Many years ago there lived a young couple in a small town. The husband was out of job for a long time and the wife   36 make a living by sewing for others. They were so poor that there was almost nothing in the house but a jar under a  37 table, in  38 was a little rice  39 from their neighbor for the coming New Year. 40 New Year’s Eve, the wife had already fallen asleep, but the husband was  41  in bed, worrying about the life. Suddenly he heard something. In the darkness he saw a man breaking into the room.
“It  42   be a thief.” He thought, “but it  43   matter, there is nothing that can be 44 .” So he  45  to be asleep and kept watching over the thief.
The thief began to 46 the room. At last he found the rice in the jar.
“But  47 can I take it away?” the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He 48 his coat and spread it on the ground between the bed and the table. After that he turned round to take the jar.
Now the husband realized what the thief 49 . He picked up the coat quickly and 50 himself with it while the thief was turning around.
The thief 51 the jar, poured the rice out on the place where he had just spread his coat and squatted (蹲) down to feel it. But to his surprise, his coat had  52  .
“Hey”, he couldn’t help 53  out. The   54  woke up the wife. She asked her husband, “Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room.”
“ Nonsense(胡说)!” replied her husband. “Go back to sleep. There is no thief in the room.”
“No, that’s   55  ,” the thief shouted loudly. “If there isn’t a thief, then, where’s my coat?”

Many years ago there lived a young couple in a small town. The husband was out of job for a long time and the wife   36 make a living by sewing for others. They were so poor that there was almost nothing in the house but a jar under a  37 table, in  38 was a little rice  39 from their neighbor for the coming New Year. 40 New Year’s Eve, the wife had already fallen asleep, but the husband was  41  in bed, worrying about the life. Suddenly he heard something. In the darkness he saw a man breaking into the room.

“It  42   be a thief.” He thought, “but it  43   matter, there is nothing that can be 44 .” So he  45  to be asleep and kept watching over the thief.

The thief began to 46 the room. At last he found the rice in the jar.

“But  47 can I take it away?” the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He 48 his coat and spread it on the ground between the bed and the table. After that he turned round to take the jar.

Now the husband realized what the thief 49 . He picked up the coat quickly and 50 himself with it while the thief was turning around.

The thief 51 the jar, poured the rice out on the place where he had just spread his coat and squatted (蹲) down to feel it. But to his surprise, his coat had  52  .

“Hey”, he couldn’t help 53  out. The   54  woke up the wife. She asked her husband, “Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room.”

“ Nonsense(胡说)!” replied her husband. “Go back to sleep. There is no thief in the room.”

“No, that’s   55  ,” the thief shouted loudly. “If there isn’t a thief, then, where’s my coat?”

1.                A．was able to      B．wanted to       C．had to    D．would

2.                A．good           B．old            C．nice D．broken

3.                A．it              B．which          C．where    D．that

4.                A．borrowed       B．asked          C．lent  D．taken

5.                A．During         B．At             C．In   D．On

6.                A．working        B．sewing         C．lying D．thinking

7.                A．will            B．must           C．can  D．may

8.                A．isn’t          B．wasn’t        C．doesn’t D．didn’t

9.                A．lost            B．carried         C．destroyed D．stolen

10.               A．pretended      B．tried           C．decided   D．started

11.               A．look into        B．search         C．discover   D．examine

12.               A．what           B．when          C．why  D．how

13.               A．used           B．took off        C．put on D．brought

14.               A．had done       B．did            C．would do  D．could do

15.               A．hung          B．covered        C．studied    D．dressed

16.               A．shook          B．laid            C．lifted D．touched

17.               A．lost            B．missed         C．left   D．disappeared

18.               A．to cry          B．crying          C．to jump   D．jumping

19.               A．sound          B．voice          C．noise D．saying

20.               A．right           B．all right         C．nothing   D．impossible

Many years ago there lived a young couple in a small town. The husband was out of job for a long time and the wife 1 make a living by sewing for others. They were so poor that there was almost nothing in the house but a jar under a 2table, in 3was a little rice4from their neighbor for the coming New Year.5New Year’s Eve, the wife had already fallen asleep, but the husband was 6in bed, worrying about the life. Suddenly he heard something. In the darkness he saw a man breaking into the room.
“It 7  be a thief.” He thought, “but it 8  matter, there is nothing that can be 9.” So he 10 to be asleep and kept watching over the thief.
The thief began to11the room. At last he found the rice in the jar.
“But 12 can I take it away?” the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He13his coat and spread it on the ground between the bed and the table. After that he turned round to take the jar.
Now the husband realized what the thief14. He picked up the coat quickly and15 himself with it while the thief was turning around.
The thief16the jar, poured the rice out on the place where he had just spread his coat and squatted (蹲) down to feel it. But to his surprise, his coat had 17.
“Hey”, he couldn’t help 18 out. The 19 woke up the wife. She asked her husband, “Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room.”
“ Nonsense(胡说)!” replied her husband. “Go back to sleep. There is no thief in the room.”
“No, that’s 20,” the thief shouted loudly. “If there isn’t a thief, then, where’s my coat?”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      was able to
   2. B.
      wanted to
   3. C.
      had to
   4. D.
      would
2. 2.
   1. A.
      good
   2. B.
      old
   3. C.
      nice
   4. D.
      broken
3. 3.
   1. A.
      it
   2. B.
      which
   3. C.
      where
   4. D.
      that
4. 4.
   1. A.
      borrowed
   2. B.
      asked
   3. C.
      lent
   4. D.
      taken
5. 5.
   1. A.
      During
   2. B.
      At
   3. C.
      In
   4. D.
      On
6. 6.
   1. A.
      working
   2. B.
      sewing
   3. C.
      lying
   4. D.
      thinking
7. 7.
   1. A.
      will
   2. B.
      must
   3. C.
      can
   4. D.
      may
8. 8.
   1. A.
      isn’t
   2. B.
      wasn’t
   3. C.
      doesn’t
   4. D.
      didn’t
9. 9.
   1. A.
      lost
   2. B.
      carried
   3. C.
      destroyed
   4. D.
      stolen
10. 10.
    1. A.
       pretended
    2. B.
       tried
    3. C.
       decided
    4. D.
       started
11. 11.
    1. A.
       look into
    2. B.
       search
    3. C.
       discover
    4. D.
       examine
12. 12.
    1. A.
       what
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       why
    4. D.
       how
13. 13.
    1. A.
       used
    2. B.
       took off
    3. C.
       put on
    4. D.
       brought
14. 14.
    1. A.
       had done
    2. B.
       did
    3. C.
       would do
    4. D.
       could do
15. 15.
    1. A.
       hung
    2. B.
       covered
    3. C.
       studied
    4. D.
       dressed
16. 16.
    1. A.
       shook
    2. B.
       laid
    3. C.
       lifted
    4. D.
       touched
17. 17.
    1. A.
       lost
    2. B.
       missed
    3. C.
       left
    4. D.
       disappeared
18. 18.
    1. A.
       to cry
    2. B.
       crying
    3. C.
       to jump
    4. D.
       jumping
19. 19.
    1. A.
       sound
    2. B.
       voice
    3. C.
       noise
    4. D.
       saying
20. 20.
    1. A.
       right
    2. B.
       all right
    3. C.
       nothing
    4. D.
       impossible