Question

One evening my father and I went to see a circus(马戏). A family was standing in front of us ,__56__ for tickets.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not __57__, but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns and elephants excitedly.

“I want __58__ tickets, eight for children and two for adults,” said the father to the ticket lady.

The ticket lady told him the __59__. When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his __60__. He asked again, “How much?”

The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have __61__ money.

My dad took a $20 bill and __62__ it on the ground. Then he said to the man, “Sir, this bill fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew __63__ was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the __64__. “Thank you, thank you, sir. This __65__ means a lot to me and my family.”

We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.

1.A. waiting        B. looking          C. working         D. leaving

2.A. dirty          B. cheap            C. expensive        D. ugly

3.A. two           B. five             C. eight            D. ten

4.A. ticket         B. number           C. price            D. time

5.A. eyes          B. ears              C. nose            D. head

6.A. enough        B. any              C. little            D. few

7.A.brought        B.got               C. dropped         D. gave

8.A. what          B. how              C. who            D. where 

9.A. book          B. bag              C. ticket           D. bill

10.A. hardly         B. really            C. only            D. nearly

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

【解析】

1.根据上文的内容可知答案为A，表示等着买票。故选A

2.根据下文的内容应该为C，表示贵重的意思，故选C

3.根据后文的内容eight for children and two for adults，可知答案为D

4.根据下文的内容可知答案为C，表示价格的意思。符合题意。

5.根据上文的内容，When he heard that,，故选答案为B，表示不相信自己的耳朵。

6.根据上文的内容The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly,可知答案为A，表示没带足够的钱，故选a

7.本题根据上下文的内容，选择答案为B，表示我的父亲故意掉了钱。故选C

8.根据文章内容可知答案为A，表示知道我父亲的用意，故选A

9.根据上文的内容可知答案为D，意思为手拿着钱。符合题意

10.根据上下文的内容，可知答案为B，表示说话人真诚的感谢。