Question

A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much __31___ a nice looking watch. He saw a watch and liked it __32_____much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop insisted five hundred dollars for it. When the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took___33__out of the owner’s hand and ran out with it. It all happened in few seconds. When the owner ran out ___34____the street, the young man was already disappearing among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw ___35_____with the stolen watch in his hand. “Don’t you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he asked in a low_____36____ , “It’s only a hundred dollars.”

“The young man doesn’t know _____37____saw him stealing the watch just now,” he thought. The American paid at once and went ___38______back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend took a look at the watch and started laughing. He said, “You are ____39_____. The watch isn’t worth ___40______ten dollars. I’m sure the shop owner and the young man planned all this together.”

1.	A．to give B．to take C．to get D．to sell

2.	A．very B．so C．too D．quite

3.	A．a watch B．the money C．the watch D．some dollars

4.	A．into B．of C．on D．in

5.	A．the young man B．the owner C．the American D．another young man

6.	A．sound B．noise C．voice D．word

7.	A．me B．I C．they D．us

8.	A．luckily B．sadly C．angrily D．happily

9.	A．a bad man B．a clever man C．a fool D．a thief

10.	A．almost B．even C．only D．just

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析:

1.此题考查固定短语want to do sth表示想要做 ,根据语境可知他想买一块非常好看的手表，故选C。

2.此题考查固定句型结构so…that表示如此…以至于…根据语境可知他是如此的喜欢哪款手表以至于决定立刻购买，故选B。

3.此题考查名词,根据语境可知,那个年轻人从店主手里夺走了那块手表,故选C.

4.此题考查介词,根据语境可知店主冲出商店到街道,应选into,故选A.

5.此题考查名词,根据语境可知这个美国人遇到了那个偷手表的年轻人,故选A.

6.此题考查固定短语in low voice表示用很小的声音,故选C.

7.此题考查人称代词,根据语境可知此句是美国人自言自语的一句话,故选B.表示这个年轻人不知道我看到他偷东西.

8.此题考查副词,根据语境可知美国人买了一块称心的手表,所以非常开心,故选D.

9.此题考查名词,根据下文的内容提示可知这个美国人被别人愚弄了,故选C.

10.此题考查副词,根据语境可知美国人买的这款手表最多超不过10美元,故用even表示甚至之意.故选B.

考点：本题是完形填空,既考查对语境的正确理解还有单词形式的正确灵活的运用。