Question

When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything． Five years later, our little girl, Becky,   21  our family．I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy．I worked hard to see that they  22 ．
As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other 23  childhood illnesses．I didn't like it when the boys spent time "warming the bench （板凳）" during Little League football games．I worried about Becky when she   24  the ball while playing softball．Before long, the teen years were upon us．I stayed   25  late t night waiting for the boys to return home．Many times the 26 crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren't home on time．_27_, they always arrived home safe and sound 28 I had to take such measures．
"Please don't ever call the police," one of the boys said when I  29  him after a late arrival．The day the boys moved away to college was a   30  day indeed．I worried about their being able to take care of themselves．Would they starve?
A few months after the boys left college, our  31  rang in the middle of the night． It startled （驚醒）us when we looked at the clock．It was 3 o'clock in the morning．" 32  must be wrong," I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up．We ran to the door, opened it, and there  33  a police officer．
"You need to  34  your sons," he seriously announced．I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was  35．A line outside had been accidentally （偶然） cut．Roy and I jumped into the car and  36  to the nearest telephone．My stomach ached．My husband was   37  so badly that he could hardly dial the number．
On the first  38 , Chad answered the telephone．"What's wrong?" Roy shouted into the receiver （聽筒）．
"We were worried about you," Chad told him．"We've been trying to call you all night, but you didn't   39  We called the police and asked them to go and check on you．"
For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us．And they were the ones who   40  had to call the police．

【小題1】

A．completed B．visited C．tested D．a(chǎn)ppreciated

【小題2】

A．did B．had C．were D．would

【小題3】

A．serious B．common C．unusual D．incurable

【小題4】

A．hit B．threw C．got D．missed

【小題5】

A．down B．up C．out D．in

【小題6】

A．plan B．a(chǎn)dvice C．worry D．thought

【小題7】

A．Strangely B．Probably C．Luckily D．Exactly

【小題8】

A．a(chǎn)fter B．when C．before D．since

【小題9】

A．threatened B．told C．surprised D．reminded

【小題10】

A．nice B．embarrassing C．happy D．sad

【小題11】

A．phone B．clock C．a(chǎn)larm D．doorbell

【小題12】

A．Something B．Anything C．Everything D．Nothing

【小題13】

A．stood B．greeted C．turned D．came

【小題14】

A．call B．email C．see D．educate

【小題15】

A．gone B．useless C．dead D．stolen

【小題16】

A．rushed B．headed C．went D．moved

【小題17】

A．looking B．shaking C．suffering D．seeing

【小題18】

A．night B．a(chǎn)rrival C．try D．ring

【小題19】

A．talk B．a(chǎn)nswer C．wake D．care

【小題20】

A．frequently B．suddenly C．a(chǎn)ctually D．rarely

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】D
【小題5】B
【小題6】D
【小題7】C
【小題8】C
【小題9】A
【小題10】D
【小題11】D
【小題12】A
【小題13】A
【小題14】A
【小題15】C
【小題16】A
【小題17】B
【小題18】D
【小題19】B
【小題20】C

解析