完形填空。      What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had    1  
them a story and finally they were asleep. "Babysitting the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely    2  ," she thought.
     "Sleep," she considered, "if only I could!" But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back,
she    3  her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an)     4  way to make
money obviously hadn"t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and
the lights were dim(昏暗的). Mary"s     5  felt heavier and heavier. I mustn"t sleep, she thought - which
was     6  what she did, of course.
     Strangely enough, she soon     7  that she was a world-famous chef (大厨). She made a      8  and
wore diamonds and fashionable clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous
or     9  - her favorite hobby. She    10  took the leading role in her own TV show.
     That is, until she became too    11  . "I am definitely the best in the world," she thought, as she
prepared a tasty chicken dish. But    12  seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and
she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she    13  to get the chicken into the stove. Soon, smoke
blanketed the room.      The chicken was on fire.    14  set in, but Mary could not run - she was    15  to
the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not,     16  a sharp sound awoke her.
     She got shocked and confused -    17  was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was
met by three    18  little faces and some very burnt bread. "Sorry, we were hungry and you were    19  ,
so we tried to make some bread," explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them
back to bed. She    20   them never to fall asleep on the job again! (     )1. A. given      
(     )2. A. successful
(     )3. A. shook      
(     )4. A. difficult  
(     )5. A. eyes      
(     )6. A. nicely    
(     )7. A. realized  
(     )8. A. decision  
(     )9. A. cooking    
(     )10. A. just      
(     )11. A. selfish  
(     )12. A. everything
(     )13. A. tried    
(     )14. A. Panic    
(     )15. A. frozen    
(     )16. A. because  
(     )17. A. smoke    
(     )18. A. cheerful  
(     )19. A. busy      
(     )20. A. promised   B. written  
B. helpful  
B. put      
B. boring    
B. mind      
B. exactly  
B. reminded  
B. fortune  
B. reading  
B. ever      
B. proud    
B. something
B. arranged  
B. Pain      
B. dragged  
B. until    
B. light    
B. strange  
B. hungry    
B. allowed   C. told    
C. tiring  
C. bent    
C. important
C. heart    
C. curiously
C. learnt  
C. business
C. running  
C. even    
C. stubborn
C. anything
C. managed  
C. Noise    
C. pushed  
C. as      
C. water    
C. guilty  
C. worried  
C. expected D. taught          
D. surprising      
D. kept            
D. easy            
D. legs            
D. carelessly      
D. dreamt          
D. plan            
D. babysitting    
D. only            
D. sensitive      
D. nothing        
D. prepared        
D. Stress          
D. brought        
D. unless          
D. fire            
D. confident      
D. asleep          
D. persuaded