Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She ___1___ John very much. In her ___2___ he couldn’t do anything ___3___. Every morning she would give him breakfast ___4___ bed and bring him the papers to ___5___. It isn’t really true that he was too ___6___ to work ?in fact he had tried a few ___7___. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to ___8___ at least six windows. Then he ___9___ a bus conductor and on his second ___10___ a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费) collected. He ___11___ lost his job as a postman ___12___ he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was ___13___ suitable work for him. So he ___14___ to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so ___15___ about this that she told the ___16___ to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said, 揾e is going to be the best soldier there ___17___ was, I can tell you!?
Then the great day came ___18___ he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍). His ___19___ mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good ___20___ in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his ___21___ came in sight some of the people watching ___22___ laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with ___23___, shouted at the top of her voice: 揕ook at ___24___！They’re all out of ___25___ except my John! Isn’t he the best! ?
1. A. depended on  B. waited on   C. trusted       D. loved
2. A. hope      B. eyes    C. head   D. beliefs
3. A. wrong    B. great   C. good   D. strange
4. A. to   B. at       C. in       D. by
5. A. check     B. read    C. keep   D. sign
6. A. lazy       B. young C. weak   D. shy
7. A. ones       B. years   C. tasks   D. jobs
8. A. rub B. drop   C. break  D. clean
9. A. followed       B. met     C. became      D. found
10. A. day      B. try      C. route   D. chance
11. A. thus      B. even   C. once   D. only
12. A. even if B. so that C. because      D. though
13. A. some    B. such    C. less     D. no
14. A. began   B. promised    C. managed    D. decided
15. A. excited B. worried      C. anxious      D. curious
16. A. incident       B. change       C. news   D. matter
17. A. yet       B. even   C. never  D. just
18. A. where   B. since   C. when  D. till
19. A. proud   B. kind    C. strict   D. lucky
20. A. time     B. position      C. experience  D. impression
21. A. neighbours   B. army officer      C. mother       D. fellow soldiers
22. A. couldn’t help      B. shouldn’t burst out    C. stopped      D. kept
23. A. sadness B. happiness   C. surprise      D. regret
24. A. them    B. those   C. that     D. him
25. A. sight    B. order  C. mind   D. step