10. think about

9. drop off　

8. make a mistake

7. a place of interest

6. make a decision,

5. try on

3. slow down 4. wear out

2. multiply …by…

[知识梳理]

I. 重点短语

1. beg one's pardon

　 个词语，并用其适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺，每个词限用一次。

Some people do not like anything to be out of place; they are never late for work; they return their 　61　 　to the library on time; they remember 　　62　 　birthdays; and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Doss is such a person.

Mr. Doss works in a bank, and lives alone. The only family he has is in the next town: his sister 　　63　 　there with her husband, and her son, Mark. Mr. Doss does not see his sister, or her family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not 　　64　 　one of Mark’s seventeen birthdays.

Last week Mr. Doss had quite a 　　65　 　. He drove home from the bank at the usual time and drove neither too　 　66　 　nor too fast. He parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside　 　67　 　his evening meal. At once, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Doss opened the door, to find a policeman　 　68　 　at the door.

“What have I done wrong?” Mr. Doss asked　 　　69　 　. “Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there　 　　70　 　some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

“Hello, Uncle,” said the policeman. “My name’s Mark.”