Cloze 1 A Welcome Gift Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them __1__ side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud __2__ filled the room and made them feel very happy. The next morning, __3__， their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a __4__ under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to complain (抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario's mother asked the building superintendent (管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all __5__ people and he couldn't imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their __6__ and apologize for their playing.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】 “Maybe we could go and __7__ everyone in person，” his mother said. “What if we invited them to come here for a __8__ instead？” Dario asked. They both loved the __9__. Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts __10__ their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers (彩带) and party lights. Finally, the day of the party __11__. Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to __12__. One woman, Mrs Gilbert, __13__ Dario's mother with a book of piano music by Chopin. “I heard you playing the other night，” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I __14__ that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don't think I disliked the playing.” Dario's mother smiled at Mrs Gilbert. “I think maybe we __15__ you an apology，” she said. “I didn't __16__ how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.” “You play, you play！” Mrs Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such __17__ music.” “These songs are beautiful music，” Dario's mother said. “We will be __18__ to play them in the evening.” “And we won't play so loud or late！” Dario said. He was already looking forward to __19__ the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother's face. It gave him a feeling of __20__ and made him feel that they were home at last. Dario和他母亲因乔迁新居深夜弹钢琴庆祝而影响了邻居的休息，后来他们通过举办一个聚会加强了彼此之间的沟通和理解。 1．A.sat B．stood C．lay D．walked 答案 A [根据空后的“side by side at the piano”可知，他们应该是坐(sat)在一起的。] 2．A.voice B．ring C．music D．cry 答案 C [根据上文中的“They played jazz music”可知，这里应该是吵闹的音乐(music)充满了整个房间。] 3．A.therefore B．however C．otherwise D．instead 答案 B [根据上文中的“made them feel very happy”以及空后的“their happiness disappeared”可知，此处应为转折关系，故用however。] 4．A.note B．poster C．bill D．report 答案 A [根据下文中的“One of their neighbors had written to complain (抱怨) about th ... ...
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