At midnight, Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and looked at his , and it was half past one. “I’m not getting at this time,” he to himself, and rolled over.
Then, a knock followed. “Aren’t you going to it?” said his wife.
So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man
at the door. It didn’t take long to the man was drunk.
“Hi, there, ” slurred (嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”
“No, . It’s half past one. I was ,” Peter said and slammed（猛关） the door. He went back to bed and told his wife what had happened.
She said, “That wasn’t very of you. Remember that night we had a in the pouring rain on the way to the kids and you had to knock on a man’s door to get our car
again? What would have happened if he’d told to go away? ”
“But the guy was ,” said Peter.
“It doesn’t matter,” said the wife. “He needs help it would be the Christian thing to help him.”
So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a ?”
And he heard a , “Yeah, please.”
So still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ are you?”
The drunk replied, “Over here, on the swing(秋千).”
1.A. door B. wife C. clock D. window
2.A. into trouble B. out of the house C. down to work D. out of bed
3.A. complained B. explained C. thought D. replied
4.A. louder B. weaker C. longer D. angrier
5.A. stand B. stop C. refuse D. answer
6.A. knocking B. lying C. standing D. looking
7.A. remember B. realize C. show D. doubt
8.A. go out B. go away C. go ahead D. go up
9.A. in bed B. in surprise C. at home D. at work
10.A. down B. in C. inside D. up
11.A. foolish B. nice C. typical D. generous
12.A. look B. quarrel C. fight D. breakdown
13.A. put up B. pick down C. pick up D. put down
14.A. united B. refreshed C. started D. delighted
15.A. us B. them C. the man D. others
16.A. mad B. drunk C. different D. dangerous
17.A. but B. though C. and D. because
18.A. push B. rest C. room D. lift
19.A. lady B. gentleman C. sound D. voice
20.A. where B. how C. who D. what
——Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?
——Thank you. ______.
A. If you like B. Of course you can
C. It couldn’t be better D. It’s up to you
Their youngest child is at the stage ___________she can say a few words but not full sentences.
A. where B. that C. which D. When
It was Paul’s low test scores that_________ his chances of getting into a good school.
A. recovered B. protected
C. ruined D. expressed
_______they visited the Science Museum, they showed great interest in everything they saw.
A. For the first time B. At first
C. At the first time D. The first time
To their disappointment, they found the lecture given by the professor difficult__________.
A. to be understood B. to understand
C. understanding D. understood
