John lived with his mother in a very
big house, and when she 1 , the house became too big 2 him, so he bought a 3 one in the next street. There was a very
nice, old clock in his 4 house, and when the man came to take his
things to the new house, John thought, “I’m not going to let them 5 my beautiful old clock in their truck.
Perhaps they will break it, and then it will be very expensive to repair it.”
So he 6 and began to carry it down the road in
his arms.
It was heavy, so he stopped two
or three times to have 7 . Then suddenly a small boy
came along the road. He stopped and looked at John for 8 seconds. Then he said to John, “You’re a 9 , aren’t you? 10 don’t you buy a watch like everyone
else?”
1、A．worked B．studied C．died D．played