Mrs. Green, including her husband and three children, lived in a city,   1  _was very near the countryside. She worked   2  a teacher and gave music lessons at a school. Of course she was fond of    3___.

Mrs. Green had a good voice and she  4    her classes exciting. But she had a   5   point. Some of her notes (音调) were so high that they sounded like a door which needed   6   . In order to improve her notes, she took   7   chance (机会) that she could find to practise.

As her house was not big, she couldn't practise    8__ in it. So she usually left home, walking and singing  9   the country road. She practised her high notes   10   walking. However, each time she heard a person or a car    11   along the road, she  12   singing. She did not want her high notes to be   13  , for she was shy.

One afternoon a fast open car came up to her so   14   and so fast that she didn't  15   it until the car was only a few meters. She was practising some of her  16   and most difficult notes at that time. As the car passed by, she saw a   17   expression come over the driver's face. He stopped suddenly to  18  all the tires (轮胎) carefully.

Mrs. Green felt it shy to tell the driver what the   19   he had heard really was. The driver found   20   wrong, got back into the car and drove off.

1. A. that                 B. which                 C. where               D. there

2. A. as                   B. like                     C. with                  D. on

3. A. books             B. pictures               C. sports               D. music

4. A. got                 B. supported            C. made                D. forced

5. A. weak              B. strong                 C. good                 D. special

6. A. painting           B. locking                C. cleaning            D. oiling

7. A. some              B. each                   C. a                      D. other

8. A. operating         B. listening              C. singing              D. other

9. A. across             B. beside                 C. close to             D. along

10. A. as soon as     B. while                  C. after                 D. before

11. A. coming          B. disappearing        C. leaving              D. driving

12. A. kept              B. went on              C. stopped             D. began

13.A. found             B. made                  C. hearing              D. heard

14. A. quietly           B. quickly                C. carefully            D. slowly

15. A. recognise       B. catch                  C. realise               D. provide

16. A. biggest          B. highest                C. nice                  D. largest

17. A. puzzled          B. sad                     C. serious              D. happy

18. A. watch           B. examine              C. control              D. notice

19. A. fact               B. note                    C. noise                D. music

20. A. the tires         B. everything           C. something         D. nothing