完型填空，阅读下面短文，从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had _   __ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting（照看）the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely __   __,” she thought.
“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she __   __ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a (an) __     _ 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 __   _ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was __     _ what she did, of course.
Strangely enough, she soon __    _ that she was a world-famous chef（主厨）. She made a __   __ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or __    __ — her favorite hobby. She _    __ took the leading role in her own TV show.
That is, until she became too __    __. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But _    __ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she __    __ to get the chicken into the dove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room.  The chicken was on fire.
___      set in, but Mary could not run — she was __  ___to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, __   __ a sharp sound awoke her.
She got shocked and confused — __  __ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three _   ___little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were __    __, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She__   __ them never to fall asleep on the job again!

A．given B．written C．told D．taught

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

A．shook B．put C．bent D．kept

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

A．eyes B．mind C．heart D．legs

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

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

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

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

A．just B．ever C．even D．only

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

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

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

A．Panic B．Pain C．Noise D．Stress

A．frozen B．dragged C．pushed D．brought

A．because B．until C．as D．unless

A．smoke B．light C．water D．fire

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

A．busy B．hungry C．worried D．asleep

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