23. A. staring　　　 　　 B. watching　　　　　 C. shouting　　　　　 D. crying

22. A. around　　 　　 B. at　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. behind　　　　　 　 D. over

21. A. stranger　　 　　 B. host　　　　　　 　 C. crash　　　　　　 D. noise

20. A. enjoyed　　 　　 B. remained　　　　 　 C. imagined　　　　 　 D. hated

19. A. thermos　　 　　 B. cup　　 　　　　　 C. lid　　　　　　　 D. tea

18. A. knowing　　 　　 B. remembering　　　 　 C. hearing　　　　　 D. thinking

17. A. friends　　 　　 B. neighbours　　　　 C. children　　　　 　　 D. guests

16. A. owner　　　 　　 B. host　　　　　　　 C. guest　　　　　　 D. master

15. ________ fresh air, people may start to feel sick. So make sure you open the windows while working.

　　　 A. For the absence of　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In the absence of

　　　 C. In the honour of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In the short of

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The 　16　 　picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his 　17　 　, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Apparently 　18　 of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the 　19　 on the table. His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling (飒飒响声).

　　 They 　20　 sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the 　21　 came, right there in the living-room. Something was hopelessly broken.

　 It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked 　22　 her shoulder at once, startled (吓一跳), 　23　 . It was　 24　 　neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit.

　　 The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the 　25　 floor and blurted out, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

　　 The father started to say something. Then he muttered, “Sorry, I 　26 　it and it fell.”

　　 “ It doesn’t matter,” the host said.

　　 Later, when they left the house, the daughter said, “ Daddy, I saw your　 27 　in the windowpane (窗玻璃). You were sitting perfectly 　28 　. Why did you say….”

　　 The father 　29　 , “What then would you 　30　 as the cause of its fall?”

　　 “ It fell by itself. The floor is uneven (不平). It wasn’t steady when Mr. Li put it there.”

　　 “It won’t 　31　 , girl. It sounds more 　32　 　when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you 　33　 　them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”

　　 The daughter was 　34　 in silence for a while. Then she said, “ Can you 　35　 　it only this way?”

　　 “Only this way,” the father said.

14. She published her novels _____ a man’s name, which she thought was easier to gain popularity.

　　　 A. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. by

C. under　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at