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 _______ (31) he couldn’t do anything _______ (32). Every morning she would
give him breakfast _______ (33) bed and bring him the papers to read. It isn’t
really true that he was too ______ (34) to work---- in fact he had tried a few
_______ (35). First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he
managed to break at least six windows. Then he ______ (36) a bus conductor and
on his second day a passenger stole his bag with all the fares (车费)collected. He _______ (37) lost his job as a
postman _______ (38) he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them
to people’s houses. It seemed that there was ______ (39) suitable work for him.
So he ________ (40) to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so ________ (41) about this
that she told the _______ (42) to all her neighbours. ‘My John is going to be a
soldier,’ she said. ‘He is going to be the best soldier there _______ (43) was,
I can tell you!’
Then the great day came _______ (44)
he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His _______ (45) mother traveled to the city early in the morning to
be sure of getting a good _______ (46) in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and
colour. But when John and his _______ (47) came in sight some of the people
watching _______ (48) laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the
others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with
_______ (49), shouted at the top of her voice: ‘Look at them! They’re all out
of _______ (50) except my John! Isn’t he the best!’
31) a.
hope
b. eyes
c. head
d. beliefs
32) a.
wrong b.
great c.
good d.
strange
33) a.
to
b. at c.
in
d. by
34) a.
lazy
b. young
c. weak d.
shy
35) a.
ones
b. years
c. tasks
d. jobs
36) a.
followed b.
met
c. became d. found
37) a.
thus
b. even
c. once
d. only
38) a.
even if
b. so that c.
because d. though
39) a.
some
b. such
c. less d. no
40) a.
began b. promised c. managed d. decided
41) a.
excited b.
worried c.
anxious d. curious
42) a.
incident b.
change c.
news d.
matter
43) a.
yet
b. ever c.
never d.
just
44) a.
where b.
since
c. when d. till
45) a.
proud b.
kind
c. strict
d. lucky
46) a. time
b. position
c. experience d. impression
47) a.
neighbours b. army officer c. mother d. fellow soldiers
48) a.
couldn’t help b. shouldn’t burst
out c. stopped d. kept
49) a.
sadness b.
happiness c. surprise d. regret
50) a.
sight
b. order c.
mind d. step