Question

I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car   31  (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 32  should have the honor of receiving me  33 a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me   34   (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to   35   small town some 20 kilometers away   36   there was a garage.

   I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess's courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table.    37   villagers brought me goat's cheese and hone. We drank together and talked   38    (merry) till far into the night.

    When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman   39   the trouble I had caused   40   .

Answer 1

31. broke。用过去式，因为前面用的是过去进行时，此句中的 when 意为“这时突然”，类似的又如：I was going to bed when the telephone rang. 我正要睡觉，忽然电话响了。

32. who。指人，且用作主语，故用 who。

33. as。考查honour…as…结构，其中的 as 意为“作为”。

34. settled。注意用过去分词，考查“get+宾语+过去分词”结构，getting me settled into…的意思是“安排我住进……”。

35. a。表示不确指概念，故用不定冠词。

36. where。引导定语从句，用作地点状语；定语从句修饰名词a small town。

37. other。指其他的村民(from www.nmet168.com)。

38. merrily。因为是用作状语，修饰动词，故要用副词形式。

39. for。考查 reward sb for sth 结构，其意为“因某事报答人”。

40. her。因前面提到是一位 old woman，故用 her。