Mr. Johnson lives outside the town. He works in a post office. His wife is often ill and six children __26____ at school. He works hard but he is often short of __27____. In the end of every month his family are always__28____. One afternoon, on his way home, it suddenly began to __29____. When he got home, he was wet through. He hurried to go __30____ after supper and his wife washed the clothes and shoes for him. __31____ she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but __32____ the shoes. The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes. His wife found a pair of __33____ shoes under the bed for him. Then he went to __34____ and told the policeman about it. “I __35____ ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to __36____ such a pair of worn-out shoes!” Several days later the police __37____ a thief and found the shoes. They were as worn-out as the __38____ which Mr. Johnson was wearing. “You’ve fooled us, Mr. Johnson,” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them __39____ only seven dollars!” “You’re right, ,sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve __40____ them for five years and I had them mended six times. And I paid three dollars to the shoemaker for mending them!” 小题1: A．play B．study C．work D．live 小题2: A．water B．food C．clothes D．money 小题3: A．full B．afraid C．hungry D．angry 小题4: A．rain B．snow C．blow D．shine 小题5: A．to work B．to sleep C．to bed D．swimming 小题6: A．After B．Before C．While D．Because 小题7: A．remembered B．threw C．dropped D．forgot 小题8: A．broken B．new C．nice D．cheap 小题9: A．bus stop B．bus station C．post office D．police station 小题10: A．borrowed B．paid C．lent D．lost 小题11: A．look for B．find C．wear D．dress 小题12: A．caught B．stopped C．saw D．killed 小题13: A．one B．ones C．old D．new 小题14: A．cost B．sold C．took D．spent 小题15: A．bought B．given C．had D．liked