题目内容
阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。
(A)The tooth had been troubling Dick for some time. He knew he 1 have gone to the dentist's earlier. But in spite of the 2 he had put it off. He always put off going to the dentist's as long as possible.
The dentist smiled pleasantly at first. Dick 3 him that the tooth had kept him awake the 4 before. Then the dentist looked 5 his mouth, but he did not look only at the bad one. Instead he looked them all over.
"Hmm," he said," I'm afraid several of your teeth need 6 to." He smiled again. But this time it was a rather grim (可怕的) smile. He began to describe (描述) exactly 7 needed doing.
Dick asked about the tooth that had been aching."I may be able to 8 it," the dentist said, and smiled grimly again. He got his electric drill (电钻) ready. "Now," he said with 9 grim smile," this 10 hurt too much." He came nearer.
1. A. can B. might C. should D. would [ ] 2. A. difficulty B. discomfort C. pain D. trouble [ ] 3. A. asked B. spoke C. talked D. told [ ] 4. A. afternoon B. day C. evening D. night [ ] 5. A. at B. for C. into D. out [ ] 6. A. checking B. examining C. looking D. seeing [ ] 7. A. that B. what C. where D. which [ ] 8. A. save B. lose C. pull D. take [ ] 9. A. another B. any C. one D. other [ ] 10. A. can't B. couldn't C. mightn't D. wouldn't [ ]
(B)
Mr. White was the owner of a hotel in London. One weekend all of the hotels were full 11 a large meeting being held in the city. On Saturday night three men came into the hotel and asked for the rooms. Mr. White 12 there were no rooms for them. The men didn't know 13 to do because they had no place to stay.
Mr. White wanted to help them. He 14 that Room 418, a very small room, was empty. He asked them 15 they would share a room. The three men said they 16 .
Mr. White soon told them that the room would be 30 pounds—40 pounds for each day. Each man gave him 10 pounds and then they went 17 to the room. Mr. White soon began to feel sorry." Thirty pounds it too 18 for a small room." He called his assistant over and said," Here is five pounds. Give it to the men in Room 418. They 19 me too much for the room."
The assistant took the money. While he was 20 the way to Room 418, he thought," How can three men 21 5 pounds? I'll give each of them only one pound, and I will 22 two pounds. They will be happy to get anything back. I'll make 23 money and Mr. White will never know." So, he returned one pound to each man.
Each man had first paid ten pounds. After the assistant gave one pound back to him, each man had actually paid only 24 .£9×3=£27. The assistant kept£2. £2+£27=£29. 25 is the missing pound?
11. A. for B. because of C. because D. and [ ] 12. A. explained B. told C. talked D. answered [ ] 13. A. how B. where C. what D. when [ ] 14. A. forgot B. remembered C. wanted D. answered [ ] 15. A. that B. way C. what D. if [ ] 16. A. should B. needed C. would D. could[ ] 17. A. away B. down C. forward D. off [ ] 18. A. many B. little C. much D. few [ ] 19. A. paid B. seat C. borrowed D. lent [ ] 20. A. in B. on C. at D. by [ ] 21. A. divide B. hide C. get D. fetch[ ] 22. A. make B. save C. keep D. spend[ ] 23. A. a few B. little C. few D. a little [ ] 24. A.£7 B.£8 C.£9 D. £10 [ ] 25. A. Which B. Whose C. How D. Where[ ]