76. After the terrible hurricane, the whole house was destroyed e________.

75. The writer decided to buy another watch because ___________.

　 A. he would not spend more money on repairs

　 B. he didn’t like the old one

　 C. a new watch could keep good time

　 D. he had spent two hundred dollars on repairs

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五 完成句子(共10小题，每小题1分, 满分10分。)

74. Not long after his watch was regulated, he ___________ for the second time.

　 A. regulated it　　 B. set it　　 C. repaired it　 D. had it repaired

73. The watch went faster than it used to be ___________.

　 A. after it was repaired　　　　　　　　　　 B. before it was repaired

　 C. during the time when it was being repaired　 D. if it was repaired

72. The writer took his watch to the first watchmaker in order to ___________.

　 A. check (检查) it whether it kept good time　　　 B. change some parts

　 C. have it set by the exact time　　　　　　　　　 D. push up the regulator

71. The writer was sure that ___________.

　 A. you’d better not have your watch repaired if nothing has gone wrong with it

　 B. you’d better never have your watch repaired

　 C. you’d better not have your watch regulated

　 D. you’d better repair your watch yourself

70. The story tell us:" ___________."

　 A. It is normal (正常的) that we make some mistakes in learning English

　 B. Everyone must make mistakes

　 C. We can avoid making mistakes in learning a language

　 D. Laughing can help one learn English well

D

If you have a watch, don’t go to a watchmaker’s unless something is wrong with the machinery. Once I had a beautiful watch. And it had kept perfect time. But one night it happened that I forgot to wind it up (上发条). Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to be set by the exact time. He examined it and said, “The regulator (快慢调整器) must be pushed up as your watch is four minutes slow.

I tried to stop him from doing so, but he didn’t listen and pushed the regulator.

My beautiful watch began to gain. It gained faster and faster day by day. By the end of the second month it had left all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.

I could do nothing but take it to another watchmaker to be regulated. I expected him to regulate the watch at once, but he asked me to come in a week’s time. When at last I got my watch back from him, it began to slow down. And I failed to be in time for trains, business affairs, and even missed my dinners.

Now I went to a third watchmaker. When I was waiting for him to repair my poor watch, he took it to pieces and said that he would try to finish this work in three or four days. What I could do was to nod my head. After that, my watch went for half a day, and then stopped. So I kept taking my watch from one watchmaker to another. But each watchmaker disappointed me.

My watch had cost me two hundred dollars, but I paid for repairs more than two hundred. At last I decided to buy another watch, which I did.

69. When you make a mistake, you should___________.

　 A. never make any mistakes again　　 B. tell others not to make the same mistake

　 C. punish yourself for making it　　　 D. keep your sense of humor

68. If people laugh at the mistakes you make, you should ___________.

　 A. be angry with them　　　　　　　　 B. be angry with yourself

　 C. not care　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. believe you are right

67. What should you do in learning English?

　 A. Try to make some mistakes.　　　　　 　　B. Avoid making any mistakes.

　 C. Remember as many new words as you can.　 D. Use it as often as you cam