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What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed in to their nightclothes. Mary had ___36___ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting（照看）the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely ___37___,” she thought.

“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she ___38___ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) ___39___ 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 ___40___ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was ___41___ what she did, of course.

Strangely enough, she soon ___42___ that she was a world-famous chef（主廚）. She made a ___43___ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or ___44___ — her favorite hobby. She ___45___ took the leading role in her own TV show.

That is, until she became too ___46___. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But ___47___ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she ___48___ to get the chicken into the dove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. ___49___ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ___50___ to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, ___51___ a sharp sound awoke her.

She got shocked and confused — ___52___ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ___53___ little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were ___54___, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She___37__ them never to fall asleep on the job again!

36. A. given B. written C. told D. taught

37. A. successful B. helpful C. tiring D. surprising

38. A. shook B. put C. bent D. kept

39. A. difficult B. boring C. important D. easy

40. A. eyes B. mind C. heart D. legs

41. A. nicely B. exactly C. curiously D. carelessly

42. A. realized B. reminded C. learnt D. dreamt

43. A. decision B. fortune C. business D. plan

44. A. cooking B. reading C. running D. babysitting

45. A. just B. ever C. even D. only

46. A. selfish B. proud C. stubborn D. sensitive

47. A everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

48. A. tried B. arranged C. managed D. prepared

49. A. Panic B. Pain C. Noise D. Stress

50. A. frozen B. dragged C. pushed D. brought

51. A. because B. until C. as D. unless

52. A. smoke B. light C. water D. fire

53. A. cheerful B. strange C. guilty D. confident

54. A. busy B. hungry C. worried D. asleep

55. A. promised B. allowed C. expected D. persuaded

36. 答案：C。
解析：考查固定搭配，tell sb. a story給某人講故事。

37. 答案：C。
解析：根據(jù)下文文意得知主人公作為保姆帶三個不同年齡段得孩子，感受非常累非常辛苦。

38. 答案：B。
解析：A搖晃，B放置， C彎， D保持。根據(jù)意思,Mary在忙完工作后將腳架在沙發(fā)上休息。

39. 答案：D。
解析：A困難，B厭煩，C重要，D簡單。根據(jù)本句意思“無論是誰說過照看孩子是很容易賺錢的方式，這個人對三個孩子明顯沒有盡心。”

40. 答案：A。
解析：根據(jù)前文，Mary因?yàn)楹芾垩燮ぴ絹碓匠林?，睜不開。

41. 答案：B。
解析：A很好地，B正是，就是，C好奇地D大意地?！拔也荒芩?。------她當(dāng)然也的確是這樣做的?！?/p>

42. 答案：D
解析：根據(jù)下一段得知Mary做了一個夢。下文正是對這個夢的內(nèi)容展開敘述。

43. 答案：B。
解析： make a fortune = make much money.賺了大錢，很富。

44. 答案：B。
解析：根據(jù)本句句意，“大多數(shù)的日子里她都在游泳池邊休閑，和有錢人聚會或者是做著她最喜愛的事---讀書。這些都是比較悠閑的活動。很多同學(xué)誤選A cooking,但文章中并沒有體現(xiàn)主人公很喜愛做飯，而是強(qiáng)調(diào)她變有錢人后所過的生活多么豐富多彩。

45. 答案：C.
解析：對前文的遞進(jìn)增補(bǔ)，“甚至還做了自己電視節(jié)目的主演?！?/p>

46. 答案：B。
解析：根據(jù)下一句。I’m definitely the best in the world.我一定是世界上最棒的，體現(xiàn)Mary驕傲的心情。

47. 答案：D
解析：“Nothing seemed to go right. 什么都不對勁?！?/p>

48. 答案：C
解析：A努力去做，盡力去做，B計劃去做， C設(shè)法做成某事，D準(zhǔn)備去做。

49. 答案：A。
解析：根據(jù)文意Mary 此時非常焦急，焦慮。

50. 答案：A
解析： A凍住， B拖，拉，拽，C推，D帶來。Be frozen to the spot.站在一個地方動不了。

51. 答案：B。
解析：A因?yàn)椋珺直到，C因?yàn)?，正如，D除非。根據(jù)句意，她努力想移動但是沒有做到，直到一道尖銳的聲音驚醒了她。

52. 答案：A。
解析：根據(jù)后文very burnt bread.可知廚房因?yàn)榭窘姑姘诿盁煛?/p>

53. 答案：C。
解析：A振奮，B奇怪， C內(nèi)疚，D自信。根據(jù)后文，孩子說抱歉，說明他們在廚房烤焦面包感到內(nèi)疚，不好意思。

54. 答案：D。
解析：根據(jù)前文，得知Mary當(dāng)時正在熟睡。

55. 答案：A。
解析：A承諾， B允許， C期待，D 勸說。Promised sb. never to do sth. 向某人承諾不在做某事了。