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What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed in to their nightclothes. Mary had
1 them a story and finally they were asleep. "Babysitting (照看) the three boys aged eight, six and four is
extremely
2 ," she thought.
"Sleep," she considered, "if only I could!" But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back,
she
3 her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an)
4 way to make
money obviously hadn't met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and
the lights were dim. Mary's
5 felt heavier and heavier. I mustn't sleep, she thought which was
6 what
she did, of course.
Strangely enough, she soon
7 that she was a world-famous chef (主厨). She made a
8 and wore
diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or
9 -
her favorite hobby. She
10 took the leading role in her own TV show.
That is, until she became too
11 . "I am definitely the best in the world," she thought, as she prepared
a tasty chicken dish. But
12 seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her
finger. Despite all the troubles, she
13 to get the chicken into the dove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room.
The chicken was on fire.
14 set in, but Mary could not run-she was
15 to the spot. She tried hard to
move, but could not,
16 a sharp sound awoke her.
She got shocked and confused
17 was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met
by three
18 little faces and some very burnt bread. "Sorry, we were hungry and you were
19 , so we tried
to make some bread," explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She
20 them never to fall asleep on the job again!
( )1. A. given ( )2. A. successful ( )3. A. shook ( )4. A. difficult ( )5. A. eyes ( )6. A. nicely ( )7. A. realized ( )8. A. decision ( )9. A. cooking ( )10. A. just ( )11. A. selfish ( )12. A everything ( )13. A. tried ( )14. A. Panic ( )15. A. frozen ( )16. A. because ( )17. A. smoke ( )18. A. cheerful ( )19. A. busy ( )20. A. promised |
B. written B. helpful B. put B. boring B. mind B. exactly B. reminded B. fortune B. reading B. ever B. proud B. something B. arranged B. Pain B. dragged B. until B. light B. strange B. hungry B. allowed |
C. told C. tiring C. bent C. important C. heart C. curiously C. learnt C. business C. running C. even C. stubborn C. anything C. managed C. Noise C. pushed C. as C. water C. guilty C. worried C. expected |
D. taught D. surprising D. kept D. easy D. legs D. carelessly D. dreamt D. plan D. babysitting D. only D. sensitive D. nothing D. prepared D. Stress D. brought D. unless D. fire D. confident D. asleep D. persuaded |