题目

— Is Mr. Smith in the office?— Yes, ________ he is in charge of the office, he must be there. A . since B . however C . whether D . for 答案：AJoe’s grandchildren visited him during the holidays. Before the vacation time, Joe cleaned the house. Unluckily, he lost his favorite watch.When Joe’s grandchildren arrived, they asked him 1. he was so upset. Joe said, “I lost the most valuable watch that was 2. (give) by your grandma.” His grandchildren promised him that they would find the watch for him.One of Joe’s 3. (granddaughter) asked, “Grandpa, do you remember when you last saw the watch before it was missing?”Joe replied, “Maybe when I was cleaning the barn(仓房).”The children went to the barn, which was full 4. old books, broken furniture, and so on. They searched for more than two hours, but couldn’t find the watch. They were very 5. (sadness) and left.After a while, one grandson walked into the barn again. He requested the others not to follow 6. (he). The little boy sat quietly in the barn for about 15 minutes and then rushed to his grandpa. Yes, he got the watch and 7. (happy) give it to Joe.Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find the watch. The little boy replied, “I sat in the barn without 8. (make) a noise and the barn was so quiet. After a few minutes, I heard the tick-tick sound and found it.” Joe 9. (hug) the little boy and thanked him.This was the power of silence. If we stay calm, we may find a way to deal 10. a difficult situation very easily.