通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　It was Billy’s day off and he was looking forward to having a good rest at home. He wanted to do the things that he had never really had time for when he was at 　26　 　. So he made himself a cup of tea and sat back in his armchair to watch the football match he had　 27　 　the night before. However , as he was just about to watch the game, the 　28 　rang. It was his mother. She asked him to go for lunch. Billy could not　 29　 because he had not seen her for a very long time.

　 When Billy got to his mother’s place, his sister and her children were　 30　 there. The children were happy to see him　 31　 he always played with them. 　32　　 asked him to play games with them and so he did. By lunch time he was　 33　 but the children still wanted to go on.　 34　 　it was lunch time and Billy used that as a good 　35　 to stop playing with the children.

36　 lunch Billy’s mother asked him to take a rug to his grandfather’s. the rug was quite　 37　 but he was strong enough. However, the lift was not working and poor Billy had to walk　 38　 to the ground floor. After taking the rug all the way to his grandfather’s place, he　 39　 his grandfather move all the furniture in his house. By the time Billy got home he was so tired that he went to 　40　 　right away.

26. A. home　　　 B. work　　 C. war　　 D. lunch

27. A. recorded　　　 B. watched　　　 C. played　　 D. studied

28. A. bell　　　 B. clock　　　 C. phone　　 D. alarm

29. A. accept　　　 B. answer　　　 C. agree　　 D. refuse

30. A. still　　　 B. always　　　 C. already　　 D. ever

31. A. because　　　 B. though　　　 C. if　　 D. while

32. A. She　 　　B. They　　　 C. He　　 D. It

33. A. excited　　　 B. worried　　　 C. surprised　　 D. tired

34. A. Luckily　　　 B. Certainly　　　 C. Quickly　　 D. Suddenly

35. A. regret后悔　　 B. excuse　　　 C. suggestion建议　　　 D. example

36. A. In　　　 B. Till　　　 C. After　　 D. Before

37. A. expensive　　　 B. colourful　　　 C. small　　 D. heavy

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

39. A. made　　　 B. helped　　　 C. watched　　 D. stopped

40. A. bed　　　 B. hospital　　　 C. school　　 D. church

25. Boys and girls, please remember the following saying: Never put off till tomorrow_____________.

A. that you can do today　　　 B. which you can do today　　　

C. but you can do today　　　　 D. what you can do today

24.-Can we go and have a drink now?　 --A drink? There are twenty more trees_____!

　 A. to plant　　　 B. to be planting　　　 C. to plant them　　 D. to be planted

23. – Let’s go to the Museum of Natural History, shall we?　 --___________.

A. All right　　　 B. Yes, we shall　　　 C. That’s all right　　 D. You’re welcome

22.-I’ve forgotten to bring my drink. – Never mind, you can have________.

　 A. some of yours　　　 B. some of us　　　 C. some of ours　　 D. us some

21.-We can use MSN to talk with each other on the Internet.

-- Really? Will you please show me ________it?

A. how can I use　　 B. what to use　　 C. how to use　　 D. where can I use

20. –Don’t you think the radio is too loud? – Yes, I’ll tell him to_________.

　　 A. turn it down　　　 B. turn it on　　　 C. turn it over　　 D. turn it up

19. –Could you please tell me how much a double room______?

--Sorry, I don’t know. You’d better call the hotel by the number on the brochure.

　A. takes　　　 B. spends　　　 C. costs　　 D. pays