Question

  I met him first on a summer morning in 1996. I had rushed into his ugly little shop to 1        the heels (后跟) of my shoes repaired. It wasn't much of a 2       ,so I waited while he was doing it. He greeted me with a cheerful smile, " You're new in this neighborhood,aren't you?"

  I said I was. I had 3        into a house at the end of the street only a week before.

 "This is a fine 4        he said. " You'll be happy here."

  I sat there with my shoes off,watching as he 5        ready to do the repairs. Sadly he looked at the leather (皮革) covering on the 6        It was worn through. I grew impatient,7      I was rushing to meet a friend. "Please hurry," I 8        

  He looked at me over his glasses. "Now,lady,it won't be 9        I want to do a good job," he was silent a moment. "You see,I have a tradition to live up to."

  A tradition? In this ugly little shop that was not different from so        many others on the side streets of New York?

  He 10       have felt my surprise,for he smiled as he went on. "Yes,lady,my father and grandfather were 11        inItaly,and they were the best. My father always told me, ' son,do the 12        job on every shoe that 13        into the shop,and be 14        of your fine work. Do that always,and you'll have 15        happiness and money to live on.

(   ) 1. A. put   B. make   C. have   D. order

(   ) 2. A. work   B. job   C. thing   D. matter

(   ) 3. A. lived   B. got   C. stayed   D. moved

(   ) 4. A. neighborhood   B. country   C. shop   D. house

(   ) 5. A. made   B. took   C. got   D. had

(   ) 6. A. heel   B. shoe   C. back   D. top

(   ) 7. A. that   B. while   C. when   D. because

(   ) 8. A. ordered   B. begged   C. said   D. expected

(   ) 9. A. late   B. over   C. long   D. done

(   ) 10. A. couldn't   B. should   C. wouldn't   D. must

(   ) 11. A. businessmen   B. shoemakers   C. both   D. shopkeepers

(   ) 12. A. most   B. first   C. best   D. last

(   ) 13. A. brings   B. comes   C. sends   D. hurries

(   ) 14. A. proud   B. kind   C. fond   D. able

(   ) 15. A. both   B. all   C. much   D. most

Answer 1

1. C 固定结构：have sth done (叫人做某事) 。

2. B 修鞋是件工作(job) ，不是一件东西(thing) ，也不是重要的事(matter) ,故选择B (job) 。

3. D 根据上下文应该只有用move (搬家) 才能与之照应，过去完成时用过去分词moved。

4. A 因前面一句You're new in this neighborhood,aren't you ,在这里强调它是一个"好社区"(fine neighborhood) ₀

5. C get ready to..."准备去做某事"。

6. A 我是来修鞋跟的，故他看着鞋跟(heel) 上的皮子。

7. D 我不耐烦，因为急着去会朋友，故用because连接。

8. B please说明是"乞求"(beg) 的语气，主体时态是过去时，用begged。

9. C 因上文作者已经不耐烦了，故鞋匠说"修鞋花不了多长时间"，这里指时间长,用long。

10. D 作者对鞋匠坚持的传统习惯感到惊讶，后面说出了肯定的理由"for he smiled as he went on..."，说明很有把握，故在这里表示"肯定的猜测"用must have done结构。

11. B 从后文的My father always told me可知鞋匠的爷爷、爸爸也是鞋匠。

12. C 他父亲是意大利最好的鞋匠，故他告诉儿子也要做最好(best) 的活儿。

13. B 根据上下文，只能用不及物动词come表示"到"店里的每只鞋。

14. A be proud of'以…为骄傲"。

15. A both. . . and"既... 又"。