We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum __36__ at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to __37__ down. While I watched __38__ open in surprise, Mum __39__ her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked __40__ to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She __41__ the mop past the desk and __42__ the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very __43__ floors.”

“Yes, I’m __44__ they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum __45__ and said, “But aren’t you working late?”

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop __46__ her farther and farther down the hall. I watched __47__ she was out of sight and the nurse had __48__ to writing in the big book.

After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were __49__. She quickly put the mop back and took my __50__. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, “__51__.”

Outside, Mum told me: “Dogmas is __52__. No fever.”

“You saw her, Mum?”

“Of course. I told her about the hospital __53__, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop __54__ as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such __55__! A mop is no good. You need a brush.”

36. A. stared B. pointed C. came D. aimed

37. A. sit B. lie C. fall D. bend

38. A. eyes B. hands C. mouth D. arms

39. A. put on B. took off C. hung over D. threw away

40. A. bravely B. proudly C. poorly D. quietly

41. A. dragged B. pulled C. pushed D. rushed

42. A. as B. because C. after D. as soon as

43. A. pretty B. good C. cheap D. dirty

44. A. delighted B. surprised C. anxious D. disappointed

45. A. respectfully B. pitifully C. carefully D. strangely

46. A. taking B. fetching C. forcing D. advancing

47. A. when B. while C. after D. until

48. A. turned back B. turned round C. turned down D. turned into

49. A. nervous B. sad C. crying D. shining

50. A. clothes B. hat C. hand D. mop

51. A. Excuse me B. I’m sorry C. Good luck D. Thank you

52. A. ill B. better C. well D. wrong

53. A. rules B. rights C. advice D. limits

54. A. visiting B. worrying C. smoking D. working

55. A. a hospital B. beds C. floors D. nurses

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors. "
"Yes, I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them, "the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, "But aren't you working late?"
Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(拖一下)of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.
After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you."
Outside, Mum told me, "Dagmar is fine. No fever. "
"You saw her, Mum?"
"Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush."
67. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a      .
A. nurse                  B. visitor     C. patient                D. cleaner
68. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?
A. It is a children's hospital.
B. It has strict rules about visiting hours.
C. The conditions there aren't very good.
D. The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.
69. From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely
A. the story-teller's sister            B. Mum's friend
C. the story-teller's classmate         D. Dad's boss
70. Which of the following words best describes Mum?
A. strange                 B. warm-hearted     C. clever                  D. hard-working

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors. "

"Yes, I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them, "the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, "But aren't you working late?"

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(?????)of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you."

Outside, Mum told me, "Dagmar is fine. No fever. "

"You saw her, Mum?"

"Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush."

67. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a .

A. nurse B. visitor C. patient D. cleaner

68. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?

A. It is a children's hospital.

B. It has strict rules about visiting hours.

C. The conditions there aren't very good.

D. The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.

69. From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely

A. the story-teller's sister B. Mum's friend

C. the story-teller's classmate D. Dad's boss

70. Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A. strange B. warm-hearted C. clever D. hard-working

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum 1 at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to 2 down. While I watched 3 open in surprise, Mum 4 her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked 5 to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She 6 the mop past the desk and 7 the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very 8 floors.”
“Yes, I’m 9 they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum 10 and said, “But aren’t you working late?”
Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop 11 her farther and farther down the hall. I watched 12 she was out of sight and the nurse had 13 to writing in the big book.
After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were 14. She quickly put the mop back and took my 15. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, “16.”
Outside, Mum told me: “Dogmas is 17. No fever.”
“You saw her, Mum?”
“Of course. I told her about the hospital 18, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop 19 as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such 20! A mop is no good. You need a brush.”

1.
1. A.
  stared
2. B.
  pointed
3. C.
  came
4. D.
  aimed
2.
1. A.
  sit
2. B.
  lie
3. C.
  fall
4. D.
  bend
3.
1. A.
  eyes
2. B.
  hands
3. C.
  mouth
4. D.
  arms
4.
1. A.
  put on
2. B.
  took off
3. C.
  hung over
4. D.
  threw away
5.
1. A.
  bravely
2. B.
  proudly
3. C.
  poorly
4. D.
  quietly
6.
1. A.
  dragged
2. B.
  pulled
3. C.
  pushed
4. D.
  rushed
7.
1. A.
  as
2. B.
  because
3. C.
  after
4. D.
  as soon as
8.
1. A.
  pretty
2. B.
  good
3. C.
  cheap
4. D.
  dirty
9.
1. A.
  delighted
2. B.
  surprised
3. C.
  anxious
4. D.
  disappointed
10.
1. A.
  respectfully
2. B.
  pitifully
3. C.
  carefully
4. D.
  strangely
11.
1. A.
  taking
2. B.
  fetching
3. C.
  forcing
4. D.
  advancing
12.
1. A.
  when
2. B.
  while
3. C.
  after
4. D.
  until
13.
1. A.
  turned back
2. B.
  turned round
3. C.
  turned down
4. D.
  turned into
14.
1. A.
  nervous
2. B.
  sad
3. C.
  crying
4. D.
  shining
15.
1. A.
  clothes
2. B.
  hat
3. C.
  hand
4. D.
  mop
16.
1. A.
  Excuse me
2. B.
  I’m sorry
3. C.
  Good luck
4. D.
  Thank you
17.
1. A.
  ill
2. B.
  better
3. C.
  well
4. D.
  wrong
18.
1. A.
  rules
2. B.
  rights
3. C.
  advice
4. D.
  limits
19.
1. A.
  visiting
2. B.
  worrying
3. C.
  smoking
4. D.
  working
20.
1. A.
  a hospital
2. B.
  beds
3. C.
  floors
4. D.
  nurses