Once upon a time, there was a man named Lazy. He wanted to have a big house and it ________ him over a year to build one. The house was so beautiful that all of his neighbors ________ him very much.
But as time went by, his house started to have some
________. One day, an old neighbor went past it and said, “Your house is beautiful, but the grass in the yard is a bit overgrown.” Lazy answered
________, “I know, I know. I will cut it tomorrow.”
A few days later, a mailman came by with a
________ for Lazy. The mailman said, “Sir, your house is wonderful, but the windows are a bit
________. You can make it more wonderful by cleaning them.” He replied reluctantly (不情愿地), “I know ,
________ it’s OK. I will do that tomorrow.”
Weeks passed by. Lazy’s yard was in a (an)
________. The paint was falling down and the windows were
________ with dirt. One day, his brother came over to
________ him. He was surprised at what he saw and blamed (责备) him
________, “Lazy, I know why you’re called Lazy. You’re just
________ your name! What have you done for your house? It could fall apart at any second!”
Just the next day, after a heavy rainstorm, Lazy’s house
________!
There are many Lazys around us. Are you lazy, too? Have you ever
________something to “tomorrow,” “next month” or even “next year”? It’s much
________ to just deal with things today than to wait until some imaginary “tomorrow” that might not actually come.
1. 2. A.admired | B.encouraged | C.punished | D.cheated |
3. A.standards | B.wings | C.methods | D.problems |
4. A.comfortably | B.truly | C.impatiently | D.probably |
5. A.flower | B.letter | C.snake | D.story |
6. A.old | B.dirty | C.clean | D.tidy |
7. 8. A.sight | B.trouble | C.order | D.mess |
9. A.covered | B.created | C.punished | D.avoided |
10. A.follow | B.choose | C.visit | D.miss |
11. A.happily | B.politely | C.angrily | D.sadly |
12. 13. A.fell behind | B.fell off | C.fell into | D.fell down |
14. A.turned off | B.taken off | C.put off | D.got off |
15. A.bad | B.better | C.worse | D.good |