Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house.She__16__John very much. In her__17__he couldn't do anything__18__.Every morning she would give him breakfirst_-19__bed and bring him the papers to__20__.It isn't really true that he was too__21__to work---in fact he had tried a few__22__.First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to__23__at least six windows. Then he__24__a bus conductor and on his second__25__a passenger stole his bag with all the fares（车费）collected.He__26__lost his job as a postman__27__he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses. It seemed that there was__28__suitable work for him. So he__29__to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so__30__about this that she told the__31__to all her neighbours. "My John is good to be a soldier," she said. "He is going to be the best soldier there__32__was,I can tell you!"
Then the great day came__33__he was to march past the palace in the parade（接受检阅的队伍）.His__34__mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good__35__in the crowd. The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his fellow soldiers came in sight some of the people watching couldn’t help laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the other as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with happiness shouted at the top of her voice: "Look at them! They're all out of step except my John! Isn't he the best!"
1.
A.depended on B. waited on C. trusted D. loved
2.
A.hope B. eyes C .head D. beliefs
3.
A.wrong B. great C. good D. strange
4.
A.to B. at C. in D. by
5.
A.check B. read C. keep D. sign
6.
A.lazy B. young C. weak D. shy
7.
A.ones B. years C. tasks D. jobs
8.
A. rub B. drop C. break D. clean
9.
A. followed B met C. became D. found
10.
A. day B. try C. route D. chance
11.
A. thus B. even C. once D. only
12.
A.even if B. so that C. because D. though
13.
A.some B. such C. less D. no
14.
A.began B. promised C. managed D. decided
15.
A.excited B. worried C. anxious D. curious
16.
A.incident B. change C. news D. matter
17.
A.yet B. ever C. never D. just
18.
A.where B. since C. when D. till
19.
A.proud B. kind C. strict D. lucky
20.
A.time B. position C. experience D. impression
---Don’t forget to bring my new books tomorrow afternoon.
-- No, I ________.
A. don’t B. can’t C. won’t D. couldn’t
We always keep ____ gas in case we run out.
A. a great number of B. plenty of C .much too D. a good many
With no one to ____in such a frightening place ,she felt helpless.
A. turn to B. turn in C. turn off D. turn over
They have no idea at all ________.
A. where has he gone B. where did he go
C. which place he has gone D. where he has gone
She ________the film, for she knows nothing about it.
A. can’t see B. can’t have seen C. must see D. mustn’t have seen
