Question

When Mr. Smith retired(退休), he bought a small 21 in a village near the sea. He 　22 it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.

　　　 But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most 　23　 building in the village. From morning to night there were 24　 outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and 25 of them even went into Mr. Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr. Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to 26 . So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want 27 your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. Smith was sure that the visitors would 　28 coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. Smith had to 29 every day showing them around his house.“I came here to relax not to work 　30 a guide（導游）,”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

　　　 21A. garden　　　　　 B. shop　　　　　　　　 C. house　　　　　　　 D. school

　　　 22A. liked　　　　　　 B. hated　　　　　　　　 C. sold　　　　　　　　 D. built

　　　 23 A. big　　　　　　　 B. interesting　　　　 C. small　　　　　　　　 D. clean

　　　 24 A. children　　　 B. students　　　　　 C. parents　　　　　　 D. tourists

　　　 25 A. no　　　　　　　 B. none　　　　　　　　 C. many　　　　　　　 D. much

　　　 26A. come　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. stay　　　　　　　　 D. play

　　　 27 A. to satisfy　　　 B. satisfy　　　　　　　 C. to satisfying　　　 D. satisfying

28A. go on　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　 C. like　　 　　　 D. not

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

　　　 30 A. as 　　　　　　 B.of　　　 　　　 C. in 　　　　　　　　　 D. for

Answer 1

21-25 CABDC 26-30 BABCA