Peter was eight and a half ____1____ old. His school was near his home. He always ____2____ to school and came home ____3____ foot, and he usually came back on time. ____4____ last Friday he came home ____5____ school late.
“Why were you ____6____ today?” his mother asked ____7____ he arrived home.
“My teacher sent me to the ____8____ after school.” Peter ____9____.
“To the headmaster?” his mother said, “Why did she send you to him?”
“ ____10____ she asked a question in class,” Peter said,“and nobody gave her the answer ____11____ me.”
His mother got ____12____. “But why did she ____13____ you to the headmaster then? Why didn't she send all the other children?” she asked Peter.
“Because her ____14____ was who put the ink (墨水)on ____15____ chair.”
( )1. A. year B. years C. big D. hours
( )2. A. went B. goes C. going D. gone
( )3. A. by B. with C. on D. to
( )4. A. So B. But C. Still D. Until
( )5. A. to B. back C. from D. for
( )6. A. late B. early C. soon D. away
( )7. A. if B. while C. when D. for
( )8. A. headmaster B. teacher C. office D. classroom
( )9. A. told B. answered C. speaks D. says
( )10. A. And B. But C. Because 完形填空
Mr. Edison was a professor. He worked in a ____1____. He was busy with his research work all the time. But his wife whose father was a ____2____ businessman had nothing to do at home and ____3____ a lot of time dancing.
It was the woman's birthday one day. There ____4____ a birthday party in their house. All their friends were invited to ____5____ it. That afternoon, when everything was ready, Mr. Edison came back from his lab, being ____6____. As soon as she saw him, she called out, “Oh dear! Our guests will soon come, but you ____7____ the old clothes! Go to change to the best ones !”
Mr. Edison had to go upstairs. The party had been on for half an hour, but he didn't come downstairs. The woman felt ____8____. She looked out a few times and then told her girl servant to go to ____9____ what had happened to him. To the girl's surprise, the professor was ____10____ in a bed.
For Mr. Edison, it was time to go to bed after he came upstairs and took off his clothes.
( )1. A. cinema B. theatre C. university D. park
( )2. A. rich B. poor C. nice D. foolish
( )3. A. took B. spent C. used D. gave
( )4. A. will be B. would be C. has been D. had been
( )5. A. hold B. appreciate C. watch D. attend
( )6. A. hungry B. tired C. sorry D. satisfied
( )7. A. are wearing B. will wear C. are putting D. will put on
( )8. A. happy B. shy C. excited D. strange
( )9. A. look up B. find out C. think over D. send for
( )10. A. afraid B. awake C. asleep D. alone