After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and returned to her bedroom on the second floor. She was too    1    to do any housework that morning,  2 in the evening, she was going to an unusual dress party with her husband. What she wanted to play was a    3    genie and as she had made that special dress of hers the night    4    she was anxious to    5    it on.    6    the dress was nothing but a big piece of white cloth,    7 would be very effective to make her look like a genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went   8 happily. She wanted to find out    9    it would be comfortable to wear.

    Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a    10    at the front door. She thought it    11    be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if    12    failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now, not wanting to    13    the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly    14    in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and entered a man. When Mrs. Richards    15    that it was the man from the Electricity Board (電業(yè)局) that came to read the meter (電表), she stepped out of the storeroom 16    and tried to explain the matter, but it was too late. The man let out a sharp    17    and jumped back several paces, his eyes and mouth    18    wide and both his hands raised.

    When Mrs. Richards first    19    and then ran after him, he ran away, shutting the door behind him with great    20    and noise.

    1．

A. nervous　　　　　　　　　　  B. tired

C. busy　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. excited

    2．

A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. as

C. while　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. but

    3．

A. terrible　　　　　　　　　　    B. funny

C. cruel　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. fearless

    4．

A. ago　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. later

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. early

    5．

A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. try

C. wear　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. dress

    6．

A. Though　　　　　　　　　　  B. As

C. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. When

    7．

A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. this

C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. which

    8．

A. downstairs　　　　　　　　  B. around

C. upstairs　　　　　　　　　　  D. out

    9．

A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. why

C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. whether

    10．

A. man　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. break

C. knock　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

    11．

A. should　　　　　　　　　　    B. must

C. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. might

    12．

A. she　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he

C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. someone

    13．

A. surprise　　　　　　　　　　  B. frighten

C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　    D. worry

    14．

A. stayed　　　　　　　　　　    B. came

C. rushed　　　　　　　　　　    D. hid

    15．

A. realized　　　　　　　　　　   B. knew

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　   D. got

    16．

A. presently　　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly

C. hurriedly　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasantly

    17．

A. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. noise

C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. cry

    18．

A. opened　　　　　　　　　　   B. kept

C. turned　　　　　　　　　　    D. closed

    19．

A. looke
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　　　　　　　　　　    B. sat

C. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. walked

    20．

A. force　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. care

C. movement　　　　　　　　   D. action