After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went up

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too _26_ to do any housework that morning, _27_ in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party with her husband. What she 28_ was a terrible genie（妖怪）and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before, she was anxious to try it on. 29 the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red, green, black and white, it would be very effective to make her like a red genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out 30 it would be comfortable to wear.
　　Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room there was a 31_ at the door. She thought that it 32 be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if she _33 to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to _34 the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly 35_ in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and a man came in. When Mrs. Richards _36_ that it was the man from the electricity board（供电局）who had come to read the meter, she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, “It’s only 37_! It is not 38_ for you to be 39_ !” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry and jumped back several paces. Then he ran away, 40 the door behind him with great force and noise.
【小题1】A．angryB．readyC．frightenedD．excited【小题2】A．forB．butC．soD．and【小题3】A．wanted to seeB．wanted to playC．was afraid to seeD．was afraid to play【小题4】A．ThoughB．ButC．AndD．If【小题5】A．thatB．howC．whetherD．when【小题6】A．knockB．voiceC．manD．baker【小题7】A．mayB．mustC．wouldn’tD．couldn’t【小题8】A．notB．hadC．triedD．failed【小题9】A．seeB．frightenC．helpD．scold【小题10】A．wentB．layC．appearedD．hid【小题11】A．thoughtB．wonderedC．imaginedD．realized【小题12】A．meB．youC．gameD．play【小题13】A．goodB．necessaryC．lateD．early【小题14】A．offB．hereC．afraidD．sorry【小题15】A．pushedB．lockingC．knockingD．shuttingD

(答案→)D 解析：这是一个幽默故事，看后令人忍俊不禁。也许Mrs. Richards的化装技巧太捧了，也许，查表员的胆子也太小了——大白天的怎么可能有鬼呢？不过，如果你遇到这种情况，那会怎么样呢？【小题1】D。一切准备就绪，只等去化装舞会了，所以该是激动得无法做家务。【小题1】A。补充说明激动的原因，只有用for最为到位。【小题1】B。本句是初中生不太熟悉的主语从句，play在这里是“扮演”的意思。意为“她所想扮演的是一个可怕的妖怪”。【小题1】A。根据下文的意思，有转折关系，所以用though。【小题1】C。她想看看是否穿着舒服。【小题1】A。就在这时有敲门声。【小题1】B。从下文可知她很有把握，“准是面包师”。【小题1】D。fail to do sth. “没做成某事”。用not语法不对，而用had ,tried不符合意思 。【小题1】B。她不想吓着这个人。【小题1】D。因此，她就躲藏到楼梯下的贮藏室中。【小题1】D。这时她才意识到自己的判断错误。【小题1】A。只好出来解释，不是鬼怪，是她。故用It’s me 。【小题1】B。此题和下题是一个完整的句子。你没必要害怕。【小题1】C。be afraid害怕。【小题1】D。分词充当伴随状语。意为随手就把门用力关上。

就是这个解释