My mother lived in an old farm house in north Oregon,which was located far from any other neighbors.She lived with her elder brother and sisters.Since there were not enough rooms for them,her two sisters __41__ the bigger bedroom downstairs,her brother in a room down the hall and she slept in the top room of the building.
The first __42__ event that happened in that house was when my mother was about 10 years old.She was staying home sick with her brother.He had gone __43__ to the kitchen when my mother heard a voice calling her name from the bottom of the stairs.The voice was __44__ but that was impossible since the only other person in the house was her brother.That was followed by footsteps __45__ the stairs to the top room.A few hours __46__ her brother came up to see what she was doing.She asked him who the girl on the stairs was.He said there was no one in the house.
A few weeks later the __47__ event happened.My grandmother was cooking supper in the kitchen.She turned around and two of the chairs were __48__.She pushed them in and went back __49__.About ten minutes later she turned around and three of the chairs were pulled out.My grandmother was quite __50__ by this because only my mother's little sister was home at the time.
The last event at the house was the __51__ and the one that made them move away.Her elder sister Josie was babysitting her younger one,Sarah,when there was a knock on the door.Josie went to __52__ it and no one was there.She went to the __53__ for some water and when she returned to the living room,Sarah was __54__!She ran all over the house and __55__ found Sarah sleeping in her bed.This was __56__ because Sarah couldn't __57__ the stairs without help because they were very steep.This frightened her so she woke up Sarah and __58__ her downstairs.Then the phone rang.It was my grandma __59__ to say that my grandfather had died and she wouldn't be coming home that night.She was about to turn on the TV __60__ she heard a woman's footsteps coming towards her.She turned around but nobody was there.
41.A. offered B.supported C. shared D.afforded
42.A. interesting B.particular C.anxious D. strange
43.A. upstairs B.outsides C.downstairs D.indoors
44.A. male B.other C.female D.another
45.A. turning up B.coming up C.picking up D.sending up
46.A. later B. ago C.after D.former
47.A. last B.second C.third D.final
48.A. pulled out B.pointed out C. thrown out D.given out
49.A. turning B.pushing C.cooking D.pulling
50.A. delighted B.disappointed C.frightened D.satisfied
51.A. best B.worse C.better D.worst
52.A. receive B.answer C.reply D.react
53. A. kitchen B.living room C.sitting room D.bedroom
54.A. asleep B.lost C.gone D.sleeping
55.A. in the end B.at first C.firstly D.at the end
56.A. unnecessary B.desperate C.separate D.impossible
57.A .run B.walk C.climb D.wander
58.A. took B.held C.carried D.brought
59.A. crying B.shouting C.calling D.laughing
60.A. when B.before C.while D.until
41-45 CDCCB 46-50 ABACC
51-55 DBACA 56-60 DCACA