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A man took a pair of shoes to a shoe repair shop and said to the shoemaker, "I'd like you to repair these shoes for me, please." "Certainly, sir," the shoemaker said.

"When will they be    ?" the man asked. "I'm a bit busy, but they'll be ready for you      Thursday." he said. That's fine," the man said, and left the shop.

The next morning he     a letter, offering him a job in    country. Within 24 hours he was on an airplane to his new job.

Twenty years passed and he returned to his hometown. He remembered his    . "They were a good pair of shoes," he thought. "I wonder         the shoemaker is still there and still has them. I'll go and see. He was    to see that the shoemaker was still in the same shop,      he was an old man by now. "Good morning," he said to him. "Twenty years ago, I brought in a pair of shoes to be repaired. Do you think you've still got them?" "Name?" the old shoemaker asked.

"Smith," the man said. "I'll go and see. They may be out back."

The shoemaker went out to the back of his shop -and a few minutes later returned,      the pair of shoes. "Here we are," he said. "One pair of brown shoes to be repaired. I'm a bit busy now, but they'll        be ready on Thursday."

1.A. ready B. well     C. fine     D. good

2.A. in      B. at        C. on      D. for

3.A. got     B. accepted C. obtained  D. received

4.A.other    B. another  C. the other D. either

5.A.letters  B. shoes     C. coats   D. wallet

6.A.which  B. that    C. if       D. whether

7.A.pleased B. sad      C. angry    D. disappointed

8.A.though B. although  C. but      D. and

9.A.carry   B. carried  C. carrying D. carries

10.A.mainly  B. exactly C. mostly    D. probably

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：一个人到修鞋店去修鞋，他问鞋匠何时可以修好。鞋匠说在星期四修好。第二天早晨这人收到一封信，另一个国家提供他一份工作。24小时内他就坐飞机去做新工作啦。二十年过去了，他回到自己的家乡。他想起了他的鞋就去找鞋匠。他高兴地看到那鞋匠还在同一家店铺，虽然他现在已经老了。他问鞋匠是否还有那鞋。鞋匠说有，在星期四修好。

1.他们什么时候会修好呢？ready准备好；well好；fine好的; 健康的; 晴朗的; good好的。根据文末I'm a bit busy now, but they'll be ready on Thursday."可知该选A。

2.我有点忙，但在星期四会为你修好。In在……里； at在；on在……上；for为。在某一天习惯用介词on，所以选C 。

3.第二天早晨他收到一封信。Got得到；accepted 是 ‘接到，并同意的意思'；obtained获得( obtain的过去式和过去分词 ); 买到; received是 ‘接到，收到（客观上）的意思,但并不意味着同意接受。根据句意可知该选D。

4.另一个国家提供他一份工作。Other其他的；another 另一； the other 另一（特指两者当中的另一者）；either两者当中的任何一者。根据下句Within 24 hours he was on an airplane to his new job.可推知该选 B。

5.他想起了他的鞋。Letters信；shoes鞋；coats外套；wallet钱包。根据下句They were a good pair of shoes," he thought. 可知该选B。

6.我想知道鞋匠是否还在，是否还有他们。Which哪一个；that那；if是否；whether是否。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

7.他高兴地看到那鞋匠还在同一家店铺。pleased 高兴的；sad悲伤的；angry生气的；disappointed失望的。根据to see that the shoemaker was still in the same shop 结合语境可知该选A。

8.虽然他现在已经老了。 Though虽然，即使；although虽然，尽管；but 但是；.and 和。联系空白前后句句意可知该选B。

9.几分钟后又回来了，带着一双鞋。Carry带，拿；carried 是carry的过去式；carrying 是carry的现在分词；carries 是carry的三单形式。本题选C，表示伴随状况。

10.我现在有点忙，但星期四可能会会准备好的。mainly adv.大部分地; 主要地; 基本上; exactly adv.精确地; 确切地; 完全地，全然; 恰恰; mostly adv.大部分，多半; 主要地; 基本上; 通常; probablyadv.大概; 或许; 很可能。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

考点：故事类短文。