One day Mrs. Jones went __1__．When her __2__ came home in the evening，she began to tell him __3__ a beautiful cotton dress．“I saw it in a shop this morning．” She said．“And…” “And you were going to buy one．” said Mr. Jones．“How __4__ is it?” “Fifty pounds for a cotton dress? That's too __5__．”

But every evening when Mr. Jones came back from work，his wife began to speak only about the dress，and at last after a week，he said，“Oh，buy the dress．Here is the __6__．” She was very __7__．But the next morning，when Mr. Jones came home and asked，“Have you got the beautiful dress?” She answered，“No．” “Why not?” He asked．“Well，it was __8__ on the window of the shop for a week，so I think nobody __9__ wants this dress．So I don't want it．__10__．”

1．A．swimming               B．shopping               C．working                 D．walking

2．A．son                       B．daughter                C．uncle                     D．husband

3．A．for                        B．of                        C．about                     D．at

4．A．many                    B．much                   C．cheap                    D．expensive

5．A．cheap                 B．expensive              C．short                     D．long

6．A．dress                     B．car                      C．money                   D．shop

7．A．sad                       B．angry                   C．happy                    D．interested

8．A．already                B．yet                      C．also                       D．still

9．A．else                       B．also                      C．too                        D．yet

10．A．too                      B．either                   C．also                       D．ever

Cloze test

　　One day Mrs. Jones went (1) . When her (2) came home in the evening, she began to tell him (3) a beautiful dress.“I saw it in a shop this morning,”she said,“and ...”“And you are going to buy it,”said Mr. Jones.“How (4) is it?”....“50 dollars.”“50 dollars for a dress? That is too (5) .”But every evening when Mr. Jones came back from his work, his wife began to speak about the dress. And at last after a week, he said,“OK. Go and buy the dress. Here is the (6) .”She was very (7) . But the next evening, when Mr. Jones came home and asked,“Have you bought the beautiful dress?”she answered,“No.”“Why not?”“Well, it was still in the window of the shop (8) a week. So I think (9) wants this dress. And I don't want (10) , either.”

(1)A．swimming	B．shopping	C．working	D．walking
(2)A．son	B．daughter	C．uncle	D．husband
(3)A．for	B．on	C．about	D．at
(4)A．many	B．much	C．soon	D．often
(5)A．cheap	B．expensive	C．short	D．long
(6)A．money	B．dress	C．paper	D．basket
(7)A．sad	B．angry	C．happy	D．interesting
(8)A．in	B．after	C．when	D．before
(9)A．no one	B．persons	C．everyone	D．someone
(10)A．one	B．it	C．these	D．those

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案．

　Mr Jones and Mr Brown worked in the same office．One day Mr Jones said to Mr Brown, “We are going to have a small party at our house next Wednesday evening．Would you and your wife like to join us?”　　

　Mr Brown said, “Thank you very much．That is very kind of you　　 ．We are free that evening, I think．But I will telephone my wife and ask her．Maybe she wants to go somewhere else that evening．”So Mr Brown went to the other room and telephoned．When he came back, he looked very uneasy　　 （心神不安的）．

　“What's the matter?”said Mr Jones．“ Did you speak to your wife?”“No,”ansewered Mr Brown．“She wasn't there．My small son answered the telephone．I said to him, 'Is your mother there, David?' and he answered, 'No, she is not in the house!' 'Where is she then?' I asked．'She is somewhere oustside!' 'What is she doing?' 'She is looking for me．'”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案．

(1) A small party will be held ________．　　　

[　　]

A．in seven days

　　

B．in the evening

　　

C．in the office

　　

D．at Mr Brown's house

　　

(2) Mr Jones invited _________ to the party．　　　

[　　]

A．Mr Brown

　　

B．Mrs Brown

　　

C．Mr and Mrs Brown

　　

D．all his friends

　　

(3) The telephone was _________．　　　

[　　]

A．in the same office

　　

B．near the office

　　

C．in the post-office

　　

D．near Mr Jones' house

　　

(4) Mr Brown spoke to _________ on the phone．　　　

[　　]

A．Mrs Brown

　　

B．Mrs Jones

　　

C．David

D．David's friend

　　

(5) —Why was Mrs Brown looking for David ?　Because ________．

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A．He went out of the house

B．He was answering father's phone

C．David had lost his way

D．She didn't know David was at home.