Question

完形填空

When Mr. Smith retired(退休), he bought a small____in a village near the sea. He_____it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.

But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most____building in the village. From morning to night there were ________ outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and_____of them even went into Mr Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to_____So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want____your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr Smith was sure that the visitors would____coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr Smith had to____every day showing them around his house.” I came here to____not to work as a guide（导游）,”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1.A. garden    B. shop    C. house    D. school

2.A. liked    B. hated    C. sold    D. built

3.A. big    B. interesting    C. small    D. clean

4.A. children    B. students    C. parents    D. tourists

5.A. no    B. none    C. many    D. much

6.A. come    B. leave    C. stay    D. play

7.A. to satisfy    B. satisfy    C. to satisfying    D. satisfying

8.A. go on    B. stop    C. continue    D. not

9.A. take    B. cost    C. spend    D. pay

10.A. play    B. work    C. watch    D. retire

Answer

1. C

2. A

3. B

4. D

5. C

6. B

7. A

8. B

9. C

10. D

【解析】

试题本文讲述了Mr. David退休以后来到海边买了一个小房子，想安静地度过自己的退休生活，却没有想到，很多游客对他买的这个小屋很感兴趣，不断的有人来参观，最后他不得不把这个房子卖掉了。

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