________ surprises us most is that she doesn’t even know _______ the difference between the two opinions lies.
A. It; which B. What; what
C. What; where D. That; where
Not having a good excuse for being late for school, Sally _______ .
A. made one up B. made it up
C. took one up D. took it up
In some stores, people can’t prevent themselves________ into buying some food they don’t need.
A. from being persuaded B. from persuading
C. to persuade D. to be persuaded
We usually takes turns _____ cleaning, and today it is my turn______ it.
A. to do; doing B. do;do
C. done;doing D. to do; to do
Freezing winter is harmful _________ orange trees.
A. for B. to
C. of D. at
Two old beggars were sitting on a busy corner. They watched ________as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would ________a few coins in the hats in front of them.
Today was not a________day for begging. The men were able to ________enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark, they started to________their things.
Just as they were getting ready to leave, they _______a man walking toward them. He was a ______man——they could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar whispered to the second with ________, “ He’s coming our way!” The man stopped, ________into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard ________, wrapped in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and ______his way.
“He could have easily left us a few ________or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar. He looked at the offering ________. “There’s no way we can ______this——we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and________.
The second beggar wanted to do the same, _______a second thought made him change his ______. “I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” he thought. “How________of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his _______, there was no hard rock candy inside. ______, a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.
1.A. helplessly B. happily C. uselessly D. quickly
2.A. steal B. lose C. drop D. send
3.A. cloudy B. bad C. rainy D. cold
4.A. collect B. pick C. buy D. find
5.A. carry B. hide C. place D. pack
6.A. felt B. heard C. noticed D. believed
7.A. kind B. strong C. tall D. rich
8.A. worry B. excitement C. fear D. politeness
9.A. turned B. looked C. went D. reached
10.A. candy B. cake C. rock D. bread
11.A. forgot B. changed C. missed D. continued
12.A. books B. coins C. sweets D. flowers
13.A. angrily B. proudly C. nervously D. quietly
14.A. smell B. eat C. like D. put
15.A. slept B. sat C. left D. cried
16.A. if B. although C. after D. but
17.A. habit B. way C. mind D. rule
18.A. nice B. funny C. clever D. strange
19.A. interest B. sadness C. surprise D. pity
20.A. Besides B. Instead C. However D. Again
