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Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A ,B ,C and D below the paper.You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
Smoking is considered dangerous to the health.Our tobacco-seller Mr.Johnson,therefore always asks his customers if they are very young,whom the cigarettes are bought – 1–.
One day,a little girl whom he had never seen before walked boldly into his shop and demanded twenty cigarettes.She had the exact amount of money in her hand and seemed very -2- of herself.Mr.Johnson was so surprised by her confident manner that he -3- to ask his usual question.Instead,he asked her –4-- kind of cigarettes she wanted.The girl replied readily and handed him the money.While he was giving her the -5-,Mr.Johnson said laughingly that as she was so young she should -6- the packet in her pocket in case a policeman saw it.-7-,the little girl did not seem to find this very funny.Without even smiling she took the -8- and walked towards the door.Suddenly she stopped,turned round and looked steadily at Mr.Johnson.There was a moment of silence and the tobacco-seller -9- what she was going to say.And at once,in a clear,firm voice,the girl declared,”My dad is a policeman," and with -10- she walked quickly out of the shop.
l.\x05A) for\x05 B) to\x05\x05C) with\x05 \x05D) by
2.\x05A) sure\x05 B) ashamed\x05C) fond \x05D) glad
3.\x05A) came\x05 B) forgot C) feared\x05 D) remembered
4.\x05A) that \x05 B) whether\x05C) what \x05 D) this
5\x05A) change B) warning \x05C) bill \x05\x05D) cigarettes
6..\x05A) cover\x05 B) take\x05 C) dip\x05\x05D) hide
7.\x05A) Nevertheless \x05 B) Moreover \x05C) Therefore \x05D) Then
8.\x05A) money\x05B) packet\x05C) advice\x05\x05D) blame
9.\x05A) doubted\x05B) considered \x05C) wondered\x05D) expected
10.\x05A) which \x05B) him\x05 C) that\x05 D) what