Question

When Dunstan Cass left the cottage, Silas Marner was only a hundred meters away. He was walking home from the village, where he had 21 to buy what he needed 22 　his next day's work. His legs were tired, but he felt almost happy. He was looking forward to 23 ,when he would bring out his gold. Tonight he had an extra reason to hurry home. He was going to eat hot meat, which was 24 　for him. And it would 25 　him nothing, because someone had given him a piece of meat as a present. He left it 26 over the fire. The door key was needed to hold it safe in place, but Cass was not at all 27 about leaving his gold in the cottage with the door 28 . He could not imagine that a thief would 29 his way through the mist, rain and darkness to the little cottage by the quarry (釆石場).

When he reached his cottage and opened the door, he did not notice 30 anything was different. He 31 his wet coat, and pushed the meat 32 the fire. 33 he was warm again, he began to think about his gold. It seemed a long time to wait until after super, when he usually brought out coins to look at. 34 he decided to bring out his gold immediately, while the meat was still cooking.

But when he 35 the floorboards near the loom (會(huì)只布機(jī))，and saw the 36 　hole ,he did not understand 37 . His heart beat violently as his trembling hands felt all round the hole. There was 38 ！ He put his hands to his head and tried to think. Had he put his gold in a different place, and forgotten about it? He 39 every corner of this small cottage, until he could not pretend to himself any more. He had to accept the truth 一 his gold had been 40 ！

21. A. arrived　　　　　　 B. been　　　　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gone

22. A. to　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

23. A. holiday　　　　　　 .B. home　　　　　　　　 C. supper-time　　　　　　 D. meat

24. A. ordinary　　　　　 B. unusual　　　　　　　　　 C. normal　　　　　　　　　 D. common

25. A. pay　　　　　　　　　 B.spend　　　　　　　　　　　 C take　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cost

26. A. boiling　　　　　　　 B. cooking　　　　　　　　　 C. smoking　　　　　　　　 D. making

27. A. interesting　　　　 B. worried　　　　　　　　　 C. interested　　　　　　　　 D. worrying

28. A. unlocked　　　　　 B. uncovered　　　　　　　 C. discovered　　　　　　　 D. locked

29. A. go　　　　　　　　　 B. lead　　　　　　　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lose

30. A. whether　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　　　　 D. as

31. A. turned off　　　　 B. threw into　　　　　　　 C. threw off　　　　　　　　 D. got off

32. A. away from　　　 B. farther on　　　　　　　 C. on to　　　　　　　　　　　 D. closer to

33. A. As soon as　　　 B. As well as　　　　　　　 C. No sooner　　　　　　　 D. As long as

34. A. But　　　　　　　　　 B. As　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. For

35. A. took down　　　　 B. took after　　　　　　　　　 C. took over　　　　　　 D. took up

36. A. dark　　　　　　　　 B. empty　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　　　　 D. deep

37. A. at last　　　　　　　 B. at once　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at most　　　　　　　 D. at least

38. A. everything　　　　 B. something　　　　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　　　 D. anything

39. A. searched　　　　　 B. searched for　　　　　　　 C. looked into　　　　　 D. found

40. A. gone　　　　　　　　 B. missed　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　　 D. stolen

Answer 1

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