Question

動詞填空,用括號里所給的動詞的適當形式填空。

Alan was a fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister, Lana. Their parents had passed away long ago. Alan took care of Lana by himself.

One day, Alan woke up at three in the morning as usual. When Lana was sleeping alone, Alan 1   (leave) their little house to deliver newspapers. As he did so, he found an old man sleeping in front of his house. Alan was so surprised that he stopped 2    (look) at him closely.

It was an icy morning and the poor old man didn't have anything to cover himself with. Alan went into his house to get the old man a blanket. However, there were no extra blankets, so Alan took his father's coat. It was the only thing that his father had left. Alan wrote a short note. “Sir! This is my father’s coat. I hope it 3    (fit) you well.” He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with it. Then he went to work.

That afternoon, Alan hurried home after school because Lana was at home alone. However, when Alan got home, Lana and the old man 4     (stand) in front of the house, and Lana shouted to Alan, “Brother! He’s our grandfather!”

The grandfather smiled and said, “Alan, I 5    (look) for you all around the country for 8 years. I’m not very rich. But I 6   (take) care of you two from now on. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is. This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago!”

Answer 1

1.left    2. to look   3.will fit/fits  5.were standing

6.have looked/have been looking    7.will take