Question

完形填空，先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

One day, a farmer lost his watch in his barn(谷仓). The watch was cheap but it was very _____ to him because it was a gift from his father.

After _____ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for _____from a group of children playing nearby. He _____ them that the person who found the watch would get a present.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn _____ . They searched everywhere but still could not find the _____ . Just when the farmer was going to _____ , a little boy went up to him and said he wanted to try again. The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer _____ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The amazed farmer asked the boy how he succeeded(成功) where the rest had failed.

The boy answered, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the _____ of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a peaceful(平静的) mind can think better than a(n) _____ one.

1.A. important B. expensive C. useless D. interesting

2.A. finding B. searching C. watching D. studying

3.A. money B. danger C. work D. help

4.A. told B. taught C. worried D. believed

5.A. angrily B. slowly C. quickly D. hardly

6.A. rule B. key C. child D. watch

7.A. put up B. give up C. go out D. come back

8.A. threw B. sent C. gave D. caught

9.A. light B. color C. sound D. noise

10.A. exciting B. smart C. excited D. amazing

Answer 1