ________ here alone?” The farmer didn’t say a word.The barber then shaved(剃)his head,but still he did not ________.He shaved off half his beard,but even then the man kept silent.“The man is crazy!” cried the barber,and he ________ escaped out of the house.

At this moment the man’s wife ________ from the shop.She,seeing her husband in such a(n)________ condition,cried,“Ah!What have you been ________?”

“You spoke the first word,” said the farmer,“so,please shut the door.”

1.A. found B. divided C. began D. finished

2.A. breakfast B. supper C. lunch D. soup

3.A. shut B. paint C. repair D. answer

4.A. cloud B. snow C. wind D. air

5.A. All right B. No problem C. Good idea D. No way

6.A. last B. only C. first D. same

7.A. troubled B. pleased C. angered D. surprised

8.A. chair B. field C. bed D. table

9.A. noise B. knock C. voice D. song

10.A. filled B. left N C. cleaned D. entered

11.A. preparing B. eating C. smelling D. cooking

12.A. weak B. careless C. silly D. patient

13.A. shopping B. swimming C. walking D. dancing

14.A. free B. in C. ill D. out

15.A. singing B. sleeping C. sitting D. working

16.A. look B. speak C. stand D. arrive

17.A. quickly B. happily C. carefully D. sadly

18.A. returned B. ran C. came D. moved

19.A. dangerous B. nervous C. angry D. strange

20.A. drinking B. doing C. offering D. taking

Answer 1