Mr and Mrs Jones’ house was full of suitcases, packages and packed-up boxes． The two of them were 1 with pencils and paper, 2 their luggage, when there was a 3 at the door． Mr Jones went to 4 it and saw a well—dressed middle—aged lady outside． The lady said that she lived in the house 5 theirs, and that she had come to 6 them to their new home．
The Jones invited here in, after 7 for the state of the house．
“Oh, 8 ,” she answered． “ Do you know in some parts of this 9 neighbours , are not all 10 ? There are some streets where people do not 11 their neighbours , 12 their next—door ones． 13 in this street everybody id friends with 14 else． We are one big, happy family． I’m 15 that you will be 16 here．”
The well—dressed lady got a 17 when she came to visit the house the 18 time, because she found a quite 19 man and woman in it． Mr and Mrs Jones had not had the 20 to tell her that they were not the new owners of the house, who were to move in the next day , but the old ones． Who has lived beside her for two years without ever having visited her or even noticing her existence． （生存）．
1． A． free B． busy C． satisfied D． familiar
2． A． checking B． examining C． testing D． enjoying
3． A． sound B． ring C． friend D． message
4． A． answer B． serve C． see D． guess
5． A． above B． of C． under D． beside
6． A． welcome B． lead C． take D． invite
7． A． explaining B． apologizing C． showing D． asking
8． A． excuse me B． here you are C． never mind D． thank you
9． A． house B． street C． town D． time
10． A． busy B． lonely C． safe D． friendly
11． A． know B． understand C． welcome D． respect
12． A． merely B． even C． mostly D． neither
13． A． And B． But C． Otherwise D． While
14． A． anybody B． nobody C． somebody D． none
15． A． uncertain B． glad C． sure D． afraid
16． A． happy B． lonely C． popular D． friendly
17． A． surprise B． fright C． pleasure D． worry
18． A． first B． exact C． next D． same
19． A． famous B． different C． young D． old
20． A． time B． chance C． courage D． interest