Question

    Of all the men who ever liked fresh air, no one liked it more than James Wilson did. He _1__ slept with his window open even when snow was falling outside.
One winter, he went to Finland on business. When he _2__ his room in the hotel, he found that the windows were closed to __3__ the icy air out. He did his best to open one but failed. The bed was really __4___, but Wilson couldn’t sleep. He __5__ forget the closed windows. No fresh air! It was __6___ to think of.
At about one o’clock in the morning, he was __7__ awake. Worrying about the air in the room. He became very angry. Where was the __8__ ? He could see something that looked like __9___ over there. He threw a shoe at it through the darkness with all the force of his strong right arm. A terrible sound of breaking glass _10__ the room, but to Wilson’s sad heart, it seemed like the sound of __11___ music.
When daylight came through the window, he __12___ and lay with his eyes close. There was __13__ to worry about. __14___ was it ? Oh, the broken window! Yes, indeed. He would have to pay __15__ that. He opened his eyes to look.
Suddenly he sat up in __16__. The window was not broken at all. The __17__ was all in one piece, just as good as it had been the night before. __18__ fresh air was entering the room through the window!
He then turned his eyes to the __19__ and saw a broken picture __20__ on the wall. There was a shoe on the floor below it, and a lot of broken glasses around the shoe.
1. A. seldom           B. often                 C. sometimes          D. always
2. A. left             B. cleaned               C. entered            D. examined
3. A. prevent          B. keep                  C. stop               D. send
4. A. cold             B. comfortable           C. bad                D. terrible
5. A. shouldn’t       B. wasn’t able to       C. couldn’t          D. wouldn’t
6. A. unlucky          B. anxious               C. difficult          D. terrible
7. A. already          B. nearly                C. hardly             D. still
8. A. waiter           B. manager               C. window             D. light
9. A. paper            B. glass                 C. a picture          D. a man
10. A. destroyed       B. covered               C. filled             D. entered
11. A. funny           B. strange               C. beautiful          D. famous
12. A. got up          B. woke up               C. went in            D. came down
13. A. a lot           B. little                C. something          D. someone
14. A. What            B. How                   C. Where              D. Who
15. A. to              B. with                  C. from               D. for
16. A. silence         B. surprise              C. trouble            D. pain
17. A. window          B. picture               C. glass              D. shoe
18. A. Much            B. No                    C. Still              D. Yet
19. A. outside         B. top                   C. side               D. bottom
20. A. lying           B. hanging               C. falling            D. put    

Answer 1

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  1. C  James Wilson喜欢新鲜空气所以他总是开着窗户睡觉，甚至外面下雪的时候也是如此。
2. C  当他进入旅馆房间时
3. B  他发现窗户是关闭的，为抵御外面的寒气。Keep…out：把……挡在外面。
4. B  床的确很舒服，但他睡不着。
5. C  他无法忘记那扇紧闭的窗户。B选项指没有做成某件事。
6. D  没有新鲜空气！想到这简直太可怕了。
7. D  凌晨1点了，可他仍然醒这。
8. C  他有点生气了，窗户在哪呢？
9. B  他在那里找不到任何看上去像玻璃的东西。
10. C 玻璃被打碎的声音充斥着整个房间。
11. C 但对于Wilson来说，这声音就如同美妙的音乐一样。因为玻璃碎了，新鲜空气就可以进来了。
12. B （转天早晨）他醒了并闭着眼睛躺在床上。
13. C 有什么事令他担忧。
14. A 到底是什么事呢？
15. D 他想起了那扇打碎的玻璃，他得为此而赔偿（付钱），pay for：为…付钱.固定搭配。
16. B 他睁开眼睛望去，突然他吃惊地坐了起来。
17. C 玻璃完好无损。
18. B 根本就没有新鲜空气透过窗户进入到室内。
19. C 他把目光转向旁边。
20. B 看到一幅破损的画挂在墙上。