—Madam， your clothes are ready now.

—Thanks. And how much shall I　　　　for them？

A. cost          B. take               C. spend             D. pay

–This is absolutely daylight robbery.

  –How much did that so-called teacher ____ for her teaching out of class?

A. spend            B. pay            C. cost               D. charge

-- Do you often get online?

       -- Yes, I ______ a lot time on it. It’s a good way to kill time. 

When Mr Smith retired(退休), he bought a small 41  in a village near the sea. He 42   it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.

    But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most  43   building in the village. From morning to night there were  44  outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and  45  of them even went into Mr Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to  46   . So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want 47  your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr Smith was sure that the visitors would 48  coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr Smith had to 49   every day showing them around his house.“I came here to   50  not to work as a guide（导游）,”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1.A. garden     B. shop         C. house            D. school

2. A. liked      B. hated          C. sold         D. built

3. A. big       B. interesting      C. small        D. clean

4.A. children       B. students     C. parents      D. tourists

5. A. no            B. none         C. many         D. much

6. A. come      B. leave            C. stay         D. play

7. A. to satisfy    B. satisfy  C. to satisfying    D. satisfying

8. A. go on     B. stop         C. continue     D. not

9. A. take      B. cost         C. spend            D. pay

10. A. play     B. work         C. watch            D. retire