二 、完型填空(10分)

When Mary Smith was a    1   , she wanted to be a teacher,    2     she liked children. When she was twenty, she began teaching in a small school. She was a good teacher, and she   3     a lot with the children in her class. They      4     her teaching. One day     5     of the girls in her class said to her, "Miss Smith,     6     does a man's hair become grey before his beard (胡子) does?" Mary laughed and answered, "I don't  know. Helen, do you know?" "I     7   , either, Miss Smith," said Helen, "but it happened to my father." The     8     children in the class laughed when they heard this. Then a boy said, "I     9  , Miss Smith. A man's hair becomes grey     10     because it's sixteen years older than his beard."

(     )1. A. woman   B. student     C. teacher     D. wife

(     )2. A. so       B. but         C. that       D. because

(     )3. A. cried     B. shouted     C. learned     D. laughed

(     )4. A. refused   B. enjoyed     C. thought    D. wanted

(     )5. A. one      B. a           C. an        D. two

(     )6. A. when     B. how        C. why      D. whether

(     )7. A. know    B. don't know   C. am sure    D. am afraid

(     )8. A. other     B. another     C. some      D. few

(     )9. A. think     B. know       C. guess      D. sure

(     )10. A. fast     B. slowly      C. first       D. last