完形填空

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

One day, a farmer lost his watch in his barn(谷仓). The watch was cheap but it was very      to him because it was a gift from his father.

After        the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for         from a group of children playing nearby.

He      them that the person who found the watch would get a present.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn         . They searched everywhere but still could not find the        . Just when the farmer was going to         , a little boy went up to him and said he wanted to try again.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer        the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The amazed farmer asked the boy how he succeeded(成功) where the rest had failed.

The boy answered, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the       of the watch.”

    This shows us that sometimes a peaceful(平静的) mind can think better than a(n)       one.

1.A. important B. expensive C. useless  D. interesting

2.A. finding  B. searching  C. watching D. studying

3.A. money   B. danger     C. work     D. help

4.A. told     B. taught   C. worried D. believed

5.A. angrily     B. slowly  C. quickly D. hardly

6.A. rule     B. key     C. child     D. watch

7.A. put up     B. give up C. go out     D. come back

8.A. threw     B. sent     C. gave     D. caught

9.A. light     B. colour     C. sound     D. noise

10.A. interesting B. smart     C. excited D. amazing

—If you’re free tonight, how about having dinner together?

—_______.

A. It doesn’t matter                B. That’s all right

C. All right                         D. Not at all

—_______ is the height of Tom, Helen?

—I’m not sure, but he is _______ than Simon.

A. How much; higher                     B. How high; higher

C. How tall; taller                     D. What; taller

He is taller than _______ student in his class. He is the tallest one.

A. any other       B. any others      C. the other      D. another

The teacher came into the classroom _______ a smile _______ his face.

A. wear; on       B. with; on       C. with; in         D. has; on