When Mr. Smith retired (退休), he bought a house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a ______ life in it.
But to his great ______, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays ______ it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to evening there were ______ outside the house. They kept ______ the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. Smith’s garden. This was too much for him. He ______ to drive the tourists away. So he put up a ______ on the window. It said, “If you want to come in and look round, pay 20 dollars.”
Mr. Smith was sure that the tourists would stop coming, but he was ______. More and more visitors came and he had to spend every day showing them around his house. He was very tired and he said ______, “I came here to rest, not to work as a guide.” In the end, he ______ the house and moved away.
1. | A.noisy | B.quiet | C.busy | D.exciting |
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2. | A.surprise | B.fear | C.sadness | D.joy |
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3. | A.though | B.unless | C.because | D.when |
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4. | A.villagers | B.farmers | C.friends | D.tourists |
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5. | A.looking up | B.looking into | C.looking for | D.looking after |
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6. | A.decided | B.agreed | C.happened | D.stopped |
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7. | A.picture | B.map | C.notice | D.photo |
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8. | A.relaxed | B.excited | C.right | D.wrong |
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9. | A.happily | B.angrily | C.friendly | D.quickly |
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10. | A.sold | B.bought | C.burned | D.repaired |
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