Bill Fuller, the mailman, whistled cheerfully as he walked up the hill towards Mrs. Carter’s house. His work for the day 1 , his bag, usually quite heavy when he started out on his rounds, was empty now 2 the letter that he had to deliver to Mrs. Carter. She lived 3 blocks away, so when Bill had mail for her, he always finished his day’s work 4 later. He did not 5 this though, because she never failed to ask him in 6 coffee and a piece of her special cake.

When Bill 7 Mrs. Carter’s house, he was surprised not to find her working in the yard. She usually 8 her afternoon when the weather was good. Bill went around to the back of the house, thinking that she 9 in the kitchen. The door was locked and the curtains were drawn. Puzzled, he returned to the front of the house and knocked loudly on the front door. There 10 . Bill thought that this was very strange because he knew that Mrs. Carter 11 left the house.

Just then he noticed that her bottle of milk. Which is always delivered early in the morning, was still on the porch. This 12 him. If Mrs. Carter had not 13 her milk, maybe she 14 . Bill walked around the house 15 he found an open window. It was a small window, but he 16 to get through . He went into the hall. There he was almost stumbled over Mrs. Carter, who 17 unconscious at the foot of the stairs. Realizing that he 18 get help, he rushed 19 the house, stopped a 250 car and told the driver to go to the nearest telephone and call an ambulance.

1. A. was almost finishing B. was almost being finished

C. was almost finish D. was almost finished

2. A. except B. except for C. besides D. except that

3. A. quite a few B. only few C. quite a few of D. quite few

4. A. much B. a lot of C. many D. more

5. A. care B. mind C. realize D. bear

6. A. to B. with C. of D. for

7. A. arrived B. got C. got to D. reached to

8. A spent B. past C. took D. had

9. A. might be B. must be C. must have been D. couldn’t have

10. A. did not answer B. was no answer

C. was not answer D. was no any answer

11. A. often B. sometimes C. rarely D. always

12. A. was worried B. did worried C. worried D. worrying

13. A. was worried B. did worried C. worried D. worrying

14. A. fallen ill B. was sick C. ill D. sick

15. A. unless B. until C. once D. if

16. A. tried B. managed C. was forced D. liked

17. A. was lying B. was lain C. was laying D. was laid

18. A. needed to B. need to C. needs to D. was needed to

19. A. into B. to C. up D. out of

20. A. past B. passed C. pass D. passing

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