With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction(拍卖). It was

Witha heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction(拍卖). It was almost a year since her deargrandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. 1    

thefamily business had failed and left them heavy debts. So the bank had    2    the family to have an auction sale to repaytheir debts.

    3    the past several weeks, she hadmanaged to save $100 in order to bid(出价)onthe

   4    . Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the    5    moment had arrived. Looking around, Sallywas surprised to see so many people had    6 , some from far away.

Asthe auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt(被子). She held her    7    tightly and listened. The first bid was $50.She was   8    . It was so high!Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding    9    $85. Sally carried out “$100”!For a momentthere was silence. Hope  10    her. Sheglanced again at the quilt, thinking how    11    her grandmother would have been with her    12    .

Justthen, from the back, another person shouted “$125”! She had lost her    13 .

Suddenlyshe couldn’t help wondering why so many people    14    be interested in that old, torn, dirtyquilt. The quilt was sold for $500 to a complete    15    .

Afterthe sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers.The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some    16    . Someone else got it.”She said. A hand-written   17    waspinned to the quilt, which read:

DearMadam,

Inoticed you    18    the quilt. Clearly, itwas   19    to you. Please acceptthis quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similarfavor in the future for a stranger who   20   to cross your path.

1.A. Naturally    B.Unfortunately

C.Luckily     D.Strangely

2.A. forbidden   B.waited

C.expected   D.forced

3.A. With      B.At

C.By     D.Over

4.A. house    B.pillow

C.furniture   D.quilt

5.A. strange      B.necessary

C.big      D. curious

6.A. turned out       B.turned up

C.turned back   D.turned on

7.A. purse       B. picture

C.book     D.quilt

8.A. excited      B.calm

C.worried     D.shocked

9.A. rose      B.climbed

C.reached     D.won

10.A. told     B.helped

C.filled     D.gave

11.A. pleased    B.anxious

C.angry    D.familiar

12.A. at this moment      B.ever since

C.long before    D.soon after

13.A. thought    B.chance

C.method     D.fortune

14.A. could   B.might

C.must     D.would

15.A. relative    B.customer

C.friend    D.stranger

16.A. reason     B.secret

C.mistake     D.fun

17.A. check      B.wallet

C.address     D.note

18.A. admiring      B.touching

C.watching   D.holding

19.A. wonderful    B.various

C.pretty   D.precious

20.A. used    B.stops

C.happens       D. comes

试题答案

答案：B;D;D;D;C;B;A;D;C;C;A;A;B;D;D;C;D;A;D;C