根据以下材料回答第 21~30 题:
I can clearly remember the first time I met Mr. Andrews, my old headmaster, (21) that was over twenty years ago . During the war ,I was at school in the north of England . As soon as it ended, my family returned to London. There were not enough schools left for children to go to and my father had to go from one school to another, asking them to (22) me as a pupil . I used to go with him but he had such a (23) time trying to persuade people even to see him that I seldom had to do any tests. We had been to all the schools near where we lived ,but the more (24) my father argued ,the more it became. In the end ,we went to a school about five miles away from home. The headmaster kept us waiting for (25) an hour. While we were waiting , I (26) around at the school building ,which was one of those old Victorian structures, completely out of date but still standing. I could hear the boys playing in the playground outside when the headmaster’s secretary finally (27) us into his office. Mr. Andrews spoke to me first ,“Why do you want to come here ?” he asked. I had been thinking of saying something about studying but couldn’t (28) remembering the boys outside .“I don’t know anyone in London, ” I said . “I like to play with the other boys. I like to read a lot of books too,” I (29) . “All right ,”Mr. Andrews said . “We have one place (30) ,in face.”
My two years at that school were among the happiest of my life.
第 21 题 填入(21)处的最佳答案是()。
A.if
B.despite
C.although
D.since
My two years at that school were the happiest of my life.
(56)
A.if
B.despite
C.although
D.since
Mrs. Robson had lived in the house ______.
A. since she had sold her flat
B. for less than a decade
C . since she had been born
D. for more than ten years
In fact Mrs. Smith ______ what the man had said.
A.understood
B.was puzzled about
C.was glad to hear
D.didn't understand
A.Since
B.As for
C.By
D.With
A.wrecked
B.collapsed
C.decayed
D.fired
A.Mr. Wilson had at least two daughters
B.The house had been rented to someone else a week before
C.Mrs. Wilson was almost blind
D.Mr. Pompei was practicing racial discrimination
Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because ______.
A.she had known it
B.the other boys would tell her
C.he didn't want to be in trouble
D.his mother didn't want him to say it
Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because______.
A. she had known it
B. the other boys told her
C. he didn't want to be in trouble
D. his mother didn't want him to say it
Mrs. Edwards ________. A. is always very lucky B. had no friends C. hoped to get free shopping D. gets disappointed easily
Mrs. Smith didn't call the police because ______.
A.she was on the bus
B.she was not sure whether she had the ten pound notes with her
C.she was too angry to do so
D.she didn't like to make trouble for others