Dad loved children. And he always wanted a __1__ family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us off to visitors.
Once, Dad __2__ presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, "And this is our _3__ model, complete with all the improvements. And don't think that this is all; we are _4__ the 1953 model some time next month."
But what he _5__ most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _6_ that he had seen eleven people in our car, not __7_ Mum and Dad. _8__, Dad called out over his shoulder, "You 9__ the second baby up from the front here, Mister."
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the _10_. Mum, who was a psychologist (心理学家), once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the _11_. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was fine _12__ one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been _13_. When he pointed at the child that had been __14__, Mum looked at him calmly and said, "That's not one of ours, dear. He _15_ next door."
1.A. rich B. lovely C. close D. large
2.A. surprisingly B. nervously C. kindly D. proudly
3.A. dearest B. smallest C. latest D. youngest
4.A. ordering B. selling C. expecting D. improving
5. A. hated B. enjoyed C. cared D. hoped
6.A. crazily B. excitedly C. curiously D. directly
7. A. counting B. naming C. showing D. reaching
8.A. Immediately B. Carefully C. Angrily D. Easily
9.. A. saw B. missed C. forgot D. left
10.. A. truth B. story C. adventure D. accident
11. A. lecture B. house C. office D. activity
12. A. even if B. apart from C. so that D. except that
13. A. troublesome B. careless C. active D. quiet
14.A. found B. caught C. punished D. wounded
15. A. goes to B. belongs to C. works D. plays
. —I’m leaving for Canada on a study trip next week.
—_________.
A. Enjoy your time B. That’s all right
C. You’re welcome D. It’s a pleasure
—I think honesty is the most important thing in doing everything.
—_________.
A. All right B. Never mind C. I think so, too D. Yes, please
When you have western food, you should use knife and fork properly. The underlined part means “_________”.
A. in a quick way B. in the right way C. in a different way D. in the usual way
I have no idea what life would be like without water. The underlined part means “_________”.
A. don’t remember B. don’t know C. don’t believe D. don’t expect
The lady_________dancing as a hobby in her sixties, and she is really good at it now.
A. dressed up B. looked up C. took up D. put up
