This year I decided to do something to regain my good name as a kindly uncle My 36 Tony; had never forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as a birthday present last year His 37 had no reason to be thankful to me either because the year before, I had 38 their dear son with a pot
of paste and some funny picture instead of 39 them into a book, Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with them. This year 40 , 1 decided to let him 41 for himself.
We went into a big shop, but Tony was very particular about 42 , Although I tried to show him toy after toy, he was not to be 43 Then I saw: he suddenly became 44; he had discovered something he really liked: a large tin dram. I was quite happy too 45 I thought what Tony’s mother would say when she saw it. Nobody would get any 46 for weeks! I led Tony away 47 : saying that the dram was too expensive.
Tony asked for permission to go off 48 and I made the most of my chance to sit down end 49 my aching feet. Fifteen minutes passed but there was
still no sign of Tony I began to get 50 and got up to look for him I asked a young lady if she had seen a little boy in a grey suit. She looked 51 her helplessly and pointed out that there were so many 52 in grey suits. I was just going to call the police for hep. when I saw a strange 53 dressed in strange orange ciothes He was wearing a false beard and had a caveman’s axe in one hand: and a space gun in the other. It was, of course, Tony, who informed me 54 that he was the first 55 to fly into space.
【題組】47. (A)happily (B)eagerly (C)cautiously (D) quickly