A Man without a Watch

Mr. Cronin has a clock shop in the center of the town. He tries his best to 　1 　it well. He often receives the customers 　2 　and people like to buy something in his shop.

It was a cold day and 　3 　people would go out to do some shopping. Mr. Black, one of Mr. Cronin’s 　4 , came into the shop. He knew the man was 　5 　his miserliness(吝啬). But he tried to 　6 　him to buy a watch in his shop.

“You’d better buy a watch for yourself, Mr. Black,” said Mr. Cronin. “It’ll be 　7 　to you whenever.”

“No, no,” said Mr. Black. “I’ll 　8 　need any watches.”

“But how do you know when it’s time to 　9_ ?”

“The people who live around me always 　10_ their televisions at seven for the news. So I can 　11_ the announcer(播音员) say, ‘The time is seven o’clock. Here is the news.’”

“But you don’t know when to go to work..”

“That’s 　12_ ,” Mr. Black said with a smile. “It takes me ten minutes to 　13 　and shave(刮脸). I have breakfast at twenty past seven. I get to the bus stop at twenty to eight and fifteen minutes later arrive at my office and 　14 　working.”

“When do you 　15 　your office, then?”

“There’s a 　16 　near it, its siren(汽笛) can tell me the right time?”

“How do you know the time if you 　17 　in the middle of the night?”

“I always put a stick by my 　18 .”

“But a stick can’t tell you the time.”

“You’re 　19 . But I can use it to knock on your wall. You always 　20　 . ‘What are you knocking on my wall for at two in the night?’”

1. A. watch　 　　　　　 B. build　　 　　　　　　 C. manage　　 　　　　　　　 D. repair

2. A. warmly　 　　　　　　　 B. luckily　 　　　　　　 C. simply　 　　　　　　　　　 D. coldly

3. A. many　 　　　　　 B. few　 　　　　　 C. plenty of　　 　　　　　　　 D. most

4 A. workmates　 　 B. friends　 　　　　　　　 C. classmates　 　　　　　 D. neighbours

5. A. famous for　 B. good at　　　 C. proud of　 　　　　　　 D. fond of

6. A. suggest　 　　　　 B. admit　 　　　　　　　 C. persuade　 　　　　　　　 D. support

7. A. helpless　 　　　　　　 B. helpful　 　　　　　　 C. necessary　 　　　　　　 D. important

8. A. always　 　　　　 B. sometimes　 　　 C. often　 　　　　　　　 D. never

9. A. go to bed　 　　　　　　 B. get up　 　　　　　　 C. go to work　 　　　　　　 D. have breakfast

10. A. show　 　　　　 B. turn off　 　　　　　 C. turn on　　 　　　　 D. sell out

11. A. see　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. guess　 　　　　 C. suppose　 　　　　　 D. hear

12. A. easy　 　　　　　　 B. possible　 　 C. different　 　　　　　　　　　 D. probable

13. A. cook　 　　　　　 B. wash　 　　　　 C. tidy　 　　　　　　　　　 D. rest

14. A. finish　 　　　　 B. enjoy　 　　　　 C. start　 　　　　　　　　 D. keep

15. A. leave　 　　　　　 B. clean　 　　　　 C. protect　 　　　　　　　　　 D. design

16. A. hospital　 　　　　　 B. post office　 　　　 C. university　 　　　　 D. factory

17. A. sit up　 　　　　 B. stand up　 　 C. wake up　 　　　　 D. the down

18. A. desk　 　　　　　 B. house　 　　　　　　 C. car　 　　　　　　　　　 D. bed

19. A. clever　 　　　　　　　 B. right　 　　　　 C. wrong　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. foolish

20. A. shout　 　　　　 B. wonder　 　　 C. laugh　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. request

20．_____ stopping polluting the earth_______ hope to live in a better environment．

A．Only to；we can　　 B．Only to：can we　　 C．Only by；can we　 D．Only by；we can

19．Compare your answers to these questions with ______ your classmates．

A．/　　　　　　 B．that of　　　　 C．those of　　　　　 D．which of

18. Every citizen should make his/her voice ______ the environment.

A. heard to protect　　　 B. hear protesting　 C. hearing to protect　　　 D. heard protest

17．The door won’t shut. It remains __________.

　　 A. locking　　 B. to lock　　 C. unlocked　　 D. locked

16. Galieo Galilei was _____ curious that he invented both a microscope and a telescope in order to be able to ______ a closer look at things great and small．

　　 A．so；take　　　 B．so；give　　　 C．such；take　　 D．such；give

15. ---- Why did he make marks on some trees?　 ----- _______ his way back easily.

A. Find　　　　 B. Finding　　　　　　 C. Found　　　　　　 D. To find

14. Hawking says that even the best theory can _______ to be wrong.

A. turn up　　　 B. turn out　　　　　　 C. be turned out　　　 D. be turned up

13. - Will our team win the match?　　 - ________ Our players are the best!

A．There's not much doubt about it．　 B．There's some doubt about it．

C．No problem!　　　　　　　　　　　 D．It's hard to say．

12. Mr William is well-known ______a reporter,but not ______his reports.

　 A.for,as　　 B.as,for　　 C.to,with　　　　　　　 D.with,for