Once there lived in our town a poor family. They were so poor that there was almost ________in the house but a pot under a ___________ table. In it there was a little rice __________ from their neighbor for the coming New Year. On New Year's Eve, the wife already fell asleep, but the husband was ______ in bed, worrying about their life. Suddenly he heard someone breaking into(破门而入) the room."It ________ be a thief," he thought, "but it doesn't matter. The thief can_________ nothing. "He didn't shout or move. But he kept watching over the thief.
The thief came into the house and was only __________in the rice under the table. "But________can I take it away?" the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He_________his coat, put it on the ground between the bed and the table and turned around to take the ________ .
Now the husband knew what the thief would do. He picked up the coat quickly and ________ himself with it ________ the thief turned back.
The thief took the pot, and put the rice onto the coat. Then he began to feel it. But he was________to find that his coat had gone. "Hey,” he shouted out. The ______ woke up the wife. She asked her husband, "Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room. "
"Shut up! " replied her husband, " _______ to sleep. There is no thief in the room. "
"That's impossible," the thief shouted loudly, "If there isn't a thief, then, where is my coat?"
16. A.nothing | B.anything | C.everything | D.something |
17. A.good | B.bad | C.nice | D.broken |
18. A.borrowed | B.asked | C.lent | D.taken |
19. A.thinking | B.lying | C.talking | D.looking |
20. A.can | B.must | C.can’t | D.mustn’t |
21. A.lose | B.bring | C.carry | D.steal |
22. A.looked | B.interested | C.liked | D.got |
23. 24. A.took off | B.put on | C.brought | D.used |
25. 26. A.worried | B.enjoyed | C.covered | D.saw |
27. A.before | B.after | C.until | D.because |
28. A.afraid | B.surprised | C.pleased | D.excited |
29. A.coat | B.voice | C.husband | D.pot |
30. A.Get out | B.Get up | C.Go down | D.Go back |