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完形填空 　　I’ve been working for Mrs．E one day a week for several months and I notice that she has some peculiar(古怪的)ways．Well, there was only one thing that really 　　1　　 me and that was her pocketbook habit．Not those little books, I mean her purse－her 　　2　　． 　　She’s got a pocketbook with two long straps(皮帶)on it and whenever I’d go there, she’d be propped up(坐直)in a chair with her handbag double wrapped 　　3　　 around her wrist, and from room to room she’d walk with that purse 　　4　　．This happens every time! And there’s nobody there 　　5　　 her and me．I can say　　6　　to her! It’s her purse, and she can hold onto it if she wants to! 　　I held my 　　7　　 for months, trying to 　　8　　 how I’d make my point．Well, bless Bess! Today is the day! I was 　　9　　 to go home when she stepped in the room 　　10　　 her bag as usual and said, “Mildred, will you ask the super(管理員)to 　　11　　 and fix the kitchen tap?” “Yes, Mrs．E…”I said, “as soon as I leave．”“Oh, no,” she says, “he may be gone 　　12　　 then．Please go now．”“All right,” I said, and 　　13　　 I went, still wearing ring my apron(圍裙)． 　　I just went down the hall and 　　14　　 a few minutes, and then I rushed back to the door and knocked on it as 　　15　　 as I could．She flung open(猛開)the door saying, “What’s the matter? Did you see the super?” “No,” I said, gasping(喘氣)hard for breath, “I was almost downstairs when I remembered…I 　　16　　．” 　　With that I dashed in, grabbed 　　17　　 and then went down to get the super! Later, when I was leaving, she said really 　　18　　,“Mildred, I hope that you don’t think I 　　19　　 you because…”“That’s all right, Mrs．E, I understand．Because if I paid anybody 　　20　　 you pay me, I’d hold my pocketbook too!” (1) [　　] A． bothers B． terrifies C． discourages D． saddens (2) [　　] A． pocket B． handbag C． notebook D． case (3) [　　] A． loosely B． tight C． carefully D． gently (4) [　　] A． lying on the desk B． hidden in her pocket C． hugged to her chest D． lying in the pocket (5) [　　] A． with B． but C． and D． beside (6) [　　] A． anything B． whatever C． something D． nothing (7) [　　] A． breath B． post C． peace D． ground (8) [　　] A． figure out B． think of C． make up D． find out (9) [　　] A． hardly ready B． almost ready C． mostly about D． just nearly (10) [　　] A． holding onto B． shouldering C． carrying under arms D． without holding (11) [　　] A． come down B． go up C． come up D． go down (12) [　　] A． till B． as soon as C． before D． by (13) [　　] A． up B． down C． in D． out (14) [　　] A． ran B． rushed C． stood there D． searched there (15) [　　] A． hard B． softly C． fast D． slowly (16) [　　] A． forgot my words B． left my key C． forgot the money D． left my pocketbook (17) [　　] A． my key B． my purse C． my apron D． her pocketbook (18) [　　] A． angrily B． happily C． shyly D． bravely (19) [　　] A． disturb B． distrust C． misunderstand D． misadvised (20) [　　] A． more than B． as many as C． less than D． as little as

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答案：1．A;2．B;3．B;4．C;5．B;6．D;7．C;8．A;9．B;10．A;11．C;12．D;13．D;14．C;15．A;16．D;17．B;18．C;19．B;20．D;
提示：

(1)	從下文看，Mrs．E總是將自己的手提包攥得緊緊的，好像生怕別人搶了去似的。這種習慣實在讓她面對的人不舒服。bother“煩人”，在這里表達作者心中隱隱的惱火；terrify嚇著了；discourage令人泄氣；sadden使人悲哀，均不合適。
(2)	pocketbook, purse就是handbag錢包或手提包。
(3)	“將提包帶緊緊地繞了手腕兩圈”，反映她的神經質。
(4)	“將提包緊抱于胸口”——提防我。
(5)	but表示“除了(她和我)，沒有(別人)”。
(6)	因為提包是她的，她要緊抱著是她的事，我沒有發言權。
(7)	hold one’s breath屏息；hold one’s post任職；hold one’s peace閉口不說；hold one’s ground堅守，堅持觀點。
(8)	雖然表面不說，忍了幾個月，但內心一直盤算著怎么來表明自己的立場和態度。figure out在內心合計，想出；think of想到；make up虛構，find out查明真相。
(9)	“be almost ready to do sth．”表示“幾乎準備好正要做某事時”。
(10)	見第二段最后一句話。hold onto抓抱住。
(11)	根據下文“I was almost downstairs”推斷她們要請管理員上樓(come up)來修水龍頭。
(12)	“到那時，他已經離開了”。by到……時。
(13)	從上下文看，此處意為“穿著圍裙就走出去了”。
(14)	根據第三段開頭可以得知，作者不是真要找人來修水龍頭，而是借故要讓Mrs．E感到難堪，以其人之道，還治其人之身。所以她并未跑，而是在樓下站了一會兒。
(15)	假裝很急，所以很重地敲門。
(16)	忘了隨身帶錢包。
(17)	“抓住我的錢包。”
(18)	此處對方意識到自己的行為不當，所以“愧疚地說”。
(19)	“希望你認為我并非不信任你。”disturb打攪；misunderstand誤解；misadvise誤導，均不符合上下文意思。
(20)	作者諷刺對方“如果我付給別人的報酬和你付給我的一樣少的話，我也會抱住我的錢包的”。