Soon after Dave left college, one of his 1_____, who was 2_____ and had no children of his own, 3_____ and left a lot of money, so he decided to 4_____ his own real estate company.

He found a nice office, bought a lot of things to 5______ it, and moved in. He had only 6_____ there for a few hours 7_____ he heard someone 8_____ towards the door of his office.

“It’s my first 9_____!” he thought. He quickly 10_____ up the telephone and 11_____ to be very 12_____ in answering an important call from someone in New York who wanted to 13_____ a big and 14_____ house in the country.

The man knocked at the door when this was 15_____, came in and waited 16_____ for Dave to 17_____ his conversation. Then he said to him, “I’m 18_____ the telephone company. I 19_____ here to 20_____ your telephone.

1. A. grandparents        B. parents               C. aunts           D. uncles

2. A. ill          B. kind                 C. rich            D. healthy

3. A. died         B. remarried            C. fell ill      D. went out

4. A. set up              B. find                 C. build            D. buy

5. A. supply       B. furnish（用家俱等布置）C.fill     D. surround

6. A. lived               B. been                C. gone             D. left

7. A. and        B. as                  C. when            D. suddenly

8. A. going        B. walking         C. crying             D. entering

9. A. repairman          B. visitor        C. worker      D. friend

10.A. hung              B. put                  C. picked          D. brought

11.A. seemed       B. looked               C. appeared        D. pretended

12.A. interested   B. active                C. busy        D. comfortable

13.A. build        B. repair               C. sell             D. buy

14.A. cheap      B. expensive             C. wide        D. splendid

15.A. beginning    B. going on            C. holding          D. finished

16.A. happily      B. politely       C. hurriedly         D. impatiently

17.A. finish             B. stop                 C. start            D. continue

18.A. from        B. for                  C. to          D. with

19.A. came      B. left                  C. stayed          D. stood

20.A. use        B. borrow              C. lend            D. connect