I met him first on a summer morning in 1996. I had rushed into his ugly little shop to 1 the heels (后跟) of my shoes repaired. It wasn't much of a 2 ,so I waited while he was doing it. He greeted me with a cheerful smile, " You're new in this neighborhood,aren't you?"
I said I was. I had 3 into a house at the end of the street only a week before.
"This is a fine 4 he said. " You'll be happy here."
I sat there with my shoes off,watching as he 5 ready to do the repairs. Sadly he looked at the leather (皮革) covering on the 6 It was worn through. I grew impatient,7 I was rushing to meet a friend. "Please hurry," I 8
He looked at me over his glasses. "Now,lady,it won't be 9 I want to do a good job," he was silent a moment. "You see,I have a tradition to live up to."
A tradition? In this ugly little shop that was not different from so many others on the side streets of New York?
He 10 have felt my surprise,for he smiled as he went on. "Yes,lady,my father and grandfather were 11 inItaly,and they were the best. My father always told me, ' son,do the 12 job on every shoe that 13 into the shop,and be 14 of your fine work. Do that always,and you'll have 15 happiness and money to live on.
( ) 1. A. put B. make C. have D. order
( ) 2. A. work B. job C. thing D. matter
( ) 3. A. lived B. got C. stayed D. moved
( ) 4. A. neighborhood B. country C. shop D. house
( ) 5. A. made B. took C. got D. had
( ) 6. A. heel B. shoe C. back D. top
( ) 7. A. that B. while C. when D. because
( ) 8. A. ordered B. begged C. said D. expected
( ) 9. A. late B. over C. long D. done
( ) 10. A. couldn't B. should C. wouldn't D. must
( ) 11. A. businessmen B. shoemakers C. both D. shopkeepers
( ) 12. A. most B. first C. best D. last
( ) 13. A. brings B. comes C. sends D. hurries
( ) 14. A. proud B. kind C. fond D. able
( ) 15. A. both B. all C. much D. most
1. C 固定結構：have sth done (叫人做某事) 。
2. B 修鞋是件工作(job) ，不是一件東西(thing) ，也不是重要的事(matter) ,故選擇B (job) 。
3. D 根據上下文應該只有用move (搬家) 才能與之照應，過去完成時用過去分詞moved。
4. A 因前面一句You're new in this neighborhood,aren't you ,在這里強調它是一個"好社區"(fine neighborhood) 0
5. C get ready to..."準備去做某事"。
6. A 我是來修鞋跟的，故他看著鞋跟(heel) 上的皮子。
7. D 我不耐煩，因為急著去會朋友，故用because連接。
8. B please說明是"乞求"(beg) 的語氣，主體時態是過去時，用begged。
9. C 因上文作者已經不耐煩了，故鞋匠說"修鞋花不了多長時間"，這里指時間長,用long。
10. D 作者對鞋匠堅持的傳統習慣感到驚訝，后面說出了肯定的理由"for he smiled as he went on..."，說明很有把握，故在這里表示"肯定的猜測"用must have done結構。
11. B 從后文的My father always told me可知鞋匠的爺爺、爸爸也是鞋匠。
12. C 他父親是意大利最好的鞋匠，故他告訴兒子也要做最好(best) 的活兒。
13. B 根據上下文，只能用不及物動詞come表示"到"店里的每只鞋。
14. A be proud of'以…為驕傲"。
15. A both. . . and"既... 又"。
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( ) 12. A. He B. She C. It D. They
( ) 13. A. that B. if C. how D. why
( ) 14. A. so B. but C. or D. then
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( ) 11. A fantastic B. different C. natural D. popular
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( ) 2. A. of understanding B. of creating C. to invent D. to find
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( ) 5. A. What B. Who C. How D. Why
( ) 6. A. therefore B. because C. why D. that
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( ) 8. A. brave B. cute C. smart D. shy
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( ) 10. A. quarrels B. some joys C. questions D. ideas
( ) 11. A. though B. even if C. if only D. if
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( ) 13. A. would like B. decides C. refuses D. likes
( ) 14. A. when B. whatever C. what D. how
( ) 15. A. has done wrong B. has been done wrongly
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( ) 2. A. own B. need C. wonder D. hate
( ) 3. A. natural B. real C. sure D. right
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( ) 6. A. also B. then C. still D. soon
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( ) 8. A. why B. whether C. unless D. when
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