He went downstairs and there his mother and two sisters were 5 _up the tea things in the kitchen. “These new trousers 6 too long.” he said. “They need to be shortened by about two inches. Would one of you mind 7 this 8 me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and 9 of them said 10 .
But as soon as his mother was free she went 11 upstairs to her son's bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs 12 saying anything to her daughters.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She was a kindhearted girl, 13 she went upstairs and shortened the trousers by two inches.
The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came in, she, too, remembered ___14__ her brother 15 . So she ran upstairs 16 her scissors and took two inches 17 legs of the new trousers. You can imagine the look 18 the young man's face 19 he put the trousers on the 20 morning.
( ) 1. A. a B. a copy of C. a pair of D. a piece of
( ) 2. A. arrived at B. got to C. got D. reached to
( ) 3. A. up B. on C. in D. off
( ) 4. A. big B. small C. long D. short
( ) 5. A. eating B. drinking C. washing D. keeping
( ) 6. A. be B. am C. is D. are
( ) 7. A. doing B. to do C. do D. did
( ) 8. A. on B. for C. by D. with
( ) 9. A. no B. nobody C. none D. neither
( ) 10. A. something B. nothing C. none D. anything
( ) 11. A. quietly B. noisily C. slowly D. openly
( ) 12. A. with B. but C. no D. without
( ) 13. A. so B. and C. then D. than
( ) 14. A. that B. which C. what D. when
( ) 15. A. said B. had said C. has said D. says
( ) 16. A. with B. without C. take D. bring
( ) 17. A. of B. away C. off D. in
( ) 18. A. in B. on C. over D. from
( ) 19. A. when B. while C. as D. whenever
( ) 20. A. tomorrow B. next C. second D. last
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1—5 CCBCC 6—10 DABCD 11—15 ADACB 16—20 ACBAC
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