After her husband had gone to work， Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too 1 to do any housework that morning， 2 in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party (化裝舞會) with her husband. What she 3 was a terrible genie (妖怪) and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before， she was anxious to try it on. 4 the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red， green， black and white， it would be very effective (有效的) to make her like a real genie. After putting it on， Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out 5 it would be comfortable to wear.

　　Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room there was a 6 at the door. She thought that it 7 be the baker (面包師)。 She had told him to come straight in if she 8 to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to 9 the poor man， Mrs. Richards quickly 10 in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and a man came in. When Mrs. Richards 11 that it was the man from the electricity board (供電局) who had come to read the meter (電表)， she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter， saying with a smile， “It’s only 12 ! It is not 13 for you to be 14 !” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry (發出尖叫) and jumped back several paces (步) 。 Then he ran away， 15 the door behind him with great force and noise.

　　A. angry B. ready C. frightened D. excited

　　A. forB. butC. soD. and

　　A. wanted to see B. wanted to play C. was afraid to see D. was afraid to play

　　A. Though B. But C. And D. If

　　A. that B. how C. whether D. when

　　A. knock B. voice C. man D. baker

　　A. may B. must C. wouldn’t D. couldn’t

　　A. not B. had C. tried D. failed

　　A. see B. frighten C. help D. scold (責怪)

　　A. went B. lay C. appeared D. hid

　　A. thought B. wondered C. imagined D. realized

　　A. me B. you C. game D. play

　　A. good B. necessary C. late D. early

　　A. off B. here C. afraid D. sorry

　　A. pushing B. locking C. knockingD. shutting

　　學而思名師點評

　　這是一個幽默故事，看后令人忍俊不禁。也許Mrs. Richards的化裝技巧太捧了，也許，查表員的膽子也太小了--大白天的怎么可能有鬼呢?不過，如果你遇到這種情況，那會怎么樣呢?

　　答案簡析

　　D。一切準備就緒，只等去化裝舞會了，所以該是激動得無法做家務。

　　A。補充說明激動的原因，只有用for最為到位。

　　B。本句是初中生不太熟悉的主語從句，play在這里是“扮演”的意思。意為“她所想扮演的是一個可怕的妖怪”。

　　A。根據下文的意思，有轉折關系，所以用though。

　　C。她想看看是否穿著舒服。

　　A。就在這時有敲門聲。

　　B。從下文可知她很有把握，“準是面包師”。

　　D。fail to do sth. “沒做成某事”。用not語法不對，而用had ，tried不符合意思 。

　　B。她不想嚇著這個人。

　　D。因此，她就躲藏到樓梯下的貯藏室中。

　　D。這時她才意識到自己的判斷錯誤。

　　A。只好出來解釋，不是鬼怪，是她。故用It’s me 。

　　B。13、14題是一個完整的句子。沒必要害怕。

　　C。

　　D。分詞充當伴隨狀語。意為隨手就把門用力關上。

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