能力演练 一、语法填空 An old man who lived in a small street in the city of Mumbai had to put up 1 the nuisance(烦心事)of having boys play cricket outside his house at night. One evening when the boys were 2 (particular)noisy,he went out to talk to them.He explained that he was happiest 3 he could see or hear boys playing his favourite game,cricket.He said he would give them 25 rupees(卢比)each week to play in the street at night. The boys were thrilled.They were being paid to do something they enjoyed! At the end of the first week they 4 (knock)at the old mans door and asked him to pay them,and so he did. The second week when they asked for 5 (pay)he said he had run out of money and sent them away with only 15 rupees.The third week the man said he had not 6 received his pension and gave them only 10 rupees.The boys were very 7 (disappoint)but there was not much they could do about 8 .The fourth week the man said he could not afford to pay them 25 rupees 9 he had promised,but would give them 5 rupees each week without fail. |