After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost（幽靈） and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “ It’s only me”, but it was too late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled（逃走）, slamming（砰然關(guān)上） the door behind him.
【小題1】.
Mrs. Richards went upstairs because     .

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost（幽靈） and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.

Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “ It’s only me”, but it was too late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled（逃走）, slamming（砰然關(guān)上） the door behind him.

1..

 Mrs. Richards went upstairs because      .

   A. she did not need to do any housework

B. she still had to finish the costume she was going to wear

C. she wanted to change her clothes before doing the housework

D. she wanted to change into her fancy-dress costume

2..

. What do you think of Mrs. Richards’ costume?

 A. She had the costume made tonight.

B. It was comfortable to wear.

C. It didn’t work because it was made of only a sheet.

D. It was effective for the fancy dress.

3..

. By saying “ It’s only me”, Mrs. Richards hoped         .

A. the man would realize she was alone

B. to persuade the man he was seeing a ghost

C. the man would recognize her

D. the man would not close the door of the storeroom

4..

 Suppose you are the man from the Electricity Board, how do you feel in that situation?

A. Satisfied      B. Frightened       C. Worried     D. Disappointed.

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too  36   to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy dress party with her husband. She intended to  37   as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to  38  .Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very  39  .After putting it on, Mrs Richards went   40  .She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to  41  .Just as Mrs Richards was  42  the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it  43  be the baker. She had told him to come   44   in if ever she failed to open the door and leave the bread on the  45   table. Not wanting to  46  the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly   47  in the small store room under the stairs. She heard the front door  48  and heavy footsteps in the hall.  49  the door of the store room was opened and a man entered. Mrs Richards  50  that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to   51   the meter. She tried to explain the  52 ,saying "It's only me", but it was too late. The man  53   a cry and jumped back several paces.  54  Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door  55   him.

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and returned to her bedroom on the second floor. She was too    1    to do any housework that morning,  2 in the evening, she was going to an unusual dress party with her husband. What she wanted to play was a    3    genie and as she had made that special dress of hers the night    4    she was anxious to    5    it on.    6    the dress was nothing but a big piece of white cloth,    7 would be very effective to make her look like a genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went   8 happily. She wanted to find out    9    it would be comfortable to wear.

    Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a    10    at the front door. She thought it    11    be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if    12    failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now, not wanting to    13    the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly    14    in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and entered a man. When Mrs. Richards    15    that it was the man from the Electricity Board (電業(yè)局) that came to read the meter (電表), she stepped out of the storeroom 16    and tried to explain the matter, but it was too late. The man let out a sharp    17    and jumped back several paces, his eyes and mouth    18    wide and both his hands raised.

    When Mrs. Richards first    19    and then ran after him, he ran away, shutting the door behind him with great    20    and noise.

    1．

A. nervous　　　　　　　　　　  B. tired

C. busy　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. excited

    2．

A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. as

C. while　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. but

    3．

A. terrible　　　　　　　　　　    B. funny

C. cruel　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. fearless

    4．

A. ago　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. later

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. early

    5．

A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. try

C. wear　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. dress

    6．

A. Though　　　　　　　　　　  B. As

C. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. When

    7．

A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. this

C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. which

    8．

A. downstairs　　　　　　　　  B. around

C. upstairs　　　　　　　　　　  D. out

    9．

A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. why

C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. whether

    10．

A. man　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. break

C. knock　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

    11．

A. should　　　　　　　　　　    B. must

C. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. might

    12．

A. she　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he

C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. someone

    13．

A. surprise　　　　　　　　　　  B. frighten

C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　    D. worry

    14．

A. stayed　　　　　　　　　　    B. came

C. rushed　　　　　　　　　　    D. hid

    15．

A. realized　　　　　　　　　　   B. knew

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　   D. got

    16．

A. presently　　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly

C. hurriedly　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasantly

    17．

A. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. noise

C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. cry

    18．

A. opened　　　　　　　　　　   B. kept

C. turned　　　　　　　　　　    D. closed

    19．

A. looked　　　　　　　　　　    B. sat

C. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. walked

    20．

A. force　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. care

C. movement　　　　　　　　   D. action

    Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a    10    at the front door. She thought it    11    be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if    12    failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now, not wanting to    13    the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly    14    in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and entered a man. When Mrs. Richards    15    that it was the man from the Electricity Board (電業(yè)局) that came to read the meter (電表), she stepped out of the storeroom 16    and tried to explain the matter, but it was too late. The man let out a sharp    17    and jumped back several paces, his eyes and mouth    18    wide and both his hands raised.

    When Mrs. Richards first    19    and then ran after him, he ran away, shutting the door behind him with great    20    and noise.

    1．

A. nervous　　　　　　　　　　  B. tired

C. busy　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. excited

    2．

A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. as

C. while　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. but

    3．

A. terrible　　　　　　　　　　    B. funny

C. cruel　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. fearless

    4．

A. ago　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. later

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. early

    5．

A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. try

C. wear　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. dress

    6．

A. Though　　　　　　　　　　  B. As

C. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. When

    7．

A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. this

C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. which

    8．

A. downstairs　　　　　　　　  B. around

C. upstairs　　　　　　　　　　  D. out

    9．

A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. why

C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. whether

    10．

A. man　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. break

C. knock　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

    11．

A. should　　　　　　　　　　    B. must

C. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. might

    12．

A. she　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he

C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. someone

    13．

A. surprise　　　　　　　　　　  B. frighten

C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　    D. worry

    14．

A. stayed　　　　　　　　　　    B. came

C. rushed　　　　　　　　　　    D. hid

    15．

A. realized　　　　　　　　　　   B. knew

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　   D. got

    16．

A. presently　　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly

C. hurriedly　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasantly

    17．

A. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. noise

C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. cry

    18．

A. opened　　　　　　　　　　   B. kept

C. turned　　　　　　　　　　    D. closed

    19．

A. looke
d
　　　　　　　　　　    B. sat

C. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. walked

    20．

A. force　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. care

C. movement　　　　　　　　   D. action

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning.?　　In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
　　Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “It’s only me. ”but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.
【小題1】The reason for Mrs Richards’ excitement that day was that____.

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning.
In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “It’s only me. ” but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.
【小題1】The reason for Mrs Richards’ excitement that day was that____.

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning.

In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.

Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “It’s only me. ” but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.

1.The reason for Mrs Richards’ excitement that day was that____.

A．she had sent her children to school

B．she was to attend an evening party

C．she wouldn’t do any housework that morning

D．she had made a special costume the night before

2.Mrs Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to____.

A．made sure that the costume fitted her well

B．frighten the person who was knocking on the door

C．find out if she had finished the costume ?

D．receive the bread and do some cooking

3.The man who was knocking at the door was____.

A．a(chǎn) baker           B．a(chǎn) thief            C．her husband       D．a(chǎn)n electricity man

4.What did the man do after he knocked on the front door?

A．He entered just as Mrs Richards had told him to.

B．He did not do anything as Mrs Richards had expected him to.

C．He stepped directly towards the meter.?

D．He went straight in so as to find Mrs Richards.

5.The man ____ and that made him cry out and run away.

A．thought he must have met a ghost

B．recognized Mrs Richards

C．found out Mrs Richards was walking towards him

D．thought that Mrs Richards must have recognized him

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning.?　　In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.

　　Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “It’s only me. ”but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.

1.The reason for Mrs Richards’ excitement that day was that____.

A．she had sent her children to school

B．she was to attend an evening party

C．she wouldn’t do any housework that morning

D．she had made a special costume the night before

2.Mrs Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to____.

A．made sure that the costume fitted her well

B．frighten the person who was knocking on the door

C．find out if she had finished the costume

D．receive the bread and do some cooking

3.The man who was knocking at the door was____.

A．a(chǎn) baker           B．a(chǎn) thief            C．her husband       D．a(chǎn)n electricity man

4.What did the man do after he knocked on the front door?

A．He entered just as Mrs Richards had told him to.

B．He did not do anything as Mrs Richards had expected him to.

C．He stepped directly towards the meter.

D．He went straight in so as to find Mrs Richards.

5.The man ____ and that made him cry out and run away.

A．thought he must have met a ghost

B．recognized Mrs Richards

C．found out Mrs Richards was walking towards him

D．thought that Mrs Richards must have recognized him

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning.
In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “It’s only me. ” but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him

1. 1.

   The reason for Mrs Richards’ excitement that day was that______.

   1. A.
      she had sent her children to school
   2. B.
      she was to attend an evening party
   3. C.
      she wouldn’t do any housework that morning
   4. D.
      she had made a special costume the night before
2. 2.

   Mrs Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to______.

   1. A.
      made sure that the costume fitted her well
   2. B.
      frighten the person who was knocking on the door
   3. C.
      find out if she had finished the costume
   4. D.
      receive the bread and do some cooking
3. 3.

   The man who was knocking at the door was______.

   1. A.
      a baker
   2. B.
      a thief
   3. C.
      her husband
   4. D.
      an electricity man
4. 4.

   What did the man do after he knocked on the front door?

   1. A.
      He entered just as Mrs Richards had told him to
   2. B.
      He did not do anything as Mrs Richards had expected him to
   3. C.
      He stepped directly towards the meter.
   4. D.
      He went straight in so as to find Mrs Richards
5. 5.

   The man______and that made him cry out and run away

   1. A.
      thought he must have met a ghost
   2. B.
      recognized Mrs Richards
   3. C.
      found out Mrs Richards was walking towards him
   4. D.
      thought that Mrs Richards must have recognized him