The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbors. One day, __36__, a great furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and a short time, all kinds of furniture were __37__ on the pavement. A small car arrived, out of which came seven people , a man a woman and five children of __38__ ages. The children rushed out and began laughing__39__ as the whole family moved into the house. Windows were __40__ open; furniture was put into__41__; and little faces looked curiously at us over the fence and disappeared. It was our first__42__ to the Robinsons.
Though we became firm__43__ with our neighbors, we often had causes to be made angry by them. Our garden became an unsafe place: little boys __44__up as cowboys or Indians would jump up from somewhere, __45__wooden guns at us and __46__ us to put up our hands. Sometimes our lives were __47__; at others, we were killed with a __48__ “Bang, Bang!”. Even more dangerous were the arrows that occasionally came sailing __49__ the garden fence.
But we did not __50__ go in fear for our lives. The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for our holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear __51__our neighbors were around. We understood what it was like to have __52__ in the long, dull winter evening __53__ Mr Robinson would __54__ in for a cup of tea and chat; or when Mr. Robinson would __55__ over the fence and talk endlessly with father about gardening problems.
1.A. so B. but C. however D. therefore
2.A. unloaded B. loaded C. moved D. bought
3.A. the same B. various C. same D. young
4.A. delightedly B. angrily C. sadly D. friendly
5.A. forced B. broken C. kicked D. pushed
6.A. place B. order C. room D, building
7.A. interview B. introduction C. arrangement D. management
8.A. strangers B. enemies C. friends D. relatives
9.A. pretending B. looking C. dressing D. making
10.A. put B. take C. throw D. point
11.A. leadB. order C. ask D. make
12.A. wasted B. saved C. devoted D. spared
13.A. fast B. soft C. sharp D. slow
14.A. in B. on C. over D. under
15.A. always B. often C. even D. then
16.A. though B. unless C. so long as D. even if
17.A. cheers B. fun C. discussion D. company
18.A. as B. when C. while D. since
19.A. drop B. jump C. slip D. break
20.A. fall B. swim C. lean D. lie
------Sorry, I made a mistake again.
----------_________. Practise more and you’ll succeed.
A. Never mind B. certainly not C. Not at all D .Don’t mention it.
__________you were coming today, I’d have met you at the railway station.
A. Have I known B. Had I known C. I have known D. I had known
Who would you like to have __________the letter?
A. to post B. post C .posted D. posting
--------You seem to show interest in cooking.
-------------_________? On the contrary, I’m tired of it.
A. Really B. Pardon C. OK D. What
He convinced me __________the difficulty of the work.
A. on B .at C. for D. of
