Question

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had   36   me to this spot in a small Italian town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered   37  .

“Look   38  , Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my   39   and looked down. I saw the square in the centre of the village. And I saw many turning streets leading to the   40  .

“See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square.   41   is like that. If you can’t   42   the place where you want to go   43   one road, try another.

Now I understood why I was there.   44   that day I had begged my mother to do   45   about the terrible lunches that were served at school. But she   46   because she could not believe the lunches were as   47   as I said.

When I   48   to my father for help, he would not interfere(介入).   49  , he brought me to this high tower to   50   me a lesson—the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I had a   51  .

At school the next day, I   52   poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked the cook into   53   it to my mother at dinner. The plan   54   perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and said, “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and my mother stated firmly that she would   55   the matter of lunches at school the next day.

36. A. put                     B. sent                         C. brought                    D. left

37. A. that                    B. why                         C. what                        D. how

38. A. down                  B. up                            C. out                          D. around

39. A. strength              B. courage                    C. spirit                        D. bravery

40. A. tower                 B. church                     C. square               D. village

41. A. School         B. Society                     C. Family                     D. Life

42. A. get to                  B. give up                     C. make for                  D. leave for

43. A. in                       B. on                            C. by                           D. at

44. A. Earlier          B. Later                        C. On                           D. During

45. A. her best              B. a favor                     C. something         D. everything

46. A. turned                 B. refused                     C. excused                   D. agreed

47. A. well                    B. good                        C. bad                          D. usual

48. A. explained             B. turned               C. tried                         D. stuck

49. A. Therefore            B. So                           C. Instead                     D. Anyway

50. A. suggest        B. make                        C. prepare                    D. give

51. A. plan                    B. question                   C. problem                   D. suggestion

52. A. angrily         B. secretly                    C. kindly               D. politely

53. A. cooking              B. boiling               C. making                     D. serving

54. A. made                  B. failed                        C. worked                    D. took

55. A. look up        B. give up                     C. make up                   D. take up

Answer 1

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