Question

When Harold got up one morning, he looked from the window, He saw that the ground ______ with snow. On the side of the house ,the snow was ______ than Harold.

“We must have a path through this snow,”said his father. “I would make one ______ I had time. But I must be at the office early this morning. Do you think you ______ make the path, my son?” he asked little Harold. “I？ why? The snow is higher than me! How could I ever cut ______ path through that snow?” “How ? You can do it little by little . I hope you will try. ” said the father. Then his father left ______ his office.

Later, Harold set to work. He threw up first one shovelful(一鏟)， and then another, ______ it was slow work. “ I don’t think I can do it ,mother,” he said ______. “A shovelful is so little ,and there is so much snow.” “Little by little, Harold.” said his mother .”That snow fell little by little ,but you see how much it ______.” Yes, mother, I see,” said Harold .“If I throw it away little by little, it will soon be gone.”So he worked on .

When his father came home to dinner, he was pleased ______ the fine path. The next day was Harold’s birthday,and the father gave little Harold a pen,with yellow letters “Little by Little ”on it.

1.A. covers B. covered C. is covered D. was covered

2.A. high B. higher C. highest D. the highest

3.A. after B. before C. if D. whether

4.A. could B. should C. might D. would

5.A. a B. an C. the D. /

6.A. to B. at C. for D. as

7.A. and B. but C. so D. or

8.A. disappointed B. disappointedly C. confident D. confidently

9.A. makes B. will make C. has made D. made

10.A. hearing B. to hear C. seeing D. to see

Answer 1