2.Only after David was asked to pay more attention ______ repeating the same mistake.( )
A. | he avoided | B. | did he avoid | C. | had he avoided | D. | he had avoided |
18.With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction (拍卖).It was almost a year since her dear grandmother passed away in this house.(36)B the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts.So the bank had(37)Dthe family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.(38)Cthe past several weeks,she had managed to save﹩450in order to bid(出价)on the(39)D that her grandmother liked very much.Surely this would be enough,she had thought.
Now the(40)Cmoment arrived.Looking around,Sally was surprised to see so many people had (41)B.As the auction began,Sally waited.Finally,the time came to bid on the quilt.She held her (42)Atightly and listened.The first bid was﹩45.She was(43)D.It was so high.Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding (44)C﹩85.Sally cried out"﹩450!"For a moment there was silence.Hope (45)Cher.She glanced again at the quilt,thinking how(46)Aher grandmother would have been with her at this moment.Just then,from the back,another person shouted"﹩475!"She lost her (47)B.Suddenly she couldn't help wondering (48)Dso many people would be interested in that old,dirty quilt.Finally the quilt was sold for﹩500to a complete (49)D.
After the sale,she went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers.The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt."There must be some(50)C.Someone else has got it."she said.A hand-written (51)Dwas pinned to the quilt,which (52)A:
Dear Madam,
I noticed you admiring the quilt.Clearly,it was(53)Dto you.Please accept this quilt as my (54)C.I don't expect any repayment from you,but do a (55)D favor in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path.
Yours,
A stranger.
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Now the(40)Cmoment arrived.Looking around,Sally was surprised to see so many people had (41)B.As the auction began,Sally waited.Finally,the time came to bid on the quilt.She held her (42)Atightly and listened.The first bid was﹩45.She was(43)D.It was so high.Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding (44)C﹩85.Sally cried out"﹩450!"For a moment there was silence.Hope (45)Cher.She glanced again at the quilt,thinking how(46)Aher grandmother would have been with her at this moment.Just then,from the back,another person shouted"﹩475!"She lost her (47)B.Suddenly she couldn't help wondering (48)Dso many people would be interested in that old,dirty quilt.Finally the quilt was sold for﹩500to a complete (49)D.
After the sale,she went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers.The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt."There must be some(50)C.Someone else has got it."she said.A hand-written (51)Dwas pinned to the quilt,which (52)A:
Dear Madam,
I noticed you admiring the quilt.Clearly,it was(53)Dto you.Please accept this quilt as my (54)C.I don't expect any repayment from you,but do a (55)D favor in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path.
Yours,
A stranger.
36.A.Naturally | B.Unfortunately | C.Luckily | D.Probably |
37.A.hoped | B.waited | C.expected | D.forced |
38.A.With | B.At | C.By | D.Over |
39.A.house | B.present | C.furniture | D.quilt |
40.A.interesting | B.necessary | C.big | D.sad |
41.A.turned over | B.turned up | C.turned back | D.turned on |
42.A.purse | B.picture | C.book | D.quilt |
43.A.glad | B.frightened | C.moved | D.shocked |
44.A.rose | B.climbed | C.reached | D.raised |
45.A.told | B.helped | C.filled | D.gave |
46.A.pleased | B.anxious | C.angry | D.familiar |
47.A.thought | B.chance | C.way | D.money |
48.A.whether | B.what | C.how | D.why |
49.A.relative | B.customer | C.friend | D.stranger |
50.A.reason | B.secret | C.mistake | D.fun |
51.A.check | B.wallet | C.address | D.note |
52.A.read | B.wrote | C.spoke | D.showed |
53.A.wonderful | B.basic | C.pretty | D.important |
54.A.honor | B.respect | C.gift | D.thank |
55.A.particular | B.common | C.major | D.similar |