Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very 1 woman. She didn’t buy many jewels(珠宝)or 2 clothes. 3 , she spent millions in 4 a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah’s 5 was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 6 because Sarah was afraid to 7 building it.
Sarah’s house was near San Jose. Every day, a lot of 8 arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows, 9 the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 10 . There were also three lifts, nine kitchens, and 47 fireplaces.
Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting 11 ? It was because Sarah was afraid of 12 . She thought she would die when the house was finished, so she didn’t want her house to be finished.
Sarah Winchester’s 13 seemed to have worked 14 she lived to be 83 years old. But 15 , her house was finished.
1. A.poor B.rich C.useful D.brave
2. A.cheap B.expensive C.simple D.old
3. A.Still B.Usually C.Instead D.Even
4. A.building B.buying C.selling D.setting
5. A.door B.window C.kitchen D.house
6. A.years B.months C.weeks D.days
7. A.keep B.enjoy C.stop D.help
8. A.drivers B.workers C.farmers D.visitors
9. A.but B.until C.since D.so
10. A.floors B.kitchens C.windows D.rooms
11. A.bigger B.smaller C.stronger D.cleaner
12. A.working B.dying C.living D.growing
13. A.age B.family C.plan D.husband
14. A.or B.because C.neither D.nor
15. A.hardly B.usefully C.carefully D.finally
-Excuse me. Is the library open all day?
- . Only from 8 a. m to 4 p. m.
A.Yes, of course B.That’s right.
C.Sorry, I’m not sure. D.Sorry, I’m afraid not.
-Can I just have a try?
-Sure. It doesn’t if you give a wrong answer.
A.matter B.trouble C.mind D.care
-Bob, have you packed yet?
-Yes, Mum.
-Look over and that you have taken everything you need.
A.look for B.make sure C.find out D.work out
-I hear we’ll have a new English teacher this term.
-Really? Do you know ?
A.when will he come B.where he comes from
C.what is he like D.how old is he
While we were running on the playground, Jack suddenly stopped____ and lay on the ground,so we all stopped_____ what was wrong with him.
A.to run; to see B.running; seeing
C.running; to see D.running; see