In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a housekeeper younger than sixty, for fear of what people might say about them. I was  16  , however. When I needed a housekeeper I  17  a girl called Bridie Casey, a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village up the coast. But I  18  my choice carefully. I drove out there one day when she was at home, and I had a look at the cottage and a  19  with her mother and a cup of tea, and after that I did not need anyone to say that she was  20  . I knew if there was anything Bridie did not do  21  , her mother would not  22  long to correct her. After that, there was only one  23  to rise.

"Have you a  24  Bridie?” said I.

"No, doctor, I have not," said she with a simple expression that did not  25  me a bit. As a doctor you soon get used to innocent(无邪的)  26  .

"Well, you'd better  27  and get one." said I, "  28  .  I'm not going to take you."  29  this she laughed.

  30  she started working at my house. She proved to be very  31  and efficient(高效率的). Of curse, she was so good-looking that people who came to my house used to pass  32  about us. But that didn't matter. They did not dare to hire a pretty girl themselves for  33  of what people would say. But I knew as long as a girl had a man of  34  to look after she would give me  35  . 

16. A. an inclusion     B. a conclusion        C. an exception       D. a succession

17. A. chose          B. married           C. fired             D. met

18. A. made          B. offered           C. regretted          D. settled

19. A. deal           B. talk              C. quarrel           D. journey

20. A. pretty          B. clever            C. fit          D. busy

21. A. quickly         B. normally          C. secretly           D. properly

22. A. expense     B. pay              C. cost             D. take

23. A. report         B. test              C. question          D. statement

24. A. girl-friend    B. boy-friend         C. wife             D. husband

25. A. interest     B. cheat             C. encourage         D. notice

26. A. feelings     B. looks             C. sounds           D. voices

27. A. hurry up    B. turn up           C. take your time      D. take it easy

28. A. or       B. but              C. and              D. so

29. A At             B. On              C. To              D. For

30. A. The day     B. The next day       C. In the day         D. To this day

31. A. young         B. strong            C. able              D. gentle

32. A. a letter            B. an examination      C. an information      D. a remark

33. A. fear           B. horror            C. reason            D. cause

34. A. herself         B. her own           C. himself           D. the would

35. A. service            B. everything         C. no trouble         D. no notice

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