15. D。固定搭配,意为“用牙齿”。
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Granny Sarya lived outside Moscow. Her only son 1 to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in action there.Soon after that, her husband lost his job.
The old man was always 2 food and clothes.And on a winter night he went out alone when
Sarya was asleep. The next morning he was 3 dead in a cold lake. And his
worn-out coat was 4 in a tree not far away. Sarya was
so 5 that she nearly took her own life.
Things got worse and
worse after that. She always lived in hunger and cold. She had hoped that the
government(政府) could help her but she 6 .
It was a cold windy
night. The old woman couldn't 7 asleep at all. She had to get up.
She decided to write a letter to God(神),
asking for 8 . She wished God to give her
100 rubles (卢布), so she could buy some food for
herself. When she 9 writing it, she found she had no 10 . She had to put the 11 at a crossing. 12 the next morning a policeman found
the letter. He read it to his comrades.They
were all so 13 that they gathered some rubles and
sent them to the poor old woman.
At first Granny Sarya
was happy. But after she 14 the money, she became 15 and said, “I'm told that all
things that are touched by the policeman will be only a half left!”
1. A. sent B.
ran away C.
was sent D. escaped
2. A. worried about B.
pleased with
C. thinking
about D.
hearing of
3. A.
known B.
found C.
told D.
fallen
4. A. put B.
hanged C.
shown D. hung
5. A. sad
B.
happy C.
tired
D. clever
6. A. succeeded B.
failed C.
won D.
lost
7. A.
go B.
fall C.
get D. help
8. A. coats B.
food C.
houses D. help
9. A. ended B.
started C.
finished D. enjoyed
10.A. stamp B.
money C.
pen D. paper
11.A. food B.
letter C.
coat D. rubles
12.A. Badly B.
Carefully C.
Luckily D. Wonderfully
13.A. excited B.
moved C. amazed D. surprised
14.A. saw B.
received C.
gave D. counted
15.A. angry B.
thankful C.
helpful D. worried
名师点评
这是一个黑色幽默,饥寒交迫的老妇,万般无奈,只好求助于上帝,帮助她的不是上帝而是警察,可警察在人们心中的印象却是“凡被警察碰过的只有一半被留下”,可悲!
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