Martin was a poor man.
Once he was out of work and was trying to find a (36)___.One day he read(37)___
the newspaper that a man was wanted(38)____in a zoo. He thought that it would
be wonderful to work in a zoo because he liked(39)____. He thought that looking
(40)____ animals would be very interesting. So he was very(41)___ and went to
the manager of the (42)____ and asked for the job.
“You look(43)____ a smart
boy,” said the manager.”You can start (44)___ tomorrow.”
Martin said OK and went
home(45)_____. The next (46)____ he went to the manager and asked(47)___ he was
to do. The manager told him that their(48)____ had just died and it
would(49)____ two months before they could get(50)____ one, so they wanted
him(51)___ the monkey’s place.
On hearing this, Martin got
angry and shouted:”You wanted me to take the (52)___of a monkey! Take his place
yourself. You look more like a monkey than I do.” “Don’t take it like that,” said
the manager,”I know you don’t look like a monkey, but we’ll (53)____ you
up.” Martin thought about it for
(54)____. Though he didn’t like the idea, he had to make (55)____ after all. So
he took the job in the end.
36. A. work B.
thing
C. job
D. zoo
37. A. on
B. of
C. at
D. in
38. A. to perform B. to work C. to
sing
D. to feed
39. A.animals B.kangaroos C. lions
D. snakes
40. A. for
B.after
C. in
D. into
41. A. sad
B. anxious C,
unhappy
D. glad
42. A. centre B.
park
C. zoo
D.place
43. A.after
B. like
C. unlike
D. as
44. A. singing B. playing C.work
D. dancing
45. A. happily B. fortunately C. quickly
D. early
46. A. week B.
moment
C. year
D. day
47. A. what B.
where
C. why
D. which
48. A. tiger B.
elephant
C. monkey
D. bear
49. A. have B.
begin
C. last
D. be
50. A. another B. other
C. a third
D. a fourth
51. A.to get B.
to have
C. to take
D. to be
52. A. look
B. place C.
dress
D. appearance
53. A. bring B.
dress
C. take
D. pretend
54. A. a week
B. a while
C. a day D. an hour
55. A.a life B. a
living
C. a job
D. a decision
