问题详情:
Our vicar (师) is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed
to get enough money 61 (have) the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike
the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been 62 (silence) ever since.
One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
63 (look) at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell 64 (strike) thirteen
times before it stopped. 65 (arm) with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to
see what was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure 66 he immediately
recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer. “Whatever are you doing up here Bill?” asked the
vicar 67 surprise.
“I'm trying to repair the bell,” answered Bill. “ I've been coming up here night after night for
weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.”
“You certainly 68 give me a surprise!” said the vicar. “You've 69
(probable) woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.”
“That's 70 trouble, vicar,” answered Bill. “It's working all right, but I'm afraid that at
one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing I can do about it.” “We'll get used
to that, Bill,” said the vicar. “Thirteen is not as good as one but it's better than nothing. Now
let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.”
【回答】
61. to have 62. silent 63. Looking 64. struck 65. Armed
66. who / whom / that 67. in 68. did 69. probably 70. the
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