Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head his walking stick. McKay's wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a person, he had been to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often.
Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay's, or too often, on the McKays .
“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our ,” said Laurence. She added that it wasn't so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks. “We'd be there happily reading our newspapers, when so much water would come from above that we'd be as wet as if we'd with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the of fish!”
And on Saturday evening it was just too . “It was James's birthday,” explained Laurence, “and I'd made him a birthday cake. The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn't get to blow them out.” , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet . Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast. “I couldn't him. He was up there in a flash. It was the fastest I'd seen him move since 1964.”
Smith is not going to take things further with the police. He has also promised to change his from now on. And what of James McKay? he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”. “ the most exciting birthday !” said the cheerful old man. “The best since my adolescence I'd say!”
1.A. hitting B. tapping C. pushing D. touching
2.A. by B. via C. through D. with
3.A. quiet B. peaceful C. sensitive D. stubborn
4.A. accustomed B. taken C. driven D. attracted
5.A. fish B. seed C. plant D. newspaper
6.A. himself B. itself C. themselves D. herself
7.A. bathroom B. kitchen C. bedroom D. balcony
8.A. which B. what C. that D. whether
9.A. sitting B. exercising C. sleeping D. eating
10.A. regularly B. unconsciously C. precisely D. suddenly
11.A. swum B. showered C. watered D. drowned
12.A. taste B. sense C. feeling D. smell
13.A. little B. soon C. late D. much
14.A. Beside B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Consequently
15.A. over B. across C. through D. down
16.A. stop B. blame C. ignore D. stand
17.A. views B. attitude C. ways D. mind
18.A. While B. Since C. Until D. As
19.A. Sincerely B. Impossibly C. Definitely D. Previously
20.A. before B. ever C. already D. since
I’m told that the job is open to everyone ______ their previous experience. So it’s a chance for a green hand like you.
A. apart from B. due to C. on behalf of D. regardless of
They’re ______ choosing a cautious policy in order to avoid a risk in such an important event.
A. thoroughly B. deliberately C. carelessly D. naturally
If what parents say is not ______ with what they do, it will have a bad effect on their children.
A. contrary B. consistent C. confident D. considerate
After a heated discussion, the employees presented many ______ suggestions which might help improve the quality of the company’s product.
A. accurate B. optimistic C. positive D. temporary
The more one is ______ the English-speaking environment, the better he or she will learn the language.
A. kept up B. filled in C. caught in D. exposed to
