五、完形填空
Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often ______ some books from the bookshops. He listens to the radio every morning and reads ______ after dinner. So he knows many new things and teaches well. His ______ worship (崇拜) him very much.
Mike,Mr Clarke's son,is only nine. He ______ likes reading. He often asks his father some questions. But Mr Clarke always thinks he's very ______ and he can't understand him,so he chooses (挑选) ______ ones to answer. Of course,the boy is not happy.
One day,Mike reads something about the electric lights (电灯) and is ______ it.
When his father tells him to do some housework,the son goes on thinking about it. He asks the father ______ questions,and his father answers all.
Then his father says,“Fathers always know ______ about the world than (比) sons!”
The boy thinks for a while and says,“I don't think so.” “Oh? Why?”
Mike doesn't answer but asks,“Who invented (发明) the electric lights?”
“Thomas Edison,” answers Mr Clarke. “Why didn't his father invent them,then?”
Looking at his son,Mr Clarke didn't know ______ to answer it.
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D
)1. A. finds B. puts C. keeps D. buys
(
A
)2. A. newspapers B. letters C. stories D. ideas
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C
)3. A. teachers B. parents C. students D. classmates
(
A
)4. A. also B. never C. even D. only
(
B
)5. A. old B. young C. clever D. smart
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C
)6. A. difficult B. different C. easy D. hard
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B
)7. A. good at B. interested in C. afraid of D. good for
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D
)8. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
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D
)9. A. badly B. much C. really D. more
(
B
)10. A. when B. how C. where D. what