Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in
a small house. She loved John very much. In her ( 1 ) he couldn’t do
anything ( 2 ). Every morning she would give him breakfast ( 3 ) bed
and bring him the papers to read. It isn’t really true that he was too ( 4 )
to work-in fact he had tried a few ( 5 ). First of all he was a
window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to break at least six windows.
Then he ( 6 ) a bus conductor and on his second day a passenger stole
his bag with all the fares (车费)collected. He ( 7 ) lost his job as a postman ( 8 ) he
sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It
seemed that there was ( 9 ) suitable work for him. So he ( 10 ) to
join the army. Mrs. Fant was so ( 11 ) about this that she told the (
12 ) to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier”, she said.
“He is going to be the best soldier there ( 13 ) was, I can tell you!”
Then the great day came ( 14 ) he was to march past the
palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His ( 15 ) mother traveled to the city early in the
morning to be sure of getting a good (16 ) in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his (17
) came in sight, some of the people watching (18 ) laughing at the
one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with (19 ), shouted at the top
of her voice: “Look at them! They’re all out of ( 20 ) except my John!
Isn’t he the best?!”
1. A. hope B. eyes C.
head D. beliefs
2. A. wrong B. great C. good D. strange
3. A. to
B. at C. in D. by
4. A. lazy B. young C. weak D. shy
5. A. ones B. years C. tasks D. jobs
6. A. followed B. met C. became D. found
7. A. thus
B. even C. once D. only
8. A. even if B. so that C. because D. though
9. A. some B. such C. less D. no
10. A. began B. promised C. managed D. decided
11. A. excited B. worried C. anxious D.
curious
12. A. incident B. change C. news D. matter
13. A. yet
B. ever C. never D. just
14. A. where B. since C. when D. till
15. A. proud
B.
kind
C. strict D. lucky
16. A. time B. position C. experience D.
impression
17. A. neighbours B. army officer C. mother D. fellow soldiers
18. A. couldn’t help B.
kept C.
stopped D. shouldn’t burst out
19. A. sadness B.
happiness C. surprise D. regret
20. A. sight B.
order
C.
mind D. step