Question

  An angry woman sat in the station office. "The railway should pay me $12." she said to Harry,the man who sold the ticket. "My ticket was for May 22nd,and there was 1        train from Jersey that night. My daughter and I had to 2        in a hotel. It 3      me $12. ”

  Harry was 4       He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. 5       he checked the Jersey timetable for May 22nd,he knew she was right. However,had he made such a careless mistake? Wondering 6        to do,he smiled at the woman's child. " Did you have a nice 7        in Jersey?" he said to her. " Yes, " she answered shyly. "The seashore was lovely. And I can swim,too！"

  "That's fine," said Harry. "My little girl can't swim at all. Of course,she's only three...”

  "I'm four," the child said 8      "I'll soon be four and a half."

  Harry turned to the mother. "I remember your ticket,madam," he said. " 9       you didn't buy one ticket 10        your daughter,did you?"

  "Well," the woman looked at her child. "I 11       she hasn't started school yet. She is only four."

  "A four-year-old child 12        pay for a ticket,madam. A child's return ticket 13        Jersey costs $13. 50. So 14      we pay your hotel bill,you will own (欠)＄13. 50. The law is the law,since the mistake was mine..."

  Saying 15      ,the woman stood up,took the child's hand and left the station office.

(   ) 1. A. no   B. a   C. some   D. the

(   ) 2. A. eat   B. live   C. stay   D. rest

(   ) 3. A. paid   B. spent   C. took   D. cost

(   ) 4. A. worried   B. tired   C. frightened   D. pleased

(   ) 5. A. When   B. Before   C. After   D. While

(   ) 6. A. where   B. when   C. how   D. what

(   ) 7. A. present   B. rest   C. party   D. holiday

(   ) 8. A. loudly   B. politely   C. sadly   D. proudly

(   ) 9. A. And   B. But   C. So   D. Or

(   ) 10. A. with   B. to   C. for   D. from

(   ) 11. A. mean   B. ask   C. guess   D. decide

(   ) 12. A. can   B. must   C. may   D. need

(   ) 13. A. from   B. for   C. in   D. to

(   ) 14. A. when   B. if   C. as   D. because

(   ) 15. A. a lot   B. something   C. nothing   D. everything

Answer 1

1. A 由下文知應選A. 表示當晚沒有火車。

2. C stay in a hotel"住旅館"。

3. D cost sb some money"花費某人多少錢"， paid''支付",spend sb some money or some time on sth/in doing sth"某人花費時間或金錢去做某事"。

4. A worried"擔心的"，tired"疲倦的"，frightened "害怕的"，pleased"高興的"。

5. C after"在……以后"。由文章知他是在查了時刻表后才發現犯了錯誤。

6. D what to do = how to do it"怎樣做"。

7. D 愉快的假期。

8. D 由孩子的回答I'll soon be four and a half可知，是很自豪地回答。

9. B but表轉折，and表并列，so表示結果，or表選擇。

10. C ticket for sb"為……買的票"，for為固定用法。

11. A 

12. B must"必須"，need"需要"，can"能夠"，may "可能"。由文章知四歲孩子必須買票。

13. A from..."從……來"。由文章知去的火車應從Jersey出發，而不是到達Jersey。

14. B if引導條件狀語從句，表示假設。

15. C saying nothing"無話可說"。