His grandpa is old and cannot walk steadily; he()when he got up to the toilet last nig
ht.
A.tripped
B.failed
C.slid
D.skate
ht.
A.tripped
B.failed
C.slid
D.skate
Then we walked slowly in the garden, hand in hand, to have a last look at each rock, each tree, each flower. We sat for a while by the small pond which was a favorite place of my grandpa's. "What do you see here, Tommy?" asked the old man. I looked at the water, not knowing what to say, and then replied, "I see something soft and beautiful, Grandpa." He pulled me close to him and said, "It isn't the pond or the trees or the flowers that are beautiful. It is the special place in your heart that makes you feel so." After a while, he continued, "I built the pond, and planted the trees and the flowers a long time ago. I started to build this beautiful home the day my only son was born." He stopped. After a long silence, he murmured(低声说), "One day a terrible war came, and my son, like many other people's sons, went away to fight. Five months later, a telegram came, telling us that my son had passed away...' he couldn't finish his sentence. I saw tears trickle from his eyes. "That afternoon I picked some roses from this place and put them in front of son's portrait (肖像), and said goodbye to him. You know who he was, Tommy?"
"My father?" I asked in a whisper, hoping my grandpa would say no. But he said, "That's rights my dear. ' Ann in arm, we cried. Then the old man held me ups and said softly, "My dear Tom, we axe going to move, but don't say good-bye to our old house, never."
Tom and his grandpa______ the old house.
A.were too sorry to leave
B.were both unwilling to say goodbye to
C.felt sorry when they were in
D.didn't know that they had to leave
A.on
B.to
C.in
D.at
Why was Roger sad to hear what the old man said'? Because he was afraid nobody ______.
A.would talk about football with him
B.liked to cut his hair
C.could cut his hair as he wanted it
D.would become his friend
How did the writer get to know that the old man in the hotel had been a mountaineer?
A.He learned about it from the landlord.
B.Because the old man was always alone with his wine and memories.
C.He learned by the way the old man looked and behaved.
D.It was only his guess.
The old man and his dog were ______ to each other.
A.supported
B.helped
C.relied
D.devoted
He______a sum of money every week for his old age.
A.sets up
B.sets out
C.sets against
D.sets aside
A.what if
B.even if
C.only if
D.as if
Why did the old man want to sell his shop?
A.Because he didn't like cutting hair any longer.
B.Because he was too old to cut hair.
C.Because he wouldn't like Roger to go there.
D.Because a young man wanted to buy his shop.