题目内容：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night

       One evening when the boys were particularly  36  ．he went out to talk to them．He explained that he had just retired and was  37  when he could see or hear boys playing his  38

game，football．He would  39  give them 25 dollars each week to play in the street at night．The boys got  40  , for they could hardly believe  41  they were being paid to do something they                

  42  ．

       The first two weeks had passed；the boys came to the old man’s house, and went away  43

with their 25 dollars．The third week when they came back,   44  ，the old man said he hadn’t much money  45  himself and sent them away with only 15 dollars．The fourth week, the man said he hadn’t yet received his  46  from the govertnment and gave them only 10 dollars．The boys were disappointed，but there was  47  much that they could do about it．

       At the  48  of the fifth week, the boys came back and  49  at the old man’s doon, waiting for their  50  ．Slowly, the door opened and the old man appeared．He  51  that he could not afford to pay them 25 dollars  52  he had promised, but said he would give them five dollars each week without  53 

        This was really too much for the boys．“You expect us to play seven days a week for merely five dollars!”they yelled．“  54  !”

       They  55  away and never played on the street again．

1.A．hot                        B．noisy                        C．troublesome          D．naughty

2.A．happiest              B．tired                         C．encouraged            D．bored

3.A．interesting          B．amusing                  C．acceptable                 D．favorite

4.A．ever                      B．therefore                C．willingly                       D．forever

5.A．shouted               B．cried                         C．thrilled                         D．smiled

6.A．how                      B．when                        C．that                              D．what

7.A．expected             B．enjoyed                   C．admired                  D．respected

8.A．happily                 B．thankfully                C．gratefully                D．tearfully

9.A．but                        B．in addition              C．however                 D．besides

10.A．earned               B．saved                                C．remained                D．1cft

11.A．food ticket        B．insurance                C．paycheck                 D．bill

12.A．not                      B．no                             C．so                              D．very

13.A．final                    B．end                           C．start                         D．beginning

14.A．kicked                B．hit                             C．beat                         D．knocked

15.A．rewards            B．awards                    C．checks                     D．wages

16.A．expressed         B．apologized              C．stated                               D．expected

17.A．though               B．1ike                          C．when                        D．as

18.A．joke                    B．hesitation               C．fail                            D．question

19.A．No way    B．No possible            C．No problem            D．No play

20.A．walked               B．backed                     C．broke                       D．stormed