A young man once went into town and bought himself 　 1　 trousers. When he ___2___ home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them 　3　.He found that they were about two inches too 　4　.

　　He went downstairs and there his mother and two sisters were 　5 _up the tea things in the kitchen. “These new trousers 　6　 too long.” he said. “They need to be shortened by about two inches. Would one of you mind 　7 　this 　8 　me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and 　9 　of them said 　10 　.

　　But as soon as his mother was free she went 　11 　upstairs to her son's bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs 　12 　saying anything to her daughters.

　　Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She was a kindhearted girl, 　13 　she went upstairs and shortened the trousers by two inches.

　　The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came in, she, too, remembered 　___14__　her brother 　15 　. So she ran upstairs 　16 　her scissors and took two inches 　17 　legs of the new trousers. You can imagine the look 　18 　the young man's face 　19 　he put the trousers on the 　20 morning.

　　(　 ) 1. A. a　　　　　 B. a copy of　　　 C. a pair of　　　D. a piece of

　　(　 ) 2. A. arrived at　　B. got to　 　　　 C. got　　　　　D. reached to

　　(　 ) 3. A. up　　　　 B. on　 　　　　C. in　　　 　 D. off

　　(　 ) 4. A. big　　　　 B. small　　 　　C. long　　　　 D. short

　　(　 ) 5. A. eating　　　 B. drinking　　　 C. washing　　 D. keeping

　　(　 ) 6. A. be　　　　 B. am　　　　　 C. is　　　　　 D. are

　　(　 ) 7. A. doing　　　 B. to do　　　　 C. do　　　　　 D. did

　　(　 ) 8. A. on　　　　 B. for　　　　　 C. by　　　　　 D. with

　　(　 ) 9. A. no　　　　 B. nobody　　　　C. none　　　　 D. neither

　　(　 ) 10. A. something　 B. nothing　　　　C. none　　　　 D. anything

　　(　 ) 11. A. quietly　　　B. noisily　　　　 C. slowly　　　 D. openly

　　(　 ) 12. A. with　　　　B. but　　　　　 C. no　　　　 D. without

　　(　 ) 13. A. so　　　　 B. and　　　　　 C. then　　　　 D. than

　　(　 ) 14. A. that　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. what　　　　 D. when

　　(　 ) 15. A. said　　　　 B. had said　　　 C. has said　　　 D. says

　　(　 ) 16. A. with　　　　 B. without　　　 C. take　　　　 D. bring

　　(　 ) 17. A. of　　　　　 B. away　　　　 C. off　 　　　　D. in

　　(　 ) 18. A. in　　　　　 B. on　　　　　 C. over　　　　 D. from

　　(　 ) 19. A. when　　　　B. while　　　　 C. as　　　　　 D. whenever

　　(　 ) 20. A. tomorrow　　 B. next　　　　 C. second　　　　 D. last

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