Question

When Dunstan Cass left the cottage, Silas Marner was only a hundred meters away. He was walking home from the village, where he had 1 to buy what he needed 2 his next day's work. His legs were tired, but he felt almost happy. He was looking forward to 3 ,when he would bring out his gold. Tonight he had an extra reason to hurry home. He was going to eat hot meat, which was 4 for him. And it would 5 him nothing, because someone had given him a piece of meat as a present. He left it 6 over the fire. The door key was needed to hold it safe in place, but Cass was not at all 7 about leaving his gold in the cottage with the door 8 . He could not imagine that a thief would 9 his way through the mist, rain and darkness to the little cottage by the quarry (釆石場).

When he reached his cottage and opened the door, he did not notice 10 anything was different. He 11 his wet coat, and pushed the meat 12 the fire. 13 he was warm again, he began to think about his gold. It seemed a long time to wait until after super, when he usually brought out coins to look at. 14 he decided to bring out his gold immediately, while the meat was still cooking.

But when he 15 the floorboards near the loom (會只布機)，and saw the 16 hole ,he did not understand 17 . His heart beat violently as his trembling hands felt all round the hole. There was 18 ！He put his hands to his head and tried to think. Had he put his gold in a different place, and forgotten about it? He 19 every corner of this small cottage, until he could not pretend to himself any more. He had to accept the truth ----- his gold had been 20 　！

1. A. arrived　 B. been　 C. left　　 D. gone

2. A. to　 B. in C. for　　 D. with

3. A. holiday　 .B. home C. supper-time　　　 D. meat

4. A. ordinary B. unusual　　 C. normal　　　 D. common

5. A. pay B.spend　 C take　　 D. cost

6. A. boiling　 B. cooking　　 C. smoking　　 D. making

7. A. interesting　　 B. worried　　 C. interested　 D. worrying

8. A. unlocked B. uncovered C. discovered D. locked

9. A. go　 B. lead　　 C. find　 D. lose

10. A. whether　　　 B. that　　 C. because　　 D. as

11. A. turned off　　 B. threw into　 C. threw off　 D. got off

12. A. away from　 B. farther on　 C. on to　 D. closer to

13. A. As soon as　 B. As well as　 C. No sooner D. As long as

14. A. But　　　 B. As　　　 C. So　　 D. For

15. A. took down　 B. took after　 C. took over　 D. took up

16. A. dark　　 B. empty C. small　 D. deep

17. A. at last　 B. at once　　　 C. at most　　 D. at least

18. A. everything　 B. something　 C. nothing　　 D. anything

19. A. searched　　 B. searched for　　 C. looked into D. found

20. A. gone　　 B. missed　　　 C. lost　　 D. stolen

Answer 1

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