Question

I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a1tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw2and now his ancient pickup truck refused to3. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.4arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused5at a small tree, touching tips of the6with his hands.
When opening the door, he7an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with8and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
After leaving the9family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the10of me. I asked him, who11me to the car, “Before we went in,12did you stop by the tree earlier”
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having13on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t14in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for15. I can hang them up on the tree every night16I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I17for work.”
“18thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as19as I remember20up the night before.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      broken
   2. B.
      terrible
   3. C.
      flat
   4. D.
      fantastic
      
2. 2.
   1. A.
      quit
   2. B.
      deleted
   3. C.
      declined
   4. D.
      reduced
      
3. 3.
   1. A.
      ride
   2. B.
      increase
   3. C.
      perform
   4. D.
      start
      
4. 4.
   1. A.
      Before
   2. B.
      On
   3. C.
      Immediately
   4. D.
      Directly
      2,4,6
      
5. 5.
   1. A.
      shortly
   2. B.
      briefly
   3. C.
      quietly
   4. D.
      straight
6. 6.
   1. A.
      trucks
   2. B.
      leaves
   3. C.
      branches
   4. D.
      shoots
      
7. 7.
   1. A.
      went by
   2. B.
      went over
   3. C.
      went off
   4. D.
      went through
      
8. 8.
   1. A.
      smiles
   2. B.
      sorrow
   3. C.
      confidence
   4. D.
      doubts
      
9. 9.
   1. A.
      happy
   2. B.
      large
   3. C.
      complex
   4. D.
      modern
      
10. 10.
    1. A.
       worse
    2. B.
       better
    3. C.
       more
    4. D.
       less
       
11. 11.
    1. A.
       drove
    2. B.
       sent
    3. C.
       instructed
    4. D.
       walked
       
12. 12.
    1. A.
       how
    2. B.
       who
    3. C.
       why
    4. D.
       where
       
13. 13.
    1. A.
       matters
    2. B.
       troubles
    3. C.
       questions
    4. D.
       worries
       
14. 14.
    1. A.
       belong
    2. B.
       insert
    3. C.
       include
    4. D.
       provide
       
15. 15.
    1. A.
       instance
    2. B.
       ages
    3. C.
       purpose
    4. D.
       sure
       
16. 16.
    1. A.
       when
    2. B.
       since
    3. C.
       because
    4. D.
       if
       
17. 17.
    1. A.
       ask
    2. B.
       come
    3. C.
       leave
    4. D.
       look
       
18. 18.
    1. A.
       Frightful
    2. B.
       Funny
    3. C.
       Strange
    4. D.
       Accessible
       
19. 19.
    1. A.
       much
    2. B.
       few
    3. C.
       little
    4. D.
       many
       
20. 20.
    1. A.
       picking
    2. B.
       holding
    3. C.
       hanging
    4. D.
       giving

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