题目内容：

 

阅读下面短文,从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She loved John very much. In her 1he couldn’t do anything2. Every morning she would give him breakfast 3bed and bring him the papers to read. It isn’t really true that he was too 4to work—in fact he had tried a few5. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to break at least six windows. Then he 6a bus conductor and on his second day a passenger stole his bag with all the fares （车费）collected. He 7lost his job as a postman 8he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was 9suitable work for him. So he 10to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so 11about this that she told the 12to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier”, she said. “He is going to be the best soldier there 13was, I can tell you!”

Then the great day came 14he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His 15mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 16in the crowd.

The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his17came in sight, some of the people watching 18laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant, who was filled with19, shouted at the top of her voice: “Look at them! They’re all out of 20except my John! Isn’t he the best?!”

1.A. hope           B. eyes         C. head         D. beliefs

2.A. wrong          B. great        C. good         D. strange

3.A. to             B. at           C. in           D. by

4.A. lazy           B. young        C. weak         D. shy

5.A. ones           B. years        C. tasks        D. jobs

6.A. followed     B. met       C. became       D. found

7.A. thus         B. even       C. once         D. only

8.A. even if       B. so that       C. because      D. though

9.A. some        B. such        C. less         D. no

10.A. began         B. promised     C. managed      D. decided

11.A. excited      B. worried     C. anxious      D. curious

12.A. incident     B. change       C. news         D. matter

13.A. yet           B. ever         C. never        D. just

14.A. where         B. since       C. when         D. till

15.A. proud         B. kind        C. strict      D. lucky

16.A. time          B. position         C. experience  D. impression

17.A. neighbours    B. army officer  C. mother      D. fellow soldiers

18.A. couldn’t help    B. kept         C. stopped     D. shouldn’t burst out

19.A. sadness      B. happiness     C. surprise     D. regret

20.A. sight        B. order         C. mind         D. step