After having been successful in his career, a man felt a strong desire to repay his mother for all that she had done for him. Although she 1 to ask for anything, he continued to persist (坚持). To put a(n) 2 to the discussion, she said, “All right. If you must, then tonight you sleep on my bed with me, just as you 3 when you were a baby. ” He said, “That’s a 4 thing to ask for, but if it 5 you, I will.”
After 6 , the man slept with his mother. As soon as he fell asleep, the mother got up and 7 a mug (有柄的大杯) of water on his side. Feeling 8 by the wetness under him, he 9 to the other side of the bed. As he 10 , his mother poured 11 mug of water on the other side. In his sleep he tried to find 12 towards the foot of the bed. Some time later he woke up feeling that this part of the bed was 13 , too. He got up and saw his mother, 14 the mug in her hand. He asked, “What are you doing, mother? Why don’t you 15 me sleep? How do you expect me to sleep on a wet bed?”
Mother said, “I slept with you, when you 16 the bed in the night. I 17 your nappy (尿布) and moved you to the dry part of the bed, 18 I slept on the wet side. You wanted to 19 me. Can you sleep here with me 20 for one night on a damp bed? If you can, I’ll take it that you have repaid me.”
1．A．demanded B．refused C．prepared D．advised
2．A．reply B．conclusion C．end D．entrance
3．A．used to B．would to C．would like to D．ought to
4．A．right B．proper C．funny D．strange
5．A．comforts B．pleases C．encourages D．answers
6．A．supper B．breakfast C．work D．lunch
7．A．drank B．poured C．heated D．placed
8．A．disturbed B．interrupted C．disappointed D．annoying
9．A．stayed away B．walked away C．moved away D．turned away
10．A．lay down B．broke down C．sat down D．settled down
11．A．other B．any C．another D．one
12．A．cloth B．peace C．space D．water
13．A．cold B．damp C．hard D．hot
14．A．under B．with C．on D．beside
15．A．hope B．ask C．cause D．let
16．A．wetted B．poured C．dirtied D．watered
17．A．bought B．dried C．cleaned D．changed
18．A．when B．while C．as D．so
19．A．repay B．thank C．satisfy D．understand
20．A．never B．still C．even D．ever