Question

Rani was the eldest of the four children. Her mother's health was becoming worse. Her father had gone to look for a job in another city， hut had 1       returned.

The responsibility(責(zé)任)of the family fell on 2       Rani. She had to go out and work in two houses before and after school hours，to 3       herself and her poor family. She would return tired in the evening，often with a ( n ) 4       stomach. She would keep the food she was given in the houses where she worked for her little brothers, 5       and mother. She would satisfy 6       with the leftovers(吃剩的食物）.

Although she faced many problems, Rani's

7       in studies didn't disappear. As there was no electricity in her home，Rani studied her lessons 8       the streetlight.

One evening Rani didn't go to work 9       both of her madams (主人)had gone abroad. She was happy to spend an evening with her two brothers and a sister.

"Rani,are you not going to work today?" asked her little sister Pinky. It was unusual to see Rani at home.

"No,Pinky," said Rani happily. " I'll stay at home today and 10       you.”

Pinky sat for a while and then said in a soft voice, "That means today we won't have anything to eat.”

That made Rani very upset. She felt the responsibility was great. She had to cheer up to live for her poor family. She hoped her mother would get better.

(   ) 1. A. almost    B. hardly C,never D. ever

(   ) 2. A. 12 years old B. 12 years C. 12-year-old D. 12-year-olds

(   ) 3. A. support    B. encourage C. offer    D. provide

(   ) 4. A. big    B. small  C. full    D. empty

(   ) 5. A. father    B. sister C. grandmother    D. grandfather

(   ) 6. A. himself    B. herself C. itself    D. themselves

(   ) 7. A. interest    B. duties C. difficulty    D. bother

(   ) 8. A. in    B. on C. under    D. at

(   ) 9. A. though    B. if C. so    D. because

(   ) 10. A. play with    B. agree with C. laugh at    D. look at

Answer 1

1. c考查副詞。根據(jù)第二段第一句可知家庭的重?fù)?dān) 落在她身上，由此推知她父親再也沒有回來。故選c。

2. C數(shù)詞和名詞間有連字符時，作定語，名詞用單 數(shù)。12-year-old意為"12歲的"。故選C。

3. A考查動詞。根據(jù)句意可知她上學(xué)前和放學(xué)后 都要去工作，顯然是為了支撐這個家。故選A。

4. D考查形容詞。根據(jù)下文可知她把打工時候主人給 的飯菜帶回家，自己空著肚子。故選D。

5. B考查名詞。根據(jù)上下文可知她有兩個弟弟和一 個妹妹，家里還有生病的媽媽。故選B。

6. B考査代詞。根據(jù)句意可知，她讓大家都吃飽后 自己吃剩下的殘羹。故選B。

7. A考查名詞。根據(jù)后句她在路燈下學(xué)習(xí)可知她 對于學(xué)習(xí)的興趣沒有消失。故選A。

8. C考査介詞。表示"在路燈下"用介詞und_er。故 選 C

9. D考查連詞。她有一個晚上沒去上班因為她的 兩個主人都出國了。故選D。

10. A考査動詞短語。根據(jù)語境可知她不用去上班， 所以可以在家和妹妹玩。故選A。