Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __21_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __22__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __24_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 25__ and had to wait _26_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __28__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _29__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __30__, so he went to the door and opened it __31_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __32__.“What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _33__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __34_ this time she was _35__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _36_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _37__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _38__ in life. It was his _39_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _40__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.
1. A．complaining B．telling C．hoping D．pretending
2. A．pleased B．disappointed C．exhausted D．encouraged
3. A．looking B．turning C．coming D．tidying
4. A．went on B．went down C．went out D．went through
5. A．candles B．matches C．lights D．flashlights
6. A．happily B．patiently C．hopefully D．helplessly
7. A．steps B．words C．knocks D．screams
8. A．dark B．quiet C．noisy D．crowded
9. A．newcomer B．stranger C．guest D．settler
10. A．called B．disturbed C．watched D．offered
11. A．surprisingly B．delightedly C．impatiently D．willingly
12. A．gently B．kindly C．politely D．violently
13. A．lend B．sell C．harness D．borrow
14. A．And B．But C．So D．For
15. A．holding B．hiding C．fetching D．lifting
16. A．suggested B．commanded C．sent D．forced
17. A．frightened B．pleased C．puzzled D．surprised
18. A．failure B．success C．complaint D．determination
19. A．warmth B．coldness C．kindness D．nearly
20. A．doubtfully B．hardly C．actually D．sympathy
--Can I smoke here?
--Sorry, we don’t allow __________ here.
A．people smoke B．to smoke C．people smoking D．smoking
— Is it good to look up every new word when I come across it in reading?
—No，you _____，because you are likely to guess the meaning from the context,
A．don't have to B．shouldn't C．can't D．mustn't
---- Have you heard that Tom, as well as his parents, _____ moved to Beijing?
---- Really? No _____ I haven’t seen him for a long time.
A．have; doubt B．has; wonder
C．have; wonder D．has; choice
—I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week..
—Is that ________ you had a few days off ?
A．where B．when C．what D．why
What is even more important is______ the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface.
A．that B．that as C．which D．which as
