题目内容：

One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a_______ guy with a big suitcase. He was called William Warbler and he looked very _______indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to_______ he did it by singing opera. It didn’t matter to William whether it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting, like “good day”. He would ________“Goood dayyy to youuuuuu..... toooooo!”

No one could get a normal,________word out of him. And, as no one knew how he made his living and he lived quite simply, always wearing the same old second-hand suit — they often ________ him.

They _______his singing, calling him “crazy”. William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumor(谣言) _________round the town: William had ________ a role in a very important opera in the nation’s capital, and there were posters everywhere ________ the event was a great ________. And to everyone’s surprise in Cheekyville---when William was being _______by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking ________singing. And he did it with good____________ and with a clear and pleasant voice.

From that day, William gave up singing _________. Now he did only during his stage appearances and world tours. Some people suspected ________he had changed, but others still had no idea, and continued believing him to be somewhat mad. They wouldn’t have thought so_________ they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large stone with a hand-carved message on it. It said “Practice every second, for you never know when your _______will come.”

Little did people know that rather _______he got the role in the opera because the________had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.

1.A. strange    B. handsome    C. funny    D. sensitive

2.A. strong    B. special    C. common    D. anxious

3.A. debate    B. practice    C. sing    D. communicate

4.A. shout    B. respond    C. repeat    D. tease

5.A. singing    B. spoken    C. written    D. printed

6.A. disrespected    B. loved    C. appreciated    D. disturbed

7.A. made fun of    B. got addicted to    C. took pride in    D. made sense of

8.A. developed    B. reflected    C. spread    D. expressed

9.A. refused    B. ruined    C. created    D. got

10.A. confirming    B. advertising    C. approving    D. assessing

11.A. benefit    B. discovery    C. success    D. experience

12.A. opposed    B. blamed    C. interviewed    D. welcomed

13.A. other than    B. rather than    C. more than    D. less than

14.A. service    B. remarks    C. signs    D. manners

15.A. at all hours    B. at all points    C. at certain time    D. at times

16.A. how    B. why    C. that    D. where

17.A. while    B. because    C. if    D. since

18.A. chance    B. money    C. inspiration    D. wisdom

19.A. carefully    B. quickly    C. naturally    D. accidentally

20.A. director    B. writer    C. actress    D. teacher