【小题1】It’s wet this autumn. Because there is p________ of rain this year.
【小题2】She is very w_______ because she can’t find her backpack.
【小题3】The jacket cost her two thousand dollars, her mother thought it was too e___________.
【小题4】His grandfather’s d_______ made him very sad.
【小题5】I usually read English aloud to practice my p__________.

Sam is twenty-seven now. He’s tall and strong. He worked hard in the small field. He’s known a girl called Mabel for three years, who lives in another village. He wishes she could marry him soon, but she won’t marry him until he has built a new house. He hasn’t enough money. Of course it’s difficult for him to do so.
Winter had come and the fields were covered with thick snow. Sam had nothing to do at home. Mabel told him to find some temporary employment in the town. He thought she was right and came to Mr White’s factory, where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces. It was hard work but he was paid more. At the end of the month Mr White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars. He was very happy. He hurried to the post office, but it was closed. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was half past five, and he was told to go there the next morning. He had to return to the factory. He felt hungry and went into a restaurant and ate something. He didn’t see a thief following him, and as soon as he sat at table, the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him. He agreed and drank a lot. And when he woke up two hours later, his money was stolen. He was sad of it and cried for a long time.
The following day Mr White saw the young man’s eyes were red and asked what had happened to him. He told him about it and at last he said, “I worked for the thief last month!”
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【小题1】Mabel doesn’t marry Sam because _______.

Sam is twenty-seven now. He’s tall and strong. He worked hard in the small field. He’s known a girl called Mabel for three years, who lives in another village. He wishes she could marry him soon, but she won’t marry him until he has built a new house. He hasn’t enough money. Of course it’s difficult for him to do so.

Winter had come and the fields were covered with thick snow. Sam had nothing to do at home. Mabel told him to find some temporary employment in the town. He thought she was right and came to Mr White’s factory, where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces. It was hard work but he was paid more. At the end of the month Mr White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars. He was very happy. He hurried to the post office, but it was closed. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was half past five, and he was told to go there the next morning. He had to return to the factory. He felt hungry and went into a restaurant and ate something. He didn’t see a thief following him, and as soon as he sat at table, the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him. He agreed and drank a lot. And when he woke up two hours later, his money was stolen. He was sad of it and cried for a long time.

The following day Mr White saw the young man’s eyes were red and asked what had happened to him. He told him about it and at last he said, “I worked for the thief last month!”

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1.Mabel doesn’t marry Sam because _______.

2.Mabel asked Sam to ______.

3.The underlined word “temporary employment” means _______.

4.Sam went the post office to _____.

5.The money was stolen when ______.

用所给动词适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。

A woman liked 1           (ride) a horse．One day she fell from a horse and was hurt seriously．Her husband, a lawyer, sent for Mr. Ball, a doctor．Mr. Ball knew the lawyer hardly paid bills for he 2      (do) such things several times．The doctor was afraid that the lawyer 3  (not pay) him again．

"Don't worry, Mr. Ball．" The lawyer 4      (bring) out two thousand dollars．"It 5 (not matter) whether you cure my wife or kill her, I will pay you this．"

Hearing this, Mr. Ball came into the woman's bedroom．He found he could hardly do anything．But he did his best 6           (cure) her life．Two hours later, when he 7  (operate) on her, she died．

"I'm sorry, sir," Mr. Ball said with a tired look, "I 8          (do) my best, you know．Now pay me the money, please．"

"Yes, yes, sir," the lawyer answered at once．"But can you tell me if you 9        (kill) my wife?"

"Of course not, you know!" Mr. Ball was surprised and said angrily．"That's true．And have you cured her?"

"Nobody 10          (cure) her, I think．"

"Well, then," the lawyer said happily, "Why do I have to pay money to you since you neither cured nor killed her?"