“Let the dog 3 a piece first,”suggested one 4 officer who was afraid that the mushrooms might be poisonous.The dog seemed to 5 his mushrooms, and the officers then began to eat their meal saying that the mushrooms had a very strang 6 quite pleasant taste.

　　An hour 7 , however, they were all astonished when the gardener rushed on and said 8 the dog was dead. 9 , the officers jumpedsintostheir cars and rushedsintosthe nearest hospital.Pumps (泵) were used and the officers had a very 10 time getting rid of the mushrooms that 11 in their stomachs.When they 12 to the police station, they sat down and started to 13 the mushroom poisoning.Each man explained the pains that he had felt and they agreed that 14 had grown worse on their 15 to the hospital.The gardener was called to tell the way 16 the poor dog had died.“Did it 17 much before death?”asked one of the officers, 18 very pleased that he had escaped a 19 death himself.“No,”answered the gardener looker rather 20 .“It was killed the moment a car hit it.”

　　1.A.sure of B.careless about

　　C.pleased with D.disappointed at

　　2.A.share B.grow C.wash D.cook

　　3.A.check B.smell C.try D.examine

　　4.A.frightened B.shy C.cheerful D.careful

　　5.A.refuse B.hate C.want D.enjoy

　　6.A.besides B.but C.and D.or

　　7.A.later B.after C.past D.over

　　8.A.cruelly B.curiously C.seriously D.finally

　　9.A.Immediately B.Carefully C.Suddenly D.Slowly

　　10.A.hard B.busy C.exciting D.unforgettable

　　11.A.stopped B.dropped C.settled D.remained

　　12.A.hurried B.drove C.went D.returned

　　13.A.study B.discuss C.record D.remember

　　14.A.this B.these C.it D.they

　　15.A.road B.street C.way D.direction

　　16.A.how B.in that C.which D.in which

　　17.A.suffer B.eat C.harm D.spit

　　18.A.to feel B.feeling C.felt D.having felt

　　19.A.strange B.painful C.peaceful D.natural

　　20.A.happy B.interested C.surprised D.Excited

　　第十九篇答案+解说：

　　1.【答案】C

　　【解析】从上文中managed to get(表示好不容易买到新鲜蘑菇)，及后文offer to (=express willingness to)可知此处应选C项，意为：对……感到满意(=satisfied with)。

　　2.【答案】A

　　【解析】有下文所发生的一切可知，此处应选A项，表示要与brother officers一起分享蘑菇的美味。

　　3.【答案】C

　　【解析】try a piece = try eating a piece.蘑菇的毒性是闻不出来的，故排除B项，另外可参见下文(这只狗吃了蘑菇)。

　　4.【答案】D

　　【解析】这位军官建议先让狗吃吃看，担心蘑菇会有毒，由此可见他很细心。

　　5.【答案】D

　　【解析】从下文“the officers then began to eat their meal”可知，这只狗enjoy (eating)his mushroom。

　　6.【答案】B

　　【解析】修饰名词taste的两个形容词之间存在转折关系，故应选but, besides是介词不能连接形容词。

　　7.【答案】A

　　【解析】An hour later = After an hour表示一个小时后。

　　8.【答案】C

　　【解析】警官们大为吃惊，因为园丁冲进来，很严肃很认真地说那条狗死了。

　　9.【答案】A

　　【解析】一听到狗死了，警官们立刻跳进车内，急驶向医院，C项表示没有思想就发生了，故应排除。

　　10.【答案】A