On Wednesday afternoon Annie took the bus into town to shop in the market. For __1__she would walk up and down between the stalls(摊位) __2__ at everything, __3__ and buying here and there. And then, after all the things she __4__ had been bought. She would __5__ the market for the streets of the town to spend another hour __6__ the way she liked best: looking in furniture-shop windows.

　　One Wednesday she found a new shop full of the __7__ delightful things, with a notice __8__ anyone to walk in and look __9__ without feeling they had to buy something. Annie paused for a moment before __10__ through the doorway where she suddenly __11__ before a green chair. There was a card on the chair which __12__ : "This fine chair is yours __13__ less than a pound." __14__ ! She could almost pay that out of her housekeeping money and never __15__ it!

　　Just then, a voice at her shoulder made her __16__ . "Can I help you, madam?" She looked round at the __17__ who had come softly to her side. "Oh, well, no." she said. "I was just looking." "We have chairs of all kinds on __18__ . I think you will find something to __19__ you." Annie, worried at the thought of being __20__ to buy something she didn't need, left the shop hurriedly.

　　1. A. an hour or so B. more than an hour C. about two hours D. half a day

　　2. A. observing B. glaring C. looking D. watching

　　3. A. quarreling B. bargaining C. demanding D. requiring

　　4. A. examined B. asked C. needed D. saw

　　5. A. enter B. leave C. search D. take

　　6. A. on B. by C. in D. of

　　7. A. worst B. best C. least D. most

　　8. A. promising B. ordering C. inviting D. saying

　　9. A. out B. over C. up D. round

　　10. A. stepping B. running C. looking D. pushing

　　11. A. sat B. lay C. attracted D. stopped

　　12. A. told B. said C. wrote D. printed

　　13. A. in B. at C. for D. with

　　14. A. Why B. Who C. How D. Where

　　15. A. afford B. use C. miss D. get

　　16. A. wonder B. jump C. laugh D. awake

　　17. A. tailor B. policeman C. assistant D. customer

　　18. A. vacation B. purpose C. show D. fire

　　19. A. suit B. fix C. comfort D. seat

　　20. A. welcomed B. eager C. pleased D. persuaded

　　[答案与解析]

　　1. A。由第一段最后一句to spend another hour可知,Annie在市场逗留的时间是一小时左右。 2. C 3. B。Annie在各摊位之间来回走着,什么商品都看,到处讨价还价,买一些东西。 4.C 5. B 6. C。她需要的东西买完以后,她便离开市场到大街上去,以她最喜欢的方式再花一小时浏览家具店的橱窗。7. D。此处是形容词最高级。 8. C。此处是现在分词作定语,使用了invite sb. to do sth.短语。 9. D。look round是固定词组,意为"到处看看"。 10. A 11. D。Annie犹豫了片刻才走进去,在门口她突然在一把绿色的椅子前站住了。12. B。指物价标签上"写着"时,常用say。 13. C。表示"花钱"时,应该用介词for。 14. A。Why在此处是感叹词,表达Annie对椅子的便宜价格感到吃惊。 15. C。她从家务开支中差不多就能付出这笔钱,决不能错过这个机会。 16. B。made her jump在此意为"把她吓了一跳"。17. C。跟顾客打招呼的自然是售货员。 18. C。on show是固定词组,意为"供展览";on vacation意为"度假";on purpose意为"故意地"; on fire意为"着火"。 19. A。suit在此处是动词,意为"适合"。 20. D。Annie担心这家商店是诱使顾客买一些自己不需要的东西,所以她急忙离开了。

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