There must be somebody in Tom`s home.I`m...

News report say peace talks between the two countries _________with no agreement reached.

   A. have broken down   B. have broken out   C.have broken in    D. have broken up

16. -Are you familiar _______ the music?

    -Yes. The music is familiar __________me,but I can`t remember when and where I heard.

   A.with;with           B.to;to            C.to;with          D.with;to

Sings can something be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp has passed. This special sign-language is frequently __1__ by tramp to inform their __2__ whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to –3-- them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.

Quite –4—one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight theses days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as tramp should be –5--,old worn trousers, and jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was vattered old hat and his boots were old and worn; they were almost coming into –6--. But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a –7— in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger,--8—a funny turn, laid a small parcel by the front gate, and began –9—a sign was meaningless to me, it must have been –10--, for the tramp’s face lit up with—11--. He entered the front gate confidently and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him—12—his hat but couldn’t hear his face—13—. I felt –14—for him as he walked –15—out of the house. But just quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and --16 – his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. –17—deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the –18—sigh and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his –19--, pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried –20--, whistling as he went along.

Sorry, Madam. You’d better come tomorrow because it’s ________________ the visiting hours.

When he turned professional at the age of 11, Mike ___________ to become a world champion by his coach and parents.