3 . Mother has just taken her temperature—over 38℃. She’s got the bug that’s going around. It’s right after lunch. The older children are at school, and the_________is sleeping. There’s no _________why Mother cannot go to bed. But first she has a few things to do. Leave a _________for the cleaners.Put in the next load of washing._________the garbage.
At last she_________into bed. Ah-h-h-h! Her aching_________ stretch out comfortably under the cover. Her burning eyes_________. Then, suddenly, the front door bangs open as the children_________ home from school. Without finding their _________mum as usual, they cried out “Mum!” Mother tries to answer but their cries__________out her weak calls. Soon they find her—in bed. “I’m sick,” she says. “I can’t do anything. I’ll just have to __________it all to you.” She sighs. The children then rush out like __________ going into battle. Then father comes back and joins them.
__________in her room, it is clear to mother that the family is eating dinner__________she lies there sick and alone. She feels left out and__________. Then there is a crash and noise until, finally, the children appear, smiling.
“Can we stay with you? And the kitchen is a__________. And nobody knows where the broom is.” “Mum, I sure wish you’d get better.It’s just no__________when you’re sick.” says the boy, “I hope you feel better tomorrow. We miss you.”
__________, mother notices that her aches and pains are gone. So you see how it is with mothers. Other people have the 24-hour bug for 24 hours. But not a mother. If she feels __________enough,she can get over it in 12 hours or __________!
1. A.boy | B.baby | C.mother | D.father |
2. A.doubt | B.excuse | C.point | D.reason |
3. 4. A.Carry out | B.Sell out | C.Take in | D.Pile up |
5. A.puts | B.jumps | C.sinks | D.rolls |
6. A.head | B.fingers | C.legs | D.stomach |
7. A.open | B.close | C.blink | D.swell |
8. A.rush | B.break | C.visit | D.drive |
9. A.strict | B.relaxed | C.busy | D.anxious |
10. A.set | B.bring | C.figure | D.drown |
11. A.decide | B.send | C.leave | D.conduct |
12. A.soldiers | B.runners | C.athletes | D.doctors |
13. A.Clean | B.Noisy | C.Peaceful | D.Quiet |
14. A.because | B.while | C.if | D.although |
15. A.relieved | B.forgotten | C.reminded | D.convinced |
16. A.mess | B.heaven | C.playground | D.garden |
17. A.argument | B.fun | C.fighting | D.excitement |
18. A.Actually | B.Obviously | C.Additionally | D.Strangely |
19. A.abandoned | B.helped | C.needed | D.ignored |
20. A.worse | B.more | C.better | D.less |